1. History
... at harvest found that the price had declined, he would either blame his luck, or "middlemen" in the East. These middle men consisted of speculators, bankers, and other capitalists, that conspired with one another to fix prices so they would benefit. Farmers also believed that the manufactures in the East were getting together to keep the prices of farm goods low ... ...
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