Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-11-25
INTERESTING TO wooL.GRowFRs.
WINDsos, Nov. ID, ls42.

WINDSOR, Nov. ID, !s42.
TO The Editors Of the Vtrmont .Mercurg;
CENrLEmEN,- There appears to be yet some
misunderstanding as to the amount OF protection
afforded 10y the Tariff of The last session to the
wool-growers, which desire to correct, through
the columns OF your PAPER. 1t Is subject IN
which the farmers Of this state are deeply interes-
ted, aud as the repeal OF tho Tariff is to be the
leading object of one of the great parties it is de-
srabe they should know the value of the subject
in contest Having had some agency in relation
to the protection OF the woo-grower, cannot feel
Indifferent to The danger Of the threatened repeal.
he Tariff Bill us reported by the Committee
OF Ways and Means, laid duty of 3 per cent. on
all wool costing cents and under, per pound, aud
81 per cent. on all other wool, The ioreigH va l.
ue and charges OF importuon including conimis-
siOns Excepting msurances).
Tie effect Of the last provision is TO raise ID o
duty on wool costing
cents, from 5 TO Gi per cent.
9 d." 80 TO 81 2
10 " 30 10 81 &c.
BY an amendment none but coarse wool is adj
mted under the per cent duty, aud by another
amendment the cost is limited to cents. So that
now none hut coarse wool costing cents and un-
der, is admitted under the per cent. duty. The
term coarse will exclude Meruo Wuot of all
grades and the best of The staples Of native wool {:
it was intended, particularly, TO meet the mixed
grades imported from Buenos Ayrcs. Another
amendment had the same Object. II provided that
ii wool Ot different kinds was imported IA differ
ent bales, but in The same invoice and at the same
price, the advnorem duty should be levied on the
whole according to the value of the best dale. Ii
had been practced TO import ve.kinds OF wool in
separate bales hut at the same price, viz. the aver
age price of the whole. This enabled tie itnpor-
ter to enter the whole Mt price under cents.
But under these Two amendments, ell telhng wool
will be excluded from admission under the D per
cent duty.
The coarse long wool, used principally for
pete with any portion Of our wool. The short felt
ing woods, though coarse, do in some degree com
pete with portion OF ours. They are used in
the manufacture of satinets and negro cloths.
There arc however, two considerations to oppose
to this competition. The first is, that It coarse
long wool was excluded, the manufacturers nr-
clts would come in, in their place; undthe second
is, that it is necessary to yield something to other
Interests TO strengthen our own.
We were alarmed at the great importation of
telling wool in 1871, from Buenos Ayres, under
cents, and free Of duty. The average prices before
referred to, and the low prices there, occasoned
by long blockade alone enabled tho importers
thus to import it, and assert my belief That, here
after, no wool that our manufacturers will use for
making ielted cloths, can he imported from that
place as low as cents :-uor even under 10 cts
BY another amendment a specific duty of els.
per pound was added TO the ad valorem duty.
The effect of all these amendments viii DO tol
raise the duties on the low priced fine woels, and
including most if not all tie telling woOs from
Buenos Ayres, as follows: