Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1917 — What Do We Have To Pay For Meat? [ARTICLE]

What Do We Have To Pay For Meat?

The prices quoted in an advertisement in a neighborhood paper are as follows: Native round steak at 22c per lb., Native sidlion steak at 24c per lb.. Choice cuts, pot roasts at 18c per lb., Fresh pork, butts for roasting at 24 %c per lb., Spare ribs at 18c per lb., No. 1 Sugar cured hams at 30c per Veal steak at 28c per lb., Veal-chops at 24c per lb., Home made pork sausage at 20c per lb.