Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-17
1898 10

-, 1928 10 or s 3s,79s &
he existing duty OF s5 per cent ad val.
so give, We, to 4. The e, rre.s"ry ,oo 1868 IS
or SOO square yards, is 10000 square
y"rss, winch cost with charges about Sc
cents per running yard hui are 10 be
taken as having cost 80 cis per square
yard is - 10 coo
duty of 80 per cent gives to the Treasury 600 90
co pc. een' "a, 700 90
tohac"n planters, VIVA trade with Richmond win N.
coni-e'i TO pay uon this single article IN tt;ea N,
ne Governmrni uu'il the 3Uih June 1925 the sum of
oli'sui no GEMS, and after thai time, the enormsus
sum qi Sl4oOl 90 cens, more Than they no,y nav I :
According 10 the invoices before-men,ionetE, The
average price OF the said article with The charges NAV
". SCI uo"n ~ u rens the running yard al The place
whence imported, aud the tluy the, con abou, cent,
according 10 the proposed Tariff Of so per cent ,,e
auy VIII hc about Is GEMS and a, 33l will he about
70 eeo's per running yard thai is say, instead OF
'be present heavy du,, of IS per cen, nd yu,rx ~,
the proposed Bil will levy upon tb. consuo,, N i III,
article about 55s per in one case, and GO ner
rrn IN The ohrr on the original cost Of the article
What is the effect? Add To these emo, mons ,Iu,;ss
me sual expenses OF purchasing shipppg Insurance.
f.righ', Mercantile Pros :, &c. and The article
wh'h how cost the consumer from SO 10 So GEMS
PEI running y"i', VIII lnc'a'ly eos, hun f,um so 10
10 ceuis lie can.o afford 10 pay il he cannot pur-
rh.se ~ from The Nj rcl,aU aud The latter will cease
Ia import u. IL amounis iien TO a pr.tlbit;on III
o"m'he'ci'l Capn"i, heretofore employ ed in the pro-
cnreneni OF ibai Article, be thrown ont OF liar
emplo, ment; The Importing merchant loscs h,s
pfon, Inc sailors their wages, the shil,-owrrr his
hriHh'' ana HE government IT'S revenue. But lie
Ton &C planter still procure his coarse wooens
snc he has no other resort, but tn The N,rflsrn
Nj hnia"furri The latter sells some substi,u,ed ar
nele' most probably Of inferior vaue) only = IiltIe
lower man The increased price of The Foteion All;
Gle The d ference between tho presen, ,,,;cr or
the Imported article, and the price which ,h. Norh
cru nianuiaciure VIII cost him. is an entire loss 10
me i,.ner Le' US suppose iat this difference ia.
"ou' 10 20 ~ een's The running yard (and cannot
possibly he Icss) aud the Planter must oay this q, i5,fe
ann"'iIy To The Northern Capitalist without any eou-
vairnt 10 himself, and ~I great loss a, she (.nvarn
men,. Aud here lei as pauS" iorsa uIoneni and ask
Tue Representatives ofihe People, for VIA, reason
th's irene ntous exHcop is required from The Plan
YER u sc'ared that the great Object is, 10 fos,e,S
anu encourage, National Industry. What. Is MOI
IN Planter par of the nation Ms well as the Manu-.
ac'urer! and " Jon plumber Que mart OF ,le p,,;o,
20 en,'ch -no'hcr do you thereby encourage NationI
az ih"us'ry MOL Ills is an egrerious abuse of
nrrms by which we are 10 be gued and cheated
whatever n'ay he the object, the effect of This meo
sure w ee 10 foster Loca Industry, and 10 give enor-
nous profits 10 Local Copitai. ID will muoV,,;sh the
Consumerw while II enricbes The Manufacturer Wetlo
mos seriously protest against this strong effort 10
compel HE Southern Planters 10 pay more than an
Alge.ine Tribute 10 The NoriberB Capitalists
a heviow OF many Other parts of The proposed Ia
ru w'il display objections to il, equally inrcbe MS
those we have urged. Thus il may be proved, that
W.. ~, proposed Duy on PLnns will he advance on
''e hrs' COST oil bon so Ia 81 per cent. according TO
the original cost. On Coiion goods, Iir minimum
cost oil which ia fixed Ivy the Bill al 35 ceu,s uer
square PAD, The Dny will be equally oppressive,
mus on Printed Caiicoes which cost froa, 1-2 10
i-Iu. Tue niy Will be from 40 TO q per ceul on the
srsi COS, on Couou Shulings costing from 4l-s TO
~ ~ u WI be from 40 10 10 pc, cent. On Cotton
Brown Hollands wtIrh 4d it will he " per
cent. On Camhiic MusIins which cost from 4d TO
I'd, viii he Iron so % per cent and so on with
many ohrrs.
Your Menorialis,s will state one orI,er examine of
ibe eject to he expected from excessive duties IL
spop"sed by the present scheme Law y Duly ON
wrouRlm Nails OF cents per pound. In 1917, the
Duly was CENTS. Al thai Du,y there Vas Unmarked
inio h,chmond, and chiefly in American ships.
l@5,y'z lbs. giving TO the Treasury g $500 I6 The
O"y was subsequently raised to cents, aud The
Whole import OF Nails, during the year 1872 into the
ed OF 1917 @';
$685. lbs. in American vessels.
56960 in foreign do