Show CONSUMERS FIGHTING BEEF TRUST VERY HARD New York Feb the demand from consumers talen fallen or off to a greater extent than ever eve I before In time the history ot of the trade the retail dealers In meats found nn an advancing ot of prices In wholesale markets today WhIle wholesale rates rate went up a a trac frae tonal part of a cent yesterday esterday antI the dealers were advised curtailed ship shipments meatS ments wore ore likely to led lead to a tuther further advance during today consumers kept up the tho tOt for abstention from meat until lower prices wor wore torca forced Something Something has got to drop hard pret prett pretty t ty soon said one prominent market man amen Supplies ar are pi piling up and the tho cold storage capacity or of the city Is lm urn Already eRg egg men are throwing over their holdings at reduce reduced rates and but buttor butter tor ter has come down Met Meat wi will have to follow It If the reduced rate or of ton tion Is maintained no mator matter It if ship shipments menU ments are arc heavily reduced The rate for tor mik milk rules no now cx on the tho rutes routes ot of two big big companies and ono one ot or these ha has announced a ro ducton effective March 1 S I |