New-York tribune., 1910-01-27
NJ EAT STILL FALLING
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dealers do not order from us until late
in the week. depending on the state OF
their own stock The bad weather al
ways has interfered with the retail
trade
rs it not true 1t was asked. that
the wholesalers still have twice as much
meat on hand as they generally do on
Wednesday,"
1T is nothing unusual to have a large
amount of meat at this time in the
week." was the reply. ct supply goes
out to the retailers as they call for 1t,
and often they. do not buy till Friday.
Have not orders been issued curtail-
ing the supply for next week."
That's n point we cannot discuss
here Any such order. If there is one
comes from our Chicago Offices"
At the offices of the National Packing
Company the information to be supplied
was similar in tenor.
THE retailers are complaining that
they have no trade it was said. But
then. they always complain. They take
advantage of everything to fight for
lower prices from us. Beef has gone
Qt'WH III TIE OloCl VI tiiiii6o- w .
have about $50 more carcasses than usual
on Wednesday, but considering the
amount Of meat we handle that is not
large quantity.
Then, of course, it isn't all the retail
men who are kicking. Some of them
have as much trade as ever. and some
say they haven't. Whether the price of
beef continues to do down will depend
on whether the farmers in the West will
feel like holding back their cattle now
that the price has begun to fall off. L
believe the market in pork is firm, and
mutton has not been affected at all"
DEFEND COLD STORAGE MEN.
On the question of cold storage, which
looms so large in the popular eye in con-
nection with expensive foodstuffs and
the high cost Of living, the wholesale
men are at one in proclaiming right and
left that the feeling against the storage
houses is a vulgar prejudice. The stor-
age warehouse is a public benefactor,
they say, which only helps the consumer
out in what would otherwise be times Of
high prices.
Figures given in 'The Ice and Refrig-
Grafton Blue Book" trade publication,
show that 10000, ,0OO. 900 pounds of meat.
or close to 100000 animals, is the
amount slaughtered in the United States
in year. OF this about so per cent is
put under refrigeration. a large part OF
this, of course, is consumed within few
weeks, not going into the storage houses
proper. The proportion which is stored
and held for month or longer is esti-
mated at from 20 to 80 per cent. Of the
animals killed annually. about 100000
are beeves, 100000 calves. 25.G00,000
sheep and 50,0O0O0O hogs.
From LOCO, 100000 to 1000, 900, 900
eggs are placed in cold storage yearly,
and more than 100.O00,0O0 pounds of but
ter. The poultry which is thus stored is
from 100000 to 100000 pounds
Anybody who will explain the cold
storage system and what it accomplishes
will do the whole country service"
large wholesaler said yesterday. And
it will be a service TO the dealers as we'll.
1t is badly misunderstood, and there is
an unjust prejudice against it. In times
of scarcity and high prices it is not true
that great quantities or food are held out
of the market waiting for still higher
prices. At present, when prices have
been at their high mark for long time,
there is practically no meat at all in
storage, at least in and about New York
CITY,