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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27
THE POOR MANS BREAD.
What It Cost Fifteen Years Ago and
It's Price Now--Decrease in the
Profits of Bakers and Retail
ers--Some of the Effects of a
Paper Currency.

From the Public, Nsdo York, March 10.
To all who have ever given the subject
serious attention, there is no one economic
principle more certain than that system
of fuctuating irredeemable paper money,
and system of taxation for purposes
other than revenue, always impose special
and discriminating burdens on all that
portion of community who live on wages,
salaries and fixed incomes, or on all those
who, from various circumstances. cannot
arbitrarily change their income to meet
arbitrary changes in the price of COM
modities. At the same time it Is equally
true that it has always been most diff
cult matter to find illustrations of the same
principle so clear and simple as to carry
conviction by their mere presentation to
those to whom realization of the facts in
the case is especially important A COM
parison of wholesale prices with the cost
of production does not ever afford much
striking evidence of the effect of agencies
in enhancing the cost of distributions for,
unless the circumstances are very excep-
tional as in the period of speculation, war,
&c, prices at wholesale, in the case of the
great leading staples, are always close
down to the cost Of production and whole.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27

Ten years ago Messrs. Gee p. Rowell & Co,
tatlished their advertising agency in New York
City Five years ago they absorbed the business
conducted by Mr.. John Hooper who was the first
to 90 into this kind of enterprise. Now they have
the satisfaction of controlling the most extensive
and complete advertising connection which has ever
been secured, and one which would be hardly pos
sible in any other country but this They have sue
ceeded in working down cmplex business into SO
thoroughly systematic method that no change in
the newspaper system of America can escape no
tice while the widest Information upon all topics
interesting to advertisers is placed readily at the
disposal of the public.
new YORK TIMES, june IA, 1878.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27


Bakers gross profits per barrel in 1875. > -
Retailers gross profits per barrel in 1860. $50. *
Retailers gross profits per barrel in 1oIo.. = %
Here, then, we have in part an answer
to the question, What's the matter?
that every body, in the present industrlaliy
depressed condition of the country, Is ask
ing. Or. to put the case somewhat differ
emily, we have reduced the cost of trans
portation of breadstuffs from the west to
the Atlantic seaboard more than SO per
cent. since 1860 (the average rate per ton
per mile paid for moving freight on the
Pennsylvania rail- DAD and its branches
being O,6lG-l 900 in 1878, as compared
with l.S7-lO0 in 1864. We haye in
creased the volume of the money iEstru-
meutalities for etfecting exchange to such
an extent that we have now more than -
available currency for every one we had IN
1860,
We have increased the tariff from an
average of 1885 per cent. on ali dutiable
imports in 1860 to au average of 1913 pei
cent. in 1870, and by addition to the free
list only reduced the average TO 40 pei
cent in 1876. We have reduced this
wholesale gross profits OF the manufactures
of bread II per cent; but we have IN
creased the cost of bread to small con
sumers, buying ty the single loaf at
Continued on third uage.l
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27

Contains no alcohol, an excellent pnrgatlve or
the bowels. reliSving ana curing ali compla ts
of the Liver, Blood, Kidneys. and stomach. Read
the following testimonial from prominent New
Iork editor:
Office of Geo Ii Sweets Texas New Yorker"
Nos %, 80 and 81 Centre Street
New York City Sept. 8, 1874.
Messrs. j & c. Maguire,s ST. Louis Gents -
Yours of the 31st ut, with of one dozen Cund-
urango Liver and Blood Bitters came duly to hand.
You will please accept my thanks for your gener-
erosity. i will try to put the medicine where il
will do the most good" have given one bottle to
a friend of mine who resides in Brooklyn, both
himself and wife have taken it. and their testimony
Is the same as mine. first met with it in Houston,
Texas afterwards returned TO my home IN Austin,
where I have the Texas branch office Of my paper.
NV Houston bottle was used up, and j found on
trial that could not obtain single bottle in all
Austin, for went to every druggist III the place
and there are some five. but each house told me
they intended to order Iton the strength OF my rec
concentration. Ere coming to New iork was ~
Galveston and bought bottle OF Rob1rds, an olo
friend and good house. / had no idea then that
could not obtain it in New YORK; but alter my
galveston bottle was used up. | started to find
more:and was much surprised TO ind none alterVslt
ing fully dozen different establishments gave up
the search here and wrote to you, Now gents 81
GOOD medicine as yours is ought to be placed 81
the command of the whole world IL VIII not only
prove great fortune to yourselves, oat lasui,e
blessing to the whole human family. As remedy
in NV own ease have never met with its equal
n soueezes my liver better than Calomel, OF winch
| have taken not little. am marc worker aho
constant thinker and consequently for the last tel
TO twelve years my body has found it difficult to keel
up with my BRAN. There aie millions OF American
neople lust like myself and they need some simple
1 herb medicine to keep them from sinking into dys
! peptic graves, until they can apply, brakes ant
cut off part of the steam and see where they are
You have the medicine aud you have great forum
in il If YOU will but let the world know IL. In m,
search after yonr GnndHrango IN this market
/ found preparation of Quadrangle sold at - pc
/ bottle but no more like yours than is black mai
| ike white OF course did not buy it. This let
ter is only write to thankI you and to give yo1
my experience win cundurango wishing youth
/ success you deservetham
/ IVerv Respectfully &C. SEo. a. ew1a
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27
JOHN ROOTS
BIT 7 r S.
800 REWARD

