The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-03
Further Movements Of the PeoPie--Henfs
Provisions, Flour, &C.

Further Movements Of the FeoPie--Nenss,
Provisions, Flour, &c.
In every section ofthe country the mass OF the peo-
pe are beginning to break the letters which have hh-
erte bound them TO the earth. In addition to the pro-
ceedngs of Portland, Maine which we gave yester-
day, we annex this morning the sentiments OF great
psblic meeting, held cotemporaneously without the
slightest knowledge of the other al Bellefonte,
town in Ceatre county, in the interior of Pennsy vania
This is truly remarkable and portenous coinc-
dence shelving the radical disorders which now weigh
down the great masses of the people and the spona
neous, unconcerted efforts making provide or devise
remedy for the future
Throughout The country, the prices of provisions
are equally high and exorbtant as they are in this
city Yet here we have grievances that others know
not Of AT this time begins the last quarter of the
year when dwelling houses taken by tenants. In
addition TO the high price of flour, we have in New
York, high rents, high beet, high mutton high ne-
rest high living high life and we may add, highway
men in every rank of life. By means of the specua-
ons real estate for several years past landlords
have been gradually increasing their rents till last
year they had reached 100 per cent over what they
were in 1882. We had supposed then that the ultima
Thule had been reachcd--the last turn of the screw
put down. No such thing. Spectators in houses
cent, and in some instances SO per cent upon the
rents of last year We have been told Of several
houses that have been advanced so per cent, of
these in Beekman street, another in Gold street.
About 20 per cent perpendicular advance is the ave-
rage.
In addition 10 the rents provisions are also higher
than ever Mutton sells for l6l cents per pound
beef the same and every thing in proportion. The
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are innocent-but the drovers and Spectators in
cattle take to fix the price, and to pocket the
profits. To their speculatons in cattle are to be attr
buted all the high prices in provisions.
Again in flour we find the same state Of things ex-
isting Every barrel of this article is held by large
SPECTATORS and they have orders not to sell ill it
reach certain price. The corrupt purchased loath-
some Wall street papers, dare not tell the truth of
these -four Spectators. Day after day they have
been representing -four to be dull of SALE when this
dullness is mere arthce to lu public suspicion
Ill they get their own prices The disters are also
destroying thousands and millions of bushels of rye
and corn, which formerly were used as bread suis.
These are only some of the evils that squeeze the
lfe-blood cut of the productive classes of society
Now what causes and facilitates these speculations
The banks-the very banks that first cause pressure
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viding Ia 10 20 per cent. profits year. The banks
furnish with the Spectator in houscsthe spe-
culator in four-he Spectator in beeves and cattle.
The banks, after stealing away, under the name of
democracy the privileges of the people for season,
then turn round, aid, and support the leeches who
prey on these very people This is the system which
is supported by both partes-by Wings and by Tories
by Aristocrats and by Democrats alike. The bank
IL IL, l,L.
the legislatures, are the same clique of men-sworn
10 secrecy-to aid each other-to prey on the COM
munity-to get nch-and to plsh to the earth all
those who work for living, and will not bend their
necks to their behests.
is it not time 10 have a revolution? Howlong will
The people suffer hunger thirst nakedness, ccld con-
tempt winter, houselessness! Read the following
proceedings, and see how the people throughout the
whole Union are beginning to
lFrom the BeIlefonte Patriot
The HfGH PRIcE OF PRovrsIoNs.-GENERAL
County MEErISG.-A meeting Of the citizens of Gen.
ire cosnty held the Court House in Bellefon,e
the evening of Tuesday, January oath, 1887 to
take into consideration the present high prices of
bread SUITS.
The officers Of the meeting were, Bond Valentine
Esquire President; John Furst and James Alexander,
Vice Presidents; and James I. Hale, Esquire Score
tary
The following proceedings were adopted
The Committee appointed TO draft proceedings for
The consideration OF the meeting, respectfully report
That they have taken into serious consideration the
unusually high prices of grain, its scarcity and the
mode ofprocedure by which the difficulty under which
many labor to procure il, many be obvated. Your
committee deem IL unnecessary to take an extended
view of the which occasion the present search
~ of the fruits Of benign Providence but confne
themselves 10 the consideration of two prominent
causes which are much complained OF as tending TO
enhance the price and produce scarcity, viz: specu-
lation and the distaon of grain into ardent spirits.
That there Is a Specializing spirit abroad, no one
can doub-and It's influences seriously felt by the
mechanic and laborng man. The crop of wheat last
season was small and the article commands an
exorbitant price Owing 10 this, the poorer part of
The community resort to rye and Indian SUBJ
stitute as these grains could be purchased hereto
fore AT half the price OF wheat. Bat IL ~ alarming
truth, that rye and corn are now not only high IN
price but apparently scarce throughout the whole
country; while il is admitted on all sides that last
years crop Of Indian was unusually good
What them occasions the scarcity of grain The
swer evident. Ii is bought up and conveyed to
Atlantic cities by Spectators. who hoard il up, and
with the cry OF scarcity profit by the panic they
themselves occasion.
DIsters are also engaged in producing the present
scarcity Of bread stltis; and by buying ap great
quantities of rye and cern bring about effects highly
injurious TO the INDECENT The poor are unable to pay
the present price demanded for wheat and from ne
cessty they turn to the use Of rye and corn But
this their last hope, Frustrated by the distller He
tenders n price which their circumstances will not
them ia pay fhe forunr