Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-04-23 | Page 2 | Halibut and Salmon Show Sudden Decline

I HALIBUT AND SALMON I IS S SHOW OW SUDDEN DECLINE j Although halibut dropped without wl warning today to 24 cents and salmon I to 25 cents fish dealers were unable to to account for the sudden slump It ItIs Itis It ItIs Is believed however that the decline Is a forerunner of ot a g general lowering in price of all sea foods In for the reduction local mongers assert that it is time for tor the annual salm salmon n run an and that may have affected the market while others claim that the Improved fishing conditions on the California coast might have had something something something some some- thing to do with it The salmon crops dealers say is unusually unusually un un- un- un usually large and there will be an abundance for packing even after atter the governments government's needs have been fully tully satisfied Large quantities of ot salmon have been requisitioned by the government government government govern govern- ment for tor drying smoking and canning for the army When the government declared an embargo against marketing salmon the price soared to 32 cents Today's price Is the lowest reached Ina in ina ina a year Although there was no embargo on halibut Its price went up with that of ot salmon Eggs also took a a. tumble The average aver- aver ago age price recently has been 40 cents have been sold I a dozen although they as low as 35 cents With a promise of ot ofa ofa ota I a further decline they sold at IS 8 cents today toda 1