Verified Answer :

The urban merchants supported the farmers' efforts to regulate
railroad shipping rates.

 

A merchant is
a business person who trades in commodities produced by other people in order
to earn a profit. The status of the 
merchant has
varied during different periods of history and among different societies. 
Merchants have often been the subject of works
of art.

 

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