Show the livestock situation BY L A mcnaughto 0 LOS november 1934 the city of seattle liaa has gone the limit lit in the grading and stamping tamping ti of leef offered for sale in III that city tit all meats sold bold in retail shops in that city must be graded and stamped under cont complete supervision of city inspectors it la Is stated that i thero them was much opposition to t the ordinance at the outset lut but that retailers are now practically a unit in cl daring the alio system it a because of abe protection both to the staller and principally to td tile the consumer just is as Is the case in almost any 0 other ter issue there are two sides t to 1 the grading mid and stamping of meats meats eliat grading of meat fo for r q quality and sox sex is ft a real protection to the consumer to Is beyond argument and to that extent tto no ono one in tte industry I 1 can call but admit the value of graho grad lug ing it must be further admitted 1 that the average retail me meat it dealer himself is not too well versed in judging meat for quality so grading and stamping lippIng sti Is of some importance ancee eicie veli to the retailer tile the big question lit in the minds of many in tile the industry is whether or not the housewife will knowingly order agrade a grade of meat that she does not believe to bo be of high quality I tt for example how low many men or women will cointo go a meat shop and ask for common or medium bce yet wo we must admit that far more than 50 per cent of all beet beer sold in tile the united states fulls within that thal classification according to official aj U B S department of agriculture standards and the chi character arac 1 of our cattle and our available means of fattening cattle cannot be chati changed ged except over a long period of years As aa far na as the western range men Is 18 conce concerned pasture nui and range grasses tire lire the most available ad most economical feeds yet the lied led of one of the largest national packing houses declares that they hayo never yet placed a choice or prune prime on oil range fattened fit toned beef undoubtedly grading and stamping would help the sale of grain fed chol choicely cely bred animals and it has been tho policy of many packers throughout tile country to stamp such beef with their oa own it trade tr d anaik 11 in many elti cities es f in including c ludlum los loj angeles housewives have been encouraged cou cour raged agea through advertising cam pallia to ask for grade beef backed by the guarantee F of quality by tile packers own trademark tr thero there tire are many producers alio io would diio to see ni all beef graded gi ailed for quality and there Is ii undoubtedly it a growing demand front from consumers consumers for tills this service diio seattle experiment is worth gottli watching and tile the outcome will bo be of lateresa lal la crest terest to everyone lit in tile livestock and ana meat business |