Telegram-herald., 1890-04-08

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lss us exan4lns . fe~ hg4Ees which
are mare esavizcfng than unsupported
words.
There are bus two markets for the
farmers produce. One Of them Is at
home. This market depends upon sAs
number a people who are engaged In
other occupations and have % boy Of
hln. and upon the moosy or It's equiya-
lent they have with which % buy.
The other market Is foreign, and de-
pends upon the productions Of the world.
the demand aad supply. This market
cannot be controlled by US, and. as shown
BY the following statistics, IL fast vanish
ing as q narkes for Americas surplus
produce.
Our population Is fast increasing, and
with this increase has come q much
greater production OF the farm. Our
population In 1891 was 81 ,s2s, SD, and Ia
1885, 59, 903, 90. With this added popu-
lation has come hike added agricul-
tural production.
For example, take wheat, corn and
oats- The total amounts Of these cereals
produced during the same year in the
United States, as taken from the esti-
mates Of the department. Of agriculture
AZ Washington, were as follows:
1854. Busbslx isa Bushoia
weeAs.... 81. 9o,ooe Wheat s1 sis 90
oats-....... Aa4si, 90 oasA....... ga is4, 90
And the ssmc rate Of increase holds
true with other farm products. Some
portion OF the above produce was con-
sumed by the farmers themselves, and
the balance was sold or the amount
49,, solI .rA ,<ns,,r,ad hv tba far-,ar
SO per cent Of it remained at home and
but per cent. found market abroad.
But the most interesting part Of this
market question is found in the follow
ing table OF figures taken from the Off
cial reports Of the bureau Of statistics at
Washington.
This table shows the total amount re-
ceived by our farmers for such produce
as they sold In foreign markets from the
year 1881 to 1885.
The total exports Of agricultural prod
ucts for such years being as follows:
f8i ~ s7D,oso. $50 1sss .. ssso, sia sis
fssa ....-.-.. sSa A65li 1885 ESQ. I7s 900
1883. sieysoe, 40 1886 Sasot 5a6
Thus 10 VIII be seen that with our rap
h4S&OsssANo pAc1GStiOb bHc ANAcAE ~
market is constantly falling away.
The Detroit Free Press, Free-trade
paper, under date of FEB. 16, 1888, in all
editorial aimed TO show that the leesened
price of wool did not come from a re-
duction Of the tariff In 1888, gave the
following statistics, and which prove
facts far more TO the farmers interest
than the assertion they failed to main
tain.
These figures show that the foreign
markets are being glutted with the pau
per grown products of the world, and
that IL our farmers want TO sell abroad
they must compete with them. These
are the exact figures taken from The
Free Press, and are assumed to be cor
rect.
The years given are those ending June
30, 1888, and June 80, 1887. They com
prise the total exports OF various farm
products, and prove that the foreign
price Of our agricultural exports has
rapidly decreased: