Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-04
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MARVELLOUS EFFEcT OF GOOD
TIMES TO THE PRODUCERS.
When Nyaseyvorlsers Are Employel
at Good Wages the Rafio OF Us j
Consumptio ion OF Wheat
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The people OF the United States wore.
on ALTERATIONS in 1894, but on full
rations in 1899 and 1900 The official
publ tons Of the trea sury bureau Of
statistics show that the wheat con-
sumed in the United States In 1896 was
but 3.41 bushels per capita while III
1892 it was 5.91 bushes and in 1899, 5. 9,:
bushels per capita. Ia 1900 the home.
consumption will probably exceed s
bushels per capita and be nearly, If
not quite double that Of 1894. 5
This illustrates the advantage to:
the farmer of a fourishing business
condition which assures him salts
factory home market. E In 1892 and 1895.
factories We're running on full time,
the people employed \ in mines were
worked to their fullest capa city, rail
roads and their employees were busy
and making full earnings, and every
body was able to buy all the food that
he required, while in 1899 and 1900 con
ditions are even better The official
publications Of the department. Of la
Dor show that wages are higher to-day
than ever before in the history OF the
counuy-better even than in the pros
perous year. of 1892 when they reached
the highest average that had ever.
been known up to that time. The eff
feet of this condition upon the farmer
is shown by the figures below quoted,
Which show that in 1882 and 1899 the
people of the United States consumed
practically 6 bushels Of wheat per
capita, and in 1894 but little over s
bushels per capita The home market
took in 1892 So per cent OF the total
crop of that year, and in 1899 81 pei
cent, while in 1884, under the depres-
sion and necessity for economy on the
part OF a large proportion of the con-
sumers, it took but So per cent Of the
total production. Even the fact that
wheat was cheaper in 1894 than in 1892
or 1899 did not enable the people at
that time to consume as much as they
are now consuming under the present
high prices which the farmer is getting
for his wheat crop. The average ex-
port price Of wheat 4 in 1894 was 81
cents per bushel and In 1899 Is cents
per bushel, and is still higher in 1900
Yet with the general depression
which existed IN 1884 the home market
was less valuable to the farmer than
for many preceding years, while un-
der the prosperity which protection
and sound currency. supply, he sold
at home larger share of his products
and at higher prices in 1892 and 1899.
Mr.. Bryan and the Democratic party
propose to return to all of the condt-
tons which produced the depression
of 1894 and so greatly reduced the
value of the home market and the
price of everything that the farmer
had to sell The Democrats II insist
that a part of the business depression
which followed the election Of
Democratic president and congress In
1892 was due to the Sherman silver
law, which they insist caused a fear on
the part of the public that the credit
and currency of the government would
not be maintained. The Republicans
insist that 1T was chiefly due to the
low tariff law which was enacted in
1892, and which had been assured ever
since the election Of Cleveland and q
Democratic congress In 1892. Even II
either or both these conditions are re-
sponsible for the. business depression
Of 1894 1t Is safe to a ssume that Denl7
ocratic success in 1900 would be fol-.
lowed by similar conditions. since Mt.
Bryan and his party propose, if suc73
cessful, to put the country on an All
solute silver basis, OF. Il vastly worse
than anything which could be charged
against the Sherman law; while they
also propose to return to a tariff even
lower than That provided by the Will
son low tariff act which was notorl-s
ously unsatisfactory to Democrats by.
reason Of certain protective features
which it contained. s# sss
The following table shows the home
consumption. total and per- capita, Of
wheat in 1892 1894 and 1899; also the
quantities Of wheat exported in each of
those years, the average export price,
and the per cent of the crop retained
for home consumption in each year
1t will interest every farmer, and, in-s
deed every one interested in seeing
prosperity in all branchesS of our home
Industries, Il y s8 8&SE:t
Home Consumption Ii III n IS, $ss
$EaS Bushels Bushels
Year. $ H. a Consumed. 5 Per Capita.
1892 1856 1871 724 5.91:
1894 ". ~. -. 232 S15 O41 s$ al
1890 ~. I. 47O 1872 s.5sa sos
Exportation-@ {43t 53188a5 Per Cent
&s i Il Retained for
81 Bushels. Export. Home Con-
Year. Exported. Price sumption
1892. =. !. .225 .665. s12 81: O3 6s ~
1894 j. .104, 2e3, 129 81 58. SO
1899. 222, 618, 42O 5EEsl .75 81. o.
$ir;@8a . 81 30 .,#sai{5Et