The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-16
WHEAT RINGS,

About month or two ago friend of
ours had some wheat to sell which was
stored in an elevator on the line of the
St. Paul & Pacific R. R. He went to
Minneapolis and passed from mill to
mill trying to sell 1t. Everywhere he
met the same answer: eve are not buy
ing wheat, but Mr.. lis buying" At
last he comprehended that the millers had
all entered into a Wheat Ring to prevent
competition. He went to see the man
they had all referred him to, and got his
bid for the wheat. He then called, in
St. Paul, upon another large wheat buyer :;
and was then told that they +" would not
bid for wheat on the line of the St. P. &
P. R. R.-that Mr.. - (the same man)
was buying wheat on that road, and they
were buying on such and such roads .
He was at last compelled to sell to that
MIR. - forjust what he saw fit to offer.
We find from our exchanges that
these wheat rings are still at work The
Glencoe Register says:
| We regret to feel obliged to say, that the
management OF our grain market for the last
few months has been very unsatisfactory to
buyers themselves. Thousands Of bushels of
wheat that shOnld have been bought here, have
been taken to Henderson, Norwood and other
points, consequently thousands of dollars
worth of trade has been diverted to other
points, that Glencoe should have had. All
this comes of allowing foreign buyers to con-
troll thu market. There is no earthly reason
why wheat should not have commanded dol
lar i'll this market for the last ten days at least
II Hend erson can pay el.l5, Glencoe can pay
sl.0O. II Norwood can pay 81 90, Glencoe can
pay as much, and We are confident that but for
the fact that Van Auken & LANCE control the
market and dictate to our home buyers the
prices that shall be paid, wheat would be worth
as much in Glencoe, as it is at Norwood and
Henderson.
The Minneapolis Tribune admits the
existence Of the Ring and says:
The price paid at the various out stations i.
, graduated 10y the price herr, less the cost o
purchasing and freight to this city. In formins
this association tie object was to reduce tn,
; cost of purchasing the wheat, and for this enc
alone they dispensed with all superintendent.
but one, and all local buyers but one at eacl
station. 1t is true some local buyers ar
I thrown aut and are dspleased with the ar
; nsement, and would make Others dissatisfied
g How cooilv the admission is mad,
: herein. that the object was to .'reduce tn,
> cost OF purchasing the wheat" and tina
$ they have combined together and de
Il stroyed all competition by only having
+ one buyer at each place, thus leavin.
y the farmer the choice of taking what tina
i one dealer offers him or go home with
| out selling his wheat! And the Mime
!. apolis Tribune is surprised that Their
should be any attempt made TO "mak
d others dissatisfied"
Is DOUBTLESS the railroads are 10 the Ring
II they are not the farmers should shi
Il by the carload to Milwaukee, and leav
the Minneapolis millers without whes
!, for two Or three months. They woul
d soon come to their senses and stop thei
Internal tricks to rob the producers.
i the railroads are in the Ring there is o
J. J. remedy but to combine and help elect
A. Legislature that will protect the peopl
N from swh knavish combinations bv
&c proper aw to regulate the roads.
{ In the meantime we want our farms
Ie friends to study up the subject. Tai
q the price in Milwaukee and the rate
~ transportation, and see what their whe
70 should be worth; send all the facts al
= figures to the Anti MONoPoLIsT, and y
= will air them.
= We would also suggest to our reade