Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-08-16

Fancy CreamerY Butter. n n
Corn s. 8!
timothy 35 s g.
4 WIG nay .........................69 81 68s
Hogs. 81
Cattle .s".......8 Il = 81
observation-disclosures. u 3 20
Wheat tho LeAst Profitable.
These figures show that both relatively
and intrinsically wheat is the cheapest
and least profitable of all our farm pro.
ducts. And this accounts for the fact
we'll known to all, that in these portions
Of our state where little wheat is raised
and where dairy, diversified and mixed
farming prevails, there Is far higher de
gree of wealth and prosperity prevailing
than In these sections of the state where
our farmers c0nfine themselves to wheat
raising. Il has been the fashion Of windy
and reckless refOrmers in the past, and J.
presume 1t is still the fashion among these
men, to insinuate and charge that our
farmers receive much less for their wheat
here than the foreign markets warrant,
and that q large and unreasonable margin
of profit is absorbed by the middle man OF
exporter, and hence comes the exceedingly
low price. Those who have at all been
versed in the subject, have known and al
ways maintained that these charges and
insinuatiOns have been unfounded and
false. Fortunately, proof positive is now
at hand.
The legislature Of 1893 directed the
board of railroad and warehouse COM
missioners to ascertain and compile, from
time to time, and to publish in weekly
bulletins the price OF grain in foreign
markets and In our own, and the rates of
transportation between snch markets, for
tho purpose Of ascertaining the difference
in price between here and abroad, the
cost OF transportation and the profits Of
the middle man or exporter. From the
following statement, compiled from the
bulletins issued by the board for the
months OF November, 1893, and May and
June, 1604-months when water trans
portation was open and available and
when the greatest volume Of wheat was
moving-at appears that the average price
of wheat during these months was sO6Os4
per bushel at Duluth and $O7646 per
bushel at Liverpool-a gross difference of
o. 1862 between the foreign and domestic
market, and that the exporter, after pay
ing insurance, transportation rates and
elevator charges, had net margin of
profit Of 50 1W per bnshel This thorough
" explodes the old campaign falsehood of
a margin Of from Is to 20 cents per bushel
profit to the middleman or exporter. The
statement referred to is in detail as fol-
lows:
Statement showing the average price of
No. hard wheat at Duluth and Liverpool
for the months of November, 1893, and
May and june, 1894, together with elevator
charges, insurance, lake and canal and
ocean rates from Duluth to Liverpool:
Average price OF hid. ct Duluth. Z. $6O84
Elevator and other charges at Duluth. 013)
Lac rate, insurance and elevator
= charges at Buffalo. Observation-Disclosures. G367
Canal rate, Buffalo to New York ........ Gss5
Insurance, weighing and towing ut
new ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Co.'S
Elevator transfer to steamer at New
or : !. ,............ 0lO
Ocean rate New York to LiyerpO j :5l
Marine insurance. n. Y. to Liverpool. .a050
Cost G. !. T. ut Liverpool. i. i. ~
Price paid for No. HID. at Liverpool
during same period ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .s6.4i
Profit to exporter. ...................s..s {. ~
In 1893 the United states exported 100,
100000 Ut wheat; Argentine, 81 10000
bushels; India, 81, 100000 bushels; Austria
liza, 10000, 600 bushels; Chilli, 1900, 600
bushels, ard Canada, 5, 500, coo bushels.
Total, aOS, 0tO. 600 bushels
Farming Must BE Diversified.
Nearly all of this wheat was shipped to
Western Europe, and there It came in
competition with 15O, OOO, 600 bushels Of
surplus wheat exported from Hungary,
Russia and the Balkan states. These
figures serve to show how the American
wheat farmers, with their surplus of
liz, co., 600 bushels, have to contend in the
markets OF Europe with surplus Of |
23O, OOO, OOO bushels from other countries
Manifestly, relief from this condition
must come mainly from two sources--in-
creased home demand and less production
Less production must come from more
diversified farming, and increased home
demand through the maintenance Of q
jndicions protective tariff, whereby the
army OF consumers may be enlarged and
equipped with ample means through
profitable employment. Capital must
furnish labor work. and both combined |
must furnish the farmer his home market.
But these are plain and homely sugges-
tions ann aware that the new style Of |
ref0rmer, who affects to find nothing good |
In the record or principles Of either Of the
two great parties Of the country, has other |
and perhaps more scientific remedies to |
propose g relief or cure for the indus |
trial stagnation and depression which is |
affecting not only the farmers, but all |
other classes and interests In the cOmmun-
ity These remedies are principally the
referendum, the government ownership
and operation OF railroads female Suff-l