Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12
MEATS AT NORMAL
FIGURES DESPITE
RIGID QUARANTINE
Killing of Uninfected Cattle
Keeps Prices in Check, but
Rise Probable if Ban Is
Not Lifted.

No increase in the retail price OF meats
has taken place in this city, despite the
widespread quarantine OF live stock In
Pennsylvania. Philadelphia dealers. how
ever say that II the ban continues much
longer the present prices will not stand
and beef in particular will become a
luxury that only the wealthy will be able
20 afford,
Killing of unlnfectcd cattle was allowed
IN the Philadelphia Stock Yards on Tues
day morning for a few hours. and al
Though there were not enough men ON
hand TO kill all of the animals passed by
the inspectors, sufficient number were
slaughtered TO supply the city for one
week.
At present round steak Is quoted at 20
cents pound, rump steak at 30 and sir
ioin steak at IS cents a pound, while
chuck roasts are bringing 20 cents. Hind
quarters OF spring lamb are selling at
70 cents pound, forequarters 10 cents
and chops from 25 to 30 cents. Legs of
mutton bring is cents pound.
Veal and pork are quoted as before.
Veal outlets bringing 35 cents, chops 25
while pork chops and olns or pork are
sold nt % cents a pound.
Poultry dealers report that turkeys
coming to market at present are OF a
poor quality owing to the fact that there
has not been sufficient bad weather to
cause the birds to stay at home and fat
ten up for Thanksgiving. They do not
anticipate any great scarcity OF the fowl,
however, and say the price viii remain
firm at figures ranging from 80 to 50
cents pound.
Chickens are quoted at rs cents a
pound for roasting and "a cents for stew
ing A noticeable increase OF sales in
this field of the poultry mems business is
attributed by them to the fact that Gus
toners are becoming frightened by the
magnitude of the cattle quarantine and
are substituting chickens for beef on their
weekly market memorandums. Fresh
eggs continue to sell MT prices ranging
from 46 to so cents a dozen, while print
butter Is bringing from 10 to IS cents IL
pound.
In the vegetable markets the prices re-
main firm on seasonabie goods, but on
such products as corn and tomatoes the
figures are decidedly fancy" Good corn
is bringing from 80 to GO cents q dozen,
tomatoes 35 cents a till. while small lima
beans are quoted ut 20 cents a quart.
Lettuce has reached the customary winter
Cranberries are reported plentiful this
year, and are selling at 10 cents q quart.
Celery is bringing from % to so cents q
bunch. according to size
In the fruit markets, plums and
peaches have been displaced by oranges,
grapefruit and apples. Oranges are sell
Ing at from 80 to 40 cents a basket. apples
AT from 20 to IS cents half peck, and
grapefruit at the usual prices, ranging
from co cents 10 dollar dozen. Seckel
pears are plentiful and of good quality,
selling at 30 cents for a small basket.
An unusual feature is found In the
fish market where large bluehsh are
quoted at the unusually high figure OF
rs cents n pound, although the smaller
bluehsh continue to sell for IS cents. This
is said to be due to the scarcity of the
larger fish on the Jersey coast. All other
prices in this market are reported firm
although there ras been slight rise ir
the price of halIbut. which is now quoted
at 20 cents n pound.