Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-08
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From Tho Banner oil The Combination,


From the Banner OF the Constitution.
In order to PIT buishing suoke upoa the f"ii$?
consa utly reiterated ty the advocates OF TIE txin
system that the Toll that sas taken place. since ''
war 1916 in the prices OF certain which
have been hiebly y o'ect,d is 20 be a.c'ibed TO tn
opera,iou of hish duties, and to pTovs our assertion
that similar fall has token place ia almost every ara
ee protected or mt, is our Intention I" take up
New Ylrk Price Current, Prut in 1916, and on
printed in he present year, and TO quote we price
there given o. all the articles, alphabetically arranged
which are found in both. In order, too that ther'
may be no di.puing about the an hen,icy our state
men,s we now make it known, that our extracts 20
be from the INV Yots New Price Cutren', oil
Aprii 2 lSl6 and from &" the Skipping and CONNER
caI List and New York Prcs Current" Of sh jar.
1881 which continuation nj the came p'P-r, and
one which certainly now bye, and we believe, al
all times hss et cyed, high reputation for correctness
In ORDER too that unfair advantage sh''i be taken
Of our opponents. srisirg tom The difference in TIE
state of Tie currency the two fiH'reD periods.
frankly state that the currency OF 1916 a. New York
was depre cialed one, whilst tia, OF 1881 IL s'und
one for, in the Prce Current, CT April 2 1916
the following quotations alp a:
Specie dollars 10 &c; cent. premium
Change atd god do 10
Bi Is on Boston, (where the ncy was sounS) per
ia comm, ncins this task, which will be tedious
one we hope to be seconded by fellow a' ores in
the eau OF the people thu oughoot the i'ed States,
and # every edi no eOincdes with ns IN doctrines
would Ill in cii culaing this information, il would put
Sc al forever upon the only remaining argument which
the restrctioniss have now TO r''y upon. La oFcer
10 avoid multiplicity 0I USufcS. we NAYS Ih many
cases omitted the doulle quota ions which usually APP
pear In Prices Current, but have in every instance.
adhered to the rule Of taking ia lowest pcs named in
POLITICS FOR FARMERS.
Almonds Ia 1916. this circle was Id at 20 cents
per ID. for soft sheled, and % cen for sheed. Tn
duty ras.then cents per ID The duty Ia now 3
cents per h. and the price is 10 TO III ceuts fer the
former and 10 to l6 or the latter
Ashes Pot and Peayi-In 1916. The prics was
1925 per top and The duty rs per cent. This
duty was lowered to 10 pr cent in that year, and yet
the price has fallen TO Sll5 "a Pr ton, tor pO'' and
to Si2S 80 Tor pearls.
SIS. The duty tn rs per cent. IL "a'in thu
year reduced to Is per cent and beans are row at 81
for the same q"an'iy y.
II il al SIS 62 l-2 Prime at Sl0 now il ia at So
62 l-2. Cargo at IS so; row it is at 81 so Il"
1916 he duty was 25 per cent 1t is now cents per
pound aud amounts TO prohibition.
BOtles-wtre, in 1916. Al 80 per gToce. They are
now at ST. TIE duy, in 1916, was 10 cents nef
groce; ii is now 200 cents From this II APPEAR. That
II there was duiy, the price would no" be So per
groce.
n |. a, 81 So .edpv IS az at SIS; ii 10 at So IS
CraekgTs were at SiO so; now they are at SIS as
The du y in 1916, 25 Ter cent; in that year wac
lowered 10 Is per cent.
BrisHes-Russian. in 1916, w r. al ~ cenfs pr IT,.
and American 81 cents; he price OF Russian 10 row
45 cents for the best, but common ones are as low
a. 20 10 23 cents; .4r,rcan quoted at Is IS.
Bris les fore 1876 were admitted free OF duty. In
that year duty pu, upon them, OF cents per ib
which amounted TO a very mode ate al valorem duty
and doe moi, thil day. excctd 30 PER cent up
on the very lowest quail les.
