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Show SEATTLE PAYS HIGH PRICES FOR BEEF SEATTLE. Wash.. May 2. The price of beef Is the highest ever known In Seattle Prime steers sold yesterday a.t 12 Cents B pound wholesale, I cent higher high-er than a year ago The wholesale price of beef had advanced so much that retailers re-tailers are boosting prices. Pot roasts and boiling pieces, which have solri at 7 and 8 cents, have been advanced to 10 cents a pound. The prices of ham and bacon have also taken an upward trend Packers attribute the high prices to a scarcity of stock |