Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-16
PRICE OF LIVING
MOYESD0WNWARD
Notable Decrease is Announced in
the Cost Of Household
Supplies
EASY TO STOCK THE LARDER NOW
Meat Takes Sharp Tumble Through
out the Country,
EGGS AND POULTRY GOING LOWER
Bumper Corn Crop of West is Big
Factor
BACON NO LONeER LIKE GEMS
Even THANKSGIVING Turkeys Are
ObtainabIe at Prices Less TenR
Those of Last Ycar--whoIe
COuntry lie Affected.


Former Present
price. Price.
No. I hams. ms...........,..,.liWEM ~
Pork roasts .,.,.,......,, llit ~
Veal chops '.,.'...'..''''.'l@Qi
Veal roasts .,...,.....,... 10
Mutton roasts .....,.",.. Us
Mutton legs ,l-...,.,..,,... t]VglV ouS,a
Mutton stew .,.,..,'.'.,.' S09 .SN
Bacon .......s.,,r..,,..... @tW4u t>IM
Sirloin steak .,......,..,.. 1SpE2 l5Ul!la
Round steak ..r.''"'. ,sG54 "a
Shoulder ....",.,v".''..' l5ig
Porterhouse ....,.....,.. = ~
Meat is cheaper in Omaha now than for
some time past as Is shown by the fore
going quotations from local retail markets
considerable decline in all fresh meats
Is reported from the local packing houses,
This decline is proportionate with the con-
ditions reported from many points in the
country. The falling OF prices in New
York is reported unusual The lowering
Of prices in Omaha began gently several
days ago, and the first two days Of this
week brought a much sharper decline
''1he local meat values have been declln-
ing for the last ninety days" said e. A.
Cudahy, sr, Tuesday morning. The fall
has been about 10 per cent during the last
thirty days, and the drop during the last
several days has been unusually sudden
Mr. Cudahy declared the retail dealers
would be forced TO respond Immediately
with a lowering Of their scale on fresh
meats, but that possibly the cured meats
would not respond on the retail m9rket to
the reduction for sixty days. The packing
house prices on fresh pork have declined
from 10 10 - cents In a few days.
The price OF fattened hogs dropped 10
cents OF the hundred pounds in South
Omaha Monday, and while that rather
startling tumble was still the reigning
topic Of comment In ana about the stock
yards, there came Tuesday drop Of ~
cents on the hundred pounds.
One Of the causes Of the drop Ia price NJ
neants is the abundant dorn crop produced
throughout the fhidcio i9est tlia l,yearsr
Corn is from 10 to Is cents lower on the
bushel than It was last year and this low
ering Of price has a tendency TO make the
farmers utilize their corn for fattening
hogs cattle and sheep rather than TO sell
Il in bulk.
JOY to Housewives.
Associated Press dispatches Tuesday
brought Joyous news to householders from
all over the country. Even though Thanks
giving is near az hand, when the demand
for turkeys is greater than at any other
time during the year, Denver reports the
festive bird cents a pounds cheaper than
last year. Chickens are also from to
cents pound lower in the Colorado metro
polls.
Cincinnati comes TO the front with a story
OF cheaper bacon, but the decline is slight,
being only cents on the 100 pounds
Milwaukee reports that potatoes are 20
cents bushel lower than they were at
this time last year, and there is also
marked decline in poultry. The drop in
beef, pork and mutton has not yet reached
Milwaukee
! ST. Joseph announces a reduction OF "a
cents per pound In the price OF pork, but
other meats remain unchanged.
Kansas City has a decline In lard and also
slight slump in the price OF the cheaper
| grades OF beef.
| NJ Reum proprietor OF the meat depart
! nient IN Haydens, said: There has been a
downward tendency for several days, and
since last Saturday the decline has come
with a rush. Here In our store we never
did sell bacon as high as 20 cents a pound,
but we had to charge up into the thirties In
order to come out even, ana bacon proba-
bly, will remain rather high for some time
yet. However, on most OF meat stuffs the
housekeeper may look for a big drop--in
| fact the drop Is already here, and will
! probably not 80 very much lower, although
q thing once started moves OF its own
momentum. As to the price OF Thanks
giving turkeys, / am not yet prepared 10
talk. We have q large shipment coming
IN and will know more about the price
when we see the goods. Turkeys, however,
will probably cost less than last year,
Lo,ver In New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1b.-Reports from va
rious parts Of the country, indicating
fall in the price OF meats are reflected by
similar reports from local dealers. They
say the decline has ALREADY begun. the
Wholesale price OF beef having gone OFF on
an average Of q OF cent in the last week.
One OF the leading dealers said sirloin
steak that had brought - cents pound
was now selling at % cents and porter
house was down cents pound, selling &C
Is cents, whereas II had brought q cents
Fresh pork products. however. show the
greatest drop, the market dealers selling
cuts for roasting al Is cents a pound that
have within short timo been bringing p
cents
Lard Is down cents a pound. the price
yesterday being IS cents. The best grades
OF ham and bacon. on the contrary, show
hardly any change. This IL accounted for
by the length OF time # takes In curing.
The dealers say the stocks OF cured meats
are very light, and Il win naturally be
some time before the Increased production
OF hogs offsets this condition.
The market men attribute the relief from
high prices to the enormous corn crop ana
the consequent low price OF the cereal
Low prices OF feed combined with the past
high prices Of pork they say. have re-
suited. as was expected IN an increased
raising Of hogs.
Cheaper Cuts NOt Affected.
CHICAGO NOV. l5-The prices Of beef
and pork are falling Within the last
week the price OF beef has been reduced
between and cents pound BY meat
packers.
The price Of pork has declined about 3
cents from the price 0f ~ aud % cents q