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increase or diminish 10 the same, very nearly the

Increase or diminish 10 the same or very nearly the
same, proportion with theml
10Th. Have the average prices Of what are called
the protected articles been as low, IN proportion
the average rces Of the staples, for the last three
years as in the preceding ten, making allowance for
the effects which the averages prices Of the raw
materials, during the respective periods referred to-
must have had the cost Of making such articles;
If not, to what do you attribute it, and to what
the State at large In the increased Of their pro-
duction and the general expense Of livng'
1lth Does the State export any other articles of
IFS own product, besides the agricultural products
and staples; If il does, Of what description they
and 10 what extent have their prices and the aggre
gate amount in value, been comparatively affected
during the same periods
18th. What proportion Of the aggregate amount Of
articles of every kind that the State makes for ex-
port, are exported and consumed abroad; are their
prices governed by the foreign home demand; 10
what foreign markets are they principally shipped;
do you meet competitors in them from other coun-
tries with similar articles for SALE do the high du-
ties imposed by the present tariff lessen your ability
to meet them successfully; and, if they do, state
howl
18th. Is there any such immediate connection be-
tween imports and exports that country cannot
continue to import for any great length Of time q
greater amount in value than il exports or, vice
than Il is permitted to import, estimating fairly the
value Of each; and il there be- to what extent must
the present duties affect ultimately the value Of the
exports Of the country
18th. Have you any manufacturing establish
ments IN your State; and, if So Of what kind are
they, what 10 their number, and what amount OF
capital invested in them what descriptions ofgoods
do they make, and what has been the profit on their
investment for the last three years. Are the pres
ent duties necessary to keep them in operation with
profit; If not, what amount if any, would he re-
CURED to give profit equal in amount to the aver
age profit of growing the great staples of the State
for the last three years, or the ten preceding
18th. ls your State now, have its citizens been
at any former period, engaged in the business OF
ship building, or that of navigation, and to what
extent what is the present condition of those in
terests how have they been affected by the tariff
laws; and what is the effect of the present duties
upon themi A# t# @a
18th. What proportion does the capital invested
Cy your citizens in commerce bear to the value OF
its agricultural products and staples; have the com.
mercial interests Of the State been affected by the
tariff laws; il so, how, and to what extent
9TH. Would the establishment of a warehouse
system promote the trade and increase the commerce
| of your Statea a.4H
| 18th. How would the abolition of drawbacks, in
connection with a warehouse system, operate upon
the commerce Of your Slater
18th. Are there any, and what, articles, on which
their re-exportaton which would operate beneficial
y upon the trade of the country, and equally to all
classes of citizens, but on which no debenture or
drawback is now allowed
2Oth. What articles are there of foreign manufac-
ture which come into competition with similar arti
cles manufactured in the United States the duties
on which are 30 high as to amount to prohibition
Of the foreign articlesl
2lst. How are the several great interests OF
your State affected by the minimums of the present
tariff, and the rule requiring duties to be paid in
cash, without the establishment of warehouse
System, or admitting goods in enrepot'
22d What articles are there now in the list oil
those duty free, on which moderate duty nigh,
be levied without being onerous to any class, and
which would operate equally on ali; and what
amount Of revenue mightb be levied by such duty
on these articesl
present tariff upon the manufacturers and the other
classes Of our citizens to articles used in manu-
featuring, and other articles consumed by them, re-
spectivelyi State the particular articles.
oath. WHAT'S the effect Of the present system OF
duties upon articles, especially those extensively
consumed, which are manufactured only to a very
limited extent in the United States; and how do these
duties operate upon the interests of the other indus.
trial classes of the country 5gB
25th. Are there any, and what, descriptions of
goods, or other commodities, consumed in your
State, which are either very greatly enhanced in
pficcs or aO8cncr cxciuuou oy the operation OF the
present tariff; for what prices might such goods or
commodities, be imported independently of the duty;
and what are the prices actually paid by the con-
sumers for these articles, such others are sub
sti,uted for them; is the consumption of these art-
cles, their substitutes, extensive in your State,
and is il peculiar, nearly so, to your State, or
any other particular States what il the aggregate
amount of duties now paid to the government on
such articles; and what amount would be paid under
a tariff graduated entirely with view TO revenuei
Goth. Do the present duties benefit in any respect
those engaged in growing the agricultural products
and staples referred to; and il not can they be SO
modified in any other way than by reducing them,
to benefit the growers; has the State prospered,
not, under those dutes If not to what do you at
tribute ts cause il the high duties explain to what
extent, and in what manner, they have affected the
prosperity Of the Slater AlgsHli
9th. What quantity Of wool is raised in your
State; what is its price per pound since the tariff OF
l842, and what its price per pound for the ten years
preceding g,'l , t.
18th. What mines are worked in your State; what
quantity of metal or mineral has been produced
what has been the price since the tariff Of 1842 and
for the ten years preceding! H S