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Show Meat Advances In I'rlee. Prices for fresh meals reached the highest point last I'riday for January since 1891. With H.ooo cattle, 30,000 hogs and 10,000 sheep oil thu Chicago innrhctranglngfromSI.Oifjt SO for cattle cat-tle on the hoof, hos 81 103 I7lf , and sheep 53 10d? I JO per 100 pounds, tho consumer was furced to pay ii centt per pound for a porterhouse steak) 10 cents per pound for pork chops nnd 20 cents per pound for choice cuts of lamb and mutton Tho prices wore! Mr-loin, Mr-loin, 30 cents' pot roast, per beef, 7 to 13 cents; suit pork, 13 cents, corned , beef, 0 to 13 cents. Theso prices considerably con-siderably Inert ated the cost to tho heads of families. |