Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-16

Tho summer and the fishing season
are uuon un an at once. The tunai
tion. IN the case of tho former FROM
temperate with wintry tendencies @"
d tropical n not torrid temperature
wns accomplished IN % very short umo
md was not altogether welcomed by
the wnitonitca horrobout u H al
source 81 real comfort 60 tho agricui-
turai districts. however and what
grntinea them now must eventually
be gratifying Co nii OF uf The auil
has been thoroughly moistcnrd and Hn
Kent until by ltH stimulating effects
no kinds OF rmla have boon nirli
shooting upward and riluIuE vitality
ate rate rarely ruuniad loo thIH part NJ
tho world " anywhere, The crops NJ nl
kinds were never more PROMISING. ln-
deed never quite f1 much su. and with.
out some wholly unlocked f1r visitn-
ton. this seasons Yield iu ail the things
that ru 90 sustain iifo win hu a more
bountcoua one b. lar than ,hat ~ amy
~ ita prtdoccHtuu.
a gentleman who lives in Hexhurr
Idaho. was here on business few days
ago. and DO reports q similar condi-
ton ~ things. only ON n greatly on-
inrred scale. M biz nolghhurhU0d. lie
stated TINT he raised last yenr ton
thousand bushels Of wheat and *
p,ttcd TO exceed that considerably
this year. perhaps double o. This seems
atupcndous. but is strictly within the
limits ~ probability. Idaho is thc
greatest wheat and potato raising dis
trict IN the world ro fnr au known
this relating not only 10 quantity but
10 quality nH we'll AZ the last Ter
rltoriai fair held In this city Fremont
county. Idaho. dn which RcxhurE Boz
situated took the first prize in nearly
every sample Of wheat, II De- known
that ono season. a few ycnm ugo. che
phenomenal ana previously unheard.of
Yield ~ 40 bushels OF wheat from q
single acre took place at ttoXhurr. ara
the whole crop averaged over sixty
bushels. Utah cannot do % we'll M
that. nor can Idaho In an ~ parts.
but We can ana do raise lhrgc crupa
under reasonably favorable conditions.
and there 10 ready market for Dc ut
good prices IN my part ~ the world.
Some Of uur farmers, % o. stated. have
already sold their crops rec olghiy cents
hushel. getting hlif uf % down. che
rrst on delivery This o. Kind or
dealing "a futures" which o. ilrrDly
rCsoried 20 IN tho stock exchanges. hut
~ not common among tho agricultural
fraternity. 10 Dc not necessarily glmhi-
INK by any means. although tho rick
which each party runs does. 90 SOME
extent ast one against rho other with
the expectation n not tho hope on thi
part of each that he will twin out" on
tho "turn, ANA mo other rlrty to th.
tfanHnctlon thereby necessarily Doc d
ilncr-at least NOT receive nH much l.
be- would have done hut flr thc ven.
turc. la the cases cited, and gauFlnl
the situation hy present appearance
and indications. u looks decidedly Aa q
the farmer had the bcltrr of tho "dcal.'
Wheat has already takrn decided
tumble" In tho Chicago pits. and thus
who bought on q plan similar 90 tina
spoken of-othcrwise known au "shortH
are confronted with a grcat shrIuklF
IN tho price ~ that article. while thrl
must pay the price 90 which thoy tool
up all the visible supply; that a., tx
pcctnF 90 make q "squrcEg" wheToh!
consumers NJ meaning every
body, OF course. except those with
good supply on hand-wnuli have q