. Yearbook of agriculture . . ^ t^ aj S >3—W^^ O 09912—YBK 1921- -20+21 300 Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture^ 1921. DIVISION OFCONSUMERS DOLLAR BEEF AND BY-PRODUCTSCALCULATED AS OF ately, than did either wholesale or retail beef prices. Thepeak year for live steers was 1919, and in that year pricesaveraged 106 per cent over the 1913 level. Chicago wholesalebeef prices, however, were 79 per cent over the 1913 is noteworthy in this connection that retail prices ofplate beef were highest a year earlier, or in 1918, whereasretail prices of sirloin steak and rib roa
. Yearbook of agriculture . . ^ t^ aj S >3—W^^ O 09912—YBK 1921- -20+21 300 Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture^ 1921. DIVISION OFCONSUMERS DOLLAR BEEF AND BY-PRODUCTSCALCULATED AS OF ately, than did either wholesale or retail beef prices. Thepeak year for live steers was 1919, and in that year pricesaveraged 106 per cent over the 1913 level. Chicago wholesalebeef prices, however, were 79 per cent over the 1913 is noteworthy in this connection that retail prices ofplate beef were highest a year earlier, or in 1918, whereasretail prices of sirloin steak and rib roast averaged highesta year later, or in 1920. Of the retail cuts considered, sir-loin steak showed the greatest advance, but even at the high-est point, sirloin steakwas only 85 per centabove the 1913 average,as compared with 106 percent in live steers. Although live steersshowed the greatest pro-portionate advance, thedecline was sharper andmuch more precipitousthan was that of eitherwholesale or retail beefprices. This
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