Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-04-01 | Page 21 | Cost of Meat Goes up Another Notch

COST OF F MEAT GOES GOB UP ANOTHER NOTCH Dealers Attribute Advance to Scar Scarcity Sc r city cit of livestock All An Over Country Cout CoutAn An advance all al along the line In the price of a meats meat was the feature of f the Wholesale market during the past pat week week The prices quoted yesterday rere with wih a afew afew few tew exceptions from half hal a a cent to one cent higher than last weeks Beef Beet and mutton muton show a I decided rise rIse stationary while the te price of or hogs and veal remains The cost of ot lamb and mutton Is likely to soar still stU higher owing fo to the fact that ewes and have been pretty well wel cleaned out Local packers report a great get wel scarcity of this class of at stock all over the country Coast buyers bu ers have al been the heaviest he buyers bU ers their purchases also In Including Including eluding a big consignment of ot hogs In the beef beet market the te heaviest buyers have been neen ben houses representatives of Denver packing In the country countr districts steers on hoof ar are fe bringing from 5 to 5 cents cent a pound while from 4 to 4 41 cents are asked for cows There Is no perceptible decrease In the shipment of at fruits fruit and vegetables from California Fresh vegetables are being received daily daly In large lots lot and the bing price of at commodities shows a a marked de dine cline Several large larg egg shipments during the te past few tew days has bas forced fored the price down and eggs are now retailing at 25 23 cents cent a dozen 2 The following wholesale prices of meats me t are Quoted dr Beef steers 3 9 cents Per pound Heifers Helfers 9 cents cent cows 8 to 8 81 cents lambs 14 1 cents cent ewes 10 cents cent 12 1 cents hogs 1454 IH 14 cents pork loins 17 cents veal 12 1 to 13 cents cent following are ar the current retail prices of ot fruits and vegetables Asparagus per pr pound rhubarb per pound arti artichokes artichokes pr art chokes 2 for carrots 3 2 bunches for lac cabbage cabbag Sc per head bead oyster plant Sc each spinach 4 pounds for bell bel 25 bl peppers 40 per pr pound cucumbers each Florida tomatoes per pound head lettuce 2 for parsley pr Sc per bunch radishes Sc 5 per bunch green onions 3 bunches for tor lOc itle lO dry dr onions gen Sc per pr pound celery cler Eo Sc per bunch turnips 3 pounds for lOc oranges 30 to SOc 50 per dozen bananas 30 per dozen lemons per dozen Florida grape fruit 2 for fri Hawaiian pineapples pIneapple gap oc each eack