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Show Price of Beets Raised. At the meowing of the directors of tho Utah Sugar Co. held at Salt Lako on Oct. 29 a dividend of. 5 per cent was declared, de-clared, Manager Cutler fata in hie report aad the qveqiieu of te.,prioe-to : . 1 I be paid for beots next year was considered. The tariff bill has given protection to tl.e sugar industry and th0 price q sugar has advnnced. This protection Mill be in force for Borne years to come and the price will likely be kept upatrleaat until home i:oii: petition in the United States shall bring it down and this can not occur f'orsevcral years, in consideration of these facta it was thought to be an equitable proposition to raise tho price of beets, so for nex, scneon's crop the fnctory management jvjloontrcou ip-niay'lSO" fdr beets uelivvrd at the factory. This, is the highest regular price as-yeV offered by any factory for ni'xt season's crop. This will be great pneouragemput to farmers who have not felt wsll over the result of this year's work. Some of them have worked hard and pit, in much time on their beets and they have reaped but a very poor reward. The increased price will he a great sf'mtilus and the required acreage will be easily eucured. Furmers will go into the business with increased energy and fond hopes that the season will be more faorablo for a bountioua beet crop. |