The prime rib roast held by butcher Jack Malinowitzer in his shop on Queen St

Original Toronto Star caption: The prime rib roast held by butcher Jack Malinowitzer in his shop on Queen St. E. sells for $1.25 a pound; an increase caused by the new ban on hormone-treated cattle from the United States. A major supplier of meat to restaurants says wholesale prices of restaurant cuts have gone up from 25 to 50 per cent.