Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
Marked Advance In
Prices Of Fcod
Stuffs and
Commod-
tiles.

THE advance in cost of living has
affected this section OF tho
country rs we'll as elsewhere,
and the prospects of n decline
in that cost are very grateful The
climax seems to have been reached
about the time Patten made his great
wheat corner in May. 1909. the regular
laws of supply and demand being
thrown into confusion by the tuctuat-
ing antics OF the wheat market. 1t
is estimated that the general provision
qucnce of the grain deals. Shortly
aftcrward. prices declined rs the wheat
excitement died away, but advanced
again in the spring OF 1909 Commits
sion men estimate that current quota
tons arc not over 20 per cent higher
than they were five years ago.
A good ILLUSTRATION of rapid advance
in values is the seed trade. Alfalfa
seed few years ago was selling at
10 cents. 1t now commands II cents in
car lots. Kentucky blue grass seed
last year sold at II cents; it now com
mands is cents
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Dairy products have risen. largely to
manipulated markets. the plan being in
many cases to curtail production with
a view to advance of prices. EGGS
seem to be getting scarccr and scarcer,
line at so cents per dozen. But this
altitude was not long maintained.
In November, 1905. tho following
quotations for general produce were
reported: Timothy hay, per cwt, 10 and
so cents; per ton. s14. Alfalfa hay, per
cwt., 90 and 80 cents; per ton, $40.
Wheat per cwt., SLIGO Oats per owt.,
s1.65.
Utah ITlours-Family. 80 retail; whole
sale. sl.7O; straigl,tgrade, $3.50: whole
sale, sl.9o; high patent, $40 retail;
wholesale, $40.
Dressed beef, per pound, 12lS and rs
cents; dressed pork. per pound, Is and
l71a cents; dressed veal. per pound 12La
and 20 cents: dressed hens. per pound,
10 cents; dressed turkeys, per pound, IS
cents
Butter per pound, 50 and 40 cents
eggs, per dozen, 80 and 80 cents: apples.
per peck 80 and SO cents: sweet pota-
toes, pounds. % cents; tomatoes, Is
cents; Utah tomatoes, per bushel, IS
cents.
IN November, 1905, the following prices
obtained: Timothy hay, per cwt,. So
cents: per ton (baletD, SIS. Alfalfa, per
cwt. 20 cents: per ton. Sl2, Wheat, per
cwt., SITE; oats, the same.
Family hour, s22O retail; wholesale,
So; straightgrade, S2.40 retail; whole
sale, 500, High patent. S2.G0 retail.
wholesale, $2.4o Dressed beef. and
Is cents; dressed veal, l2la and 20 cents:
dressed turkeys. 30 cents; butter 80
cents; ranch. % cents, Eggs, As and
so cents; Utah potatoes, pcr peck, 20
cents: tomatoes. 10 cents.
Railroad freight rates have constant
y tended upward, and would be much
higher now than they are but for the
interstate commerce commission Pas
scnrcr rates. however have not OK
pericnced n corresponding advance. ana
the day when the fare from Denver
to LeadVille, for instance. was SIS, tho
10 cents per mile rate on mountain
roads, will never return,
The more marked fluctuations and
variations In the markets within the
last five years appear to have been con-
fined mostly TO articles Of food
ADVANCES; IN DRY GOODS.
In dry goods there have been ad
vanceS. in cottons as high as u per
cent, this being based on the production
a.
tons of the mnrket But in general.
price levels will average a rise OF from
10 TO u per cent. However, il is noted
that this docs not materially affect the
retail market, whore prices have adj
vanccd only aporadlcally. and In spurts.
the burden thus falling mostly on tho
retailer who Is forced to spread and
increase his business in order to make
IN for being Obliged to pay the whole
sller and jobbcr higher prices. A rea-
turc as stated by prominent man
ager, Is the insistence of women pur-
chasers on paving no moro. for hose
for instance, than they did several
years ago. In tho time Of lower food
prices and no more than tho same
goods cost in the east, although to the
iobbinG price has been added tho
fre.ghts. Flour bags that formerly cost
3 cents, now cost 5A cents. The adj
vance in cotton goods over the country
mas lpccl SUCH aS " cuTtuH tnc sale or
the American article IN European coun-
tries, which have turned toward India.
Egypt and southern Siberia. In fact,
this has become 50 marked as to ma
terially result in n reduction on this
side of tho water. for exports have
largely ceased.
Clothing men report prices with them
az having been higher In 1907 and
1908 because of the demand for cloth
ing mad from worstcd yarns, and this
grade OF yarns costs moro than others.
Prices have como down a little since
then; and as compared with tho status
or five years since, dealers say there
has been no appreciable change. The
same is reported with regard to mems |
furnishing goods. :