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Show Butter Fat Quotations .e n upgrade Utah County Dairy Producers Produc-ers Rejoice Over Prospects , of Hotter Market. Pairy producers of Utah county . have occasion for thanksgiving- over the improving im-proving market for butter fat. Since November 14 the butter . fat quotations have jfone. up from 21 cents to 25 cents, a four-cent raise. The increase means thousands of dollars in the pockets of local dairy' producers who have been struggling heroically to maintain their herds in the face of disrupted dis-rupted market conditions for a .long time back. Becoming dis- ' courage! --many of-them have sold i their cows and gone out of the j dairy -business entirely. ! Ateans More Money Estimates .made by W. J. Thayne, manager- of the Utah-Wasatch Dairy, the principal buyers .of butter but-ter fat here, show that1' the increased in-creased quotations ; will bring more than $1500 -additional money into the purses of Utah county dairy producers. This is based on 10,000 cows producing 200 pounds of butter-fat per year. Butter quotations which are based on the -butter fat prices, went up to 29 cents, per pound Tuesday on the coast market, according ac-cording to advices received here, This is a ll-cent gain over the low point " 18-cent quotation several months ago. A drop in production with the consequent decline of the amount of butter -in storage, - is", held responsible re-sponsible for the market rally. Experts Ex-perts hold the view -that the price will .continue to . improve until storage 'catches1 up with the normal nor-mal amount. - - I |