Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
FOOD PRICES STILL
MOUNT, WITH BEEF
LEADING The LIST
Housewives Find Advance
20 Per Cent. Over Last
Year = Dealers Advise
Cheaper Beef Cuts.

canvass of the Philadelnbi, ro,.n
centers reveals the fact that nrices o..
orally asked now for meats, fish. So,
food, poultry and staple eeasonable VOC.
etables, are virtually 20 per cent. bieb.,
now than they were year ago. and ,b.
thrifty housewife whose cash has not in.
creased during the past twelvemonth ha,
but two courses open to her: She mus,
carry smaller market basket. or eIso
must be content to buy cheaper cuts Of
| meat, and inferior grades of food
| Beef is, as usual, the source ~ n ia,
OF argument, and as beef goes so must
| other foods allow and prices rise in
proportion. Butchers report scarcit,,
| OF beef, but call attention to the fact
that II marketers could be educated "a
the real value of the cheaper cuts, such
as priskets' high-price meat troubles
| would be relieved In New York citv
the hip loins are cut and sold as porter.
mouse and tenderloin at IS cents a pound
while the Philadelphia consumer is bene'
| hted to the extent that local butchers
cut and sell all sirloin cuts at IS cents a
pound. The present prices are about the
same as two months ago: Round, "a
cents; rump, 30 cents; rib roast 25 cents.
bolar roast, % cents; cross-cut roast. %
cents; cornbeef, IS to 25 cents; port
chops, 80 cents: lamb chops, 80 cents: lev
of lamb, % cents; shoulder of lamb IA
cents; stewing lamb. 8 cents: veal chop,
2S cents; veal outlets, 35 cents; while
calves liver is high at 40 cents a pound
POULTRY DEAR AS WELL.
The woman who turns to poultry for
relief finds high prices here as we'll
Fowls are scarce now, due largely to the
a
roasting and broiling chicken brings Csc.
stewing is % to 25c. roasting, 25c., and
prime Jersey chicken is Csc. while the
delicate squad is quoted from so to s0c
pound, according to the size and quail
ity. 1t is early to consider turkeys yet,
but ducks are offered at from % to Is
cents per pound.
The housewife with the lean pockethook
Will find some relief from the high meat
and poultry prices in vegetables, but even
mere prices are as rule about 20 per
cent. higher than this time a year ago.
Nutritious vegetables, such as eggplants
lima beans, ETC., are much above normal
Elephants bring and 10 cents; lima
beans, Is cents quarter peck; string beans,
20 cents quarter peck; fancy California
caulifiower, small. Is to IS cents; large,
25 cents; Brussels sprouts, 20 cents a
quart box New peas are scarce and sell
at 40 cents quarter peck. Potatoes
DrlnS bU cents the halr DuSnel basket,
Fruits generally remain about the same
price, with Jersey peaches, however, plen-
tiful and hanging on we'll at low prices.
Fresh or nearby eggs are scare and bring
3S cents a dozen, while the western eggs
are coming in faster and bring as much.
Butter ranges from 35 to 45 cents a pound,
special fancies running even higher.
SEA FOOD HIGH, TOO.
Even in the matter of fish and seafoods
is there little encouragement for saw
ing. as prices are lot above a year ago.
Soft crabs bring s1.25 a dozen; crab meat,
regular 40 cents; lump, 70 cents. Lob
sters. 35 cents; hardshell crabs, 80 cents
dozen; while oysters and clans are
about % per cent. higher than last Sep
temher. Bluefsh bring Is cents; brook
trout, 10 cents; butterfish, u cents: cat
fish, is cents; cod (steak), Is cents; foun-
ders 15 cents; haddock. 10 cents halibut,
% cents; mackerel fresh), 35 cents each
Spanish. So cents a pound; white perch
1s cents: rockfish. IS to % cents; fresh
salmon. 40 cents; sea bass, 10 cents snap
pers 1S cents; weakfish. Is cents: while
scollops are priced at 81 a quart.
Country sausage and scrapple begin to
arrive from October on. and cram
berries, turkey, chestnuts, etc, will be on
sale almost any day now. Already some
chestnuts have arriced from points that
have experienced frost, and bring IS
cents n quart.