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Show WOOL GROWERS OBJECT TO m REDUCTION The National Wool Growers ' aaaoela-tioe aaaoela-tioe contenda that the reduction of the tariff on meat will not reduce the price of that commodity to the consumer, and ia speaking oa thta matter this morning morn-ing 8. W. Met'Inre, secretary of the association, as-sociation, said: "Io reviewing the aiippiaga from the press of tha large eMies of the east we note a very general demand for removal of the tariff on all kinds of tneuts. For some reason or other the American people peo-ple have been led to believe that the meat tariff ia responsible for the high price of beef. However, that this is not the case tnnat be clear to everyone I when it is understood that the tariff on meat ia IV, eeate per pound. Within the paat three week the price of beef cattle on tha Chicago market haa dropped an amount fully equal to the tariff, yet an investigation aaowe that not in a single inataaee haa the retailer reduce.) tbc price of beef. If the tariff is removed from meat it will simply put the western farmer out of business but cannot affect the retail price of meats. "In Ifceember choice dreaeed lamb sold an the Chicago market at a wholesale whole-sale pri.'e of 1 1 1 -j eeata per pound, while on the same date It sold at whole-aale whole-aale in London for I4H eenta per pound. At that time choice dreased mutton eold wholeaale in Chicago at 7 centa and in T.oadnn for 71? eents'per pound. Thla does not look aa though our people were being imposed upon in the price of mean. ' ' |