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Show Llde(0 l-aekei IlnU Trie of lteU A flat Increase of 1 cent n pound wai put upon beef, pork and mutton Friday Fri-day by Chicago packera. In one rear the additional lcent ulll)leldto tho Chicago packera, bating the estimate upon lattyear'a bualuett, the following tunul Dretted beef, tis,ooo,000i drcsted pork and pork product, 8:0,000,000: mutton, 11,000,000. Total addition lo Income, 830,000,000. Rntallrraof meat were thrown luto a panlo by the unexpected rlie In price. Many who had carcasae In their coolers declined tobuy until they could figure out nhat they would need at tha new rate. In theadjuttmrntof price to the eontumer choice cut of beef have go. r-ui n much a Scent. Fork tenderloin Jumped to tha tame extent, and mutton chop went up 3 centa The advance by the retailer to the loutumer will average 23 per cent, for the waste In n carcass doublet tha lucretiedco-t of the saleable portion. |