Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-08-29 | Page 12 | Meat Prices Go [Illegible] Presents [Illegible]

Hlllop: PRESEMOBjg Salt Lake Restaurant Ket 0 in Quandary About Che Cut Orders, I fa FEW INCREASE RjjT( 111 Those Having- Contracts i Wholesalers Will Maint Present Schedule. Ln Dlapatchns from San Francisco yi Uf" day were to the effect that thef II wholesale Qf the coast had formal! , U tilled tho restauruntours that, on Sep! bor 1. tho price of choice cuts wouT advanced two cents a pound. It iil 1 that the advanco will probably calh J1 ' raise In menu price,, in San Frai c, and that tho restaurants In other 15 ' of the west may also be compel i raise prices. fa Salt Lake restaurant iiimi do nol? tho most part, expect to Increase i , because of the advanco In the prf IflS TmS,1',0 them have 1 tracts with the Packing houses l will contlnuo In force for several mo although they may not. be able to r the contracts at anything noar tho'.'uO ent price. . Jw No Profit in Meat Orders. TH The proprietor of ono of tho prom! f restaurants said yosterdav: M For many months wo liavo not ono cent on bef cuts of any sortilvrt even If wo woro to double our pricUSOU could not makp any mort monoyrTr we certainly should 2oa bueinessiiJ popple are not going to stand for anl"1 ' raise In meat prices. T am sneaklnl courso. In regard to the choice euts&: might sell tho cheaper grades and lfl age to como out oven on It. hut el cuts cannot be sold at a profit." '3 Some of the short order housea h posted notice that prices wtl be advai Soptemher 1. but tho restaurants ' t table scrvico and the cafeterias do'i ,' expect to advance rates. Most of. w ' higher-priced cafes are In a pnal i.c where thoy have no othor choice 1 to maintain present meat prices If VJJ wish to retain tholr patronage Fear Loss of Custom. n Profit may now bo made on the "ti 3( mln s, but, since most persons are ; fond of a strictly vegetarian diet J said they would probably stay away , together If meat prices wero Increa 8 Some sort of concerted action mas m taken by the cafeteria proprietors to crease tho prices of meat a penny or i ' for. according to one of them, anw jti raise In tho wholcsalo price will mak n. Imperative. At presont, the greater j Ue of tho profit Is made on vegetables:, i tl salads, though the quantity sold or , latter articles of food varies consider :M day by day.