, 1885-10-10

Thursday a great deal Of COM
ment was occasioned by the report
in circulation that neighboring
points were paying larger price for
harley than was being offered by the
N. p. elevator, or the agents for that
concern, In this place. This was a
serious report and Of course became
more confused and exaggerated rs
1t Travelled from mouth TO mouth.
We took some trouble to trace up
the matter, and can say that the peO-
pie in a great measure have been
deceived. While there Is no deny
ing that In certain eases an appar-
emily larger price had been paid at
Cheney, farmers and others are
aware that the market price Of grain
is regulated, 0r irregulated, BY di-
vers causes Generally the common
one of supply and demand affects the
| figures, while another common and
represensible cause Is the manipula-
| tiOns Of brokers. Since it has been
ascertained that Washington terri
tory barley contains just the proper
elements for brewing purposes the
barley raised here has commanded Il
good price, and market has been
created that never before existed.
Following out the orders received
Taylor 4 Crane, local agents for the
N. p. elevator company have been
buyingl barley, paying therefor Just
what the quality Of the article would
bring. The elevator company has
never purchased pound Of barley
at Cheney, and statements to the ef-
feet that the same company was pay.
ing from 20 TO so cents per l00 more
at that place than this are without
foundation. Grain comes into market
in various shapes. Some Of il is
clean and free from foreign matter,
while some is dirty and full Of eNeat,
oats, etc. The latter is useless fol
any purpose but feed, and Is bought
for such at go cents per 100 and sent
directly from the warehouse to the
mill to be chopped up. Private
firms are buying barley at Cheney
and paying IS cents to Sl.l5 per 100
half cash and balance In trade, per,
haps cash down, but we have moi
heard Of 1t. Here the farmer Is paid
solid coin for every pound Of his
grain. lit is in good condition he
gets the highest ruling prices
Messrs. Taylor q Crane have paiC
all the way from 60 10 Sl.25 per lO(
for good harley. We refer to thi,
for two reasons; first because 1t is thI
town talk, a secondly because re
Elections are directly If not direct,
ly, thrown u m the firm Of TaylOl
& Crane. We doubt II ther'
are two men in the cOmmun'
ity who are contributing Sc
much to the business interests Of tn,
city, while working for themselves
and we do not believe there is firm
buying grain in the territory that st
conscientiOusly protects the inter
ests Of the farmer. One OF the OtheI
member Of the firm is out almOs
every day travelling through tht
country contracting for grain
Through their eXertiOns men livinl
many miles distant, who have no
sold grain in this city for years, /
ever before, have been induced t.
come here by representations thaI
the firm hOnonbly carry out. Every
one Of these visitors buy more Ol
less from our merchants, and while
Messrs. Taylor 4 Crane are benefited
by their own energy Others also come
in for share of the BENEFITS to bt
derived from these visitors. ThesI
gentlemen are not buying grain fol
fun, or are they exchanging good,
for 1t from which they derive from
2j to so pr cent. pretit. They pay
hard round dollars, giving the high
est market price. The farmer car
depend upon cash market here fol
his grain, and as far as barley is con
cerned, II it he such that it can be
used for brewing purposes, better
price, cash, can be obtained than
anywhere in eastern Washington.