Show AMERICANS ARE JACI They Eat No Fat And Lean Meats Meat's In Iii Fashion CHICAGO Oct 24 By 24 By The As As- Associated Associated sedated Press Meat Meat styles have changed so that the United States rapidly is becoming a nation of oC Jack Spratt who'll holl eat no fat Oscar O. O Mayer president of oC the Institute of oC American Meat Packers told mem mem- members members members bers at the institutes institute's annual conven conven- convention convention convention tion today The universal yearning for a more IDore classic contour the Increase in sed sed- sedentary work and the diminution of hard hand labor may have something to do with mth this he said At any rate lean meat Is In hi style and apparently it is due for no early change The amount of oC meat produced in 1927 probably will total about the same as last year ear he predicted The outlook for the packing Industry he characterized as promising Statistics presented by Mr Mayer showed that with the exception of ot beef the price of wholesale meat is lower than it was at this time tune last year Calves which sold for 15 for pounds during the week of oC Oc Oc- October October Oc- Oc tober 1926 1920 sold for 1425 during the same week this year a decrease of oC five per cent Hogs showed the great great- greatest greate est et e t decrease in price per hundred pounds a 9 per cent reduction Lambs dropped 2 per cent Good beef cat cat- cattle cattle cattie tle tie however are arc selling for 1290 a II hundred at this time an increase of oC 25 per cent over last j years year's ears ear's price of oC 1025 A decline in value of lard and meats exported during the first eight months of this year as compared with the same period last year oar was reported Increased production tion of oC livestock in European coun coun- countries countries countries tries which normally have ha been the chief customers for American meats was as given gI by Mr Mayer as the reason for the decline de A wide nation advertising campaign to move surplus farm products was advocated by Mr Mayer Mayet as a means of solving the problem provided pro year year- yearly yearly yearly ly by the surpluses |