Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-06
Total II. co. COS Il 769 7I2 II, 81. o57

Total ........1o. 692 ,005 Il 769 712 H. 2f0, s5i
We invite the attention of those per-
sons who complain that this paper has
kept back the crop and spoiled sea-
sons trade, to these figures. The crop
movement Of the northwestern states
for 1874 has been exactly 278,052
bushels less than it was for 1872,which
up to that time was the lagest move
ment ever known. This statement will
doubtless cause surprise to many Of
our readers. 1t oughtto serve to con-
vince every reader that the dullness,, of
trade and the difficulty of collections
experienced by merchants this season
is not in any way due to the backward
ness Of farmer about shipping wheat.
Low as the prices have been, they
have shipped to the Milwaukee and
Chicago elevators as much wheat
as they ever shipped before up to this
te,excepting the momoraaleharvest OF
1873.
Nobody has any business to compare
the wheat movement Of the northwest
ern states for 1874 with that of 1878.
While the surplus for export of the
UnitedStates this year is expected to ex-
ceedthatof last yearly 5000, 900 bush
els, the surplus Of the northwestern
states this year may be confidently ex-
pected to fall below that of last year
by at least, 100000 bushels. Last
year, in round mum bers, Milwaukee re-
ceived32, 100000 bushels of wheat and
Chicago 2e,OO0.OOO bushels, making a
total of So, 100000 bushels, This
year, according to our estimates, Mil
waukees receipts will be about 25, OOO.'
900 and Chicagos about $4,000, 900
making total of about $4,000, 900
bushels. The movement from farmers
hands therefore up to this date, in this
section, has been about one-quarter %
per cent? Of the probable surplus while
last year to the same date it was under
ope-third (3oa per cent? of the sur
plus. Considering the great and sud.
den decline in the prizes of wheat, and
the well-known purpose Of eombina
ton ofshort operators to keep the price
as low as they could, we think we have
shown that the farmers Of the north
west have done their duty by the mer-
camille interests, in disposing of SC
large a proportion Of their crop.
So far as the farmers interests are
concerned-for which such friends Of
the farmer as Messrs. William Young
& Co., are expressing such deep solic
itude--we think that they may be safs
ly entrusted to the farmers themselves
Thus far, at least, the wisdom of their
course has been indicated They have
held back the crop sufficiently to
block the bold game Of the combined
short operators and to keep the price
above 80 cents, yet they have quietly
and prudently disposed Of one-quarter
of their crop, which is unquestionably
enough to pay their more pressing
debts, and it may be hoped
enough to save the maket from forced
sales next spring.
We submit to our mercantile friends
as we'll as to our critics on the Milwau.
kee Chamber Of Commerce and in the
eastern press, the question whether ii
is not quite as we'll for all Legitimate
business interests that northwestern
farmers have, on the advice of the MIL
wAUKEE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, sold
one-quarter Of their wheat crop at sc
to SO cents on this market as if they
had ,on the recommendation of bearine
operators, sold two-ffths or one-half
of the crop at IS to 70 cents in this
market?