The Farmers' Markets

Det us review -vlint has been done for the American farmer aluce the passage of "the Manuous McKinley bill" and either directly or indirectly beca'Use oí it. The Brazillian markct lias been madte free to l'nited States grain and nieat trade. Millions ol dollars' worth of Canadían produce has teen t-xc-ludcd from competttion wtfch United States protluct'. A bounty haa been provided for evcry poand of beet, maple or sorgum sugar prcKÏuced. An Irapetus luis been given to the Indnstry of wool-growing. The Germán niarket has been reojieiüed to American beef. Millions have been, or are betng, km-iic in tlie erectlon of tin-plate works, the operatives of whlch wlll be consumers of farm produce. One American tin-nlate factory already la producing roofing plates at . "alittle lower cost than that of fori eign good-s of like weight and qualliy." This betag a porshaser's restimony. The draty on cneap erugar has been reflealed, on high grades reduced to a merely nomminal figure, wifi the result of reduclng prices by two cents a pound. The wholesale lárices of flannela and somc other woolen goods are a ahadfi lowor than at this time laat year. Freiglits are lower than in any other country of the world. 80 la the price of nearly all ing iraplemcnts. Farm produce la brtnglng better prices than at t liis time last year. Tlwse things belng thus it ís dlfllcul to guppoee th.-it the Amertcan farme Avill 1h' anxious to clianjic Thcni fn iImi-i' to wliicli he or His father wa ftccustomed In "tbe good old time et lree twwie," wben ho(?e were wort 2 ceñís and sugar wortb lo cent K