| Show THE POTATO MARKET marker IF the eastern potato market is in the condition represented there is an excellent opportunity for utah to get getlid rid at a remunerative profit of all her surp surplus ins of that product in some parts of the country there Is is almost a tuber famine there has not been such a scarcity since the crop failure of 1881 in newyork new york michigan and southern wisconsin the yield last year was exceedingly meagre while in illinois iowa and ohio it was greatly below the average since the first of the present year chicago has been receiving importations from europe notably from germany holland scotland and denmark one shipment from rotterdam amounting to bushels st louis and kansas city have been receiving supplies from colorado and to some extent from this territory but these sources of supply having having been inactive of late the cities named jamea have been applying to chicago which being compelled to ship from abroad is unable to meet the demand from outside quarters the queen city needs au all she can get gat for her own consumption as she swallows from to bushels of spuds daily tile the utah crop of last year was nut not up to the average but in this unexcelled potato prod producing unclog region an ordinary crop would be considered an immense one elsewhere the face that the market has been so far as this territory is s concerned of late in a state of temporary inactivity does not argue that there is no surplus tor for exportation the pits iu in consequence of nf the late severe frost have been locked up but can now glow be opened wita safety the scarcity east of us renders a ready market aff affording paying prices to exporters a certa certainty luty and ana will cause the product to rise in price to home consumers already california ornia is awakening to the opportunity tor for disposing of the golden state tuber as to is evinced by articles on the subject in the san francisco chronicle the subject of pe securing curing tor for the purpose in view Sul suitable table freight rates from the ail roads Is being agitated A ft would be an aa anomaly it if california could compete with utah in this line in the eastern inar kats in addition to beius so much ne aier the point of disposal utah la Is a better potato prod producing country than Is if that state indeed in that respect this territory is not exec excelled lied un on the KI globe oba an 0 effort should be wade made to dis poseA at the best rates obtainable in the xa arketa where the product Is id to in d demand 4 surplus potatoes while there are strong objections on the part of producers against middle men those who belong to that class can often do better for those who raise the products ban the lit lat ter can do for themselves trade that is carried on 19 10 a desultory way frequently demoralizes the market not only in tho the matter of reducing prices but also to in spoiling the or of the source of supply by sending shipments in ia bad condition the only way to dispense with middle men in conducting trade with outside markets Is by the operation cooperation co of producers d acers by a system which will enable them to deal with purchasers at a distance iti rough their own agents would it not be advisable tor for those interested intha in and kindred branches hea of trade to see what the railroads are willing to do in the matter of favora able rates and shipping facIl facilities AtIes |
