Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-07

the value was but $575,0OO in round
numbers, and in the last instance it
was s3,39S,000.
'Now let us compare November, 1912
with November, 1913, In November,
1913. we imported 1910 head of cat
tie, valued at $3,3O6,723. All Of this
money in a single month $3,306,72
/, went out Of the United States out of
the hands of the farmers of this coun-
try, and into the hands of the farmers
Of other countries.
"In 1912 we imported 3.465 head of
sheep; in October, 1913, We imported
1912, we imported 5,075; in November
1919, We imported 1895 sheep, an in
crease of nearly ten times the number
in single month. In some instances
it runs all the way from five times as
many up to one hundredfold. In Octo-
Der. 1912. we imported, what we scarce
ly2ever had imported, 100000 bushels
of corn; in 1913, we doubled that we
imported $4,000 bushels; in November
1912 we imported 25,S19 bushels of
corn; in November, 1913 we imported
1895 bushels of corn, valued at ST.
1868. That is one month of the bal
ance sheet of the corn producer Of the
United States. That many bushels of
corn took the place Of an equal number
of bushels that were raised by the
American farmer and shut him out Of
that much Of demand.
mr.. President. since the new tariff
law went into effect we have imported
more than 300000.000 bushels of corn
into the United States. You need not
tell me that it will not have any effect
upon the price of corn in the United
States and will have no effect upon the
American farmer. If supply and de-
mand still affect or govern values,
then these enormous importations nee
essarily must reduce the farmers price
and, with short crop, he is entitled to
a higher price. You deprive him Of that
right by allowing other countries to
make up the deficiency, and thereby
deprive him of his right to the higher
price.
"The importations for December,
1919, have not yet been filed with the
department. but from press dispatches
we learn that during the month of De-
GEM Der importations of corn were ex-
ceedngly heavy and increasing all the
time 1t has been stated on January
Of this year that more than 100000
bushels Of Argentine corn were receiv-
ed at the port of New York alone, and
it is stated in press reports that more
thar 100000 bushels from Argentine
alone have been received at the port
of New York since the enactment OF
the present tariff law.
'In October, 1912. we imported ST.
213 bushels of wheat: in October 1918
that 52213 bushels Jumped to $4,000
bushels. In November, 1912 we i'm
ported 2107 bushels Of wheat: in No
vember 1913 we imported 1908 BUSH
els of wheat. In October, 1912, there
was not single egg imported into the
United States; in October, 1913, there
were imported 81 1914 dozen eggs Yet
eggs are no cheaper to consumers.
"Take meats. Are meats any cheap
err than they were year ago to the
ultimate consumer in the city Of Wash
ington? If they are. have not found
it cut. Let us see what the importa-
tons are. In October, 1912. we import
ed no fresh meats: in October, 1913
we imported 5752.207 rounds Of fresh
mea is. valued at s474657. Did the i'm
nortation of nearly 100000 pounds Of
beef in month reduce the price to
the ultimate consumer? 1t did reduce
the price which the farmer was receiv-
ing all along the northern boundary
for the live stock he sold.
"Mr President, in November, 1912,
we imported no fresh meats: in No
t1I
pounds of fresh meats-not cattle-but
fresh meats. We imported in that
single month nearly 100000 pounds
of beef, but the price did not go down
one cent to the ultimate consumer, al
though the importation did mean many
dollars loss to the farmers Of the en-
tire northwest in the value of their live
stock.
again. in October, 1912 we imported
the small amount of 1881 bushels OF
potatoes. In October Of 1913 we in
creased that 1881 bushels to $4,000
bushels. In November 1913, we i'm
ported free Of duty now, this is not
from Canada, but from other countries
-4O1, O63 bushels of potatoes. There
are other importations, but owing to
the countervailing clause of the tariff
act, duty was paid on them.
"Now I want to get down to the eats
question That is quite material.
"In October. 1912, we imported 379
bushels Of oats-not very big amount
about one wagonload. In October OF
1913 with duty of per cent, we i'm
ported 2,524,793 bushels. That is to
say. in a single month there was that
increase from one wagonload to nearly
100000 bushels.
Goats have gone down. They have
decreased from 5O-odd cents bushel
to only 20-odd cents bushel up in my
state. and you cannot raise them for
.2O-odd cents or 80 cents a bushel anu
pay expenses.
Zone of the products made Of these
oats is Quaker Oats. Go down to one
of the department stores or any store
in the city and see if you can get a
package of Quaker Oats and cheaper
today, with oats at 20-odd cents a
bushel than you got them when cats
were 50-odd cents bushel. 1t is for
off 70 u q