Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-08-29 | Page 6 | Potatoes on Toboggan

POTATOES ON TOBOGGAN Retail Price for Tubers Down to 50 Cents Because Because Because Be Be- cause of Drought brought Potatoes have havo dropped dropp to 60 50 cents a abu bu bushel hel the lowest 10 point reached 5 In several sev sc- eral years eara Last year ar the cheapest potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes at retail sold Hold at t CO f 1 cents nt A week ago aco tubers ere ivero bringing 75 5 cents a bushel bushel One of tho the leading dealers when asked tho the cause causo o of the sudden drop dop explained that It was caused b by the dry weather Without moisture the potatoes tend to dr dry up In the ground and amI tire the on only re recourse recourse re- re course I to dc dig ril them up and haul I them to m market Tho Tha early variety varlet cannot be he held in sacks long an at the they would woul soon coon begin to sprout It I Is thou thought that the price will wi re remain remain remain re- re main down until tho the fall potatoes reach market unless tho the slight rainfall of the tire last two days dats has wot tho the ground RUm Buffi- to relieve rele c the situation Largo Large quantities still come core In from tho the country countr every ever morning