Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-22
Farmers Should Vote for Their Own
Interests.

We desire to call attention of our
farmer readers to the figures contain
ed in this article. and we ask them to
carefully investigate what they show.
The figures are taken from speech
delivered by Senator Carlisle in the
United States a short time ago.
They can be relied upon as official
The statistics we thus present will
show what the farmers of this country
sold to the people of foreign countries
during the year 1889, and prove that
the foreign markets are not only valu-
able to American farmers, but are
necessary to their welfare and prosper
ity.
The value of live cattle sold to for
eigners was $16,616,OOO, and if the
foreign markets are closed by the
protective market, who will buy of
you that large amount of surplus pro-
ducts.
During the same year little over
10000, 900 pounds of oatmeal was
sold to foreigners. Close the foreign
market, and the farmers will have
that much surplus oatmeal left on
their hands.
Of wheat -four, the farmers sold in
foreign markets 9,374,S03 barrels,
and If the farmers are shut out from
the outside markets, who will buy that
large amount of surplus flour of them {?
The farmers sold to foreigners that
year hops to the amount of II, 5S9, 1862
pounds, but when the foreign markets
are closed, they will have to grow con-
siderably less hops, as there will be
no way to dispose of the surplus.
Canned beef amounting to 81, 025,-
254 pounds, was sold to the foreigners
last year, but when protection closes
the outside markets, the American
farmer and those engaged in the can
ming industry will have large sur
plus of meat to give away, as they
can not sell it here.
Of tallow 77,S44,555 pounds were
sold in foreign markets that year, but
where will the surplus tallow be sold
when the foreign market is closed to
the American farmer? 1t will make
the cattle business still more depress-
ed.
During last year "a, 41O,S45 pounds
of picked pork was purchased by for
eigners, but protection will prevent
them from purchasing so large amount
of picked pork, and the farmers will
have to largely decrease the amount
of pork they raise.
During the same time the American
farmers sold to foreigners 357 1877 1899
pounds of bacon. The protection
tariff will cause an immense amount
of bacon to be left on the hands of
the farmers, because they can not sell
it at home. The farmers will have
lots of bacon to offer as sacrifice to
the idol of protection.
That year the farmers had a surplus
stock of hams to the amount of A.
SAT ,247 pounds. Foreigners purchas-
ed the surplus stock of hams, but protec-
ton acts as barrier to prevent them
from buying the surplus ham product
in the future. What will the farmers
do with their surplus hams?
Now as regards the surplus stock of
cheese, lard, butter and cloyer seed,
the foreigners purchased of American
farmers during 1889, the following
large amounts: Cheese, $4,000, 1928
pounds lard, 31S,242,99O pounds
butter, IL, 504,978 pounds; clover seed
34,253,157 pounds; but protection
will prevent them from buying such
large amounts in the future, unless
the price of manufactured goods in
crease to correspond with the iucreas-
ed tariff rates.
In addition there we're over one
hundred millions of bushels of wheat,
corn, and other grains sold, and
an enormous amount Of cotton. Most
of these agricultural products we're
purchased by people in Great Britain.