Show HI A COSTLY OBJECT LESSON Hf An unfortunate situation has devel- oped as a result of the exhorbitantlv HI high prices charged by growers of small m fruits for canning last vear. The canners H ' paid the price and put up the pack but Hi ' the public refused to buy with the result H : that a large part of the pack has been m held over on which the canners are tak- m ing a heavy loss and there is practically m ' no market for much of the small fruit as H the canners cannot lake it. Strawberries H in the northwest are selling at the lowest H j)rice in years and will go to waste. m Organizations to hold up the price have M been ussless as there are no buyers. The m situation is deplorable but is the result of t forcing artificial prices which put goods l off the market. |