INTERESTING LETTER

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 567, 17 September 1920, Page 2

INTERESTING LETTER

FROM GLEWBRGGK RESIDENT. ON AMERICAN PRICES. STOCK AX J) COMMODITIES. (Special to the "Times.") In response to a special request from the etlit«-i of tin- "Times," Mr. T. I). Reid, tlie well-known Jersey breeder, of Glenbrook, who was recently voyaging' to England, sends us a letter regarding prices of meat and commodities in the United States:— "S.S. Remuera, July 28, 1920. Sir,

It has struck me that your readers might be interested to know the pre-sent-day value of fat live stock in Virginia, if not over tiie whole of America, as the price i.- pretty well regulated from Chicago. There are no regular butchers' shops, at least in Washington or Richmond, or any other city, I understand. Meat '■ is bought with other foods at the same store.

liii idenla!',v, I can say clothing is easier in \alue, more especially l)oots. J saw (|iiite cereal men's shoes bought ;.l equal to His: others, extra quality, at 2-'<s.

Washington, aiound about the Capitol, is a iiKigfiilicent city, hut we had a few hours only to see over the capitol. Washington Monument (555 It.), Treasur> Buildings (where we witnessed the printing of stamps and dollar bills), ti.e old and new National Museums, Post Ollice, Main Railway Station, etc. Richmond and Norfolk are also line cities.

We expect to reach Southampton on Sunday.

Retail prices, Washington and Richmon, Unted States of America, July 20, 1920:

Beef. - Porterhouse tenderloin steaks, 55 cents (2s 3 ! -jd): topround and underround, 52 cents (2s 2d); all the hindquaiters except the legs and :;o per cent, of forequarters are sold as steak, 52 eens (2s 2d): roasts, 52 tent:;; boiling beef, 28 cents; gravy beef, 24 cents. Coarse beef is minced very line and sold under the name of Hamburg steak at 3o cents (Is 3d) II). Mutton, poor demand, but sold at one u.iiform price for roasts and chops at (io cents (2s (id) lb. Balance is sold at stewing .neat at 25 cents (Is o'-jd). Veal, all cut into variols steaks, or boneless roasts, at from 50 to 75 cents (2s Id to 3s l'id) lb. Richmond Union Stock Yards, July 19. l'r'o: Top quality prime steers, I*i ■ to 11 cents; medium to good, 12 to J3! ; rents; common to medium, 10 to 12 cents; choice cows, 9 to 10 cents; medium to good cows, 7 to 9 cents: old to medium, 4 to 7 cents; fat butchering hulls, 8 to 9 cents: common to medium, 5 1 ._> to G 1 ■< cents; choice prime heifers, 12'j to 13 cents; common to medium, 8'; to 12 cents. Best coin-fed hogs, 12oih to l lOlb, 15 to lfi cents. Best Virginian calves, I I to l". cents; 'nest Southerr c lives, 12 to 12 1 j cents; heavy j fa.l calves, S to in cents. Best prime 1 wether sheep, 0 to 8 cents; common j to fair, 4 lo t> cents. Best prime j lambs, 15 lo lt'i cents: common to : fair, lo to 13 cents. « !