The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-02-09

he oiI hCt vi bliS CiGg udu
a bit of upheavsl lately. II is not 9 war
among dealers in grain but it is declar
aration of independence. The grain
dealers had a contract with the Northern
Grain company. whereby they we're to
dispose OF their purchases from farmers
to the Grain company at a certain sum
per bushel IN advance OF what they paid
This agreement included all Of certain
classes of grain and a certain proportion
If others. The time for which this agree
ment was to last, terminated December
3lst last. On Friday of last week the
local dealers commenced the purchase Of
grain on their own responsibility. Sam
Hall Is shipping direct to the east by
car ferry, selling (. o. b. here. The other
dealers say they will sell where they can
do best or lose least. At present they
are storing. The break has caused an
advance IN prices though whether it can
be maintained is question. There has
been quite loss IN the wheat purchased
AS there has been heavy decline.
Here Is comparison of prices paid 10
MaDltowoc on Tuesday With prices PAID
at ilwaukee and other points.
Manitowoc, Wheat, spring IS, Rye, 81,
Oats, %, Barley, 40.
Milwaukee, Wheat, 81, Rye. 56, Oats.
30, Barley, 81.
Green Bay, Wheat, spring, 60-65, Rye,
AZ, Barley, 40 46, Oats, o.
Depere, Wheat, 60-6i, Rye, 50, Barley,
40, Oats, 81.
The above figures are reliable and
show the relative condition OF the prod
uce markets 10 the places named. 1t
| must be understood that Milwaukee has
an advantage 10 having grain inspector
so that the wheat is graded. Owing to
the failure OF the coal company here there
we're no boats in the harbor last fall for
| storage purposes and they are being
! brought here from Milwaukee at quite a
| cost.
There Is every indication that the
! Manitowoc market will continue to main
l'.ia the advance recently made There
! hes Gaa1 considerable work done by
peorls sing the interest OF the city 81
heart 10 hing about conditions which
would make this good market. II
his work the opposition Of the people of
the city was encountered and there
seemed 10 be a studied effort TO create a
prejudice against tSe city and to blast
Its reputation as market for farm pro-
! ducs.
| 1t seemed that the whole population
Of the city Of Manitowoc had conspired
to keep farmers from coming here. On
every street corner knots OF city men
would be found telling what good mar
ket for farm produce existed elsewhar
and how poor Manivowoc was in con-
parisoD, and how foolish farmers were to
come here. Even merchants who relied
| largely on farmers for trade busled them
selves in inducing farmers to go else
where, though not purposely. Papers in
adjoining counties took up the cry that
ManitowOc was no place for farmers &c
come and quoted Manitowoc people il
support of this. Farmers soon came tc
believe they could get 90 fair treatment
here and those disposed to sell here took
the advice given them and went else
where. A comparison of markets OF tbs
surrounding country with that OF Mani
towoc, which showed that Manitowot
was equal to the best, published 10 The
Pilot some weeks ago had no effect upor
those who were industriously sending
out bad reports of the city and helping
to keep trade away. No city can stanC
} such adverse advertising. 1t is case o
, deliberate business suicide. If this foil,
is not stopped farmer trade will be los
permanently. There is no reed of de
celving people and making it appear tn
market ia better than it is But there j
) no occasion, either, for having about 100
people industriously at work decryir,
the Mauitowoc market.
The Manitowoc market has not bee
, what 1t should be with the facilities
! had for shipments. But the proper thin
, to do is to induce those who can remed
) the mat, er to do so. This can not
done by standing on street corrers an
behind store counters and urging farm
ers to go elsewhere, where better term
l could not be secured notwithstandin
r the assurance that they could. That
: bad business policy. Il is time the fool
ishness WAS stopped. Compare the price
here given and don't trust to rumor.