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Show Farmers Suddenly Junipj Price From 10 to 12 jijB Cents a Cup. fl COMMISSION FIRM IS BLAMED FOR ADM Member of Firm Makes jjfl ment of Connection WiB Strawborrics .jumpofl in price morning to the retail trade fr9 cents a cup to 12 1 cents n cup. ers were confronted with a setfl among the growers whoa they 9 tho market place early Friday to purchase the day's .suppty?B farmers demanded $1.25 a envtifl would tnkc no less, holding oufl said, that they had been toMl that price from the trado ar.d they could uot dispose of to tbt'-'fl would be taken off thuir haDlfl 1.1011: a crate. As a result rS raised the price to the consumenM ever, the price may be- down aafl day notwithstanding that hinuS combine have been made in jyfl tion with the sudden rise in pnjM Dealers on West First SonthH were indignant over the demnnfl could not help themselves and t ingly found a slower market ifl at the increased retail price. Fi9 last few days berries havo heenlX at retail at 10 cctUs a cup m't'lM cations that the price would dtil Sl-3 cents in a few days at tlfl side. At Ogdcn the price for tpgfl to the consumers has been at tlfl of three cups for 25 cents. Is9 made among market men on ffnB South street brought, out intbfl that a contract, had been sccnr9 all the growers by Hancock Brc9 duce company and that this coS stood ready 1o take the left dv'cfl ply at the price named. 9 Member of Firm Talks.M A member of the firm of H Bros, wns asked as to the alleges tract. He said: ' ' Possibly I jj plain the rumor of a co'ntnelH farmers for their full prop by!H of the condition of the tradfl Thursday On Thursday our fir visited by a produce man froth' who asked us to bin' and load i a car of berries, which means 0ft and more. We advised him tt market here would hardly warro attempt to fill the order and he vised further lo go lo Provo tho berries come on a hit earliji returned saying he had asked tii liatn Roylance company to 1m car. but found it would be irapoa "In order to'hold nur trade 1 do our best to fill his order, w municated with a farmer nacifl; er aud asked if it would be 4 to gather a car for delivery to a day morning. "He said he wonld.fi if "possible round up the car. the farmers assembled Friday i we found they had all iold ah crates about a half car. Wewir customer to the effect that it ir possible 'at this time to fill MsS The ear which had been placed siding was removed. Uow&ver,i take about ,100 crates from the' ers. We first told them to Wit; ders they had vith the lUCTcbuJ 1ave been buying front them. ? 300 crates wc'paid $1.15 a crate. retailers were asked to pay mojj they had been pn.v'nil was.'l the farmers took advantage oi l fort to fill the order for a car. 3 mediately shipped ajarec psrtM purchase to a commission men Pocatello. . 1 Market Is "Uncertain, j "The vegetablo market is n? from day to day. T ant suio desiring can have this provedbj ing tho market 3t Second W morning. The same is true of tw market. 3 "We have no contract wUn9 er for a single crate of this vcir of strawberries. We do have.; tract with a cherry orchardist $ inglon to handle his crop orchen that is the only contract we bavJ statement that wo have bougli strawberry crop and are control! market is absurd and without W bianco of fact, I believe they I related relative to. the oW: car at this seasoit of the ytsjl direct, cause for the difference 15 Friday over the day preccdm "Wo pay out for freight seven sands or dollars each week forj shipped into tho state to supply mauds the farmers are unable 1 here at home.0 Jj |