Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-26

lands Of New York. Maryland and Vcma can
ilandand they the latter furnish the other with cotton
so"ds cheaper than they otherwise obtain en
sense win teach both value of mutual exchange We
have had mighty ootcy about the los. the West India
anu soH nave grand ado, iii again rcgained We believe
because OF the loss OF that trade,ha, the general
our trade with the West Indies materially affected
oy tue opening OF closing ofhe British ports. But il the sale
OF all the Hour which proceeded these ports when
OPEN was really lost the whole is less than
demand Tor Hour aud the manufacturing of o
voence IN Rhode Island! This will astonish many but it is
.ne ,,"'n nS'w,a"dms The highest auoun Of lour ever
In 1861 from July To july ls7 so barrels
We're received Providence with perhaps 100000 bushels Of
manufactures for consumption.
MANUFACTURES OF IRON.
ms Us leading interest United States and gea
supporter OF the home market farner IN the
a' ueSeaeu prices have invariably followed Increased du-
ties As to iron manufactures patro, viii contend
we should be dependent any ior thenthsy
out substitutes
The first encouragement, was given the rolling 10y
ne .aIn OF 1916 when duty fixed at $50 per ton and
so nremaned unn 1923, when raised to S37 per ton
In consequence of the Of 1916, fifteen rolling mills
msnt west of the moun,ans-and
$50 o Slio the ton, We speak always OF wholesale Puc
Rolled round iron has had the reduction III value
Small hsop iron, "a anuiacturc) protected duty
OF cents per In by the rah OF 1898, and which sold
s'oo ton few years ago is nav selling Tor 10
braziefs rods which had country
un projected by the tariff ut 1929 with duty of 81
en Iot SiSo nh, or cents per To- though "uSci -
value OF ccnts until 1923, sell 81 per b-rhe
guy on nais Is cents per ID II the duty tax, the value
oi the mails IS only half cent per 10.
These and such these the articles of pro
or one fourth IN price. impaired value previous
such protection %" hammeGed iron the iuy was 10
mams Il worth (he superior qua,ies 500 the ton
lew years since" and sells only SS5 educt ION of L.
per because Of the domestic excited by the
tariff.
MANUFACTURES OF wool
lbr dates LAID upon foreign wool for the protection OF
American aunets (ahd which heartily approve OF except
as to the c'arse and nes qualities, do po
duce Of the former snd very little of the latter has
prevented large general decline price of onen goods
except IN what called medium qualities wheel
were about > pes less last year previous the
creased duties upon The price OF wool has advanced
and 50 have such ciosbut they cheaper of Amer
can manufacture than they English product
der mere duy The very fine ean pretty
nearly their old prices, though Gaier less An
cotton and wool arc much cheaper The welsh plans
which averaged al least 65 yard previous the
of 1924 fell TO so the duty,
,icle known Canton cloths" much more valuable one
than the Welsh plains sold las, year from sc
Their price has since advanced, tina, stock
eign coarse wool IS exhausted and there domestic
supply Negro cloths, such 1925 g. = O. sold
Il cents and oerause elu, last year for y cents
now sell tor d. cents-for the assigned. The
South imposed the duty wool and pay II, diff
Hc"N 10 u" de'eImnaey descriptive quality Of cloths aud
not so easy TO make cear comparison Of pIlcesbut
II IS manifest, that their cost has generally declined
WIN INC increase oil dul:es them The fact is-that
manufacture NJ yard o cloth, United States now cost
III fnSdnh. because and IN
usen III the aer country aud which, perhaps be
used hecsuse OF the great number of persons that would
throw out OF employment The difference in the cost of
yard Of cloth, made United States and in England If
any there is, Is IN the difference OF the wool and
dye stis usen-for the protection of planters
As before observed heartily approve of these duties so far
as they affect articles produced by quaue
o"t The dHes on and fine indigo
have direct tendency tax consumers of the CLOTHS made
out Of or died. with these materials The farmers have had
large advance IN the price OF thor dad of
i've as much wish advance III the value Of cotton
great rise IN the price of finnels was predced-bu
win Two taIlis heaped them price such
as sold for % cents in 1928 will hardly hiring that sum
now Last year these goods ~ only Th news
mat me ianh has no effect their price Wool cheap
IA 1888, and IS no" more valuable and nannes
Such WOO! as sold for 10 cents last year is worth 80