Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

I enough Of those products for its own
demands Is largely accounted for by
the TACT that we are engaged 10 q very
considerable extent In supplying the
demands Of surrounding States For
instance, Cache, Boxelder and other
northern counties very seldom ship
their poultry products 20 Salt Lake
city II IS estimated that not less than
nine-tenths Of the poultry and eggs
put on the market on those counties 20
TO Idaho, Montana and other States OF
the northwest Salt Lake Is obliged
TO rely upon the counties between Og-
den and Nephi so far as the home
product Is concerned though some OF
the central mining camps draw heavily
from those sections. South OF Nephi
the product goes principally 10 Colora-
40 eastern Nevada and southern Utah
mining camps. a conservative esti-
mate OF this years importation Of eggs
places II AT $1,000 cases thirty dozen TO
each case, while 1000 barrels Of dressed
poultry has also found a market here
from outside points. The present year
Is said to have been a very good one
In the poultry line-probably the best
In the history Of the State, particularly
with reference 10 the turkey trade, a
tact that made the national bird cheap
er on Thanksgiving this year than for
many years past. For two months or
more poultry has sold as low as 10
cents per pound making II really
cheaper than beef.
IL Is not generally known, though II
Is an absolute fact, that the American
hen is the most profitable bird In the
country and that her annual product.
according TO the Egg Reporter. exceeds
mat Of any other industry, by a sum
that Is most appalling. The claim is
that the Industry output In the United |
states last year was $500 00OO 900. thus
outrankng mineral, wheat. live stock 1
ana many other products combined.
Inc manifold uses % which eggs are /
put IS most interesting. For instance /
II Is estimated that the calico print |
concerns use over 100000 dozen eggs /
annually while the coffee roasters The l
photographs trades, the cracker and |
biscuit combines, and the chemical /
trades consume twice as many. In |
iact the grocer Is today compelled TO
compete IN the general market against
buyers from dozen manufacturing in
lerests' The leather and leather prod
uet trades are also extensive users
OF eggs Tor tanning and refining pur-
poses, as are also the several natent
1000 concerns. Wine and Ilquor iob.
beers find the egg Indispensable and
IN iacL when an the other interests
nave been supplied, the grocer is in.
Ieed fortunate If be gets what he needs
me New York Biscuit company buys
iVIV dozen eggs a week, or 10000 dozen
q month, While the innumerable smaller |
ana independent concerns buy as much |
nore-all I'm the New York market
outside OF New York these and similar
are also heavy buyers. Owe
manufacturers are also extensive buv-
Frs OF eggs as are the confectIoners
ma bakers. The commercial users M
he egg are numerous and In a dozen
ladies II is found absolutely indispen.
Locally conditions point TO the growth
" the Industry I'm Utah. Numerous
Conditions indicate that this will be- tba
ase. One reason for this Is the agita.
ION of the subject by the Utah Ponltrv
association, and individual members
hefeoI who have been giving int est
ns poultry shows annually In this citv
OF years. with the result that better
.uultry ls being raised and the business
'radually being placed on a more
rohtoble basis. The cold storage svs-
EN- as applied 20 egg preservation else
'here, has also been brought into
ogue here the present year While no,
Meeting with the marked success AZ
rst ANTICIPATED experience has demon. I
lrated mat II can be carried on profit- :
DIV For four months IN the wear o
tan market IS fairly flooded with The ;
ONE product Through extensive use 2
I the cold storage system Il is belIeve5 |
hat enough Utah eggs can be pre- $
arVed 10 supply 40 least six months a
lore Of demand az home. q