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Show oo , FORTY CENTS IS ! BEING PAID j FOR PEACHES j Manager E. S. Hall, of the Ogden i" Fruit Growers' association, states that ji the prospects for the marketing of j tho fruit of the association at fair prices are growing brighter every day. , I He has an ample supply of boxes ; I and paper wrappers on hand for tho ; I packing of the fruit. I The peach crop will be ready to . ; I pick by September 5 and the work j of packing and shipping will 'begin at S that time in earnest. It will be a p bumper crop and tho orchardistB will jt havo to huBtle, If they take care ot ; , n It. Shipments before tho date men- io tloned will bo of littlo importanco ff compared to the great loads that will 'j be sent out dally after the real work r. of crop gathering begins. j'l As proof that pricea are somewhat I U on the improvo, Mr. Hall cites the g fact that today he was able to make B the price of 40 cents a case on $ peaches and that he succeeded In ) closing a deal for five carloads, all f from one orchard. Tomorrow he will ship a carload of ; potatoes to St. Anthony, Idaho, and , jjj he expects to make other tomato : ahipmonts before the canning factor- 1 les begin to handle tie big end of " tho crop. ! |