The San Francisco call., 1910-01-25
Woman Millionaire TabOOes
Beef, Mutton and Pork;
Lunches on Halibut
Prices of Livestock and Dressed
Products Decline on Ac.
count of Boycott
Entire Country Wrought UE
Over Excessive Cost of All
FOOdStuffs

NEW YORK. Jan. 24-Mrs. Hetty
Green. who has many millions of dol
lars. declared today that at present
prices meat is too dear for her and she
cut ii out Of her MONDAY order. Mrs.
Green entered a modest uptown res
taurant and scanned the bin Of fare.
Steak she found at 50 cents portion,
and roast lamb and roast beef at IS
cents. Mrs. Green took halibut. which
was - cents a portion.
Have YOU Joined the boycott" asked
the waiter
~No. said Mrs. Green obviously,
..but meat is too high. You don't get
your moneys worth. People really
can't AFFORD to eat it. There are other
things just as good and cheaper
In response TO a lighter demand the
price of beef in the Brooklyn whole
sale district declined 20 per cent today
and pork loins slumped sympathet-
icaily. As an OFFSET. there were signs
that the western supply viii be shut
of to hold up the price, although rep
resentstves of the packers deny this.
Meat Prices Decline
CHICAGO. Jan. 24-The widespread
agitation against the high prices Of
meat made itself felt here today when
pork declined 67lA to s0c from satur-
DAYS closing ngures. Other products
Pork for January delivery broke
froal s20s0 Cle closing quotation of
saturday. To s20.l21z within the Grst
hour of trading.
The May option sold Of from s21.15 to
s-050 and the July delivery from
s4l.25 70 S20571s
Prices declined still further in the
final hour and at the close January
pork showed net loss of soc, the final
quotation being at $50 May delivery
closed 75c less than Saturday at s2o.5O.
TIe GnaI sales were AT the lowest point
Grand Jury VIII Investigate
grand jury investi cation into the
meat question is pending, a prosecut-
ol-s Inquiry into the cold storage situa-
;.n has begun. meetings in protest
aEaInsf nigh prices for food products
ha.c beep called and pledges Of ab-
stention from meat are being numer-
ously signed
The move TO refrain from meat eat
iue which is playing a considerable
part in the local campaign, is not
deemed so important in many quarters
as some other phases Of the movement
against higher prices. Considerable
stress is being laid upon the investiga-
tion Of the relation Of cold storage to
increased cost Of food products to the
consumer while probing into the al
legged meat combine is expected to de-
velop interesting and probably helpful
data for remedial action.
Cattle Prices Decline
PITTSBURG, Jan. 24.-Cattle prices
dropped from to 40 cents a hundred
at the Union stock yards here as a
result of the boycott on meat.
While there has been some reduction
in prices Of veal and pork. beef still
continued at the high price that set
the boycott in operation. The price of
hogs took drop, but there was no
reduction in the price of dressed beef.
IT is reported that the supply of
hogs and cattle is greater today than
for several weeks. All hotels of the
city are falling into line with meatless
menus. one hundred and twenty-five
thousand have signed the anti-meat
pledge. involving 100000 people.
Boycott Begun in Earnest
CLEVELAND O, Jan. 24.-The boy
cott against meat as blow at the in
creased cost of living began in earnest
here today. This was the day set for
the beginning of the strike in the orig
inal movement. although thousands be-
gan the fight several days ago.
1t is estimated that 125.O00 persons
in this city have either stopped the use
Of meat entirely or cut down materially
on their allowances.
Petitions asking congress to impose
an export duty on meat were put into
circulation today. other petitions ask
ing the ONO legislature TO limit the
period of lawful cold storage to so
DAYS viii be circulated this week.
The wholesale price of beef dropped
Is cents the 100 pounds today and there
WAS q 20 cent reduction on pigs.
Secretary Wilson Investigating
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-"I am gath
ering proof which viii show that
American farm products are being sold
cheaper abroad than they are in this
country declared Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson today al the high cost
Of living hearing being conducted by a
subcommittee of the house committee
on the district OF Columbia.
Wilson gave evidence to show that
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