Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-01
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about the low price OF wheat and produc
generally, and some Of them have an idea tha
the buyers are conspiring against them. Bu
this is wearing away and they are beginninl
to see TO their sorro ". the real cause 1t is IN
irrspr sssibls conflict brought to . head in tn
election Of the Rsil.Splitter. We cannot pre-
tend to give full account Of all the damage
which have accrued TO our farmer friends by
this National calamity. but we shall Civ,
enough facts to open their eyes. Oar farmer
are we'll aware that st the time Of Lincoln
election. wheat was worth, in this market. II
cents per bu.hel, and that since that time ther,
has been constant decrease in price until il
10 now down to about 80 cents some choice
lots ranging higher Here is . difference Of Is
cts. per bushs and that without any assignsblt
cause in the world than that the election Of
Lincoln destroyed confidence. and that under
mined financial matters. and commercial decline
followed. To lie fair, and more than fair. We
have charged the election of Lincoln only ten
cents on every bushel OF wheat brought into
this market since election day. though twelve
cents would probably be much nearer the fig.
ure.
Since election day there have been brought to
this market mostly by farmers Of Scott county
10000 bushels Of wheat. OF every bushsl Of
that number the sum of ten csnts went for the
irrsprsssible conf ct. Out Of this hard earn
ing In the short space Of three weeks the farm.
srs Of this vicinity or SO many Of them as cold
wheat in this market paid in cash the sum Of
$1,000. This is not so small q matter after all
Thati amount of money would have been 9
good thing to keep. it would have paid many
store bills many comforts would ithave pur-
chased, but it VAS lost to them and goes for the
niger question.
Nor is the above the extent Of the swindle.
Barley which was worth about 4S cents per
bushel election time has experienced decrease
of some twenty cents per bushel. The receipts
since election. Of barley alone, amount to about
$4,000 bu shells, and on each bushel an average
OF IL cents goes to the irrepressible conflict,
amounting to $500.
OF corn there has probably been receipts
ouiouutuE W NOous O,oVV Ououc'o, Ouu VII SusS
there has been loss of about $4,000.
On oats. rye, onions, potatoes aud miscellan-
sous products. We can safely say that the
farmers have sustained a loss on actual sales Of
81 900 more, at a very moderate estimate.
BY recspitulation We find that on actual
sales the election of Lincoln has cost the farm
era on
wheat. ............. ................. .SsVuU
Barley. ,SOV
Corn. 200
Miscellaneous products. ! 20
Total $l2,n00
Add to this the general decrease in value "n
wheat held back for higher prices, which
would have come in ii the price had not gone
down, and we should have q mush larger O.
suit.
Every town. county, and section of Iowa an !
of the West, suffers in the same proportion that
Scott county does 1t is fair to presume that
since election day 10 this State there has been
1000 900 bushels Of wheat marketed. The ~
ersge decline on that has been 10 cents per
bushel, or, in other words, the farmers who
raised it have paid for Lincoln's election tn Q
fat sun of 5000, ,OOO-a fine amount, truly, on
the item Of wheat alone. But add the sacrifice
on other products, and the figures would be
much larger.
This reasoning might be carried on to an in-
definite extent. showing what it has already
cost to elect Black Republican President, and
what will yet be the cash consequence es.
but the figures already given show how much
our farmers have to stand Of this immense tax
upon the people-this drainage of the coun-
try's resources 1t would not set 60 hard upon
our feelings if those who did the voting for
Lincoln had to stand the expense. 1t is hard
enough to pay ones own bills in these times
without paying those incurred through the Or
rant foolishness and shortsightedness of othsrs,
and for an object with which Democrats do
mot sympathias. s,-.--
OF the entire amount Of exchange purchased
here, not less than five per cent. gcss in the
came direction, ,-goes to pay the cost OF the
election of sectional candidate. 1t falls heav.
ily upon our merchants-and upon their Gus
TONERS. 1t affects adversely the price of every
thing We purchase. as we'll IS Of everything We
sell, and in short tends to impoverish and re.
duce the legitimate resources Of the country.
Look at it any way you will, citizens. aud
you find that the election Of the Rail Splitter
walks into your finances in disagreeable and
vexatious manner. If the drain would end
here, it would be supportable, but there is no
certainty as to when it will stop. The pockets
Of the hard working farmer. the industrious
mechanic and the merchant, must continue ia
bleed-continue to be affected by the unhappy
condition Of affairs into which the election Of
Lincoln has thrown the country for months
and months. 1t is . bitter Eill, indeed. but
one which rich and poor must swsllov.
The falling off in the receipts Of grain 10
heavy, which makes trade dull in proportion
Not one fourth the amount OF produce is no =
coming in tbss there Vas . few weeks since
hence the differences In trade. Everything
works disadvaataes esously-snd the end o.
which this 10 the beginning.no man can fortsl'
Think Of II. you Who we're 20 enthusiastic
10 the support Of the Rail-Splittsr. 1t 10 rar
ipod ior reflection. =,
JOaS G. HEEEAH, pugilisty Was Of
exhibition q Peoria. last svsaisg. Iii pre-
ansd hat he vill aet pay thh ~ viit !.
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