Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-10
IE1E PRICE OF BEEF IN AMERICA
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by-products such as fertilizer from
blood and horns. glue FROM tho bones
and hides scraps. and buttons from the
larger bones. This uy-produuts indus.
tr%-alonc makes possible tho distribu
Ton OF beef at a much lower cost than
IT could be done without the highly
perfected or2auization OF tho great,
pack ing houses =
Packers Deny Forced HaIsc.
The efficiency Of great corporations
in the distribution Of food products ,y
n"H generally known aud rouccdcd
tut II is claimed that prices arc tor,nu
np pN the power Of these organizations,
I" hold large quantities OF food In
storage The packers deny that tbi.
"'nhcS 10 meats To any considerable
cAtcnt In order TO he kent for ,ry
ichEih OF time. they assert beef mus,
hc troHcn aud only } per cent of thci,.
.n'ai product is treated IN this va,
TAO remaining ~ per cont must u,,ra
sari'N DC All sold within ten DAYS OF
Tue time il is killed
~ more frequent charge is that food
IS pcinS shipped out OF Tic countr, -,
order to take advantage Of the pric.r
QUANTITIES IS ,T M"FrI , Sn"n'rins, in suck
is being starved. l, is, true maj
greater quantities OF meat have ,,crnq
exported since l?lt than ever before
"hd mat these exports have steadily
grown; yet figures SHOW that mora
beer has been imported than has been
exported in those years.
Ihe past three wears have shown
large profits in all OF the PRODUCING
branches ~ tho meat Industry The
ianchinan has prospered as never be-
iorc' and especially successful ha.
been the man who both raises and
iattens the cattle y Western COM
panT "orhinr IN this way. raising ia
own beef on the range and fattcninc
1 la nd Ia.
$50 a head
Many OF the cattle raised in tho
United states arc shipped from this
Western ranges To Chicago where thcy
arc consigned TO commission men.
These. In turn, sell them TO the feed
crs. who pay the commission thu
yardaSe fee. and the freight both 10
Chicago and from there TO the fced.i
ing farms. Some OF thes. feedcrS
iaisc their own corn. and others buy
1t. The feeder is a Speeulator a. well
as farmer. his proht depends upon
tho variations III the price Of beet
AMI corn while tho live stock il in his
hands.
Bcef Not Sufficiently Tattened.
some feeders have made large prohts
tins year tut others, because Of Tho
high price OF corn. have not been SO
successful! |; is also said that for tbs
Same reason many OF the feeders have
hcl Ia'tcH"b th'lf DNtl dtlnlals SUE
fcicntly. To produce the lost quail
ity Of "marbled'' beef requires about
ten months Of grain feeding. Most
beef Is ted four "r I'VE months, or
less. Within the past two weary much
beef has been kiiled after only thirty !.
70 sixty days OF feeding. This. OF.
course, IL AN economic waste. Com.
utn"d With tn. fact that about so per
cent more cattle have been Killed this
fall than last, II prcsagcs high meat
prices for some time To conc. dcsp.ts
the fact that tho production has been
greatly simulated.
Most beef mon viii tell sou tina, Tho
retailer il enabled by circumstances 70
get tho iarUc~, share Of tho meat,
proht There is AN enormous Icuiaud .
especially FOR tho better cuts or mcat
Many laborinS men and artisans who
could scarcely AFFORD beef stcn three
"carS ayu arc now eating sirluiu steals
~ conscIucu Of TINS great ami sud-
dcn demand Tor hiyh-GraGs beef. tho
retailer ~ 3blc to obtain niSh prices.
The consumer is best abic 10 meet
this condition. say the beef mon. bv
careful and intelligent huyins. lie
should learn how to prepare the cuts
that arc less in demand