Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-28

hucu COMMODITY WIZ
be simple or special ho1f OF tue pro-
duct thereof and there are times when
from one c,u.s OF smother demand Il
Rctiveor the revere. Wehave seen 'imes
when common hbIr was more remun'
er.tIve than ssiIls5, though the lormer
lie most generally is excess; and Il IL
everywhere err,tisuced that Sounu'
ant or excessive supply brings down
the prices ni that supply. 30 wheat j.
low In either the prospect or realization
Of a good harvest. Wool is generally
lowest aftersheaflHg-when everybody
wants to seI. Butter goes down 10
price with early gpsfi and potatoes
can be or have been cold Tor
song when harvesting was
on sud every producer whnteu
a market. when markets are
thus depressed, the SELLER feeling that
terms offered are uuremuuefa1ive,h apt
to look further Tor that relief which he
feels IL bis homes, due, and he Il par
tiaularly allursi u a better offer
comes, or " hc hsar that prospects are
brighter Outside the local demand
While the Utah marke, is s,raitened
IL IL quite IlnusIblo TO think that
shipping IL more likely t5br Of benefit
thAn otherwise, and while the iu'
i!v,dr-l producer may not feel that
his little viii bo ielt in an outside mar
ket, aud may DO indisposei 20 take
any risk as consequences, dealers OF
storokeepeu who exchange goods Tor
produce are more likely 20 waut Oh
opening for tueif larger accumulation,
whatever that may be. Asaconse'
quence, this class, here al least are
more often tempted, and aro
more liable 70 ~ than u
the actual producer II Is
little different further east, ior there
every farmer IL liable 20 send
on his own account, a few cases Of
eggs, few pounds Of butter, his suf
plus vegetables, potatoes, fruit fresh oil
dried, poultry or other products Il
some broker, commission house oil
ostensiblo buyer While farmers ~ :
class may boshfewd onough IN per
sonal deal, the highly colored AM
skillully woficd circular gather
quite a percentage u them all The
time. Utah shippers have had con
siderable sKpur ence In this line, bu
the victims, asa rule, have cared litl'
Tor an exposure which reflected In par
upon themselves, and then redress VA
almost impossible because Of the die
lance ana llilicll,y In the way II !
became a matter OF law. But many
carload OF potatoes, many lot Of drle'
fruit, not little wool, has gone from
here, for which nothing was eve
received. Ffelgh,s. storage, commli
sion and charges have eaten ul
both shipment aud prospective pro tit'
Home shippers were Glow TO btliev
that trlckofy was 10 perfect, that firm
were bogus, that circulars were wrilIs
n deceive, and that sections OF Chi
cage, like South Water street, wef
largely ga den Of thieves" aud Will
there arc la thst locality reliable au
responsible tirms,it Is urged upon tibet
ty tho Gr0osrS' Criterion Of that cit
that "they ought to take slron
measures at once, 10 expose the Oh
honest and disreputablo swindleu
who are making the name u that sire
byword aud reproAoh In all parts
, the West"
, IL Ia evident from the number
{ letters published, that tho iraudulei
{ business Is rcmunerative, and II
. equally evident that victims arc mo
4 disposed to bear the fret loss, than
o rsagrtto litigation, particularly whe
a "lhero Is irrespouslbllity, anu a jud
8 ment 10 obtained would DO unco
i !eotable" at best. Some Of tho
d so.called arms, TOO, ovade Il
z law "by buying shipments on
a right, guaranteeing the oustor
n or "a certain prieei' thoy thus "avo
z responsibility as agents or commissi,
10 men, AMI can only be proceed
70 against a. upon an ordinary account
10 The Criterion claims that It's read,
It would have saved much money, a
10 "have avoided this veKntion aud hum
,s iation OF being bIncoed by bogus col
81 mission mon" n thuir advice had be
In taken.
nj IL has been remarked that potat,
we're never as low In this city at u
Of season VI tle year. There seems TO
III plethora at present. OF course
e. supply is maIuly OF a class which ~
10 ably would not answer Tor shipmo
N but the price has dis,ouraglng iut
0t ence on tho farmer who may bu
I'd counted ol quite crop. For the b'
lr ehl OF such We quote from the sal
le paper Of alter date;
1t An exchange says n the price Of p0
II. toes Keeps on advancing quo od bt
. aud $50 Usr barrel ON uecuuu. OF
40 slrik, tH.s ordinary article OF food "
u soon boo r|ls,od ~ "A luxury and tal
ID. with IU.s aud champagne ui hn enc
=, exclusively fashionable dinners.
rt rns d. likely only temporary,
d. genera f,Iuug viii be some wcckn )
c, aud On the interval there Will
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