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Show San la Claus announces his sfe arrival at the p Progress Mercantile Company, "The People's j Slore," with a fall line cf dolls, toys, wagons, f imes, handkerchiefs, ties, books, Xmas cards 9 iwv.l a lot of things too numerous to mention, j ail for this joyous season of the year, made doubly so this year by reason, of the war's g ending. j We have also a full line of candy, nuts and I I every thing- in the grocery line for your every- E day needs. 8 See our BARGAIN ROOM upstairs, where we have on sale a lot of odds and ends in Shoes, I Slippers, Ladies' Waists and Men's Every-day ! Par t -., at prices that make you feel silly. !.' . IPESG1FSS MERCANTILE COMPANY P. S.--Santa Claus will be at the store on Wed. December 4th dressed in his best. a ' - ' A. Merz & Mm v- It f ': J ,rfeM ' Co. r55 Liu,-.JL. PV-EASAMT, UTAH fefeJ 1 - : : : - I j; x T ' H..-0.V...." : ry j i . What Determines Meat and I Live-Stock Prices? , Ijtj ; Gome stock men still think that Swift & ! i Company and other big packers can pay J as little for live-stock as they wish. l Some consumers are still led to believe I A that the packers can charge as much for I N dressed meat as they wish. I : This is not true. These prices are fixed by 1 ; j a law of human nature as old as human I 1 nature itself the law of supply and demand. j ;i When more people want meat than there itj is meat to be had, the scramble along the line 3 to get it for them sends prices up. When f: there is more meat than there are people who 2 want it, the scramble all along the line to get. rid of it within a few days, while it is still ( fresh, sends prices down. i When prices of meat go up, Swift & A :s Company not only can pay the producer ; more, but has to pay him more, or some p other packer will. i; Similarly, when prices recede all down the J j line Swift & Company cannot continue to pay ) the producer the same prices as before, and still remain in the packing business. All the packer can do is to keep the expense ? of turning stock into meat at a minimum, ( so that the consumer can get as much as J possible for his money, and the producer as N. , much as possible for his live-stock. 'JTy Thanks to its splendid plants, modern , , ' methods, branch houses, car routes, fleet of 8 i refrigerator cars, experience and organization, j j Swift & Company is able to pay for live ij cattle 90 per cent of what it receives for beef j and by-products, and to cover, expense of i; production and distribution, as well as its profit (a small fraction of a cent per pound), out of the other 10 per cesit. i . Swift & Company, U. S. A. ' '5 DSESSSESaBHEl " Consult Us About Your Eyes :f We are Specialist in the science of il? Optometry; can diagnose any case U'Vt of defective vision with unerring ac- curacy and fit glasses that will con- - -quer it completely. Our method is safe, certain rlrugless and perfect results re-sults are obtained In every Instance. Always here to serve you promptly and in a manner that will be to your complete satisfaction. Dr. E. G. Mills hjzi&:t!kMK:-M-ul fjftu -tmifr - i r rm m 1 r 1 |