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Government officials took a little cheer from a recent decline in quotes for cattle on the hoof, which they say promises lower retail prices for steak and hamburger by September. But beef on the hoof could well rise again soon after that, pushing prices at the supermarket counters up further by Thanksgiving. Many ranchers who rushed their cattle to feed lots prematurely because of high prices and a drought that dried up grazing land are now rebuilding their herds. Such expansion initially reduces cattle supplies and drives up prices because heifers, which make up half of the calf crop...
Such advice can scarcely hearten Chile's workers, who already have sacrificed much for Allende's brand of socialism. Food prices have soared, and many commodities are in short supply. Beef is available in stores only on weekends. If the government has its way, only a dribble of the country's wine output will be available in Chile; the bulk will be sold abroad to provide badly needed foreign-currency reserves...
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...Clarabelle (Angel Tompkins), a former Chicago model. Mary Ann auctions cattle and keeps the buyers happy by filling cowpens with stoned-out, naked teen-age girls, who are also up for sale. "I give this country what it wants," Mary Ann gloats. "Dope and flesh." Devlin stalks past the beef and the broads without batting an eye and confronts Mary...
...Freeze-dried food, including such delectables as shrimp cocktail ($2.50 for two servings), beef Stroganoff, blueberry cobbler, Western omelet and chocolate ice cream. Hikers with smaller pocketbooks still use the older dehydrated soups and vegetables, along with wheat germ and oatmeal...