Show BEEF iEEE PRICE TO BE CUT AT ONCE I Packers Announce Cattle I More l Plentiful and Decline Decline De cline at Hand Chicago o. o May Mar 31 A 31 A decrease in the thc price of C beet beef is immediately tely at hand according to a n statement issued today loday tJ by the lie bureau of or public relations American 4 Meat I at Packers Packers' association Despite the tact fact that beef is al already already al- al ready cheaper than pork poultry and mutton it probably will decline further within tho the next fc few days said the tho statement There are several se rea rea- rea-I rea sons Cheaper grass fed cattle which hitherto have ha not been plentiful are arc I row moving mo to lo market Exports of j i beef LeeC from the United d States have hac pra ceased The government has stopped buln buying It ma may take a few days das for Cor the thc lower lower low low- er price to reach the tho consumer The reason cason is obvious oh It lies in the tho fact that appreciable time elapses between arrival al of or cheaper steers at markets and the thc appearance of oC beef from Crom those steers on the tho consumers consumer's table The retailer cannot lower lowr his prices until he replenishes his stock of or beef at the thc reduced figures expected hut Gut from all f it seems fairly certain that although depletion depIction of oC European herds and antI unprecedented demands mauds will hold meat prices above c normal ne a decrease c in the thc wholesale sale and an subsequently In ln tho retail retail re- re tail tall price of beef Is Immediately at hand It is thou thought hl that the ton con consumption of leef then mn may Ibe bo be greatly increased I |