The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-29
Price
per bus
Year. Crop bushels. Population

ISIS. .........4 3.I7S 800 ....-..... as
1873. ....... . 1863. 161, 800 -........... IL
1850. ... o.. Al .SS5.3SO 80 10. ISf Is
1881. ..-..... 4f6.4Sl 900 .......... 80
lS~1. -... 49, fSS. go. go .-..-..--- y
1851. ...... 81 .302 400 ...-... 2U
1881. ......... ~. 62S 900 .......... Is
1850. .-- $50 GO. 400 900 ......... -
1856. ..-.... .624. 131 600 .....-..-. II
iNS1 ... -... .tiI9. 81 :. Oun ........... 10
ISIS .--.... .1uf 30. Ono ......-.-. II
1851 ........ 100 61S 600 ....... ~
1859. ......... -. 5l5.HO ......... II
! 1870 ...-.. j. 80. - 900 80 c., 25u q,
I 1891 -....... 1!S. .,94 Dnu ........ -
1892. -..... . tii1 go. 600 ............ p
+ lS!i3 ........ G}S. N:1i 500 ..-.--......
1891. ....... . 6iU. 03S g2S ....-.-.-.- =
1899. .-......... S24. 433. 53I ........-. -
"" ask our farmers to examine tE"Sc
figures carefully. and candidly answer if
anything more than the natural law of
supply and demand is needed to account
for the fluctuations. The average price
during the fall months was up to 20
cents hut three times. The first time in
lNsl. was on the smallest crop of tn"
period. The second time. III 1871, NdN
when Their" WaS the poorest corn Cr,-,
sine" 1871. and corn was high. creating
an "Atra demand for oats. The third
time. IN 1880. was on q reduced crop of
10th oats and corn. The low prices Of
III" last few weeks have been ON tho
prospect of Il crop larger than last years,
1t viii j" seen that the lowest prize"
Of III" period WIS 1873. That was the
wear IL" 'irccnhack party made such Il
sweep 1t was thcn said, Just as now,
that We could never have good prices
again unless y" abandoned the idea Of
lc"plhg our money A. goon n gold. But
W" did not abandon it. and Il glance down
tn" column shows which was right.
We ask if there is any indication IF u
continuous fall in the prir" of oats .s.u.c
lNt2: ON the contrary TIA" average pri""
for tn" first ten years of the period vas
2n.i cents per huShcI. while the average
prl"" for the last ten years was III
cents
Another thing: cold is the particular
money which tn" FIRE" silver people calm
has been growing scarcor since 1873.
n" hardship they complain of is in being
forced Ia sell for prices measured III cur
r"n"E AZ good rs geld. But the Ihuv"
prices from 1NI2 ia 1873 inclusive arr IN
@r""nhackS, and would have been lower
II measured III gold. In 1872 il took
from Nl."9 to Nl.l3 in paper to equal a
dollar in gold. Calling the ryarI9c
SLID. we must deduct cents from the
pr."" of oats in 1872 to show their value
then IN gold. and Il similar deduction
should b" made for each wear up to 1879.
his shows that the price of oats in gold
has averaged considerably higher 70 the
farmer sine" this country has been dun.
business with all its money at par With
gold.
Notice the increased production of oats
from 1872 to 1S!I5 as compared with the
ln"rca$" in population. In 1872 the pro
ductlon was under seven bushels per
capita. in 1850 about eight has been
around min" and ton since. and last year
WAS about twelve. You are asked in
Jump int" tn" dark, t" expose the c,uii-
try 10 great pcrilS and Won arc urgnd Ia
Il" II ON the theory that the silver lcgi~
iaiI"u of lNI:; has mad" oats low. It Is
not 4 party question: II il u business
question. Here ar" the facts Maxi wa
yoUr mind on them calmly ~ Il citizen i'm
who's" hands j. 4 great responsibility.
fr sure Won are right then - ahead.
N"lii" NE oats question in Your unnd.
once for all
Again while oats hay" been doing bet
ter than hold their own. what has hap
p"ncd 10 the things which the farmer
buys From 1872 to 1850 bushpl of
oats would av"ra@" L. purchase two
pounds of Wire: since 1880 it will aver
"@r seven hounds From 1872 to 1850.
huSh"l Of oats would buy an average
~ about | l. pounds of Sugcr: since 1890
i would buy about 80 pounds In the
tlrSt period II :"qIir"d nearly two bushels
IF oats to buy . gallon of kerosene: since
~" huSh"i Of oats mas averaged to buy
m"r" than gallon of oil In the first
p"rlud II took NOR" than ten bushels of
aat~ 1o buy Il barred of salt while since
$40 II h1S required an average Of about
five bushels
en- nil agricultural implements it has
required not over halt rs many oats since
ISM t. pay the price rs II did from 49,,
I" INGl The Interest rate on farm
l"Hu> has fallen from ~ per cent to :
prr cent. The Value of tn" farm ha
doubled. Clothing dry goods. furniture.
newspapers. ETC.. all m recent years re-
CURED fewer oats (" purchase them in re-
cent years than from 1872 to 1879.
II cost tn" farmer more money Ia pro-
IN d.