Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-10

al 81 to Raceoon at SO esnts per .kin; Il h now
stl2-Musrst was at 25 II 10 now at l6-Msrtn wac Ut
81; it is now at go cen's-Mink was 40 een''; now II
h a, S0-Oher was at 81 so; now l. il S2-Red Fox
" at 81; TOW l. IL at 60 cents. There articles have
eoJ'ee ofduty-sud ye; they have fallen as much
IA many ct hr agu"es projected by high duties. Had
~ Rdce00n system heen sppl cd TO them, there Is
Ing what would have bc'u their prices now.
Glass. (.ameriean The prices a, the two periods
were a follows
1916. 1881.
Thy 9 rer BOX OF so q. Sii SO 81 rs
Shy 10, per box OF so II. ~ 90 8 90
10 by IL. per box OF 50 n. II 90 $50
The du'y, in lSl6,npon the two first named .zes,wa
l6o rens per box, and the last named ITS cents
Ii was reduced, Ia that year, TO l25 aDt 1877 l2 c.nts
respectively In 1924 II was rai.ei upon the form.
TO 81 80, and upon the latter to 81 rs, where now
stands.
Foreign Glass no, quoted in 1916, bu, i,s prsseu
Thy 9. per box. IS oO-Duty of. So so
,s soy 10 TO- pc. box box pay off, $50 $50
But this glass 10, upon average, worth So per box
more Than the American. as proved BY the quotations.
and consequently would be, quality we'll quaint,
~ con adhered, much cheaper than the American were
Il not for the duty
Gun Po,oder In 1916 American wa, at 40 cents
per h. for the cheapest the cheapest is ID cents
-Engi,h, If the cbea pes quality was, in 1916, at rs
"eos; it is now at l4bu, it pays duty Of cents per
b. aud, cousequ n;iy, II were no, for this duty, It
would be s1ld at cents per pound which is hdy the
price Of the american. Does our Tariff compel the
Fog ,h 20 sell nm. power to all tho world a, less IN
fourth uf The price OF ISIS!
He,np.-In 1916 Russian was at S225 per ton and
American at $3.50; the former is now at 1920 and the
latter at 500 Tue duty, in 1916. was $40 per ton,
hut in thar was reduced 10 $50 In 1924 il wa.
al 'ed to S37 So IL 1928 to SI5 and /. now S55-
and yet viii this burden upon il, il is imported and
soId at than double the price Of the American II
this high duty makes goods tall abroad, well az a,
home, why has not occasioned greater FIJI Of hemp
IN Russia than the ooe that has taken place!
Hdes-ln lSl6 he price OF b. Ayres was l6 cite. per
ID, aud he price OF L. 49, .he price ot the former il.
now i6 lie, and that of the latter IL. Hides have
always been duty free, and We caution the farmers
aud grazsrs o, Philadelphia county, who petition ad
Congress Las, year Tor protecting du'y on hdss, no,
10 their application 'or high dutiss, according
to the doctrines # The Tariff party make things fall In
price.
Hogs Lard-In 1916. was II Cents per To-; It il
i.2, which IL jus, half price. Has the duty OF
cents p.r pound, imposed in 1924 reduced the price
OF this! IL 81, the farmers are not benefited by
Honey. (Hdvana)-T"s p'ic., In 1916, wa. 95
cents per gallon; is now s. Has the duty OF is per
cent reduced its price! II So moderate duts. pro-
ducs he sams effects as high one,.
Hops (frsf sort IL 1916 he price was 2s cents
per ID Il i. now l5. Hops pay Is psr cent. only
Horns-In 1916 the lowest price qno'ed was $40
per ZOE; they are nov quoted as low SIS. They
also have fallen under :uty OF Is per cent.
Eon-The prices In tho iwo years referred 10, are
It'll.