The evening world., 1919-01-24


advance them q week or so later.
Other dealers are operating under the
same misnpprehension.
PORK AND PORK PRODUCTS
LEAD IN DECLINE.
| A decline OF 40 per cent has been
recorded in pork in the past ten days
and yet dealers are practically all.
with few exceptions. charging old
prices. Finest country pigs are now
whole sailing at 16 TO IS cents, against
| 23 TO "a cents a week ago. Lamb has
declined 3 to 6 cents per pound, and
the finest leg OF lamb should not cost
over 3S 10 40 cents per pound and the
cheaper cuts at % TO 26 cents. while
loin chops should retail at 3s 10 2s
cents
The wholesale market is glutted
with all grades of beef. with cattle
selling at from IS TO 25 cents per
pound, against 2S to S2 cents a week
ago. The finest sirloin steak can be
sold at a profit at 3S to 40 cents and
rib roast at about same price, while
desirable cheap meats used by most
butchers make profit on roasts at 35
to 3s cents retail
Butter a week ago was selling NJ 68
cents and same grade is now whole
sailing at So " 56 cents, and the con-
sumer should not pay over 65 cents
for the finest table butter. and good
butter can be retailed probably at 30
cents
EGGS are following butter rapidly In
the downward path. and fresh West
ern, known by the commercial grade
as flrsts. are wholesaling at 5s to SO
cents, and average grades should not
cost over 65 cents in the retail stores,
and the selected large ones would
make a profit for the dealer at 10
cents
Veal has fallen 10 cents a pound in
the last week. and the wholesale mar
ket is glutted with choice stock SELL
ing at Is to 20 cents. same grade that
brought 30 to 80 cents a week ago.
PACKERS SURE TO FAIL IN
KEEPING UP POULTRY PRICES.
Enormous quantities of live poultry
are bought weekly in New York by
the Hebrew elcment--a moderate es-
Innate would place the amount of live
poultry bought weekly at 100000
but with over 40, 900 of the Carmen:
workers on strike. their purchasing
power has been impaired, and this is
seen in the lower prices, with chick
ems selling now at 26c TO CSC. against
a4c to S5c about ten days ago under
the same conditions of supply. He
brew house wives should not pay over
S2c to s3c FOR the finest Cat fowls. and
csc to soc on the lighter fowls. kosher
dressed. U... .s.. '...
Most OF the fresh dressed poultry
| Is In the hands of the large packers,
but there Is an enormous amount OF
poultry on the farms OF the United
States, the basic stock being esti-
mated at nearly 700 100000 birds last
April, ana the present efforts OF the
packers to maintain prices will fall
rat and values will gradually Gravi-
tate 10 the pre-war time prices.
MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF Ex-
CESS FOOD HELD IN FREEZERS.
Tho frcezers in the United States
show a surplus Of 100000 pounds
more poultry on Jan. l than n year
ago, while the holdings Of lamb and
mutton are SO per cent. in excess
OF last year and 65 per cent more
frozen pork was reported than a year
ago.
No food product will fan 10 such a
low level OF prices as pork, owing to
the unprecedented heavy supply
raised In the past year. not only by
regular farmers but by pig clubs
composed of children scattered over
the United States. These clubs were
financed by the local banks, and the
result speaks for itself.
We have over $50, 900 pounds OF
frozen and cured meats in the ware
houses. which Is Al per cent. greater
than a year ago.
The absence OF winter conditions has
indirectly increased our food supply
70 no small extent, as our market is
dpuuudnIy huppll'u WIN 1reSn NeBe-
tables from the Pacific Coast and the
West Indies, while fully 10000 car
loads of Florida vegetables are rapid
ly being distributed while practically
that amount last year was frozen in
transit and not available for con-
sumption.
Nearly one million dollars worth
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