The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-09-12

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Chester King and s. n. Tucker went on to
the market Mopdsy, each with load Of
wheat King weighed bis load On the city
scaieA Tucker did not, for the reason that
he measured his wheat - he loaded 1t into
the wagon. They both went to the same ele-
yator with their wheat. Kings load weighed
i've hundred pounds less on the elevator
scales than on the city scales. fuckers load
measured even thirty bushels; the elevator
weight amounted to twenty-thres bushels.
OF course, there was row then and there.
But the elevator man was perfectly willing 10
settle on any terms proposed BY Mr.. Tucker
and Mr.. King. They thought it strange,
however. that Mr.. King did not tell them that
ne had weighed on the city scales. Now, we
think IL is time that this thing was stopped,
and II We can learn Of the same firm playing
their rascaiity in that way again, and can
prove IT beyond doubt. we will publish the
name OF the firm. We have stated before In
this paper that it was part of our business
to keep the readers Of the EAGLE posted in
regard to the wheat market and 10 expose any
skuiduggery going on, II we could discover
1t, and the farmers can rely upon il that we
will not make statement that we canpot
prove, beyond peradventure. When wheat |
Is up. We will say it's up; when it's down.
we shall sayso; when there is q scarcity OF
cars We will say so, regardless OF the opinion |
Of any man or set Of men, while il may be
very aggravatiug to certain individuals who
wish to take advantage Of the market, when
there is a shortage OF cars to bear It. No.
allow US to say right here. That It
Is possible for You to bull-doze wheat mar.
ket, but when 1t comes to buildozing the EA.
GLE market reporter you are of wrong.
As to the question Of cars, it Is q difficult
,ne to handle. II we entertained any feeling
II prejudice In the matter, it was against the
railroad company, for we believed that it was
N their power TO supply the demand. But
lfter reading letters from the officers of the
'osd, and also letters from grain shippers at
chicago. Detroit, st. Louis. New York and
Baltimore. we have come to the conclusion
hat the road il not 50 much to blame after
III, a. these commission merchants all write
bout alike in regard to the matter, stating
hat cars are scarce on all the roads.
This much more We wish to say TO the far
ners that when the supply OF cars 10 IN
rsased to permanent thing, and they can
ave an open and untrammelled market, then
We Will endeayor to notify them.
We advise every farmer that can possibly
10 SO to weigh on the city scales. 1t will only
ost ten cents. and We know OF instances
where, had that precaution not been taken,
he farmer would have lost twenty times ten
ents on one load.
Thos. y. Hoss has finished sowing his wheat
Or this fall He thinks the farmers generally,
n bis neighborhood, will sow more wheat
his fall than they did last. This is as it
hould be. Increase your acreage OF wheat,
'r 1t always brings the cash, and the proba-
iities are that wheat will not be as low
gain. as 1t is now, for several years, and
'heat always sells for cash, be it high or low.