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Show SHORTAGE IN FRUIT JARS Housewives in Gunnison and Centerfield, Cen-terfield, and other settlements throughout the valley are facing a problem that will result in the family larder being short during the coming winter if relief is not soon forthcoming. forthcom-ing. The shortage, is in fruit jars and other receptacles for putting away fruits and the condition has been preaviling for more than ten days. Merchants who placed orders early for laige quantities from the wholesale centers have failed to gel. the supply in and shortly after the big canning season started the supply was exhauseted. So eager are the housewives for the jars that private homes have been sought and extra jars have found a ready sale. The leading dealers in the city are perplexed per-plexed at the delay in getting the supply in and it is reported that Salt Lake Cit y is also having a shortage the demand being far greater than I the supply. 1 |