The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-08-07
FARMEass' DIALOGUES.
No. 2--PriCeS.
Your friend,
JOHN e. WOOL

FARMER SMIrH.-Farmer Brown, how are
the markets rating2
FARMER BRowN.-Farmer Smith, they are,
am very sorry to say, bad enough.
S.--What did you get for the hogs you took
to Washington City?
B:--Not as much as I calculated on. bought
low, but when counted up all things, found
myself out about 5000.
S--Bad business that. Did you see the sol
diers at Washington City?
B.-Oh, yes! There appeared to be no end
of them.
ST. thought you might have sold the Gov
eminent your hogs for the army at good pri-
ces
B.--I thought SO too. But they do business
somewhat different there; government gives all
its army supplies to large contractors, who have
control OF large amounts of funds, and having no
competitors, take their time and opportunity,
and buy at their own prices almost.
ST. understand; il there was no great con.
tractors, several persons would prepare to sup.
ply government wants, and would bid against
each other, and thus keep up prices. Now
there are no spectators, no competi ion, no mar.
kets.
B.--There appeared to be no desire to specu.
late Everybody appeared to have more than
they wanted and no need for more.
S.--What was the chance for marketing, but
ter, eggs, &c?
B.--I could find no dealers anxious to get
any. Fresh rolls bring good price and ready
sale, for the use Of the city. The soldiers do
not use butter with their rations and their pres.
ence does not seem TO add to the demand.
S.-How about the wool trade?
B Nothing, particularly, except coarse
woods for army service. Everybody east has
got the war fever; all other matters are little
thought Of Fine goods are not in demand, and
the general opinion is that the demand will be
greatly reduced, Tor time at least. The wool
crop is as laLge this year as ever, and the de
mand being greatly reduced enables the manu-
facturers 10 fix their own prices on wool, as
they know there is more produced than car
possibly be used under present circumstances
y. What will we farmers do to pay oui
debts, our taxes, and keep up necessary sup
plies?
B.--There is only one thing that can bring
| true relief to the Western farmer: be must use
his influence to restore the business relations
existing before this unnatural strife comme need
! S.--Yes, indeed. / would give great dea
! Just to have things restored back where theJ
were twelve months ago.
| D'~- w hafo oniu itkhts Wo are JUST DC
ginning 10 appreciate the blessings that flowed
to the farmers Of Ohio, by having friendly ant
commercial relations with our brethren Gf th,
South.
S--Whst would you advise? the raising o
500, 1000 men; crushing out all opposition in th
South at one blow, and then establishing com
mercal relations with the South?
! B-You have not perhaps fully considered
the length Of time il will require to subdue tel
or twelve millions of people.
Our army could soon overran the South, aut
than by arming their negroes make their sub
lection complete.
+ Batter the whites bad been put In subiec
ton to the blacks, and their property conisca
ted, what next?
Swell, Of course, keep the rebels unde
until they acknowledge the supremacy OF th
Union.
j B.--l see you have lost the farmer ia th
politician. We were considering how the ar