The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-02-14
NINA Moon.
To THE PATRONS OF THE BUFFALO SrocK MAR

To THE PATRONS OF THE BUFFALO Stock MAR
KET, Who BRING SrocK THERE TO SELL.
l wish to call your attention 10 the great in
justice and wrong which you have submitted to
for the past few years, and which you still en-
dure. One OF the worst of these is tho nm
just and unreasonable prices you have to pay
for Hay and Corn. 1 call your personal atten-
ton to these facts, because my other partners
in the Live Stock Commission Business do not
want to object against it, as they think ii will
do no good as the Yard Company is 60 power
ful that they can run things their own way;
but 1 think it can, and will be remedied. IL
proper action is taken. ] send our customers
and others, this circular, to show the great IN
justice they are obliged to submit to by the
inactivity and carelessnsss of their commission
men here, in not agitahng this matter, and
protecting the interests of their customers:
FIRsT.-The Yard Company charge an un-
reasonable price for corn, VIZ :: one dollar and .
fifty cents per bushel. They chargeg an out
r,geous price for hay, viz: one dollar and
seventyfve cents per 100 lbs. 10 convince
you OF this have only to refer you back a few
1CoLb d5O Nuou tuo COmpdHJ DOuSuI lueiF UAy
at from CIT to 20 per ton, and psid for their
corn rs TO so cents per bushel; they now buy
their hay from 90 to per ton, and their Corn
from 35 to 40 cts. per bushel. The net profit
on their hay few years ago was, per ton, $l5;
net profit on their hay now, S27 per ton; net
profit on their corn, per bushel, old times, rs
cents; now ono dollar and ten cents. Now
they hire their help, 10 the yards, one-ba.f or
one third less than they did then: still they
charge you the same price, and the stock you
bring here does not sell for more than one
half or two-thirds as much money as II did
few years ago. Further, the hay is bailed with
sticks, an average weight OF 20 lbs, which you
have to pay for, and they keep the sticks to
sell to you again. With regard to corn it is
nearly the same, generally of poor quality
They work their men 80 hard that full weight
! is hard for them to carry.
These yards are run in the interest Of the
Through Shipper, to great extent, and those
bringing stock to this market for sale have to
pay a proportion Of the expenses OF taking
care Of the Through Stock. The average ex-
pense OF csr Of stock shipped here for sale
will amount to S12 per car; the Yard Company
collect this amount Of you. On Through
Stock they do not average over tso or three
dollars, per car, and they take mp ss much
room, IN proportion and are taken care OF by
the Yard Company the same 40 yours. Now
ask the patrons OF this market il this is right?
You will surely say II is not. II should be
rectified and IL can be. You cannot expect the
great Yard Monopoly to move in the matter
first, II must come from you; you are the suf-
ferirg party get up . protest; instruct your
commission men to look out and work for your
interest, aud see that they do it
They will probably meet you with an argu-
ment that ii costs good deal 10 build the
yards and keep them In repair. So 1t costs
good deal to build Freight Houses, but gentle
men. the fact Is, these yards are rented 10
few men, for q mere nominal sum, friends OF
some great r. Il. Manager, and they run the
yards, charge outrageous prices, make hundreds
OF thousands Of dollars, annually, divide the
spoils and youspsy the bills. II 1t is necessary
the Yard Company should be kept up at the
expense OF the Stock Shippers, would prefer
A reasonable Ysrdage per car on ell stock re-
ceiyed and shipped for that purpose, then this
Through stock which receives IS much care
ana room rs sale stoek, would bear their pro-
portion OF the expenses.
! Now | would recommend they furnish feed
for not over twenty-five per cent. aboAe costs
which would we'll pay for lthe feeding; then
/, drovers could AFFORD to pay feed bills for few
DAYS, during extreme bad markets, or snow
blocksdes, without almost eating their stoch
up, as il has this last winter, the price we have
, bad to pay per ID. for corn has been az mucl
az our hogs soldlfor per 10. this last winter and
90 with common cattle and hay.
Your, Respectfully
JOHN McDONOUGH,
. Ol Ahs Ar.n 90 NcIorotrou a 90