The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-22

rs to 100 per cent.
The situation has brought serious
repercussionS with meat strikes de-
clared by housewives and formal
protests organized to carry the issue
to the Federal government and to
the meat packers. Both the govern
ment and the packers pointed out
the price Of meat is governed by the
law of supply and demand and is
beyond their control.
Prices Rise Sharply
Since the demand is approx
mately the same for supplies that
have been seriously cur,ailed by
drought and by the operation of the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration, prices have gone looming
upward. Although packers contend
the most active of the meat "strik-
ers" are sponsored by radical or
CARNATIONS they admitted there
probably is a tendency among the
average American housewives to
find suitable substitutes for precious
pork. When this trend results in
decline in demand then prices will
drop, the packers contend.
In Washington pork chops were
selling today at As cents a pound, 5
cents higher than last month and
ID cents higher than last year. In
DeS MoineS choice chops sold at 38
cents today, compared with only IA
a year ago. Butchers in Iowa re-
ported a very decided" drop in
sales of pork. In Chicago the price
today was SO cents, compared with
q a year ago and butchers reported
customers calling for beef and lamb.
The survey showed other meat
prices rising also, but not as sensa-
tionally as pork.
In Minneapolis pork chops
brought so cents at the quality
butcher shops, compared with 35
cents a month ago and 20 cents
year ago. Buying was slack, but
butchers said some of TIE lassitude
in the market was due to a seasonal
decline. People eat more vegetables
and salads in the hot months than
pork, they pointed out.
Kansas City butchers were getting
80 cents a pound for pork chops
today Is cents more than last year.
In Dallas the price ranged from 35
to 40 cents, compared with 81 to Is
cents year ago.
RestaurateurS, with their own
livelihood depending on their ability
to turn out meals at no increase ii
cost despite the jump in the price
of meat, rivaled housewives in their
reSourcefulneSS. In Kansas City
the restaurant and hotel men were
able to hold down the price of meals
by skimping on other courses to
make up for the meat.
Chicken Replaces Pork
In Miami chicken was used in
stead of pork or beef and complete
meals were advertised for as little
as ii cents. In Chicago one res
taurant sold the same luncheon to-
day for SIS cents that was bringing
as cents cents six months ago. Their
go cent dinner had risen to rs cents.
In Oklahoma City merchants re-
ported there was a noticeable in
crease in the sales of cheese, milk
and other meat substitutes. Denver
the sale of fresh and
canned fish increasing rapidly and
butchers there pointed out that such
pork products as hams, becon and
lard have increased more than pork
chops. Lard is up 200 per cent there
over a year ago.
In Indianapolis many housewives
were reported serving vegetable din
ners. Indications that this type of
meal may grow in popularity was
seen in reports from Iowa that
vegetable crops are abundant this
year and supplies of canned corn,
peas, tomatoes and beans are rap
idly being repleniShed by canning
factories with the prospect of a re-
duction of from 20 to Is per cent
in canned goods prices this winter.