Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-11-27 | Page 10 | 1919 Prices of Raisins Excessive beyond Reason

1919 Prices cf Raisins Excessive Beyond Reason WASHINGTON1, Nov. 2C. Chnrlos -j. Donnor. of Fresno. Cal., testified IWore the federal trade commission lodny that th: California Associated Raisin company's com-pany's 1919 prico of 13 cents a package for muscat scedrd rnlpins was excessive, The price, lie said, should not have cx i ceeded 10 5-8 cents, ha.scd nn nil legitimate legit-imate cost factors. Mr. Donnor told tlx commission packing and growing costs had inercasr-d not more than one-quarter of a cent a pound each over 1918 L. P. Bridges, of the executive com-mittei com-mittei of ihc National Wholesale Qrocers' association. aid that the ninety per cent control of the Pacific coast raisin crop hy the Associated P.nlsln company had delayed shipments and increased prices. Prior to the present control of tho Associated Raisin company, Mr Bridges said 17 raisin packing concerns, had competed com-peted in the oastorn market. hlle this ' year his concern had be;n able to tuv "from only six packers " He was not able to get raisins from tho Associated company on any basis, he said, but the "firm and opening pi rlCO contract, under which the price was left undeterrhine'1 until set by the Associated company." 00