The evening world., 1920-02-09

what, II prices can be reduced and
give us a fair return on our Invest
ment, any publicly constituted
agency that will accomplish this
would have our approval and CO.
operation. My father has pointed out
one OF the chief causes Of high
prices as follows:
=" The facts and experience Of re-
taiiers Indicate that so far as the
purchasing public is concerned there
has been an abnormal demand this
year for articles OF the highest price
and quality Everybody has wanted
the best and has seemed 20 have the
money TO pay any price for II. Chap
meats and cheap everything appsarH
20 be drug on the market and AL
most unstable. lf there were a bet
ter demand for. and n a better price
could be realized from the cheaper
cuts, Il would have the most beneficial
effect all around. IL would reduce
the demand for the highest grNfca
and probably would reduce their
prices: II would also enable the ant
NAL as n whole to be handled 70 bat
ter advantage, and while really de-
creasing the prices which the public
Is paying for the meats would pro-
duce more money for the animal and
its products, considered as "a whole
The sunest way 90 get back to
the old-fashioned prices is 70 get
back to the old-fashioned market bas-
ket and 20 the occasional use OF old
fashioned "corned beer and other fne
and paiatable but cheaper cuts.
These arc available in every ma-Eot
but seem almost 10 be forgotten
MORRIS URGES THE PEOPLE TO
EAT CHEAPER MEATS.
Edward Morris, President OF Nor
ris g. Co, further accentuated this
view by stating that meats would
doubtless be more stabilized and
cheaper II every housewife as a gen
eral thing did not Insist on the high
er priced cuts Of meat, which are no
more nutritious than the lower priced
ones.
"For example" said Mr.. Morr s,
"she will demand the hind quarter OF
lamb at S6c TO 3sc. per pound rat lcr
than the foreduartetr OF lamb at &c
to 26c
personally would rather eat round
steak at 80 cents per pound than pot-
terhouse or sirloin at 65 20 20 cents
The housewife who is desirous OF
shopping and saving money can
really save money II she Watches the
market on various cuts. As II 10
now. a majority OF people, rather
than buy from the cash and carry
butchers are apt 20 use the telephone,
allowing the butcher 20 send what he
sees at, charging his own price, IN
which he takes care OF delivery
charges. This is the natural outcome
Of high wages.
'The wage Garner to-day is earning
more money than ever in the history
OF this country; consequently the
cheaper cuts Of beef go begging ana
the demand for loin cuts and rib cuts
boost the cost out OF all proportion
TO the wholesale values OF the car
cass. Untn such time as the public
LEARNS 10 realize che value Of cuts
from the chuck, and order less porter
house steak and rib roast, there VIII
be no noticeable decrease in the high
cost of living as far as choice meats
are concerned. A good example or
this Is noticeable in our own freezer
stocks Of meats. Only cheaper stocks
are frozen, the higher priced cuts be-
ing so In demand that no surplus Is
accumulated"
As 70 regulation, Mr.. Morris pointed
out that "the packing industry has
agreed with the Attorney General To
give up all side lines or unrelated
businesses. and particularly the hand
ling OF staple groceries; 10 refrain
from going into the retail meat busi-
ness (something we never did nor
contemplated) and 70 sell, under APP
pnova1 OF the court, our holdings In
public stockyards, terminals and the
market newspapers at the yards and
10 get nut OF public cold storage
warehouses"