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Farmers and the Railroads Challenge Middlemen Profits
A New York State Agricultural Society discussion centers on the high cost of getting farm produce to consumers. Railroads blame middlemen for price deviance, noting freight rates and refrigeration costs. farmers receive far less than consumers pay. Data from S. J. Lowell and George K. Molmes suggest farmers may receive around 69 percent of consumer prices, with freight averaging about 1 percent of retail price, highlighting systemic buyer costs and middlemen profits.
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Middienen
Grange
Delaware and Hudson
Erie Roads
State Agricultural Society of
New York
S. J. Lowell
Fredonia
State Grange
Lowell
Chautauqua
Pittevurg
Chicago
Seattle
Wittsburg
Mir Laiwell
Vasil
Bastett Wiseliay
Roshart
George K. Molmes
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Railrondh
Interstate Commerce Commission