Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-02-27 | Page 8 | Chicago Food Price Shows New Decrease

I I I CHICAGO FOOD PRICE I SHOWS NEW DECREASE Pr n vt d rm Ira t to fAI TN Th T T. T JUI CHICAGO lob leb 27 7 of or the j I general boycott by hy consumers of oC th the articles artielee of or food too which have havo risen to almost prohibition prices recently were BC seen here yesterday In n commission commis sion row whore hort potatoes potato dropp dropped 1 t 5 cents a it bushel hushel and oth other r coo foodstuffs foodstuff showed ll corresponding setbacks thack In III price It IM Ii wild isaid a further urther drop IK is ex expected nc- nc today Seventy four carloads of or potatoes the heaviest lIt receipts here her for lor more mote than a n neek week reek helped to lower the prices An Investigation In of ot tocks stocks tock of oC ment held helt In storage o at the thu stock yards W was waa JI made yesterday en tI and showed millions million o of pounds In storage and und the announcement announce announce- ment mentus was us made ml b by Dr John 1 Dill 1111 Hott- Hott ertson health that there wax no shortage In meat Prel President J. J JP J.P. r. r Griffin president Int of or ortho the tho Chicago o board of ot trade charged tho the Interstate commerce commission with bail bad faith In connection with Uh the tho relief o of the tho car ear shortage here her lie He i said Mill o of hundreds o of empty cars car sent nt West 1 Inn but fe few te c could 1 to u used d It bv by fht M CA cago U. U th the rest rent belonging lon to t Westen lines anti and ml under th the a order thee are available for tor Western tro points point only It I IK is w said d there hare are rt now OO Ou Ov of or whet wheat at th the head t-t t nt taken lakes awaiting shipment to 10 the K Emma 11