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Show I BRIGHAM. Oct. 2 Between 700 and TG0 carloads of peaches will represent rep-resent the season's Shipment from the Brtgham City district, u. . .jrdlni,- tj the estimates of tho shippers. Of this amount about 75 carloads were moved mov-ed by truck to Utah, Idaho and Wyoming Wyo-ming towns, between 60 and 60 cars In less than carload lots bv express and despite the heavy market between 2o and 2 5 per cent of lh.- c rop will be lost. The canneries have taken large quantities of the fruit when too ripe for market, but due to the CXCeptlon-all CXCeptlon-all heavy yield, and the limited time In which to handle the crop, the total waste will be very high. The average gross price received by the growers is about 65 cents a bushel and the uv-erage uv-erage net yield about 30 to 35 cents a bushel. ! Preparations have been practically coinpletted for handling the apple iciop. which gives promise of a pood yield Local shippers estimate that .250 to 300 cars of apples will be shipped ship-ped this fall from BUrJgham ty and the Bear river districts. The prices probably will run about SIS a bulk ton Oanos; $30 for Jonathani and similar I varieties; $35 for Winter Bananas and abOUt $50 for Delicious. A considerable consider-able part of the apple c. rop u!l be held for local consumption, j The potato yield Is exceptionally heavy this year, and many cars already al-ready have been moved The price has ranged around 50 cents a hundred, but the emergency freight ruto expired yesterday, and the market just now is unsettled. The sugar beet harve-.t will start this week. The beets ire above the acrat;u In quality, but there is onl about a two-thirds crop as compared with previous yeurs. The Brlgham j City and Garland factories are In readiness rea-diness for thu PAmiwIn unci nr pected to be In operation between October Oc-tober 10 and 16. The run? this season sea-son will be shorter than usual, because be-cause of the reduced beet acreage. |