The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-11-27
POLITICS FOR FARMERS.
(Contiuned ironi our last.
MANU- FACTUREs OF CoTT0


MANU- FAcTUREs OF COTTON. oS.
These may be said to have fallen tJfy
per cent. in price since the protection oi
the domestic manufacture Of them ;--thaf
il ffv cents will purchase as much COT
ton cloth shirtings, sheetings, calicoe:,
plaids, strires, and oil the common arti-
cles for men and womens wear as one
hundred cents would do before our tdriff
laws were enacted to encourage the do
msstic industry and consume the domes-
tic material. Whole ship loads OF Easi
India cotton goods were imported into the
IT S.--we now export American cotton
goods to the East Indies /! 1t is readily
admitted, (thouga our opponents will
/" admit nothi.g," that-a large part Of
this reduced price is caused by improved
rnachinory-but the fact is no less true,
that coarse cotton goods are cheaper al
Proridence, Rhode Island, than al Man
chester. England. We speak understand
inn,y-and the proofs at hand, that IN
England they have eo,n'erte;ied our marks
TO sell their goods for ours in South .a"'e'-
ica. WeNave seen twenty specimens OF
this trick. The poor cotton Of Surat was
worked to initiate the strong .uplaad cot
ton of South Carolina, sc. thus 20 IN
lure both our planters and manufactures;
but such frauds have generally been soon
discovered IN the superior quality OF cur
goods. MIR. Raguet has spoken Of the
Tar on these goods. We will assure him
the payment of 100000 dollars year,
bonus, if he shall obtain US the liberty TO
export them, free Of duty, to England, for
five years-half a million Of dollars by
way of purchasing his " free trade !--
We have friends who are ready for thIs
{" .peculation''-as things are at present
The duty on such goods is 9 3-4 cents
a square yard-thc cotton in them costs
2 l-2 cents, together II Ia we buy
them at cents the square yard then il
duty be tax, the manufacturer not on
" gives his labor for nothing, but pays
premium Of 3 IA cents ON every yard
chat the people are kind sfough TO pur-
chase ofhifii Such Is the reasoning Of
the "fee fTade philosophers"
The price Of cottoh goods IS too low,
by the domestic competition, but that
must regulate itself. Tbs following little
,tatettSent may shew the power ofprotect-
ion to produce competition; and decline
prices, Ms well MS a volume Of facts. in
II S26 and '27, sort Of goods, well known
as the WarreR callcoes )" were worth
"a CENTS yard-the tariff of 1928 raised
the duty, and they fell to l6-they We're
5 III 1929, and now are only IA. What
an oppression, is here !
Such is the case in respect to all and
ere,y description Of goods, the manufact.
ure Of which we have fairly "taken hold
Of" We speak without fear Of contra.
diction. A reduced cost to CONSUMERS
has universally Jollo,red increased project.
ION to MANUFACTURES.
CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS.
All these have been reduced at least
so per cent in price, because Of the do
mestic manufacture of them. We shall
notice only few leading articles.
The old steady price Of alum was from
s to 6 cents-a duty Of $50 cents per cwt
was laid upon II by the tariff 1924, and
the present selling price is 8 IA to l-2
cents per lb.
Glauber salts had a regulsr demand al
a cents per lb.-2 cents per ID. duty was
levied by the tariff Of 1924, and the pres
ent prices is 9 cents per ib. the exact a
mount of the duty. Epson salts had a
steady price ors cents per ID duty of5
cents was laid upon them, aud any quan-
tity may now be had for a l-2 cents pei
h. ,. fss r.s
Refined salt peire was. from IL 70 "
cents per ~. before The tarIh OF lS2fi
when a duty of three cents per ID. was put
upos tit soon1ell 10 8 cents and ma,
now be had for 8 cents.
Th~re ha dusy on coppesse OF ussts