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Shared Meat. The plight of the meatmen is just one example of the intricate economics of hunger that nearly all new advocates of fasting recognize. They agree that fasting is of little practical use unless money thus saved is sent to relief agencies or any surpluses created are somehow transferred to the hungry. A cutback in U.S. eating habits, even if sustained, will not automatically put grain on the table in Ethiopia or India. Thus churchmen recommend that Christians also get involved in political action to force increases in Government purchase and shipment of food to hungry countries...
Harvard's frustrated varsity meatmen will vie for their second win today at U Mass's Boy den Gym in a triangular meet against U Mass and national power Hofstra University...
STEAK prices will go higher this year, meatmen predict, because drought and high feed prices caused many ranchers to reduce herds last year. Beef prices should hit a peak about 5% below last year's high by late July or August, remain there through next winter...
Supply & Demand. The fall in retail and wholesale meat prices under the "glut" of cattle on the market caught the headlines. Actually, retail prices were just catching up with the wholesale drop that started four months ago. In fact, meatmen thought that the glut was due chiefly to the fact that retail prices had not reflected the wholesale drop quickly enough, thus meat piled up that would have been consumed in the ordinary working of supply & demand. Normally, a 10% drop in the retail price of meat boosts consumption about the same amount. So far, retail prices have fallen only...
Bulging Feed Lots. Ever since beef controls first went on, meatmen have demanded they be lifted. Most admit that if they are, prices will go up. But after a temporary flurry, they think heavier supplies will bring prices down...