Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-06
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
"CGNcINNATl, July 18th, 1873,

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! "CrNcISNATl, July 18th, 1888.
Mr.. Editor.-I should iher from your
Coffee article of this morning, that you
was not aware that the consumption OF
Coffee is greater in 1882 and in 1888 than
! it was in 1929 and 80, and at the same
time that the production is much less.
Publish this note it, you please and OBJ
lige
ANTI.TARIFF.
N. B. Enclosed you will find all arti-
Gle on the same subject, cut from the
Boston Courier, which if you will take
the trouble to read, will find it to your
advantage"
The above article and its enclosure are
in the true anti-tariF line. They both
propose to substitute string OF calcu-
lations, in which the data is assumed for
plain unequivocal matter OF fact. A
reduction OF the tariff on coffee was de-
manded, that the price might be caea-
pened to the consumer. The rcduc-
ltion is made and coffee becomes dearer.
This is accounted for by Il rigmorale Of
specnlations, in which we are told that
consumption increases, and that the pro-
duction diminishes. May be so. But
NAV be not SO too. 1t is singular e.
nough, that this should take place just
at the nick of time, when the duty was
taken fl.
| The article referred to, from the Bos-
ton Courier had not escaped our obser.
walton. 1t assumes data, OF which l
know nothing, the correctness OF which
hold to be doubtful at the least. have
noticed also, another article from the
same source, in which it is gravely cal
culated that the price Of coffee is to con-
tinue advancing until it reaches 20 cents
per pound. The whole is scheme oil
computation as demonstrative, as that
by which Captain Bobadil with 90 men
would cut off an army Of forty thousand.
In this the consumption oil the United
States is set down at eighty millions oil
pounds. The duty OF five cents per
pound upon this quantity, would produce
four millions Of dollars t. the United
States Treasury annually. This consti-
tuted part of the price, and we the peo-
pie, who paid it, should suppose, would
rather see it go into the public Golfers oil
the grower, the importer, and the ven
der. We pay still the same and an adj
vanced price. Who now receives this
four millions of dollars? l will thank
Mr.. ANTI TARIFF for some informa-
ton upon this subject.
The Boston calculator assumes that
the consumption OF the United States
will increase for 1888, 1884, ten MIL
lions annually So that one hundred
millions must be the consumption OF 1924.
The price at 90 cents per pound amounts
TO twenty millions Of dollars annually o
+, imports upon which no duty is paid
! Now allow all this to be correct, bu
which, by the bye, do not believe &c
be SO, who gains the reduction OF the
Y duty? We the consumers OF the Unit
: ed States certainly lose largely, not on
ly from our pockets direct, but the re-
: ception of the revenue. There must BIZ
rain somewhere. Is it at home or a
t Broad?
t -6Se-
1 The Providence Gazette states that ths
J Jackson Convention of Rhode Island, aitei
1 two days struggle to nominate cahdidaecs lo'
+ members of Congress, had referred the SUP
iect to a committee. In the mean time ths
Antimasonic Convention nominated Dulee j.
pearce, of Newport, and VIM. Sprague' Jr
of Cranston.
a. A Four-day meeting commences
!, this day at M'Kennon's Flower Brandy
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