Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
Cut in Price General.

NEW YORK. November 15-Reports
from various parts of the country in
dicating a fall In the price of meats
are reelected 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 y of cent in the last week.
One OF the leading dealers said that
sirloin steak that had brought "a cents
a pound was now selling at % cents
Porterhouse steak, he said, was down
three cents a pound. selling now at 25
cents. whereas it had brought % cents
Fresh pork products. however, show
selling cuts for roasting at IS cents
q pound that have within a short time
. been bringing % 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 is accounted for by the length o.
time il takes In curing. The dealers say
that the stocks Of cured meats are very
light, and it will 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 and the consequent low price OF tn :
cereal. Low prices Of feed. combined with
the past high prices OF pork. they say.
have resulted. as was expected, in an in
creased raising OF hogs.
Beef and Pork Falling.
CHICAGO. November l5.-The prices OF
beef and pork are falling. Within the
last week the price OF beef has been re-
duced between 4 and 8 cents a pound by
the meat packers.
The price of pork has declined about
cents from the price Of 10 and ~ cents
. week ago. and wholesale meat dealers
say that mutton and veal and other
products Of the packing houses will take
Q downward turn within the next few
days.
Prices OF the first grades of beef have
been falling for about q wee..," said
Prank A Froehling. They did not go on
all at once, but the packing houses have
been coming down about half a cent at
. time until now the price Of prime
beef is between and cents lower than
1t was last week at this time, and that
Of the best grades Of pork Is from TO
to the fine roast beef and steaks for the
ordiaery quality has not fallen oaI; ana
do not think it will"
Drop Of $3.50 Per Hundred.
BAY CITY. Mich. November 15.-The
Wholesale price OF pork In the local mar
let has dropped $50 per hundred pounds
n the last week. while beef u on % cents
70 . dollar. and poultry has dropped
cent and . half a pound.
Bacon, which retailed at - to 80 cents
has been cut by several dealers to II
and % cents. Hams sell at i6 to IL
cents, and lard at 10 and IL cents. Dea ers
are advertising sirloin and porterhouse
1T is and 10 cents per pound.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. November l5.-Meat
prices here have dropped sharply In the
last few days, bacon leading with a de-
cline Of 8 cents a pound. Other pork
products are cheaper and live hogs are
selling at $1.25 a hundred less than the
prices quoted few weeks ago.
Cattle and sheep and their products
show similar declines. and the housewife
can get sirloin steak for 12k cents a
pound. Coffee, potatoes and eggs. how
ever, are steadily gong higher. while but
ter and cheese are as high as last year.
Big Cut in Turkeys.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. November Is
Nearly all grades of meat were to 3
cents pound lower. Poultry was re-
duced cents per pound, and turkeys
are quoted. dressed. at % cents. against
d cents Saturday. Pork Is down to Is
cents from 20 cents last Saturday. A
further decline is predicted by local mer-
cha nts. Butter and eggs remain firm.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. November ID
Food products In Milwaukee average from
10 to 20 per cent below the prices Of last
fall. Potatoes are 20 cents per bushel
lower: vegetables. 10 to 20 per cent lower,
ana poultry about 20 per cent lower.
Beef, pork and veal prices are about the
same as year ago.
Potatoes are selling at 10 cents per
bushel; spring chickens. dressed, lO1s to
II cents per pound; turkeys. 10 to ~
cents for select, and eggs, 81 cents per
dozen.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. November l5.-Prices
In nearly all food products show a down
ward tendency here. Retailers announced
= REDUCTION IN pork OF p: cents a pound
today. Retail prices of beef are UNI
changed Yet, but Il slump is predicted
other food products. except poultry. but