will pay one hundred dollars to any person who
will make proof that John Roots Biters fail TO i'm
prove the condition of such person If suffering from
the effects of either ofthe following diseases viz:
Fever and Ague, Dumb Ague,
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Liver or Kid
ney Complaint, Loss of Appetite
Headache, Bilious Attacks, Brain,
Scarlet, typhoid, Remittent or In
termittent Fevers, when taken &C
cording to the directions accom-
panving each bottle of the same.
sI do not claim that these Bitters possess any su
perhuman virtue, but what do claim, Is that When
relief can be had in the specified, or IN TACT
apy case which arises from an impure state OF the
Blood or deranged condition of the Stomach Liver
or Kineys the of these Btters will insure such
relief and it is upon this frank and fair condltlon
| that offer this reward in candor and good faith
1 John ROOTS, Manufacturer, No. 1872 Seneca
| Street Bnffalo NY; VAN SCHAACk, STEV ZEN
/ SON & REID, Agents for John Roots Bitters. 92.6
! 81 Lake Street, Chicago
For sale by all Druggistsini Rock Island and VI
cinitye
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27

Printing, Binding and Blank Book work
specialities at THE ARGUS OFFICE. No
pains will be spared TO please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. II
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27
new YORK TIMES, june ii, 1875.

nunnAESC Large and small, for Dealers,
UnhUMuS Agents, Tea Stores, &c Twenty
9xil mounted ChrOmos for 81. Largest assortment
Pope Plus X comic subjects, magnificent crosses,
birds children, frui:, flowers, landscapes, &c Two
samples BY mail 20 cents. Send stamp for superby
illustrated catalogue. j. LATH NJ q CO.,
Headquarters for Foreign and American CHI omos,
$50 Washington street, Bsston, Mass.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27
e0OR OF NATURE,
ITTERs.
A Remedy without a Rival
Maguire's
Bitters.
ITTERs.

VEGETABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL.
Contains no alcohol, an excellent pnrgatlve or
the bowels. reliSving ana curing ali compla Il
of the Liver, Blood, Kidneys. and Stomach. Read
the following testimonial from prominent New
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.
MASTA'S
PUl OMNIC BALSAM

Is speedy. and certain remedy for coughs, "a
tarrh. Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, bfohehi'is
influenza. Hopping Cough, Aathms and the var
ops affections of the Lungs and Chest,
Thousands have been speedily aud eHec'ua'is
cured by its timely nse while suffering win seVere
colds. protracted coughs, and with various other
forms of LUNG DISEASE. 1t is prepared from
vegetable basams and the medicinal properties Oh
roots al herbs, containing no minerals or poison
GUS drugs. 1t can be taken with perfect safety al
all times.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-27
ale distribution. But when we come to

sale distribution. But when we come to
consider retail prices the case is very differ |
ent, and a line Of investigation in respect
to comparative prices can hardly be seen
anywhere, or in any direction. without
affording startling evidence of the working
of some cause, or causes, since 1861. which
have operated to unnatnrally widen tn Il
distance between the wholesale and retail
prices Of the most common articles OF con-
sumption, to the detriment OF the great
mass of consumers; and more especially OF
the poorer classes, who purchase ignorant
" and in small quantities.
In confirmation of this, attention is here
asked to the following results of an in
vestigation in respect to the comparative
retail prices of bread in New York city
for 1860 and 1875, the information being
furnished on application by leading bakers
exclusively engaged in supplying city re-
tail distribution.
No one brand or quality of -four is uni
formly used in large city bakeries, put
mixture of the various brands which ex-
perience has proved to yield the most sat
isfactory results. A barrel OF the best
mixture cost Sc rs, gold, on an average 10
1860.
It produced 24S loaves of bread flour.
water, yeast and salt, weighing eighteen
ounces each. These loaves were sold to
wholesale, Al cents per loaf, and gave sat
the baker a gross receipt Of 81 l6
and a gross profit OF 81 Al pei
barrel, which last represented the
expenses Of manufacture and selling, IN
terest on capital, wear and tear, taxes anC
profits. The same 24S loaves were re
tailed at the rate of cents per loaf, giving
} to the retailer gross receipt OF Sl2 50
and gross profit Of 81 %; out OF which
were betrayed the expenses of distribution
) and the distributors profits. So much TO
! 1860. Let us now see how the case stoo'
in December, 1875, the time when the IN
, quiry was entered upon. At this date tn
, cost 10 New York to the bakers of barre
of the best mixture was IS so. lt.ylelde'
the same number of loaves as in 1860
D namely, 24S of eighteen ounces each
, These loaves were sold at wholesale at tn
/ rate of cents per loaf, producing gros
t receipt of SIP 80, and gross profit
: So SO. The retailers in turn sold "A
S oaYes at cents per loaf, which prlc
j yielded to them Sl3 IS gross receipts, an
50 80 gross profits.
I ArFDN
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

