The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-20
THE FARMERS UNION AND THE
FARMERS.
The Farmers Union saws:


Mr.. Donnelly well knows that when he saws
the object of wheat buyers is to Luy for dol
lar that which is worth dollar and half, he
utters deliberate and unqualified falsehood.
This is rich! Why the wheat buyers
would buy the farmers wheat for fifty
cents per bushel; in fact they would
take it for nothing and charge the farm
ers for handling it. And who is to blame
them? 1t j. human nature. What
farmer would refuse $3.50 per bushel
for wheat, ii he could get it, though the
wheat was worth but $l 90 per bushel?
The difference between the Union and
ourself is that we want the farmers to
sell their wheat tor the highest price;
the Union wants the wheat buyers to
buy it at the lowest price. We are each
trying to do the best we can for our
ellie nts.
Now we want no quarrel with the
farmers Union, but the fact is very evil
dent that it is working in the interest of
OF those who are antagonistic 10 the pro-
ducers. 1t has defended the Milier's
Ring, the sole object Of which has been
to prevent the millers from being under
the necessity of bidding against each
other, and thus putting up the price of
the farmers wheat. The Union says that
the Miller's Ring pays more for the
wheat they buy than the Milwaukee
market would justify. The Milwaukee
market is not the true criterion, but the
New York and Liverpool markets. If
wheat costs 15 cents per bushel to send
it from Minneapolis to Milwaukee, and
only 20 cents, by special contracts, to
send II 10 NeU York cia Duluth. then it II
not fair to quote the Milwaukee price.
Moreover the miller's ring does not buv
wheat to ship but to manufacture into
-four; and the question is, what do thev
get for this flour, at home and in New
York: and consequently what is the
wheat worth to them? In New York.
Eve quote the Uuion's market reports,
sept. 18th. :. '.superfine state and wcs-
tern fiourwas worth s4.S5 to S5.55; good
to choice western 5000 to S6.40; COM
} mon to choice extra st. Louis $500 to
$500 The same day in Minneapolis
-four was worth (the Union again) .spat-
ent best brand, city mills. per bbl. 1925
to $3.50; other brands, city mills, a. 80
to $500; family, straight grade, s6 rs
to 800; bakers and shipping grades
$40 to 5000" 1t is thus apparent that
aour is Worth more, ON The ncerage, n
Minneapolis, IN the heart Of the s0heGt
regiOn. than ii is in New York, Lion
/ miles distdnt.,
We are not " experts" enough to give
the exact proportions Of wheat, bran,
shorts. ETC., to flour, the cost Of milling.
etc, but we would be glad to have the
, facts from some one who Is posted.
Fl We want the millers to have faif
J profit and make good living; and W
+ want the farmers to have the same
, chance; and we know of no wav "a
: reach that result except through Omen
} and untrammelled composition Of bod
, buyers and sellers, under the operation
) of the great law Of supply and demand
and hence we are an anti monopolisf
; and hence we are opposed to the Millersa
Ring Of Minneapolis. which seeks 70
: create monopoly Of the worst kind q
the expense Of the producers; and hence
, we are opposed to the election Of John
! s. Hllsbury a. governor. because he II :
2 member Of that Ring, and has gone irto
: It with the deliberate purpose Of increas-
ing his already large fortune by driving
, out Of the market all wheat buyers but
the agents Of that consolidated cOmbi-
. nation and thus stripping the farmeFy q
< that reasonable profit which they shOuh
: receive. The mzn who viii enter it'd
, such : Ring = not fit to be goyernOg q
: N a9ricustnral stafe. His sympnthfo1
!. | cann0f e - - sfdo of The fse1oEn.