Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-12
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From the Banner of tho Constitution.
POLITICS FOR FARMERS.
(coNTINUED.)

In our TWO last papers we gave evidence enough 70
refute the position that the fall which has taken pac
la the prices of goods since the year 1916 has be.
occasional by the Protective system having show N
that tices subj low duties and no duties Al ali
have iaicn "a well As those subject TO high duiis
W. proceed to-day with the list. The prices OF 1916
are OF the ? OF Ami, before the T,riT o. that yea,
January.
oehre, (yelio,c drv,) Was, in 1916 So per cwt.;
v was then cents per lb.-'he price is now
So 25 anil N .,s'v cent Del re, (sround in oil \
was 1916 IS per md he duty cents: it i.
s., and the duty IL cents IL The duty has at
feced the prce the lowering Of it, in 1916, to the pre-
sent rates, has increased III ice ~ - -" --L--
lowered the price OF the other.
0Is.-In 1916, Olive Oil was at 81 rs per gallon,
and the duty 30 pr cenium'he duty was in that year
changed To % cents pes gallon which has since
remained, aud the price il now 81 05 Linsred "a
msr'cau) wzs at 81 Oh, and is now at rs ceot.-the
duty 10 1916 was 80 pr cent is at 25 per
gaon. Whdie a. 80 cents; Il is at 81. Sper,n
SUNNI at 81 rs, now il is at 73 cents. Sperrn
Wintr was at So, now it is at 30 cer,s Liuer was
SIG per barrel; "Ow it at Sil so. The du'y on all
was 30 per cent hey now rs cents per gallon.
Plaster IF ParsIn 1916. wa az $40 per ton; il is
now at 81 IL hos awsy, been duty free, for the be
mfr of agriculture.
Pork In 1916; Mess was at S23 per cwt NOW Il is
at $l3 10 Prime was at SIS so; now 1t is a, SO
Cargo was at SIG; now 1t is at not quoedl TIL du
ty in 1916 wa' 25 per CT all valorem; it is now cts
per 10 and is very 'unous duty to the farmers If
high dutie' nsks ihing' cheap.
Porfer-Io 1916 London at 5 per dcz n; il il.
81 so The duty in the former year, was 80 cent
per doZ n; ID IL now al 10 cent?.
RaisinS.-In 1916, Malaga were at $40 so par cask
--f"scati at iPer toS-aad Bloom at So IS. The
first n,med il now a. SO 10 the second So IL I-2
AN t. third A. So In 1916 the duty was upon
NIGGA cents AMI upon the oilers cents per 10; it
Is now the same.
Rags 10 1916, were al $40 per cwt for foreign,
AID SO for country the former SO 10 So, aud
the latter S3 u So This article has always been duty
free, for the protection of the pspsr akers.
Rice. In 1916, was at 81 81 Ier cwt.; Il Is now
at 50 50 The duty in the former year, 25 per csn
l"m, aud was in hat year reluced,o Is per centum,
whrre II has ever since remained.
SAT- Petre-ln 1916. Refined was At 40 cents per
ib.-ard Crude al rs cents. Ii was then admitted du-
~ free In that year duty was imposed OF I-2 per
cent which wa. increased, in 1924 10 I-2 per
upon crude, and cents per ID. upon r. fined. The
fri,s is now IL tor refined. and IL for crude.
Salt In The two years the prices quoted as
follows:
Lisbon, per bushe' 60 cents AZ cent?.
Cadz, per bu.bel, 50 cents AZ cents.
Liv. Ground per bu h. 55 cents IS cents.
The duty in 1916, 30 cents per So lbs, and
tnued SO until the LIST OF January, 1881, when il was
reduced to Is cents.
Shseting Russia. in 1916. at S2I for white,
ani $40 for brown iha price is $40 50 for the
former and SO 50 for thu latter which il just half price
In 1Sl6, ihe duty 20 per Gd Uaore,n and still
contnuesd t that rate-and, II il for the duty
the price would be much less, than now, the a.
mount OF the dry paid.
Shot.--In 1916, the p;ice Of all kinds was eli SO
per cwt and he DUTY cents ID, but was
raj ed in 1921 TO IL Cent? and in 1898. to cents,
aud 10 prohbitOry The price il now 8 cents for pa
this great tall were 1t not for the duty, Shot would be
-l cheaper iOr we find quoted, in the British and
Foreign Price Current" published al London, on the
30,h Nov. last, ~ follows
Sho'. Patent, 10 s. per ton, Ell
a A A.B o IL, per ton, IS
Now, taking the average Of these two prices that is
eli 10, and the pound sterling at 81 80, we have 8
- cents and small fraction as the price OF a pound
OF Shot-whch, il not for duty, enacted for
the purpose of putting money into the pockets of less
than dozen rich owners of shot-towers, could be
brought TO ms at little more than cents per pound,
which is 20 TO 30 per cent cheaper than the present
prices.
ShiHs.-in 1916, Deer, in hair, at 30 cents per
ID IL is NOW at SShaved at 10 cents il il now al
f-Mogadore Goat skins SO cents each; they
at 25. skins have always been free of duty,
for the benefit Of manufacturers
SOdp.-In 1916, CASTLE at % cents per h.: Il is
9-American Brown at Is; il is now al 5 g.
The duty, in 1916, was cents per h. and is the same
now.
Spanish Broon.--In 1916, Dry was at SO per cwt;
il is now s Is Ground in OIL at cents per TO-.
it is now IL. The duty, in 1916, was cents pei
lb II is now cent for dry, and IL for ground in oil
Spsitey.In 1916 il at 10 per H.; il is nov
at 81 For t'e benefit Of manufacturers, il has al
ways been duty free
SpicesThe following are the quotations Of the fw,