, 1874-03-28
THE, .EALs1I AID GARDEN.

CHAMPAIGN, llls, Ainrch 70, 1874.
Since tue beginning OF tho Farmers Move
ment, there laa boon steady effort making to
cslt down commissions to their lowest point, in
orlor to renlixo the highest returns to, tho
fnrmor. - In many casos tho thing hns over
roachcl itsof. and tho farmer, in becoming tis
own middlo-nian, CO.,, 49,.
!: >rAH LOST MONEY.
Then, again. tho agents Of tho Clubs and
G1anges hayo not boon sufficiently export, or
rnthor educated to tho buaineas, to do tho best,
or as we'll ns tho old commisslon-mon would
| have lono. Tho result thus shows Tint tho old
svatom is tue very bost lhat llas aB yot beon Do
yisod and that tho now o1aas or Club and
| Grange agents and purchasers will, as q general
thing, prove failure. This Is in tho very ma
ture Of things. In tho first plnco, thoro is
| nothing new IN tho molo OF doing business !;
tho selling aud tho buying aro the aamo !;
and 1t Ia not probable that tho now
agents will be any more honest thau tho old,
whilo thoy lack the experience that 1oug practice
md acqnaintauce With both buyer md seller hayc
given thom..
Our farmors at this point proposed to pay
Only ONE costa,1ss1oN
on their crop Of corn, and TINT ono at the end
Of tho route, Mt Now York City. THO corn wns
shipped Fob. 70. and Hold ii, Now York on thd
4th Of March. On tho 10th returns OF salo were
inndo mud ninglo check returned for amount
duo. Ten days were lost In collecting tho check,
mixing thilty-t days occupied in the aa1o Of
the corn and returning tho money. They were
ofrerod 4s conts per bushel aftor tho corn was on
tllo ears, or They might ship through on the
contract of tho middlcnlou. According to
their ng,irca, tho corn would not them
52 conts at 1cnst. But lley did moi
tako into nccount all Tho little items TINT 60 to
make up Tho charges on single shipments. 10
abow tl,oso elements, I will give .
THE HILLS
rs they cano back from the eonsiEuco
Ono car, IT, ,879 lbp .3 n SO bushels, sold At
~ contss .......'...........s...S lBou1
Paid freight from ssyoyzto Champaign, ~
Freight su Npw Y0Sk, ,65c.......,.,......... 1O.H5
E!ssas!!ng E!'i.,!g ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 359
Commission, ~ per cent. GEO
.-" ,'- :. :.>'s I: .'.' S1ol.6o
Net &or asAao ror baahoD... s128o7
al l147ss
Paid Freight, CARS. from Savoy to CHAM
Freight % Now York. s5o o.................... 453s0
E!svatng, ...-..................... 11.04
Continuation, * rcr cent. asSa
,<,:' -: !. -.,. 5 5000
Net Tor 20 1-5c per b,,sleD 57B.84
Tho loBs OIL tho one-oar TIT was 33l47, besides
laying out Of tho money ono month. Tho loss
OIL the four-oar lot was $'l20.54.
Tho question arises at once, How would tho
doaior. making tho 43 conss oifur; :.
HAVE MADE n1aEaELP WHOLE r~.... s.
in tho Tremisos? In the tlrht plaro, ho has o
traw-bact On freight, aud tho Eastern. line pro-
tr
charges for tho ~ miles: Them. again, his
commiBsaon-ollarges would be cont h. b1,alel
instead Of ~ per cent! In this way he would
hayo made himsolf good by "a deduction Of
pors can aud do ect better ratss tlan tlio snail
shippers, and they know just whore to cut down
expenses. ,:,. .'.'
II tho Same corn had bnan
HNlppEp To CHICAGO, =
the chargea would havo boon ab fultows: ~.@
Ono car. s33 2i-5i BIZ, freight 10 14-1toc per
Commission, IL ror bu..:. 3J3
s35.4e
'.. Contra.
333 2tso bu, ,narletprce March 81 cens.. s1G0.55
Net Tor Il cents per bn) $l460o
Tho loss would have boon only s14.45; and
On tho four-car lot would hive been .s59.41.
On Saturday, tue 18th, new corn sold in Chi
cago at 20 conty, and ut Savoy station ut is
cents, Toloua tho same. a,.ti Mt Champaign ut 81
cents rho corn shipped ut Tolona goes cast
via Champaign. That is, it makes Short llaut
Of nine nliloH north OH tho Illinois Central, and
thon cast yin Indianapolis. Tho dealors at.
Tooaa arc the. rart,cs purchasing at Savoy.
How they can pay COLTS T. buBhol moro than
tho Champaign doaers, aud ship over tho aamo
line, to which is added enormous charges for tho
nino miles, is ono Of tho mysteries Of railroad,
White I.iua management. But tho broad fact ii
there to confron. tlae simple. minded Granger.
Tho same day, corn in New York was quntod at
$4,000 cel'ts. Taking tho above froiight-bil ns U
criterion. the corn III Now York would net 81 2-10
cents per bualel to the Granger who tloRitod to
ahip aud bo hia OWL R,iltlleman. It ia but fair
to Bay TINT. suco tho 18th, corn has ruled ut
Savoy or cents oss. and now tho ratio is but
l Or cents above the price at Champaign.
Tho fact Ia becoming apparent thAt since tho
falling-oir lii receipts. the lines nro ;"
rntyATELY nIpD1Nu AGAINST EAC1l OTHER.
Whether tho Illinois Contxnl could got tho corn
from this part OF tho State at my price, as against
would do thom no harn. in trying. Tor 130
,ni!os tnoy charge over 16 conts per 100 pounds
Eight to 10 ceMta would secure 1noRt Of it. tak-
ing the rogular Eastern ratos as a baais. Then
tho daily markot~quotations aud could tako atl-
vantage OF them; but, III shipping to New York,
tho pricos may yary largely before tue goods are
sold. TlIon corn IL sold in Now York without
inspection. Tho day the five cars wero sold, tho
quotation was 81 cconts, yet tue sales returned
woro at Is cents. For tho summer ut !oast, corn
should 60 from this part Of tho State
70 CHICAGO
md no doubt that tho Illinois Coutrat Rail-.
road would tlud 1t to itB advantage to aee that 1t
IL no; overcnrgcd. Other busineau would fol-
low tho corn, eud. on the whole, might bo profit
ublo.
In the New York Sun Of d lato dnte is m In
stance Of shipping wheat from Nebraska, with |
no better result than tho five cars Of corn, mcn-
tlpaod. -..... |
ii any farmer thinks TINT lie can do better III |
tlo salo Of Ais produce than agood, fair saes.
aan cau for him. he Ii at liberty to try It,, for
this. IL FREQ country, There aro many nbuacs
TO BIO corrected; but any attompls to do without
Boards Of Trado, conamiusiou-1non, aud ,uer-
chants, will prove . aignal failure. Among the
fallncics Of tho Gral.;ers Is tho purchase Of
goods ut retail ut Wholesale pricoa. :.
; The war making OH tho d. : |
<s: ,.Bo*CALLEp. pLnw-n1Sd, . i
Is q war Of domagogucH for political capital, |
bcoklng tho aylnpa'hioa aua .vo!oa Of tho tiyal.-
Hura. III tho end it viii fall Iha county LAS a |
CONCEDED Republican majority OF 1000, mud yot
thai party slarod lsot rut up ticket ut tho lust