Show prom from february to june of this year there was vaa an improvement in average farm prices in utah of 31 percent during this period the ithe In increase creaso in farm pries was vas about equal to the raise which took place from april to june 1317 1917 when the united states en the war var tile the recent rise however in farm faim pi prices ices was as mainly the result of the united states going off the gold standard and the tion of the dollar whenever there Is general increase in prices raw products or farm commodities are ale usual ly 13 the first to go up and when the decline takes place they are the first to drop r future changes in ili prices of all corn com will be closely associated with tile monetary policy adopted by the united states tills this policy will ill have a a great influence on oil agriculture and the individual farmer and therefore the action which takes place should be watched carefully in ili order to take advantage of the change in the price situation situ allon which may occur the increase Incie aae in prices paid for in farm commodities since feb auary has ranged from 7 percent for hay to percent for wool with the exception of the in increase creaso in the pi price ice of wheat of over 50 percent prices paid for livestock have in creased more than for crops livestock prices have In increased creasea on an av of 39 percent since tile the low point as compared to 18 percent for crops the majority of the individual commodities have increased between 20 and 30 percent or at approximately the same rate as tile the dolar has depre elated dated there was vas a change in the retail index inde price of goods purchased by farmers from in may to in june compared to the utah farm price index in ili may hay of 72 and 77 in june the fact that farm prices increased faster than did retail prices changed the purchasing power of the utah farm dollar from 71 cents in slay may to 75 cents in june however there still remains it a disparity of 25 percent in farm prices and retail eriq es cs |