The Wheat Market and the Farmer in Minnesota 1858{u2013}1900

Investigates the development of the system by which the wheat of the middle west is brought from the producer to the consumer to emphasis the place of the market in the history of the west. Preface Contents Chapter I. Introduction Chapter II. The River-Town Markets, 1858-1867 Chapter III. New Roads to Market, 1867-1875 Chapter IV. Monopoly and the Grange, 1868-1875 Chapter V. New Forces In The Market, 1876-1885 Chapter VI. The Growth of the " Line," 1875-1885 Chapter VII. Reforming the Market, 1885-1895 Chapter VIII. Big Business In The Wheat Trade, 1895-1900 Chapter IX. Conclusion Bibliography Index