Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-09
Advantages Of Nzmrkcf Privilege.

Much has been said with regard to this
enc necessity, and apparently without any
notion thereupon. Knowing this to be the
situation OF things, | feel at liberty to men
ton few of the leading advantages of.
and the disadvantages without, Market !:
lst. We countrymen labor under great
disadvantage by not having an established
depot, or point, to distribute our produce.
2. There never can be any determined
price for any kinds of country produce. I'M
til this matter has undergone some action.
}. There is no article the farmer can
bring to the city, of all he raises, that he
can command the money in exchange, at
anything like the prices given in trade the
reasons for which are attributahleto having
no stated market place. 4. That inhuman
practice or system of trading, which has
been ntruding itself upon us so long, would
cease to exist, had we Market House.
1t is a curse to any community, let it
exist where it may. As it is now. our only
buyers are the merchants, md they having
no prices which they arc Hing II GILL es-
tablished, from one hour to another. and
even then the farmer is obliged to take { n
his produce trade. and that at the OPTIONAL
price OF the merchant, which varies, owing
to person. We can place no dependence,
then, IN your pricc-current. knowing this to
be a correct statemept.
The truth is, there never can be establish
ed prices for produce as long az that sy stem
of trading exists. The only reparation.
then, is to build Market House. This
having been effected, every article OF pro-
duc3 from the country, can he had at first
cost. We mean by tn that it will not have
to undergo series Of trade before the cit
liens get it. They VIII have the cash to
pay for it and that will bring it to cash
value. AS presume all that are not en-
gagged in the mercantile business, are aware
that the merchant does not buy and sell
this produces without liberal percentage
upon purchase price, as it would be the
height OF folly to do so when they have the
control OF the market. We will all admit,
then, that this will be the means of q reduc
tion in the prices Of produce for the reason
its Being sash value. The laborer. then,
will demand money for his work, the far.
mer will receive the same in exchange for
his produce, and the merchant withal will
be sharer in tho spoils. This mode of
procedure will not only be the nj cans of en-
courag'ng the merchant and laborer, but it
will invIgorate the farmer and be the means
Of his ra sing ample supplies of all kinds of
produce for if he is not certain Of getting
SO much for it, he has the satisfaction o
knowing that he can get the highest price
in cash, which is far from being the case as
matters nov, exist. claim, then, that fan
action upon This matter now would add
more to,thc spirit of enterprise than any
thing else, unless it be the Muscatine & Os-
kaloosa Railroad, which seemingly is above
all other prizes. Then, too, i think we
would be able to compete with our neigh
boring towns in article Of onions. You will
no., - Il, Ia - 80 - i Z,
with regard 20 the current prices of pro-
duce, and no sooner.
1t being an advantage to both town and
country, | cannot help but think that all
will put their shoulders to the wheel Can
it be possible that M1scatlne, after assnm
ing the title Of q city, viii place herself in
the rear of other places of less Importance?
Let time speak for itself. More anon.
FARMER.