New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-15
ASKED TO HOLD BACK WHEAT
ANOTHER CIRCULAR TO THE FARMERS OF
THE NORTHWEST.
THEY ARE TOLD THAT THEIR GRAIN WILL BE
WORTH 81 so OR 50 A BUsHELBEFoRE LONG
THE EFFORT TO CHECK THE RUSH
OF WHEAT TO MARKET.

OF WHEAT TO MARKET.
Chicago. Sept. IA dispatch from ST. Paul TO
morning newspaper reads: The Farmers Alliance
leaders in Minnesota and North and South DaRo'a
have resolved upon another attempt to stop the ire
mendous flow Of wheat 10 the markets. The receipts
in Minneapolis and Duluth for the last week nave
run from 500 to 1900 every day. AT this raie
the Alliance people assert that the 15oO0OOOO pnseiS
of wheat in the No. l hard belt will be out OF Uie
farmers hands before January and their haste VIII
drive the price back to so cents. The Alliance ter
fore. yesterday began mailing from It's headquarters
a million letters to the farmers, calling halt along
the line. The letter states that the new wheat
Growers Association and the Alliance secretaries ali
over the country unanimous that wheat Is oouhu W
sell high 81 so and possibly 81 per bushei' ana
they unanimous in this warning to the farmers
not to sacrifice their wheat and give the Spectators
all the profit there is in IT, The letter says the crop Is
being greatly overestmated by the newspapers ana
grain dealers, and continues as follows:
We do not believe majority OF the Farmers are
foolish enough TO cooperate with te SPECTATORS
press prices further There Is no question but prices
will take turn upward in few days. Inc snogtase
In Europe can now be figured with accuracy Abont a
week ago a congress OF grain dealers from all parts
OF Europe at Vienna Austria, and computed hgureS
highest which wellinforned reputable could
furnish for IL in famine year Ike this they should
fhs3 Circumstances jus1ed the Government OF that
country would certainly remonstrae. IL Is surely the
policy of Europeans not to eXaggerate their disaster
file figures OF the Vienna Congress show that Europe
raised 25S0O0 900 bushels of wheat ana 49OOOOUOo
bushels of rye less than last year. Last year con-
sumed all Of its wheat crop and at least OoOOOoO
Of reserves, 1oo,ooo,00o bushels imported IRON
all its rye crop. This year IL Will have from America
extreme figures which any reputable authority has
made for our really splendid crop, 1t VIII have as
ni6cant but il viii have 74s 066 900 bushels less Of
its own crop and 6o,OOO0oO bushels less to be drawn
bushels extra from America to make up a deficiency
of 7os000o0o and must consequently eat 67s'OOOOOo
RYE being doarer in Europe than wheat. the latter
becomes substitute and IS equally ahected by aen
s+sn that FuTopeans viii have to economic In bread
10 the extent Of 67s 600 600 bushels and when the
o crops It 4 to BE- eondeed pTcos they viii
pay for American wheat. The shortage in Europe
being four times large the American surplus,
there Is no dOubt that the price Of wheat will reach the
highest figure ever known before this year is up
The talk that 81 wheat in Chicago Is high prlcc
under present circumstances is absolutely Mottc. for
the average price in England being " 2l no one IN
Europe dares TO eat wheat twenty cents below an
average price this year. Wheat Will soon be over
81 60 no matter how much farm DS ana We %on Sa
wise those who can comprehend the situation 70 noG
keep II saw i've cents to the price Hold your wheat
We hope that few newspaper men are so ignorant
that they don't know that large crop of itself is no
ground for congatulatlon to the farmer. IL IS tne
Size as the oilcisl iig1sres viii prove They
prove that II does not matter how large the rners
during 1s 9 iss6 1857 and 1850 exceed by 10000
600 bushels the crops 1880. 1881, 3S5 and 1890
the farmer got S4O0,Oooo 900 less for them Therefore
look with suspicion on the newspaper articles congrat
ulatng you about immense crops and on those who H.
spire them - =,
George NJ Mueller Editor Of The State" the Al
lance organ I'm speaking of this address 10 the farmers
says: I'VE still believe that large amount Of grain
will be held back, that the rush is practically over.
our ady1oes from thousands Of correspondents are all
TO this effect. The winter wheat rush is placucalIy
over now These early sales were by those VINO
were distressed for money. aud those who were not
connected with the Alliance
Washington Sept I4-It is said at the headquarters
of the Farmers Alliance Press Bureau Of Information
In this city that the circular calling on farmers IN
the Northwest to halt i'm shipping their wheat simply
CONVEYS TO them information relative TO the condition
of the wheat crops Of the world which the officers OF
the Bureau say Is such 10 result In Increase OF
nrces I'm the American product The circular referred
TO is not an official document of the Alliance but
the benefit of the members Of the Alliance, but for
farmers everywhere