Evening journal., 1919-08-12
MARKED DECLINE
SHOWN IN PRICES
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six baskets in New York, % cents In
Baltimore and 70 cents in Chicago.
WatermelOns declined from Si.O0 TO
siO5 per carload In New York and
Chicago. Cantaloupes, per crate OF 80
melons, dropped from $3.50 10 S2.l5 In
New York, 81 10 Si.75 in Baltimore and
30 cents to 70 cents in Chicago.
Dealers in pork lOins have made big
cuts in prices charged retailers In BOs-
ton. New York and Philadelphia. Lolns
weighing ii pounds or better sold for
from 30 to 32 cents per pound in Phila-
delphia July 2S. Yesterday they brought
from % TO 81 cents a pound. showing
a reduction OF 5 cents per pound.
Wholesale dealers in lOins have put
down prices from one TO four cents in
Philadelphia and slightly less in New
York.
But Chicago edalers in lolns are put
ting prices up. Best grade loins, weigh
ing from 8 to 10 pounds have been
boosted from 3 TO 4 cents per pound.
Medium steer cuts showed price re-
duotions ranging from i-2 to 2 cents
In Boston, New York. Philadelphia and
Chicago In comparisons Of bureau quo
tatiOns for July % and yesterday.
Medium steer cuts yesterday sold in
New York for flOm i6 to 20 cents per
pound; in Boston, IS TO 20 cents; Phila-
delphla the same, and Chicago IL i-2
to % cents.
The markets bureau classifles beef
cuts as coming from steers, COWS and
bulls. Grades within these classifca-
tons are referred 10 as choice, good,
medium and common.
Common grades in all classlhcations
show the biggest price cuts in the
wholesale market, bureau officials point
ed out
Common grades OF lamb yesterday
showed a cut of four cents per pound
in the New York market compared with
July %. Medium, a little botter grade
meat, was cut two cents while the best
grade choice" cost from four 10 I've
cents more. In Boston, however, choice,
good and medium werc all cut, while
common showed no change.
Common grade mutton yesterday
brought from IS 10 20 cents a pound
in Boston, "a to i6 cents in New York,
% 10 81 in Philadelphia and t5 TO % In
Chicago Choice mutton sold for 27 to
% cents I'm Boston; 2S 10 30 in New
York, 90 TO 80 in Philadelphia, and 20 10
81 in Chicago.
Veal. like other meats seemed highest
in Chicago. II ranged from two 10 flve
cents a pound more in Chicago yester-
day than on July 2s. Reductions were
reported from Boston. Philadelphia and
New York, ranging from two TO four
cents a pound.
While prices have shown e down
- cir Tfanr hn h1tJI
report OF the Department OF Agrioul-
ture on the composite condition Of all
crops show that prices paid producers
mounted rapidly during the early part
OF the month.
The increase during that month, con-
sidered as a whole, amounted to 6I
per cent, the report issued today said. |
On August 4, the index figure OF prices |
was i7.2 per cent. higher than a year |
ago, 60 per cent. higher than two years |
ago and 9i9 per cent. higher than the |
average Of the last ten years on Aug
ust 4.
The prices paid producers for meat
animals increased 42 per cent. from
June IS to July IS, on which date the |
index figure was i4i per cent. higher
than a year ago, 361 per cent. higher |
than two years ago, and 9i3 per cent. |
higher than the average for the last |
ten years.
The increases in foodstuffs were In |
face OF promises for better crops than |
last year, according to the report.
The composite condition OF all crops
on August 1,/while as per cent. lower
than on July ) was two per cent.
higher than the final per acre yields
last year.
The total acreage was about 6 per
cent. higher than last year.