The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-06


do not advise you to sell your wheat at
above prices which are based upon
average prices Of the English market
only.
We simply furnish you reliable fig
ures which we think should suggest to
you that 1t would be folly to sell your
wheat for less than those prices.
The price OF sl.45 in England, which
is the average for twenty years, will
probably prove to be less than an aver.
age price for the next twenty years, as
the steady increase of population is an
offset for greater facilities in farming.
Hut considering the immense
shortage Of this year, no average
price would be adequate to the
situation, and If we were the owner
Of wheat we would hold it for much
higher price.
Sell sparingly. even when much bet
ter prices are offered to you than those
suggested above. and yon will see a
steady advance to the end Of the crop
year.
This action would he similar to q
strike. but with this difference:
The workingman loses money every
day the strike lasts, while you do not
lose anything. and If some should be
Inconvenience for few weeks for
ready cash, they will surely not get
poorer by it.
In the second place the workingman
cannot tell whether he will be success
full and how long it will take him to
enforce his demands, but you know
that in year like this you must be sue
ccssful, for nothing can be substituted
for your product, and that a few weeks
must decide the war.
You have nothing whatever to risl,
and everything to gain.
It will be argued that some farmers
have alrc ady contracted their crops and
that it would be impossible to make all
farmers act in har mony.
The party who has contracted for
the product of some farms steps into
the shoes of the farmer and will be too
glad to receive double prices for the
contracted crop, and that all the farm
ers act in harmony is not at all neces-
sary for the success of this move.
There will be very few, indeed. un-
willing to hold off to see what will be-
come of this move, as in view of the
situation prices could never be lower,
butoeven II one-half or more of the
farmers should be persuaded by the
arguments of ra road and elevator men
to rush their wheat into the market.
the result would be the same, for II
a considerable Number Of those ,cho are in
the habit Of marketing early hold back a
little WAile, the farmers delireries ,rould
fall short Of the requirements and the etscl
rould be the same az If no arheat had been
brought in at all.
There is, however, little danger that
any considerable number of farmers
could be induced to market their prod
net in hot haste ut present prices, as
resolutions adopted by the state ALI
ances long ago show that they know
their enemies.
They also know that the remnants Of
last years crop are smaller than ever.
and that present prices are entirely out
of proportion to the condition of the
worlds crop.
No crops that can be raised this yea,
can change the fact that the worlds sup.
ply il Immensely bc'or the requirements.
The American farmer is intelligent
enough to know that whoever markets
his products late in year like this re.
ceives the best prices and there is
really no danger that many will show
enough sympathy with the Speculation
to come to his rescue.
Every prudent man will hold back to
see how the Spectator succeeds in
feeding the world O. wind If it should
be found thai his stuff will not make
bread. the miller and elevator men will
come to you for your wheat.
The people of the United States will
not begrudge the farmer good price
for his product, when his chance has
come. for it will bring money into this
country and start such a prosperity
that a rise in the price of flour will be
little felt.
by holding off a few weeks and mar.
keting the grain gradually, the farmers
will learn to know their power. and il
they exert it always with moderation
and according to the true situation il
will be of infinite value to all .their in
terest for many years.
It has been said that the farmer can.
not put off threshing and cannot hold
his wheat for lack of storage.
Now, if wet weather should delay
the harvest several weeks. would that
not put off threshing anyhow?
In the old states everybody is in pc.
sition to hold his wheat reasonable
time, and If in the new states some
farmers should lack the facilities few
dollars spent for boards will create
them. 1t is not even necessary to spoil
the lumber, and it may be returned
with small pay for the use of it, as is
often done. when temporary structures
for picnic parties are erected. Where
there is will there is way.
The object is important enough to
put forward your best cxertions.
The German farmer sells to-day his ryt
for more than 2 l-e cents Of our money pc,
pound You are offered one-half that price
for mhedt.
If the facts about the American crop
and our exporting capacity were truly
understood in Europe prices of cereals
would be much higher.
You probably know that spectators
and those in sympathy with them have
been continually talking about the i'm
mensity of our coming crop, placing
the total prospective harvest ut about
600, 600, 900 bushels and over.
In Europe the talk has been ever
higher. as we sec by the press
rs well as by private letters. Other
wise well posted merchants in Europe
are of the opinion that our crop o.
wheat will he about $50, 900, 900 and thai
this country could ship easily 100000,
900 or more.
They believe that these figures arr
moderate, because the information ha.
come from this country, and they can
not understand that we having thu
goods to sell, should spread reports
which would influence prices adversely
These reports have nevertheless beer
as siduously circulated on European ex
changes and have had their effect
though they are nothing less than ,
swindle.
The figures about our crop and ex
porting capacity, as given above, ar