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Show Chicago Reports Meat on Decline Chicago Prices on all grades of meat ranged from 10 to 20 per cent lower during the past month, as compared com-pared with prices a year ago. said a monthly review of the meat and livestock live-stock market, issued by the Institute of American Meat Packers. There was a slight improvement in the foreign demand for lard and a better relationship relation-ship between costs of materials and current product values than during the previous month. "Pork prices at wholesale are on a lower level," said the report. "Fresh pork loins are about 20 per cent lower and fresh skinned shoulders about 18 per cent lower than a year ago. Bacon is 17 and IS per cent cheaper. -These reductions average aver-age roughly from 3 to 6 cents a pound. |