Duchesne Courier | 1923-04-06 | Page 6 | Food for Thought

FOOD FOR FOR THOUGHT THOUGHT I Th The tariff in 1921 on wool was 4 45 6 cents cents' a pound now it is only 31 cen cents s a a pound If It the tariff makes males the price in wool why isn't wool much less in price now than it was wase In III 1921 After the war Australia Argentina and other ther countries dumped their wool on the market there was a much bigger Digger supply than d demand mand but make no mistake the needle trust and the dry goods trust are forcing up tho the price on ondry ondry ondry dry goods and clothing That helps the price prIc of wool and the producers ers are arc not making money but ut one thing is certain the certain the tariff is not raising the pi price ice of wool woot There is a scarcity too of wool ool and that helps the sheep and wool market but there is also a scarcity in cattle and why are re cattle at such sucha a low price Does the tariff boost boost the price of cattle Certainly not What's the trouble It looks as though the tariff is merely a bugaboo bugaboo buga buga- boo to help the grafters to get more more of the p peoples people's ople s money o