THE LOUISIANA SENAToRsHIP The
Louisiana question will receive an ad-
ditional complicat ton if the three
Republican Senators act with their
Democratic colleagues and the Demo
cratic majority in the Assembly and so
elect the Democratic United States
Senator to the seat Pinchback SO long
has sought. AS this will give legal
majority on joint ballot, it will be i'm
possible even for Kellogg to refuse the
Senator certificate, and difficult even
for Morton to go behind and review
the action of the Legislature. The
Senator-elect NJ. j. B. Eustis, of New
Orleans, stands very well at home for
capacity and integrity. His election
was unexpected, Mr.. r. II. Marr being
looked upon as sure to obtain the
seat, but in all probability he was
chosen to secure the cooperation of
the requisite number of Republicans.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

INDIANA.-The st Louis Republican
says that Indiana is preparing to be-
come the hardest fought part of the
field in the political battle of this
year, and it js probable that she will
succeed. Both parties have gone into
training already, and there is not q
prominent Democrat or Republican in
the State but thinks of the October
election. now nearly nine months off,
night and day, in connection with his
own chances for the coveted advance
ment.
Governor Hendricks recent address
at Indianapolis, in which he took oc
casion to place himself in good,
square, steady position on the school
question, shows that he is up and do
ing and the fact that it takes all of
ones fingers and t,ss to count the
Republican candidates for Governor is
a hint of the wide-awakedness of that
party.
The two parties in the State are
nearly evenly matched, and they hate
one another with an implacable spirit
There will be heavy fighting all along
the lines this year, but the hottest and
the hardest of it all will be in Indi-
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

VINEGAR BTrTERs.- The wife of DR..
Walker, the Vinegar Bitters million
aire, has " soured on him, and is
now sueipg for a divorce. She claims
in her allegation that he has large de-
posits in two banks, and owns $780,
600 mortgage on real estate in Orange
county. N. Y, dwelling in Brooklyn,
al interest of $50, OCO in large Phila-
delphia commission house, hotel and
farm in Keyport, N. j., valued at $780,
900 =: a hotel, dwelling and large farm
near Natick, Mass, worth 800. 600 a
hatf interest in the house of r. II.
Mcdonald & Co., New York City, and
worth $500, 600 and a patent or copy
right on the Vinegar Bitters, whiih
Yields an income of $250,000 a year.
Vinegar Bitters are not bad to take
in that way. F@s
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21
ARE WE RELEASING TOWARD BARBA1

ARE WE RELAPsING TOWARD BARBAR-
ISM ?-The veteran Attorney General of
Massachusetts. in beginning his argu-
ment against Piper for the murder of
Mabel Young, in the Boston belfry,
said that since he began to prosecute
criminals, thirty years ago, the mo-
ives that then actuated murderers'had
ceased to be the impelling cause OF
tt,eir assaults on human Life. Then
cupidity, revenge and lust were the
three passions that led to the unlawful
killing of human beings with premedi-
tation and malice, but now the mere
love OF cruelty is the only apparent ex-
plapat1on of the outrages. If this is
true, it is worth while to inquire what
causes this new outgrowth of cruelty.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

THE PRRsDENoY.-The impress ion
grows stronger every day that all the
attempts to pledge the delegations to
the National Republican Convention
from the various States IN favor of
local candidates.. who have little or no
hopes of ever being nominated, are
simply third term movements in dis
gui,e.
This charge has been made against
the Conkling movement in New York,
and it is significant fact that none of
the journals advocating the movement
have seen fit to deny it. The same
charge has been made against the
Morton movement in Indiana, and
when called upon directly to say
whether it Is true or not, the Indian
apolis Journal lodges the question by
saying that it "believes Morton will
he nominated" and Il does not feel
called upon to have a second or third
choice until his chances are disposed
of and, also, that it will support the
nominee of the Convention whoever
he may be.
The Cincinnati Commercial says
there is something approaching an
understanding that the Ohio delega-
tion will express preference for Gov.
Hayes, and it wants to know if the
Hayes delegation are for Grant for
second choice, because "there is a
powerful, subtle, sneakipg influence
at work in various States. and under
various names. for Glant, and it means
mischief"
There can be but little doubt that
the Commercials suspicious are vel
grounded.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21
N. N. c., FRIDAY. JANUARY 2l. 1879.

