Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-05-13
A cts. per ID. specific
90 per ct. ad valoreni
Duty on dollars worth of wool I6 cts.

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Now the duty on one dollars worth of WOOL
ems is 40 cents, showing per cent. in favor OF
wool. After 1913 there is added 10 per cent
to woolens on certain conditions, which in some
instances will be imposed and in others will not
Averaging the addition at D per cent. there will
yet remain per cent. in favor of wool. II to
this we add the difference in the charge of i'm
poriaton, the advantage is still greater in favor
of wool. But the loco presses put wool too low
33 l-3 cts. per h. is a low average price for
| foreign wool. At this rate 3 lbs. of wool cost
Sl--specifc duty u cts, ad valorem 26, freight
and charges 9, ad vaornm duty on freight and
charges :, commission on sales g. making the
cost here s. - or 80 2-3 cts. per ID. One dol
lars first cost of wooens pays duty 40 cents
| freight, charges, and duty on charges 4, commits
son 3--making the cost here S Al until 1S43
then adding ), we shall have the cost here : ,52
being just equal to the wool. But this is not
the main point: in the amount of protection af-
to1ded by this BILL the advantage is altogether
in favor of wool. Averaging foreign wool al
33 1-3 cents. the protection by duties and char
ges is ritie over 50 per cent. as above shown
that is, this wool mus; cost 30 2-3 cents per
ID. here. IT. addition, wool bears in part a spec-
tic duty which cannot be evaded, while wuolens
bear oniy an ad valorem duty, always liable to
frauds And what is the protection on wsolens :!
Apparently it is AZ or % per cen.--rea'fy it is
little more than nothing al all! Mark this, wool.
growers: the mantHcturer pays the dWyon rooi,
ahd mus pays .trr protecting you. thus, if he I'M
ports he pays the duty and if he buys ofyou he
pays the increased price produced by the protec-
tive duty. The amount of duty which he pays
on wool, You observe, is at least equal to the
amount of duties imposed on foreign woocns--
50 IN po'W Of tac', the m,angactWer is compelled
| By Mis DILL toPay yoHjHN obom The amount If pro-
lection yiren 10 w0oNeaS. Now the wool-grower
Is under no such disadvantage the amount of
duty lmdosed on wool all goes for his benefit, as
he pays nothing on the resources from which his
wool springs --nothing on his sheep nothing on
his soil. In other respects they are equal. The
wool grower pays nothing more on his clothing
and living and labor than the manufacturer pays
In this view of The case, how immensely is the
balance OF protection in favor of the wool grower,
and how puerile and unjust the complaints OF
the new-light locofoco presses.
AS we have said before, we think the duty
on wool 10 small. The al yaloram duty shall be
put az 81 per cent. at least, and some means Ia
ken 10 secure rigid inspection of the 5 cent
wool. IN order to detect and prevent frauds.
The bil! attempts to guard aga INST this, and if
faithfully executed will succeed. A duty ON this
class OF wool is of no Importance to the wool
o
sighted Farmer" Gin rnotl.er column) asserts
this kind OF wool does not compete with our own
On The other hand woolens ought TO be- at least
as well protected.-Fairness and equity require
ths-and more than that, the interests of the
farmers require it. If the manufacturer is Sc
cure aud safe, his business will be permar ent,
and he Will become a permanent and regu lar
customer for the WOO and provisions of the far
mer. There is no diversity of interest between
them; they must stand or fall together That
man is the enemy Oh the wool grower who claims
Otherwise; the worst OF his cnemies-for in the
guise of protested friendship, lie stabs the wool
grower under the fIh rib.
One idea more anu we have done it is that
the notion is false which considers the interest
that bears the highest duty as best protected.
1t, Tor instance, wool bears higher duty than
any thing else, tina, moment their will be a rush
INTO the business, and the increased comlelltiou
viii IN fact diminish prices, and thus actually
lessen the protection. This is the lesson of ex-
perlence, and II ought TO satisfy us that mod
crate, far, and equal protection to an interests
Is the best IN the long run. In our view, wool
ald Wooiens are both rather under the average
OF duties on cotton, iron, glass, leather, &c. and
ought to be raised side by side with them, pere
Is nothing to prevent this being done, except the
hostility Of tie locQtocoS IN Congress; aud we
submit to the ocoioco presses in Vermont, that
II there is one whit OF sincerity in their profess
slons in favor of protection, they will at once
and zcalously demand of the r party in Congress
to abandon their Obstructive free trade policy.
and unite with the Wings for good Tariff.
Nlll they do it! Look you, and see for your
selves.-W Waterman.