The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-03-13
one MORE BLOW AT
FARMERS PROFITS
Free Trade in Eggs Means a DroI
Of Ten Cents a Dozen in price
Paid to Farmers.

Those who supported Taft got their
defeat when he was not elected. The
good, solid, honest farmer who sup
ported Wilson ana the Democratic
party will soon Set theirs. The TAX
ing CT protection from the things the
farmers have to sell and the leaving
il on what the farmers have to buy
is going to make farmers do some eX-
ira sweating during the remainder Of
the Wilson administration. There
are lots of instances OF how a Dam
ocratic administration effects a farm
er, but just now We will take the
matt of eggs; eggs, which are the
source of a considerable supply Of
cash to the farmer, but which Presi-
dent Wilson and his Democratic con-
gress has put into the list of things
wholesalers are to buy from abroad
unless the American farmers will sell
them cheaper than they have ever
been sold in the memory of livins
men. Just read this market report,
taken from the New York Call, la
Dor paper which has nothing to do
either the Democratic or Republican
parties. Think over the facts here
given, remember how you, Democrat
ic farmer, worked to elect Wilson,
Wilson, that's all you will remem-
1 nj N
express your feelings send us the copy
and you shall have it. This mark
ct report says:
! The great majority of eggs now
being consumed are eggs that were
laid last April May and June.
A half dozen big egg receivers have
sent men to Russia. Denmark, Ger
many ard France with instructions
! to pack eggs for the American market
for next springs storage. In March
contracts are made for storage esgs
for the season. Last year the average
price at seaboard was 20 to II cents
dozen.
Many of the eggs stored last year
netted the owners a profit OF $1,000
car. With such profits in mind,
spectators are apt to pay a higher
price for next Aprils delivery than
was paid last April. Foreign eggs
are expected to keep the price down.
The first consignment of Chinese
eggs in the shell to reach America
was landed in San Francisco last
week. 1t consisted OF 40 cars of good
eggs. The eggs averaged seven to the
pound, while 1t takes eight Americ-
an eggs to make pound.
A Chicago operator last October
disappeared suddenly without letting
anyone know where he was going.
Backed up by plenty of capital he
went at once to Hongkong and pro-
ceeded to buy eggs and ship them to
America. They were landed at an
average price of II cents a dozen,
arid sold as high as q cents, MAX
ing a profit of $1,000 or more on
each car. In other words these 40
cars made for this speculator about
$4,000.
Encouraged by conditions in China
he has ordered 40 carloads of egg cas-
es in knockdddown condition--that
is, not nailed together-and suffi-
cient filters to pack at least 100000
cases of Chinese eggs for American
public cold storage plants capable
of carrying eggs. In the flush OF the
egg season in the country districts
OF China good eggs can be bought
for two cents a dozen. and never is
the price in the big markets over
six cents a dozen. Boats equipped
with refrigeration make the trip
from Hongkong to San Francisco in
Is days. SO esq transportation is
feasible.
The American Spectator proposes
to pack Chinese eggs in American
cases and ship them to the Pacific
Coast for storing. II these eggs cost
an average of six cents in China
they can be ladded in San Francisco
at a cost OF 10 cents. which will be
about 10 cents per dozen less than
eggs cost last April to 30 into cold
storage.
With foreign eggs from Europe and
an influx from China, American
Spectators are wondering what price
it will be safe to pay for the April
eggs for storage.
We win asd that Ohio County |
may also begin TO do little
Democratic victories are
IN cost them somethinP