Butfer2Fir,, guilty was, 10 1916, at 2s cents and
butter tor expectation At 10; the price Of the iorm-r s
IL 2, and Of the la tee The duty, in 1916,
WIS 20 per cent; IL is now cent? per pound
Candies la 1916 a. Price of Mould Is cents
perIb; It is nov IO--oi Dipped 81 IT Is nlw In
1916 he duty cents per 10 it was in that year
reduced to 3, and in 1924 was raised 10 s. where IL
now stard,. Asasgard, !spermdeeh candles, in 1916
Il e price 4S cent. il Is now 81. The duty, in
1916, IL cebt,; 10 thst yer h was reduces TO
C. nts, but ~ 1924 raised 10 8, at. which it nov
stands. THUS il seems that both experiments
tried, FIRST the loW system, and then the raising
sys;em--bu; IL sill wouli not d. The article was de-
tenn ed ~ ail, and now we have sp-rmacs candles
at % cent, wl ich /, jnst hall price. Nov should
Ike ne 81 the wiseactos Of the restrictive philosophy
unravel this myseTy and til us whether this TALL is
due TO the dminu.ion 10 The subsequent increase Of
ChaIh-In 1916 his article was quoted at SO to
$50 per Ton and admitted duty free. In tsat year
duy vas imposed upon h OF is per cent From
that iuo 10 the present has continued to fall, and
can nav b. had So to So so
C1oDer Ssed-In 1916, IS per cent per III II !,
nov III. The duty, in 1916, 25 per cent, AMI 10
that yesr Teduc. 90 Is
Coal Liverpool, 10 1916, wa at SIS per cssldron.
and the duty 10 cruts per bushsi In that year
the duty was reduC 70 cents and n 1924, rails
ed to cents; but notwithstanding both these at. mpt-
" hedv- in the cwck " coal gradUsliy FELL and s
now az So rs per ehaldroD Of thtty'iX bu heels. So
Of vi gn'aiIr ice, in 1916, " 10 Ysr ctad'on; IL
CocoG - Coraccu,, was, in 1910, a. sss per cwt. 1t
ls now at $i7 %. Island then at $24; il Is now
al So or The duty at the former period was 9
per 10 bu in tha year Il reduced to cents and
on The IL Of January, 1881, to ce I.
CO6ee-Iu 1916 his article was quoted thus:
West Indis, ans gre, n, rs to 26 cents per pound.
81 quality, % 10 - cents per pound.
81 quality, 81 to 22 LIZ cents pound.
Old white, 81 10 23 Gems per pound.
Mixod quality, irfstior, 20 10 81 cents PER gornd
On IN 9TH Of Janusry, 1881, IL wac quoted follow.
Cuba, 10 10 10 IL cents per pound.
Porto Rice, 1t cent pr pound
ST. Domogt, cents per pound
BAIL, 10 cents per pound
The duty, In 1916, was 10 Gems per 10 rot Wa in
that yeef reduced 10 cents, Al winch il eouru.
ed unhl the fret Of January, q the pfsseu year whst
!, was reduced to 2 cents.
COpper-ln 1916 she aihing copper WAS quoted a
81 lnls per i~ it is now Fl II has always beer
admitted duty free, and consequently does not owe N
G,ll in price TO high duties. Copper B'lis were, II
1916 35 cents per 10; they are nov "a. AZ the Tor
mer period they pail duty Of 80 per cent, bot 10 ha
year ihi' duty changed 10 cents per d., which
toas reduction nasmueh he foreign cost, at he
time vas not more than p cente, and cents upO5
Diet cost, VS. only equal 10 10 pr cent Pig copper
which hes Always bsen Free il quoed, ~ both Pefod
al the ssme price, yin: l3 cents per pound
Coriogs foreign --Tht' article, 10 isiG, VS. a
Sl2 per cWti lie nov Sli 20 The duty, IN 1916
ceota per H. uuoo tsrfcd. and Ii - 10