The evening times., 1900-06-15

ters OF the Republican National and Con
gressional committees. is preparing for E
wide circulation Of literar,. ne in support o,
the contention that a generally higher lev
el Of prices TO consumers Of all kinds Of
products has been brought about through
the operation OF trusts. There has been
prepared the following statement of fiuc-
tuations of leading products controlled by
trusts during 1899:
The linseed oil trust raised the price
from Al cents on January to so cents on
December so.
THE menhaden trust raised the price on
menhaden oil from % Genus on January 7
TO % 1-2 cents on December 80.
The Standard Oil Company raised the
price on petroleum from $3.50 on January
to $3.50 on December 30.
THE sugar trust raised the price On
granulated sugar from 4.94 cents on jan
uary 10 Is cents on December 80.
The chemical trust raised the price OF
ipecac from $3.50 per md on January
I. TO 1896 per pound on December 30. The
same trust raised the price of camphor
from 38 1-2 cents on January to 81 1-2
cents on December 80. The same trust rais-
/ ed the price Of quinine from 21 cents on
! January : 10 80 cents on Decen, Der so. The
same trust raised the price of sal soda
from GO 1-2 cents on January 10 40 censs
! on December 80.
The leather trust raised the price OF
leather from 20 cents on January 10
% 1-2 cents on December so
The calico trust raised the price of cali
&C from 2 3-S cents on January Z to 3 IA
cents on December 30 for print cloths, and
from 4 cents TO I-2 cents on indigo
prints.
The jeans trust raised the price on jean
cashmere from p 1-2 cents on January Z
TO 40 cents on December 80.
The jute trust raised the price or iute
hemp from 27-S cents on January to
/ 3 3-S cents on December 30.
The copper trust raised the price of
copper from 13 1-2 cents on January TO
/ 16 1-2 cents on December So
The lead trust raised the price OF pig
lead from 1885 on January 20 $455 on
{ December 80.
I The tin-plate trust raised the price IN
tin plate from 50 a box on January TO
$5-25 on December 80.
The cement trust raised the price of
ROsendale from 15 cents on January 8 TO
% cents on December %. They raised the
price during the same period OF Portland
cement from S1.95 10 S225.
The nail trust increased the Price Of
nails from Sl.1O on January T. 1888, TO
/ $3.50 on January 3, 1900 The same trust
/ increased the price Of wire nails from
sl.35 TO $3.50 during the same period.
The Structural Iron Company in
creased the price OF structural angles from
Sl-15 on January 4, 1899, 10 S2-25 on jan
uary 8, 1900
The coal trust increased the price Of
anthracite coal from S3-75 on January 4,
1899, 10 $500 on January 3, 1900.
The glass trust increased the price Of
glass from s2-57 on January 4, 1893, to
81. 50 on January 3. 1900 -
The rubber trust increased the price of
rubber from 81 cents on January 4, 1899,
TO $Lf5 on January 5. 1900.
THE prices of boots and shoes, cor
trolIed by the leather trust, shows an in
crease during the year 1899 on mems grain
shoes from 81 cents 10 S1.l2; on Creed
more splits, from % cents TO $L10, and
a like increase on all grades OF boots and
shoes.
'The prices of cotton goods increased
| 80 per cent. White sheeting on January
IL sold at $3.50. and on December 20 at
s23.
All lines Of building material iron.
steel, wOolen goods, cotton goods. leather.
| and other lines controlled by industrial
trusts, although showing a great Increase
in price duFing the years 1887 and 1898.
showed even a greater increase during tse
year 1899.
The only prices 10 fall were those OF
farm products The Year Book OF the De
I partment Of Agriculture for 1893. 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 10 the
extent of S7O6 959,97L. This only counts
as farm products corn. wheat, oats. barley.
rye, buckwheat. potatoes, hay, and cotton.
II the farm products of 1899 had brought
the same prices as did the same products
in 1880. they would have brought more
than they did by the sum of 81, 500 437, ,5S4.
The farmers raised lob 900, coo more
bushels Of produce in 1899 than they did in
1890. and yet this produce was worth
$205. coo 600 less than was the smaller crop
Of 1890. This only calculates the cereals.
What Farmers Have Lost.
''The farmers Of the United States are
paying SO 1-3 per cent more for all they
consume than they were when the pres
ent Administration went into power or.
March 4, 1897, and have lost during the
present Administration nearly s.. 900 co.,
600 by the decline in prices of farm prod
ucts. In this calculation the statistics Of
1897, the first year of the present Admin
istration. are used
The wheat in the farmers hands in
1897 was valued al S42S547. 121. The wheat
in the farmers hands in 1899 was valued
at 1919 .545. .259. The farmers lost S109. O00.-
600 in the value of wheat alone and yet
the yield of wheat was increased
The value of the cotton crop in 1897
was 1913 goo .0G0. and had fallen of S14.-
100000 the next year while the crop Of
1899 is not yet calculated.
The average price Of wheat in 1897 was
sos cents a bushel. while in 1889 it was
only 5S.4 cents a bushel."
1t is set forth that the aggregate capi-
tai of all trusts in this country today is
not far below five billion dollars. which
is equal TO One-fifth of the assessed Yalu-
alton OF all taxable property in the Uni
ted States at the time of the last census
1t is charged that by the support OF lob
bies they have done more to lower the
standard of political morality than all
other agencies combined.
II is pointed out in the literature that
is being prepared for distribution that the
Democrats when in power brought aS..t
a revision of the tariff law, and under the
Wilson law several of the trusts went out
OF existence and others were not formed.
The Republican party again came
into power, again revised the rev.
enue laws under the dictation of
the trusts, and within twe,ve
months after the Dingley law was passad
more trusts were organized than had avar
before existed in the entire history OF the
s1STETTEps in !1s' s: .'an.ez S51i ieg