Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-28
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Total, reducing the 4,522.ooo 4,6l2,o8
The average duty paid upon the wheat was just
B.. on the barley. about s.. 3D.; the cats, 2s.
I'd; on grain Of all kinds, Is. l0d The gross sum
yielded TO the revenue by the whole duties, was no
less than fl ll6 800. From another return, We lind
that the quantity Of wheat in bond at 3st D sember
last only us 900 quarters The grain and fl jar
Of all kinds imported in 1888 was $50, 900 quarters;
the quantity entered for home consumption,
s27 800; the produce Of the duties, fls6 800;
rage duty, about IS per quarter. IL is said that mir
sters mean impose additional taxes TO supply the
deficiency in the revenue; but the statement above
given renders it probable that, if fixed duty Of IS.
were laid foreign wheat, instead Of the present
variable duty, and CORES ponding oats and
barley, no new taxes would be required. The lar
mers were just as well off twenty years ago as at
this time. Now, in that period the population has
increased by 5000 600 for whose sustenance about
12,0OO,OO0 quarters of grain must be raised Grant
that 900 quarters Of this additional produce
due TO tile draining and bone manure; IL follows,
that although 100000 quarters had been imported
annually, the agrcultursts would merely have been
in the same situation as in lS20-that is they would
lust have been as well of as they now. On the
| o, her hand, our purchases OF foreign grain would
have opened up additional markets for manufac-
lures abroad to the extent Of probably Is 600
EI0 ,O0e per annum; the grain imported would
have yielded, at a moderate Fixed duty. E2,OOO 600
/ per annum to the revenue; the consumers would
have saved four five millions year on the
pense Of their food while the greater steadiness Of
prices weuld have prevented much suffering 20 the
poor in Of scarcity, and benefited the farmer
by giving him greater certainty IN calculating his
future gains, and making contracts with his land
lord. All classes would be gamers by the change,
except the propretors who at the worst, could lose
very little and il may be questioned if they would
not reap advantage from IL too First, as consumers
Of agricultural produce, they would a certain
sum what they purchase; and next they would
be rescued from the they labor under OF think
ing they raise prices indefinitely by legislation,
an error which has wofully misied both them and
their tenants, plunpng many Of them in debt by de-
ludng them with the hope Of high rents which are
promised in leases, but never paid. Our corn laws
a memorable example OF short-sighted as well as
hard hearted eupidity
ELDERLY GsSrLrMrs.-" The old gentleman is
eighty years old today Eighty years old, Crots,
and never had head ache he tells the barber who
shaves him (the barber being young ieiowand very
subject to that complaint). '1hats a great age,
offs saws the old gentleman. don't think sch
a VERY great age, sir, replies the barber. Crofts,
rel Joins the old gentleman, you re taking nossense
Tor: ntsmer TO be as healthy and active AZ you are,
returns the barber; but my grand aher sir, he was
n;netv.fopr' You don't mean that, CreftsP says
1hs I'D gentleman. Do indeed. SIR retorts the
harh.r and a. wiggerous as Julius Cesar, my
.randfsther was The old gentleman muses. little,
died accidently sir returns the barber, he didn't
mean 20 do IL. He always would go running about
the streets-walkng never satisfied his spirits-snd
he run against post, aud died Of hurt inhis chest
The old gentleman says no more until the shaving ~
ncluded, and then gives Crofts half q crows TO
drink his health He is little doubtful OF the bar
bers veracity afterwards and telling the apecdote
to the old lady, affects 90 make very light OF it
though to be sue he adds), there old Psrr, and
in parts Of England ninety five years or so Is
common age. quite a common age"-Skefchts OF
. Couples.