Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-03 | Page 6 | Lamb Quatations Unusually Low

LAMB QUOTA QUOTATIONS UNUSUALLY lOW LOA I Beef on the Other Other- Hand l Is S Scarcer and Prices Higher Than Ever Before eB By Associated Press New York xo Nov Nob- 2 The The wholesale t price of oC she sheep shep p and lambs in New Yen York toda today was the lowest est in twenty years year according to dealers at Washington Washing market Retail prices throughout tho tb city are expected to drop about 4 cents cent a pound as a result The prices at on one of ot the retail stalls in the city market marks showed the following comparison with i quotations of ot six si months ago q Present Former Forme Price Price LE Leg of or lamb Jamb 18 IS 2 22 Lamb chops 25 5 2 28 Fore quarter 4 1 14 F 16 Back of ot Jamb Iamb 21 2 26 6 On the other hand hantI the highest class S butchers at the market said that beet beef f w was scarcer than ever before and antI prices price B higher Poultry Js h lower than at an any time since 1907 a situation which 1 is S probably accounted for Cor or by the dissolution tion of ot the local poultry trust which i is said to have cost costew New ew York consumers con con- sumers a year ear The Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks- giving turkey Is expected to sell at a t about 28 cents a pound this year ear I