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Show i A few Facts. f During tlie- few yea is prices In gen-. gen-. ' cral have advanced on all commodities. commodi-ties. A great deal of care has been used lu pieparlng a schedule of prices, showing the per cent of advance and thu relathc bearing of the produoUs that are consumed. Much talk has been Indulged in, as to thu advance prices that arc paid for the necessities of life, which Is true and cannot be denied. In order lumctur to ascertain ascer-tain the true conditions of the whole country, statistical reports that are anthoried by t lie liovcrntnciit and made by mciubeis of both parties Democratic and Republican which arc entirely authentic must bo rcfened to lu older to obtain a truo and exact status of the country under Republican Republi-can administration compared with ''. that of the Democratic admlnstratiou that ended In 180(1. Comparing 1001 with 1800 farms pro-, pro-, . ducts show an advance of 40.:!0 per i, cent, that Is, for every $100.00 recelv- . cd from the sale of products in farm ?' 180(1 the farmer received in 1001 $140.-kj $140.-kj Ho for the same quantity. Tho pur- , chasing power of farm products in 1001 Increased materially over 180(1. The same quantity of farm products would purchase In 1001 18. in per cent more food than In 1800- It would also purchase pur-chase hi 1001 31.07 per cent more cloths and clothing; :i0.:il per cent more fuel and lighting; 25.02 percent more Implements; Im-plements; 10.10 per cent more lumber ' and building material, 20.5T, per cent more furnishing goods. This shows , f that noone has received as much benefits bene-fits as tho farmer. For In 1001 the f price of farm products was 40.30 per 5 cent, or almost one half greater than i In 180(1. That even when the advance In prices of articles aro considered the purchasing power of farm products In ' 1001 was formed with other articles to , bo fiom 18.15 per cent to3l.07 per cent gieater than in 180(1. f Tho following Is compiled from tho ) '' Rulletin of tho United States Dcpart-. Dcpart-. meut of Labor, per cent ; Cattle advanced from 180(1 to 1001 32.05 . Reef bought for consumption... 21.58 Hogs advanced from 180(1 to Racon Hams and Mess pork P- bought for use 50.57 f Sheep advanced from 180(1 to Mutton purchase price 1800 to K 1001 7.00 Wool advanced from 1800 to 1001 30.33 i, Woolen goods bought 180(1 to 1001 23.54 Many other comparisons might be made which would show the sa mo relative re-lative bearing. It is plainly seen that I' In every instance the fanners or much-I much-I ers, who have had the cattle, hogs, fk sheep and wool to sell have had the J' advantage In these change of prices. jT While it is tine tho-e who have f bought the necessities of life havo paid somewhat higher prices, again wo state that considering the depressed depress-ed circumstances that were biought upon tho farmer during the Domocra-j Domocra-j i. tic administration of Cover Cleveland, I that the farmer during thoso times t had suffered enough to be entitled to jh any advantages that might accrue through traiff reform legislation. The above tlgmes and comparisons aro absolutely correct as taken fiom tho j government oillclal Rulletins. |