The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-11
MEAT PROFITS BIG.
SENATOR mcUm5ER DECLARES
FARMERS GETS INADEQUATE
RETURNS FOR PRODUCTS.
WILSON COMPARES PRICES
Secretary Shows Enormous Advances
Both by Wholesaler and Retailer
Says Rates on Sugar, Tea, Spices,
Crackers Have Been Reduced.

Washington. Feb Senator Nc
Cumber Of North Dakota. in speech
in the senate discussing the increased
price OF foodstuns. declared that the
farmer gets an inadequate return for
his products
The senator made some statements
which. IL they are founded on fact
show that the packers, wholesalers
and retailers OF meat are making
profits beyond the conception of the
human mind in their enormity He
used his own knowledge. a report OF
Secretary Wilson and a price card OF
the senate restaurant 10 prove his
contention
An average beef animal on a Da
k0ta ranch brings $40 he said. but
according to the prices here" pointing
10 the senate restaurant bill Of fare.
Ill is sold 10 the customers who eat
there for the enormous sum Of $4,000,
enough 10 buy half a farm. And
prices in the ordinary restaurant show
that the $50 beef animal is sold for
$1,000. The fact that the farmer gets
but $50 shows that he does not get the
money. and the effect OF the bills to
take the tariff OF meat and the prod
ucts OF the farm would be 10 establish
a legislative boycott against the tiller
OF the soil"
Wholesaler Gets Biggest Advance.
The comparison Of prices submitted
by Secretary Wilson OF the depart
ment OF agriculture show enormous in
creases by both wholesaler and retail
er-the advance being greater for the
retailer in one product and for the
wholesaler in another. but mostly tie
big advance was by the wholesaler.
Here are some samples.
Bread-Wholesale. Isl: retail. 40.
Butter-Wholesale. Elgin. 29S:
creamery extra. 27.5. dairy. 246; re-
tail 500; no quality indicated
Wholesale 26.9. retail. 203.
Wholesale. SO. retail. so
Eggs. new laid-Wholesale. S9.S.
retail So
Wheat four-Wholesale spring,
43s. winter. 26S: retail. PA. no quail
ity indicated
Wholesale. 633. retail. cS2
Wholesale. fresh. lis. salt
4ls. retail. fresh 1872; salt. 1O6.
Dressed Mutton-Wholesale. 2i4:
retail. a6S
Bacon-Whoiesale 54.5: retail. $50
Ham-Wholssale 219; retail. SIS
Milk-wholesale 500: retail. ISL
Potatoes-Wholesale. 7O6; retail
255.
The report shows that prices OF
sugar. teas. spices and soda crackers
have been slightly reduced
The advances shown by the secre
tary were for the year 1907 over III,
year 1899. which was regarded as nor
NAL And great as those advances
are. they have been greatly swelled BY
advances since 1907
Substitutes Are Used.
In the report Of the secretary. which
wa in response to the resolution O
Senator Crawford. he shows in a meas
ure Why advances by the wholesaler
were generally greater than those b,
retailers. The substitution Of poore
goods in the case he gives, the repor
says.
1t is not possible. in taking the re
tail prices over a large area. TO secur
results standardized with the same de
gree Of accuracy as in the case 0
wholesale prices. II was known tina
in the retail trade. as prices advance
substitutions are made Of the sam
name but OF inferior grade. II Is in
possible TO determine TO what exten
this nrncass 81 substitution may hav