Show OF UTAH MILIEUS REDUCTION IN PRICE OF OP FLOUR Attempt to Form Perm a Stronger Strong r Organization Orga i to Regulate Prices rice No Eastern Market MarketA A number num r of the prominent millers of oC the state met in this city 1 yesterday for fot the purpose of forming a more per perfect feet f l union than has heretofore existed ed under the name of the State Millers association The main idea is I to reg regulate regulate regulate the pric of or flour About a week ago one of the local dealers announced that he would cut the prices of flour In the local loial market to for high patent for the straight grade and for the low grade This threat threatened threatened threatened ened to demoralize the entire market and hence the meeting of yesterday It was voted at this meeting that the prices of this local dealer would not be met and his announcement was de denounced denounced flounced as a bluff that he did not in intend intend Intend tend to carry into effect It was de decided decided decided however to cut out the price of flour 10 cents per sack This will make the retail prices of flour in Salt Lake for the high patent for the straight grade and for the low grade It was wag stated that at the pre prevailing prevailing railing price of wheat flour could not be made at a lower price than that here b re quoted The experiment of shipping flour to Chicago has not proven successful It was found that Utah flour could not be laid down In Chicago as aa low as the Pillsbury flour from Minnesota and that is flour made from hard wheat and better for the eastern market for that reason than flour from Utah wheat The outlet in that direction may ma be looked upon as closed for the present at least and this may have had much to do with the determination tion to cut the price of flour here |