Show FISH DEALERS I II I WEST EXACT LARGE PROFIT I Utah and Neya Nevada a Retailers Require e Reward Re of Per Cent Dealers Dealer's In fresh fish make male an au average average aver aver- age aGo profit of or 4 per cent In lit Nevada 21 l cr ler cent in Colorado ColOrno o per cent in iii California and antI 31 per peal cent in Washington Wash ash tn ington ton according to a statement Just compiled b by tho the federal food tood administration adminis adminis- an and 1 made mado public through tho the fish an and game commissioner of or each e. of tho or-tho the states In tho the statement appear statistics for tor twenty eight states beginning with Florida where tho the cr a average e cost Is 77 I cents a pound to the hc lot rotalier ller who sells the product at l 15 cents a n poun a profit of at Ss pe per cent a n. pound In California California California Cali Cali- I fornia the retailer buys his fish for tor 11 I cents a Cl pound and aud disposes Q pC It at 18 I cents a pound a profit of or per lien percent cent the santo same that tle tIe dealer in FlorIda Florida Flor Flor- ida obtains In Nevada evada where th the shipments so 80 far Car a as express rates arc are concerned are higher than tho lie rates to Utah the dealer deal deal- er has hl hIs hla fish laid laM down at his place of ot business for fOl a L pound and ho exacts exact from tho the customer 0 a pound a a. profit of f t per por c cent nt 1 Eight varieties of or fish arc aro taken In Nevada r the product being delivered at atthe tho the place o oP of bU business of or tho the retailer Figures showing the tue average Vera e cost delivered do- do livered ll the retailers retailers' selling price and tho lie retailers' retailers average per cent profit aro are found In tho the following table tal taken n from a government hO report Salmon iO 50 23 3 Halibut 21 32 Trout 32 CO GO 36 6 Barracuda IS s 30 SO 01 OC Sea bass 30 Sand dabs 21 n flock cod coil 25 MC ir Solo OG 06 2 23 76 1 tatt prices in Salt Lake ike e ar are arc p practically paC paC- ac- ac tho the same as those In Nevada alla so that figures for that state ana maYbe may maybe be regarded as data for tor Salt Lake Tho The government figures i are for tor September Septem Septem- ber ter but prices price's now are aro practically the same as then so 50 that hut profiteering In fish continues I |