The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-10
Farmers Suddenly Juna
Price From 10 to l9is
Cents a Cup. /
COMMISSION FIRM Is Il
BLAMED FOR Adv
Member of Firm Makes h
ment of Connection WI,
Affair.

Strawberries jumped in prics q
morning to the retail trade ~.
cents a cup to 12la cents a cpu h
ers were confronted with asl
among the growers when they v.'
the market place early Friday ma,
to purchase the days supply.
farmers demanded $l25 a crat.
would take no less, holding out.
said, that they had been told Il
that price from the trade and |.
they could not dispose Of to tSs !.
would be taken off their baaA
'SLlal5 crate. As result 80
raised the price to the consumer d
ever, the price may be down ac,;,
day notwithstanding that hin.
combine have been made in n,
tion with the sudden rise in pri,s
Dealers on West First Scutb (,
were indignant over the demand
could not help themselves and ~,
ingly found slower market ,l1
Mt the increased retail price, b.
last few days berries have besu n
at retail at 10 cents a Gun with
cations that the price would n
s 13 cents in few days at tls'
side. At Ogden the price for Iva
To the consumers has been az tle
of three cups for % cents. Ina
made among market men ON We!Y
South street brought out intius,
that a contract had been secnrsd ,
all the growers by Hancock Bros
duce company and that this eo-,
stood ready TO take the left oyr'
ply at the price named. 4
Member Of Firm Talkr.
A member of the firm Of Hs,
Bros. was asked as TO the ALLEGED,
tract. He said: "PossibIv | ar
plain the rumor Of contrad
farmers for their full crop BY b
of the condition of the trade
Thursday, On Thursday our 6rr'
visited by a produce man from P,
who asked us to buy and load fcr
car of berries, which means 800 4
and more. We advised him thst
market here would hardly warralt
attempt to fill the order and he va
vised further to 90 TO Provo 4
the berries come on a bit earlirr-
returned saying he had asked ths
liam Roylance company to load
car. but found it would he lmpoyil
'In order TO hold our trade a
do our best to fill his order, We.
municated with a farmer named
er and asked if it would be %,
to gather car for delivery 10 ~
day morning. He said he would tr
if possible round up the car.
the farmers assembled Friday mo1
we found they had all told aboaI
crates-about half car. We wiftl
customer to the effect that it va
possible at this time TO fill his
The ear which had been placed q
siding was removed, However, y
take about 300 crates from The I
+, ers. We first told them TO hll u
dcrs they had with the mercbnnis
have been buying from them. f:I
800 crates we paid sl.l5 crate. u
retailers were asked TO pay moIe
they had been paying il was q
the farmers took advantage OF "
fort to fill the order for a ear. ":
mediately shipped large part ?
purchase to a commission merchiz
Pocatello.
Market Is Uncertain
"Thc vegetable market is uns''
from day to day, ] am sure s
desiring can have this proved py
ing the market at Second WI
morning. The same is true Of iAe =
market.
owe have no contract with ny
er for a single crate Of this year :
of Strawberries. We do have
tract with a cherry orchardist p =
ington to handle his crop of eden'7
that is the only contract we basS
statement that we have boueoii, Y
strawberry crop and are controas'
market is absurd and wlthoul aa'
blance of fact, / believe tns "
| related relative to the ofuti
car at this season of the yeaI 7
direct cause for the difference ID
Friday over the day precedloF
"We pay out for freight seven! I
sands of dollars each week IoL u.
shipped into the state to supply
mands the farmers are unapie
here at home