Show PRICE OF SUGAR SOARING Housewives Organize to Boycott Saca Sacs rine Product The price of sugar has advanced advanced tremendously during the past few weeks and In Duchesne It Is retailing retailing retailing retail retail- ing for tor per cwt Shortage of the sugar crop in Cuba this season and practically a total elimination of the European crop Is said by the sugar manufacturers and dealers to have created an extensive world shrinkage of sugar for 1916 The shortage hortage coup coupled ed with the excessive sea Iea transportation rates from Cuba is given as the cause for tho the meteoric rise of sugar prices during the past few fa weeks To the activity of English English English Eng Eng- lish brokers is attributed the additional additional additional addi addi- advance yesterday It Is re reported reported reported re- re ported that buyers from from Great Britain Britain Britain Bri Bri- tain yesterday purchased tons tOllS of Cuban sugar The Tho steady and rapid advance of sugar prices has caused consternation consternation tion among the housewives of the country and in man many cities clUes throughout through through- out the country countr boycott a against the product has been declared by the housewives leagues A similar movement movement movement move move- ment has been started by the Housewives Housewives Housewives' Housewives Housewives' House House- wives' wives league of Salt Lake and a R meeting of the organization will be beheld beheld beheld held at the Y W. W C. C A. A rooms at next Wednesday afternoon to toI vote on the question I In case the boyc boycott tt is voted upon favorably the members of the league will at once institute a campaign I against the use of sugar in the homes I until such a time as the price is deemed once more within reason It ItIs Itis Itis is planned in case cose the boycott is declared declared declared de de- to ask other women's organizations organizations organ organ- in the city for their support In the movement movement- Similar boycotts have been in instituted against other by the women of ot various eastern eastern east east- ern cities clUes and have proved a powerful weapon against high prices Mrs 1 C C. C W. W president of ot the Housewives league of or Salt Lake Lako declined last evening to forecast what a action will bo be taken at the meeting next next- Wednesday She said however that if JC the vote favored the inauguration Inauguration Inauguration ration of ot the boycott sugar would practically disappear from the family family ly h grocery bill In so far as the mem- mem bars bors of the Housewives league is concerned con con- corned and that the movement would be bo carried to the City Federation of ot Women's Clubs Clubs' |