Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1912 — Another Rise in Meat Prices is Predicted. [ARTICLE]

Another Rise in Meat Prices is Predicted.

The ultimate consumer faces another rise in meat prices. In Chicago Monday prime beef steers hung up a new when. they sold at $9.20, 10 to 25 cents higher than last week’s price. Only 11,000 head were offered and the holders were able to dictate terms. It is expected that beef prices will be advanced at once.