The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-11-08
Familiar Conversations.
NUMBER ONE.


NUMBER ONE.
"Ah, Mr.. Editor, I wish to advertise by
the year in your paper. What will four
squares cost 7"
"Fifty dollars, sir"
"Fify dollarsl Why, used to get it
done for thirty, before. the war. I can't
pay any more nowhere is no justice or
reason in such high prices" 80.
"Very we'll, sir, if you don't like the
price, let it alone l wish to buy pair
of good aewed shoes. What is the pricer
'Six dollars, sir-a very nice article"
"Ahem what was the price of such
shoes before the war ?"
"From two and a half to three dollars,
sir; everything in our line, you know, is
higher now" oss -
Eyes, sir Have you some cofec-and
what is the price ?" s - =
1--WE have very nice Java at fifty cents" /"
aFifty cents !! What was the price be-
fore the warW -,eess..s %; l.gssp = r. 20
"From eighteen to twenty, sir" i'sr
aWell, Mr.. Graspall, let me see some
of your bleached shirting. What is the
price Of that 2"
"Bleached shirting is worth half a dol
Lar per yard, sir" ..e,s lee.
"Did you not formerly sell it at fifteen
to twenty cents per yard p
eyes, sir; but, as l before remarked,
everything in our line is higher than for
merly." ,...
"Well, sir, see t can't afford to buy
dry goods and groceries; but I am OBJ
liged to have some flour, bacon and corn.
What are those articles worth ?"
"Flour is from sixteen to twenty dol
lars per barrel; corn, one dollar and a
half per bushel, and bacon twenty-eight
cents per pound"
"Don't you remember when 1 adver-
tised for you for thirty dollars, you sold
-four at SIS per barrel, corn at so cents
per bushel and bacon at l23 cents per
pound ?" ~
"Well, yes, believe So" zs,ts-
"How, then, do you expect me to pay
from one to two hundred per cent. ad-
gace on former prices and not raise my
rates z"
"Well, I don't know, Mr.. Editor; but
it does seem to me your prices are very
eXtortionate."
Reader, the above is no fancy sketch ;
nor does it apply to merchants alone.
NUMBER TWO.
"Hello! is the Editor in 2"
eyes, walk in, Mr.. Muggins-take q
seat, sir"
"I lust called to see about taking pa
per, Squire. What are they going at
now 2"
"Four dollars q year, sir"
"Four dollars! why, never heard of
such extortion."
aWell, Mr.. Muggins, understand you
have some wheat-what do you ask for
'it?" 'i~4 s's
"Three dollars bushel, sir" -@.s
81 also want some bacon. What is the
price?"
aTwenty-eight cents per pound, sir"
~ wish, likewise, to get some corn and
fodder-what are the prices OF those ar
ticles 7"
"Corn is o dollar and half per bushel,
and fodder dollar and a half per cwt.
But hold on let Us settle that newspaper
alIalr., Can you 10y me hufe ~ ioi ieoS
than four dollars? 1 do not see any good
reason for asking more than you did for,
merly-which was two dollars, I believe" /"
editor, somewhat excited. 'The
thunder you don'tl I formerly bought
wheat at dollar bushel-you now ask
three I bought bacon at 123-now you
ask Isl bought corn at from so to 70
you now ask adollar and a half bought
fodder at so cts. per cwt.-you now ask
$50! And so on to the end of the chapter.
Let us look at the practical working OF
the thing. / offer you my paper at two
dollarsSthe old price-if you will pay in
produce at old prices. This you decline to
do, because it would take two bushels OF
wheat, which you estimate at six dollars.
It.wonld take four bushels of corn, which
at the present price, would amount to six
dollars. 1t would take 400 lbs. fodder for
which you Low ask six dollars"
"Hold on, Squire-don't go any farther.
Here are four dollars; put down my
name. I find editors are not, after all,
so unreasonable as some of there's Of US. :"
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