The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-22
THE GRIP OF TRUSTS.
Democrats Reply to Republi.
cans Cry of Prosperity.

WASHINGTON, June 10. = As
an offset to the Republicans cry
of prosperity, the Democratic
Congressional Committee is pre-.
pairing literature proving that
trusts have raised prices gener-
ally for the consumer. A state
ment Of fluctuations of leading
products controlled by trusts dnr.
ing 1899 includes the following:
The linseed oil trust raised the
price from IL cents OH January
to 30 cents on December 30.
The Standard Oil Company
raised the price on petroleum
from $50 on January Z to 1890
on December 30.
The sugar trust raised the price
Oh graduated sugar from 4.94
cents on January to 81 cents on
December 80.
The chemical trust raised the
price of ipecac from $3.50 per
pound OIL January Z to 1856 per
pound OH Decem Der 30. The
same trust raised the price of
camphor from SO! cents on Jan.
uary to 513 cents on December
80. Tie same trust raised the
price of quinine from 81 cents on
January to 80 cents on Deem
Der 80. The same trust raised
the price of sal soda from 621
cents on January to 20 cents on
December 80.
The leather trust raised the
price of leather from 20 cents on
January Z to %! cents on Decem-
Der 80.
The calico trust raised the
price of calico from % cents on
January Z to 81 cents on Deem
Der 80 for print cloths and from
cents to A cents on indigo
prints.
The jute trust raised the price
Oh jute hemp from q OH January
{ to 81 on December 30.
The lead trust raised the price
ofpig lead from 1896 on January
ITO S5.25 on Decem Der 30.
The tinplate trust raised the
price of tinplate from 50 box on
. January I to S5.25 on December
80.
The cement trust raised the
price of RoSendale from 10 cents
on January q to 80 cents on De-
cember 20. 1t raised the price
during the same period on Port
land cement from S1.95 to 81. %.
The nail trust raised the price
of nails on January 4, 1899, from
S1.1O to $3.50 on January 3, 1900.
The same trust increased the
price of wire nails from Sl.35 to
$500 during the same period.
The Structural Iron Company
Increased the price of structural
angles from Sl.15 on January 4,
1899, to S2.25 on January 3, 1900.
The coal trust increased the
price of anthracite coal from
1919 on January 4, 1890, to 81. 20
on January 3, 1900.
The glass trust increased the
price of glass from 1910 on Jan
uary 4, 1899, to $3.50 on January
3, 1900.
The rubber trust increased the
price OF rubber from 81 cents on
January A, 1899, to 81. As on Jan.
uary ), 1900.
The price of boots and shoes.
controlled by the leather trust.
shows an increase during the
year 1899 on mems grain shoes
from 81 cents to SLIP; on Creed.
more splits from 95 cents to S1.IO
and like increase on all grades
of boots and shoes.
The price of cotton goods in.
creased 90 per cent. White
sheeting on January IL sold at
SI0'JO ana on december 20 at S23,
The only prices to fall were
those of farm products. The
year Book of the Department of
Agriculture for 1899, which has
recently been issued, shows that
the farm products and farm ami
mails in 1890, although vastly in.
creased i'll quantity since 1890.
had fallen off in value to the ex.
tent of S706, 969,97l. This only
counts as farm products corn.
wheat, oats, barley, rye, buck.
wheat, potatoes, hay and cotton.
III the farm products of 1899 had
brought tile same prices as did
the same products in 1890, they
would have brought more than
they did by the sum of 81, G09.-
437, 5S4.
The farmers raised lob. OOO,.
600 more bushels of produce in
1899 than they did in 1890. and
yet this produce was worth S2O5.
600, 900 less than the smaller crop
OF 1880. This only calculates the
cereals.
The farmers of the United
States are paying 33k per cent
more Tor all they consume than
they were when the present adj.