Show figh Pr ce of S Sp d ds ih Salt V L ke Re Market Market Charged l lF to F Farmers arme s. s K HELD IN I N H BiN FOR f R RI RISE Min in Combination With age in Production ild Responsible for forr ncy fley r Market Figures Ir RT production and arid hoard- hoard of f stocks by farmers are risible i le for the present high of potatoes 8 potatoes 8 cents per pert perI t I the highest price the seen since the days of the liners erB This is the opinion of i specialist to a man manly manthe ly at the word hoarding They the word holding But Butr r they call can It holding or ig ing 1 the fact remains that part lie responsibility for the high price may be laid to the door of aler and the farmer production this year Is con- con 11 less than that of 1918 and Jd Miner M. M Tustin Justin field for Utah for Utah and Nevada of the bu- bu Jf rop estimates of the United d department of agriculture The tion for 1919 was as compared to S sign las 3 n 9 1918 and bushels in CAUSE CAUSE s t a certain extent has caused to jump At that however theof the of stocks by farmers and dearL deal deal- contributory L cause cause The farm- farm d l dealers are in such financial n n thIs year that they can afford i I fr for prices Blocks stocks on hand In the eleven Western rester states slates including Utah Ulah I Washington Oregon Califor- Califor evada New Mexico Arizona a Wyoming a and d Colorado on 1 were less by more than 00 bushels than In 1918 less bythan by byth th than han n 1 bushels than in inThe I The ime stock held January 1 in the thear Far ar Western states was 21 per cent of which growers and per cent lers iTS ITS TS DEALERS lit ah dealers havo have been found ng stocks of potatoes nor has in lit potatoes on the part parth lilt h dealers been discovered ac- ac 9 James W. W Funk Fun federal fair commissioner The matter hasi has i r investigation but the powIe pow- pow Rhe lie Ie federal fair price commis- commis e aj-e ae limited to the dealers j the thed food d control act act under which ra rae rates es expressly exempting the therom rom its provisions Mr Funk I f t s In sight how however ver Mr Funk s 's sj With the opening of the thein then I in n the spring farmers who have i stocks of potatoes in re- re all will open their bins r sv large quantities on the marr mar- mar r s inevitably will bring about 91 in the price |