Show statistics reveal a slight price gain 0 in 0 grain and dairying average prices paid to utah farmers during december 1939 1989 were slightly lower than during the preceding month of november according to statistics released by dr W P thomas head of the department of agricultural economics of the utah state agricultural college compared with november the fpx of utah farm prices for de 1 comber cember was off two points while the index for the nation as a whole was off one point it is indicated in the report gains were noted in the prices of wheat oats barley and apples while the prices of butterfat beef cattle dairy cows horses potatoes and hay were substantially the same as during november declines were shown in prices of eggs chickens veal hogs and alfalfa seed although U S agricultural price e averages for december 1 1939 were the same as for de 1 cern cember ber 1938 the utah farm price i index was four points higher r utah farm prices for december er 1939 are more than sixty five perk per cent higher than in january 1933 U S farm prices have risen al most ninety per cent during this same period compared with january 1929 however the utah farm price index at present is 47 points lower while the U S farm price index for the same dates is off 37 points as shown in the agricultural ri economics report prices paid by farmers for commodities modi ties have remained steady during the past month despite the small decline in prices received thus the disparity between agricultural and industrial goods has inar increased eased slightly the report indicates di cates |