Show Fifth Shelf Is s Bare I War in Europe Sends American Prices to Dizzy Heights Canners Cant Can't Can Canon I on Account of Flight of Sugar I on Soaring Prices Price Cause The fifth shelf of of the p pantry in the old-fashioned old homes modern homes modern kitchens dont don't have pantries they call them be vacant something else else will will mostly this winter Why The war in Europe of course It was ever the fifth shelf that in inthe inthe inthe the cold of winter bore high bore high away from youthful fingers the fingers the jams and Jellies jellie and peach and watermelon preserves preserves pre pre- serves and pickles and tomatoes tomato s and nd other good things safely canned or Jarred by mother during the fall months I In super-modern super homes this has not I obtained of late to any great extent owing to the grocery store habit of f young modern matrons But this year even those so in inclined inclined in- in dined cant can't can to any great extent Various Various' grocers and markets in all ll U parts of the city report a decrease of their usual business In sugar and to to- matoes and fruit by the case the case the regular regular regular reg reg- ular harbingers of the annual canning times Sales of glass fruit jars or ordinarily ordinarily or- or or I so heavy this time of year are smaller than usual too according to Salt Lake dealers The facts are home canning bottling bottling bot bot- preserving etc are made al- al I most prohibitive by the high cost of sugar fruit truit tomatoes grapes apples apples ap ap- ap- ap ples pies and other products Watermelon rind preserves may still be made for forthe forthe forthe the rinds are lagniappe anyway but the sugar cost makes the f. f o. o b. b shelf a lot more than in previous years Maybe even our grandmothers will have to do 10 without their fun of making making mak mak- ling ing ing- ketchup and tomato and chili sauces Marked Increases in the cost of livIng living living liv liv- ing is is' is shown by reports up to October I 1 received by the United States de department department de- de of agriculture from all parts of the country according to dispatches from Washington Flour is selling higher now than at any time since the civil war potatoes are away up prices being paid producers producers producers pro pro- of meat animals at 24 per cent higher than were paid a year ago butter eggs and cheese are unusually hig highs for this time of year beans and onions mions are from 40 to 50 per cent more the government figures show I In meats countrywide figures show I hogs 25 per cent higher than a a year ago beef beet cattle 7 per cent higher veal calves more than 10 per cent sheep 8 per cent and lambs more than 20 per cent |