Show I MEAT SCARCE AND I i PRICES Dealers Fear a Serious Short Shortage Shortage Shortage age Before Grass Fattened Stock Comes Cornes In Ith There Ther will wi be b a considerable advance In the price rice of ot meat to local butchers starting Monday Mondy The wholesale dealers d alet owing to the scarcity of mutton muton and lamb Iamb lam will wi raise the te price prIc on each of these meats meat 1 cent cOnt pot per pr pound Although there wilt will wU be no advance In the price of the best beef at the first of ot the week week the wholesale dealers anticipate higher prices by the last of the week week At this time livestock of ot the tho best class cass is scarce and the local markets rave tave a 0 n hard time to supply sup ly the demand demant for tor firt class clas meat m at The cattle catto and sheep sheel now being shipped hero here are aro all al fattened by hay bay and grain gain which costs coats a groat deal From the present outlook according to the local loc meat dealers there is likelihood of a great shortage in beef within the next six weeks It will wi be at the thelast thelast last of ot May Ma before the spring ket beef beof will wi be bready ready for the te mar market market market Yesterday the price to the retailers of best beef was wa 10 1 2 cents per pound A number of the retailers stated pr that tat they expected an advance of at least cent centa a pound by Monday but the wholesale Y dealers say that tat the advance con can ca be kept week week off oU until at Jt least the tb 0 latter later part of or the Mutton Muton will wl advance from 11 1 to 12 1 cents cent Monday Monda and lamb will go from fron 14 1 to 15 cents cent with wih a 0 still greater advance on both in sight before the spring stock stockis is ready Salt Lake people are ar buying bUng the te cheap cheaper er cuts cut of beef bet as a result of the con continued continued advance Yesterday the best b st lo local local local cal shops sold more pot pt roasts roat than on any Saturday for many months Orders have hav been Q ech changed ned in steaks until now n w the class of this food Used sed among mong the he heI better I ter class cla Is much below what It was six si months back |