Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-12-08

shall obtain US the liberty to export
them' tree Of duty. to England, for 5
years-haif a million OF dollars, by
way OF purchasing his free trade,
We have friends who are ready for tbi.
'speeulation'--as things are At pre-.
sent.
The duty on such goods is 81 cents
a square yard-the cotton in them
costs % cents, together III; we buy
them at q cents the square yard; then,
if the duty be a tax, the manufactures
not only gives his labor for nothing,
but pays a premium Of s! cents on
every yard that the people are kind G.
nough TO purchase Of him. Such is
the reasoning Of the free trade philo-
sophersn
The price oIcotton goods is too low by
the domestic competitor; but that must
regulate itself. The following little
statement may she W the power of pro
lection to produce competition, and
decline prices, as well as a volume of
facts. In 1896 aud -, sort Of goods.
well known as the Warren calicoes. ;
we're worth l. cents yard-the tariff
o! 1923 raised the duty, and they fell
to l6-they were Is in 1929, and now
are only II. What an oppression is
here.
Such is the case in respect to all nd
erery description Of goods. the manu-
lacture of which we have fairly taken
hold Of We speak without tho fear
OF contradiction. A reduced cost to
consumers has universally followed in L.
creased protection To manufactures.
CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS.
All these have been reduced NJ least
SO per cent. in price, because of the
domestic manufacture Of them. We
shall notice only few leading articles.
The old steady price of alum was
from five TO six ocnts-a duty Of $50
cents per cwt. was laid upon it by the
tariff OF 1924, and the present selling
price is 8! To s. cents per Id
Glauber salts bad regular demand
at four cents per lb.-2 cents per 10.
duty was levied by the tariff OF 1894.
and the present price is 9 cents per ID.
the exact amount of the duty.
EPSON salts had steady price at s
cents per h.; duty Of ) cents was laid
upon them, and any quantity may now
be had for a cents per ID.
Refined saltpetre was from Is To II
cents per h. before the tariff Of 1894,
when duty Of 5 cents per 10. was put
upon tit fell To 9 cents, and may now
be had for 8 cents.
There is duty on copperas Of . cts
per 10. the present selling price 81 cts.
per Id.
GLASS AND CLASSMATES
Such window glass as sold for 9
the 100 So. feet in 1916, may now be
had for . dollars and so cents, or one
half the old price. Glass and glass
wares generally are more than one hall
less than the price they were 5efofc
protection was extended TO them. and
we arc thankful that they were really
protected. We buy as many tu.nblers
for fifty cents as used to cost Us one
dollar.
CABINET WARES, &c.
We are told that on all sorts OF cali.
mel HarcS, the people are taxed thirty
dollars on every hundred at the cost.
or S5 on every cradle or table that
costs TO- So says Mr.. Raguet Of the
Banner Of the Constitution!' He al
SO informs us, that chairs. hats. leather.
AMI all its manuia lures. such "a, boots.
shoes, saddles, &c. with indeed almost
all the products VI mechanics, pay the
same 'tax.' Now, what ro.ues must
these mechanics be. seeing that from
Baltimore. only, they have exported 10
foreign places, not less than $500, 600
worth of these articles in one year 10
mcef all The competition of The tcorld,
white they EXPORTED 50 ON every
10, OF the value Of their products, sold
at hOme! A lcaihcrn medal, with a
suitable motto stamped on saw dust.
stIfiened with glue, IS worthy Of the
man who thus exposes the siciidlings
Of the mechanics
MISCELLANEOUS
We have already extended this cs.
say much beyond the limits that we
wish 10 assign for it, but the facts are
80 numerous and the subject so copi
Gus, V was impracticable To- condensc
them more than we have done-we
shall therefore conclude with a few
more specifications, rs to the bnnpy
effects 81 the American system" "a
reducing the price uf mmOdities-
adding soIne general remarks.
LeGd and all its manufactures, have
been reduced much IN vslue--the duty
on p'g lead Is 8 cents per lb.--its price
81 cents; the duty on shot - 4 cents,
the price 5. IL was 9 to 10 cents be.
fore the duty was laid.
Gun pOtodsr was 45 cents per ID.
and Is now Pc cents and less. The
common as low as ten OF twelve cents.
Spirits Of fUrpCnfine was E(ty eents