New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-11-04
RICE SPECULATORS NOT
ONLY TRYING TO FLEECE
THE FARMERS, BUT ARE
3 TRYING TO DEFEAT
THE DEMOCRATIC
ADMINISTRATION
To the Rice Farmer:

nclal figures submitted herein tn,
specuIator not only hccccs tn,
farmer out Of from one to tw,
dquars Il barrel but is workln.
the official organ Of the rice mil
iefs and of the Rice Association
The Rice Journal published at
" New Orleans, Crowley, and IIous
ton. to defeat the democrat,,
president.
EXTRACTS: I'VE know what ia
dosm November, and it will all
% changed "UndoubtcdIy
thtn the hope Of the industry lies
in the election Of Hughes. Rice
journal.
he purpose of the Rice journal
and the spectators is to pull the
wDol over the eyes Of the farmer
! by irving to make him believe
ttmt the imports far exceed the
EXPORTS and blame the democratic
administration when i'm fact the
exports for this year are far in
excess of the imports. They also
teh. you that the consumption of
rice has decreased to OBJ per
capita, when the facts are. the
consumption has increased to 7.3
per capita. BY such false state
ments they hope to fleece the
, farmer and make votes for
Hughes.
| Il hereby challenge anyone to
swear to the correctness of the
figures given 'bv the spectators
articles.
! Taking the official figures of
the United States Department of
Agriculture as the only reliable
baa6s. we have the following:
. 1914. Imports: BOG, ,194,917
pounds. Exports, 1862, 2,251 ,9O7
opids, Excess of imports over
exports. f337 ,943, ,011 pounts. -
1O15. Imports. 277,191.472
pounds, Exports, 1890, ,181
pounds, Excess of imports over
exports, 72,3Ol ,291 pounds. :
1916. Imports, 92,529,478
Exports, 29O,S44,61S
pounds, Excess of exports over
imports. 9S,315,14O pounds.
Shipments through the New
Orleans port alone amount to ILL.,
77S,728 pounds for the year end
ing September 3Oth. 1916. 1916
exports show an icrease over 1914
II 12S,592.711 pounds and de-
'rease in imports of 1O7 ,665, ,439
pounds. The above figures show
he imports in 1914 to be l37 ,943.-
'lO greater than the exports.
However. rice sold as high as {
5.25 per barrel. '
You will note that 1916 is the
My year that the exports are in
xcess of the imports. which "
honld be greatly in favor of the 3
armer, however. they say you !,
lust take less for your rice than u
on got in 1914. The above fig 81
res include shipments to Porto "
leo. u
Iu 1915 $3.50 was the highest, =
lille in 1916 the highest quoted !"
New Orleans market is $4.10 ~
:, the best the farmer can do n'
ire is about $3.50 per barrel. III
Mr.. Eienus. secretary Of the al
ice Growers Association was 81
loted by the Enterprise in al m
'ws item as stating that about
farmers who had to sell, had
Id what he calls DISTRESSED
'e' and that the price of those
10 had held their rice would he
lsed ten cents barrel after
,vember 1st. Remember this
IS after the price had already ,.'s m
vanced more then the ten cents.
If the Association would do JUS 4
G to the farmer there would be
distressed = rice. If il was
at it ought to be for the farmer
would fix the price at the be \
ming Of the season and the
1k holding the "Distressed'
mer's paper would extend it
Ill the mills would pay the
&c. Under the democratic
king law the farmer can OBJ
4 six Der cent money and hold 49,.
rice for the highest price. e..
|ince nv first communication ti,e
this subject / have been asked ~
many. what interest | have in vleI
Welfare Of .fhe rice frimer. l
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