The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
SOME TRUST FACTS.

1uVauCso arc dtCIluuIdUlc anu CHII Uc
traced directly to the organization Of
trusts controlling the manufacture Of
same. have compiled few prices.
first giving the price of the article for
December, 1898, or January. 1899, said
prices being the jobber's price taken
from invoices of goods purchased, and
follow same with present price on same
article.
On wire nails the price for December
1898, was $l.6O base; present price, $3.c5
or an advance of 1913 per cent.
On galvanized barb wire the price for
December, 1898, was 81 80 per hundred;
the present price is 81. 10, or an advance
Of ll5 per cent.
Price OH galvanized smooth wire,
81 IS; per hundred base; present price,
$3.75, or an advance of l27 per cent.
On railroad shovels (socket strap the
price in December, 1898, was 81 50 per
dozen; present price $s IS, or an ad-s
vance Of "a per cent.
Spades $3.50 per dozen; present price,
$S.75, or an advance of "a per cent.
Garden hoes, $2.40 per dozen; present
price $500 or an advance of SO per cent.
Four tine manure forks, $4OO per
dozen; present price, $500 or an ad-
vance of SO per cent.
Mattocks. $3.50 per dozen; now $3.50
or 33 l-3 per cent. advance.
Railroad picks, 81 90 per dozen; now
$3.50 or 81 l.3 per cent. advance.
Screw and strap hinges, % cents per
pound; now AZ cents. or 80 per cent. adj
vance.
Harrow teeth, 81. .S5s per hundred
pounds: nov IS so, 81 81 Per cent. "a
vance.
Steel wagon tire, $3.50 per hundred
pounds; now So 25 or 1l6 90 per cent
advance.
Bar lion, $1.2o per hundred pounds;
now $2.75 or 129 per cent. advance.
Briar, weed and grass scythes, $S SIS
per dozen; now 1915 per dozen, or an
advance of 127 per cent.
Grain blades, 46-inch, $6 per dozen;
now $l2, or 100 per cent. advance.
Barn door hangers, $3.50 per dozen.
now SIS, or 33 l.3 per cent. advance.
Barn door track, $l.65 per hundred
ft.; now 1916, or 97 per cent. advance
Cast wagon thimble skeins. $3.50 per
set; nov $3.50, or 81 per cent. advance.
Axes (champion), 1925 per dozen;
nov $3.50. or 50 per cent. advance.
Carriage bolts list 80 per cent off; nov
list SO percent. of, or an advance of $50
per cent.
| Log chains, 5-lG inch, 80 cents pei
dound; now 81 cents, or s. per cent. ad
vance.
Log chains, inch, 81 cents pc
pound; now So cents, or 7s per cent ad
vance,
Coil chain, SIG inch, 81 cents pc
pound; now cents, or 96S per cent ad
vance.
4 Coil chain, inch, SO cents per pound
now 6! cents, or So per cent. advance.
Burden horse shoes, $3.15 per hun
dred; now 81 .25, ,or 30 per cent. ad vance
5 Star horse shoe nails, IL cents pc
pound; now IA cents, or l6 2-3 per cent
] lvance.
FL Grind stones, Is cents per hundred
: now So cents, or 81 per cent. advance.
Sash weights, SIS per ton; now $40, G
80 l-3 per cent advance.
Common screen doors So .25: now $6.5
I or % per cent. advance.
Wire cloth, 95 cents per hundred
square feet. now $l.50, or IS per cent
advance.
, sisal rope base, 81 cents per pount
now lO4 cents, or 81 per cent advance
Sisal rope, in February, 1898 wa
bought at 81 cents, base.
4 Common sad irons, % cents pc
! pound, now 3s cents, or 80 per cent. al
D 4 vance.
D Mrs. Potts sad irons, 81 per doze
D set; now $500, or 81 per cent. adva nc
i Nickle- plated copper tes Kettles, $6.i
j per dozen; now $l0.55. CT 81 per cen
advance.
4 Common cast kettles, $2.75 per dozel
\ now $3.85, or 40 per cent. advance.
: Common cast spiders, $l.26, per dozel
D now S2.16, or ia per cent. advance.
D Newton S-incli mill files, 81 cents p'
4 dozen; NOW "a cents, or Is per cent. al
vance.
4 Black Diamond s-inch files, So cen
per dozen; now $l.l7, or 81 per cen
= advance.
; Wheelbarrows, $l3 per dozen; no
y l$l7, or 80 per cent. advance.
: Common elbows (4-piece), 40 cen
4 per dozen; now 50 cents. or 324 i
cent. advance.
4 Stove pipe iron, $2.25 per 100 pound
inow s. 10, or an advance Of 40 per Ger
= Tin Plate ]. q. bright a x2O, 81 80 p
box; now 70 .25. Or 80 per cent. advane