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Show r Limb L'1mb L1mb ' BIarkct Market UpThe Up UpThe I The scarcity of lambs has forced forcedprIces forcedprices forcedprices prIces in the wholesale and retailiamb retailjamb retail retailiamb jamb iamb meat trade to the highest highestlevels highestlevels retail/ retail / levels in m six : > years ears Itas it ' \ was \\as as reported reportedyesterday reportedyesterday reportedyesterday yesterday fiom flom from Chicago Depart Depart- Department Department Department - ment of agriculture figures showed showedthe showedthe showedthe the avenge ver1.ge ver1ge . plice pllce pike in m Ma.yas May Ma.y . \ was \\as as \ $1050 1050 $1050a 1050a $ tO 50 50a a hundred-weight hundred weight hundred-\elght elght - , \ compared compa.red . wIth with$7 with7 $7 7 $795 795 $ 95 1 1a last -a a - sty year car and $550 550 $550in $5 5 $ 50 50In 50in In 1932 Last month months s lamb re- re recelpts receipts re receipts - - ceipts celpts at Chicago , were \ ere the lIghtest lIghtestsmce lightestsince lightestsince smce since July , 1894 The scircity sC1rcity scarcity of oflambs oflambs oflambs lambs is srid si'id siid ' Id to be dup due du . ' to a severe severewinter severewinter wmter winter and poor pasture past'lre pastlre past'rre pastrre ' conditions COnditIOn ! |