Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-02-19 | Page 3 | Meat Slow in Tumbling as Predicted

MI MEAT A T SLOW lOW IN TUMBLING A Ax AS x PREDICTED Tn 1 i. i Lard E ncy Cu Cuts s. s Go po Up VP J jn Q Same Deal I II I CHiCAGO CHICAGO Feb Feb 19 Prices Prices es o of meat expected to tumble the early part of 1920 have not started their downward trend yet according to figures compiled compiled com corn piled plied today by the United States bu bureau bureau bureau bu- bu reau of markets here here The only drop in either wholesale or r retail tall prices of meats during the thelast thelast thelast last year rear came early last autumn ac acc according according ac- ac c cording to the bur bureaus bureau's aus au's reports s. s At that time the wholesale prices declined declined de de- de- de dined sufficient to allow a t general drop of about 5 cents a po pound nd In all except the best grades of pork and b beet e LARD ONLY RESPONSE Practically the only pork product to show how a marked decline since January 1 I according to the bureau is lard which is now selling cheaper than the majority of the vegetable substitutes In order to make up for th the decline lard quotations packers were forced to raise prices on cuts for which the greatest demands were made the bureau reported COM COMPARATIVE PRICES Comparative wholesale prices prices prices' of meats furnished by the bureau follows follow Good beef January 2 20 to 23 February 18 IS 1850 to 21 Cows January Jan Jan- uary 2 15 to 16 February 18 1450 to 1650 Pork loins January 2 23 cents cents to 24 4 cents February 18 26 26 2 cents c to 30 SO cents Shoulders January Janu Janu- ary 2 19 10 to 20 2 cents February ry 18 2 2 20 to 2 22 cents The j The general opinion voiced by both packers and butchers was that a a sharp harp decline in meat prices could be expected as a result of the lack of of export export export- demand However the surplus in this country is not sufficient yet yetto yetto to lo force any marked drop they s stated STILL BUTCHERING i Packers reported they were sUn still killing all hogs and cattle which they ebud d obtain at market prices and were were keeping leeping full fun crews of trained men men at work Some unskilled laborers were laid off during Januar January and the early part o of February b by the packing plants plants' l because cause of a gradual l slowing down dOw l but It the total they reported wass was s spall all In In proportion to the number e A