American Farmers' MovementsVan Nostrand, 1957 - 192 pages |
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Page 53
... selling , and there were devious ways of rigging the markets that continued throughout the century . The Kansas corn farmer seems to have had some justification for complaining at getting ten cents a bushel for corn that would sell in ...
... selling , and there were devious ways of rigging the markets that continued throughout the century . The Kansas corn farmer seems to have had some justification for complaining at getting ten cents a bushel for corn that would sell in ...
Page 58
... selling at 110 bonds for which they had paid probably 80 , but this necessitated a shrinkage of the national currency at a time when expansion was most needed to restore con- fidence . For many years , this formula worked with almost ...
... selling at 110 bonds for which they had paid probably 80 , but this necessitated a shrinkage of the national currency at a time when expansion was most needed to restore con- fidence . For many years , this formula worked with almost ...
Page 147
... sell same at public auction to the high- est bidder for the purpose of satisfying the debt . Besides the one per cent interest the sub - treasurer should be allowed to charge a trifle for handling and storage , and a reasonable amount ...
... sell same at public auction to the high- est bidder for the purpose of satisfying the debt . Besides the one per cent interest the sub - treasurer should be allowed to charge a trifle for handling and storage , and a reasonable amount ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
Revolts of Indian Farmers | 11 |
Movements of Colonists | 18 |
Copyright | |
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