the duties and responsibilities of pub
lie life. Upon many of them have
more brilliant gifts been bestowed.
They have been more learned, more
eloquent, more popular, than ke. But
not of every one of them can it be
said, as OF him, he was honest, he was
truthful. he was incorruptable. These
are traits, sir, which his natives State
of North Carolina will never cease to
honor in any American statesmen,
whether born within her borders or
not. And therefore, as tribute to
them, as developed in Andrew John
son, she now lays her wrath upon his
tomb
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

With its issue of the first instant,
that staunch, answering and reliable
paper began the thirty-third year of
its publication. We have known it,
long; yes longer than we might wish
to say: for when its present edito~s
we're school-boys, we read it. In those
days we were Of the Wing "persua-
sion"-rather so land it was slightly
different. But then as now, and all
the time, 1t was free, fearless, candid,
outspoken and honest. We honor
and love it; and if we cherish a real
genuine, hearty wish for anything con-
nected with the mighty and moment
GUS days through which We are pass
ing, that which we feel for the lasting
success of the JOURNAL and the prin-
ciples it so ably advocates, is as strong
as our nature is capable of feeling,
The fact that it is so excessively hated
by its political opponents, black and
white-skin,aed, only goes to demon
strate, most forcibly and unmistake-
ably, the duty of all true men of our
State and section to sustain and en-
courage it.-Wadesboro Herald.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

The VEro.-The Washington Ga
zette thinks that if Grant should take
it into his head to commence the ball
by the exercise of the veto power, the
Democratic House will squeeze him
An his friends into very tight and
very uncomfortable place. They hold
the purse-strings, and can refuse anv
appropriations, suffer who may. '"Ths
time has come. and the Democratic
majority will take stern stand on the
side of the people. as against the rings,
office-holders, sinecures and plunder-
ers." So mote it be.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

CANDIDATES - Candidates for the
Republican r esidential nomination are
becoming plentiful as hops. There isn't
State north of Mssons and Dixon's
inc that hasn't one or more to offer.
The latest announcements are those Of
Hon. w. A Wheeler, of Yew York,
and General Benjamin Hansen, of In
diana. The number now in the feld
is about equal to the number of rela-
tiv.s Grant has in Office which number
can be Designated by the term legion.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

QUITE A COMPILMRNT.-I the edlto-
rial correspondence of the Philadelphia
Times from Washington, we find this
fattering paragraph; 1.-The most re-
markable circumsta zee to be noted is
the impurtable calm demeanor of the
ex-Coufederates, who are sorely tempt
ed and tried by the Republicans, who
hope to exasperate the majority un-
reasonably, till they are provoked into
violation of the requirements, not
only of policy, but of good taste and
propriety as we'll. There could be
nothing more pusi luminous than the
course thus pursued by the Republi-
cans. Instead of working couscien-
tiously and patriotically in the inter-
ests of It Cancellation and reunited
country, they devote their main eher-
g es to gagging the ex-Confederates,
in the hope of awakening the latent
bitterness left by the defeat of the
Cause if such bitterness can be as
sumed to exist in a latent or any other
form But the manner in which the
majority receive upon the shield of
perfect self-coutrol all these malicious
shafts speaks volumes in their praise. "
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

THOMAS. = The widow of General
Thomas writes to the New York Herald
that her husbands letter to GeneiI
+. Fl. Smith, of Lexington, Virginia.
written in January, 1861, had 40 RET
erence to any position in the Sonthe-I
army, but was "written with view of
applying for the position of &C mmar-
dant of c-dets aud instructor Of tao
tics at theVirginia Military Institute. !"
Had he succeeded in his application.
we doubt not that his sword would
have been pointed against the North,
instead of having been turned against
the South
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

HARLAN AND BELKNAP.-That ex-
emplary Chris tian statesman, Mr.. Har-
Ian, and the beautiful Secretary of War
ur. Belknap. have been thrown over
board by the Iowa Republicans. Kirk
wood has been selected as the candi-
date for the Senate by the Republicans.
They evidently know enough about
Harlan, and quite enough about Belk-
uap in Iowa.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

DEMOCRATIC SrArE.-Bully for old
Kentucky! Her total bonded debt is
only $184, S94, and against this she has
in cash, 81 ,195, 1862. The State has,
therefore, money on hand enough to
pay every dollar it owes and leave o
balance on hand Of over 81, 900, 600.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-21

ORGANIZING. is the first State
in the Union to appoint electors for
the approaching presidel tial cam
paign. Ex-Congressman d. G. Gid
iings and Hon. B. H. Apperson were
chosen Democratic electors for the
State at large by the recent conven-
tion.