A substantial number of petitions from the National Grange, Farmer's Alliance, and other agricultural organizations in the early-and mid-1890's against speculation in farm products (51A-J1, 52A-J1.2), favoring Federal storage of grain (51A-J1.3), and calling for an investigation into causes of the ongoing agricultural depression (51A-J1.3) illustrate several aspects of the Populist movement.