Washington sentinel., 1900-09-29
Thetest
Crusts ano Pros
peritp.

perllp.
ity is the purchasing power OF the
products OF the field and the mine
These products are the source oi
all wealth, and require the labor oi
three-fourthS Of the nations male
population to produce and put in
the form OF finished product. II
this vast majority of the nations
population does not reap its just
reward from the total production
Of the nations wealth, prosperity
can not be said to exist.
The year book OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture for 1899, which
has recently been issued, shows
that the farm products and farm
animals in 1899, although vastly
increased in quantity since 1890,
had fallen off in value to the e7l-
tent of S7o6. .o69,o7I. This only
counts as farm products corn, oats,
wheat, barley, rye, buckwheat,
potatoes, hay and cotton. II the
farm products OF 1890 had brought
the same prices as did the same
products in 1890 they would have
brought more than they did by the
sum Of s., COG, 9,437s84. The farm
ers selling their staple crops for
less money have had to pay more
for the articles not produced on
their farms by the gouging pro.
cesses OF the trusts.
Below is given a partial list OF
the articles OF every day use made
dearer by combinations created in
restraint of trade and fostered and
protected by higher tariff than is
justified even on the theory of pro-
lection to American manufactures.
The prices are those Of last year,
and are as follows:
The Standard Oil Company
raised the price on petroleum from
$3.50 on January 7 to $500 on
Dec. 80.
The Sugar Trust raised the price
on granulated sugar from 4o4
cents on January 7 to 558 cents on
December 80. Now III lis cents
The Chemical Trust raised the
price OF quinine from IL cents on
January to 80 cents on Dec. 80.
The same trust raised the price Of |
sal soda from 6s14 cents on Janu.
ary 7 to 70 cents on Dec. so
The Leather Trust raised the
price Of leather from 20 cents on
January TO as1z cents on Dec. 80.
The Calico Trust raised the price
OF calico from a38 cents on Jan. 7
to sd cents on December 80 for
print cloths, and from 4 cents to
4H cents on indigo prints.
The Jeans Trust raised the price
on jean cashmere from a71z cents
on January 7 to 40 cents on Dec
80.
The Nail Trust increased the
price OF nails from $40 on Jan.
4, 1899. to Sa.so on Jan. 3, 1900.
The same trust increased the price
of wire nails from SI.a5 to So 20
during the same period.
The Coal Trust increased the
price of anthracite coal from $3.75
on January 4, 1899, to 81 20 on
January 8, 1900. and to nearly SO
today.
The Glass Trust increased the
price OF glass from Sa.s7 on Ja,.
4, 1899, to sa,S9 on January 3,
1900.
The price of boots and shoes,
controlled by the leather trust,
show an increase during the year
1899 on mems grain shoes from
81 cents to SI.Ia; on Creedmore
splits, from IS cents to sI.Io, and
a like increase on all grades Of
boots and shoes.
The prices OF cotton goods in
creased so per cent. White sheet.
ing on January IL sold at $500
and on December 80 at Sas.
All lines o building material,
iron, steel, wooden goods, cotton
goods, leather and other lines con-
trolled by industrial trusts, al
though showing a great increase
in price during the years 1897 and
1898, showed even a greater in
crease during the year 1899.
Brooms have increased within
the last six months from 40 to so
cents dozen; rubber betting has