Show Just as Costly to Eat Fish as Meat During Lent Period OR forty days beginning today FOR F those who strictly follow Lenten regulations will have no respite from the drain on the family purse occasioned by the high price of oC meats for fish will command a high market price all through Lent Lont While the agitation against the beef trust has not weak weakened weakened weakened ened the price of meats materially there has been no concessions In the price of fish Also there has been no agitation against fish prices It appears then that those who look to fish for sustenance during Lent will have to pay as dearly for the food Tood as if meat moot was generally used In other words there is no rest for the weary for the alternative is as costly as ns the heavier diet of beef mutton and pork porle Unless there is a sudden change in the supply situation soon OOn and particularly in the case of halibut and salmon rela relatively relatively relatively high fish may be expected all during Lent Halibut is retailing from 17 4 cents to 20 cents a pound and deal dealers dealers dealers ers in Salt Lake say they will not be beable beable beable able to supply the demand even at those figures The price itself is unnaturally high but the demand is also great for I two reasons Beginning today people who follow religious convictions con concerning concerning concerning II meats will eat more fish the theother theother theother other reason is that there is a general withdrawal from the meat moat diet because of the extortionate tariffs on cuts roasts and steaks Dealers in Salt Lake Lalee report an in lit inability Inability ability to get supplies of fish from the north Steelhead salmon is also com corn comparatively comparatively scarce and commands practically practically practically the same price as halibut Smelt have been coming in a moderate way for fora a week or two but the regular spring run of this fish has by no means start started started started ed Perch is selling at about the same figure as smelt and flounders and her herring herring herring ring are tho the cheap fish on the market while fancier fish as scarce in proportion proportion proportion tion as they are fancy fanc are not much in demand Fish dealers in Salt Lake expect that there will soon poon be a decline In prices but they dont know when It will come The chances are that fish prices during Lent will not be prohibitive but anyone who tries to figure a saving by switch switching switchIng switching ing from a meat to a fish diet will find I j that the change Is not conducive of I economy at present prices I I |