Show DIAMONDS TO FARMERS WIVES record breaking crops in west shown in depletion of new york stocks of gems new york the prosperity of the western farmer has depleted the stocks of diamonds in maiden lane and the importing houses there have hurried their buyers across the ocean to purchase new supplies dealers say that the lethargy which began in the jewelry trade two years ago has been followed of late by great an increase in business that the trade Is taken by surprise and that even the largest dealers are finding it difficult to fill orders for the higher grades of perfect stones although 5 worth of gems were imported into this country last month five times greater than the same month last year the dealers have been unable to fill or ders ahey say that the orders from the middle west and the northwest are the most urgent and as those re alons glons are reporting record breaking crops the importers are of the ion that the jewels or at least many of them are going to the farmers rives |