Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-10
FROM THE UNITED sTATEs GAZETTE.
HOW 1T OPERATES.

the British Tariff Bill, with the view Of pro-
curing the article from England. The Penn
sylyanian, Of yesterday, copies our notice, and
adds:
"Now, by the las, arrival of news publish.
ed in the same paper, we find that iron has ad-
vanced in England. VIII this proposition for
nearly SIX thousand tons be sent to England
in the face of this advanced Perhaps this
large ion manufactures may again have an
lnumaton Of a proposition TO furnish the SIX
thousands ions"
The news was receired subsequently, TO the
change of orders, but il does not follow that il
will produce the effect supposed by the Penn
sylranian.
Our neighbor seems to overlook the fact,
that very small positive advance in iron, as
in cotton, or other articles, is noticed as a con-
siderable increase. One or two dollars a ton
on iron in Great Britain would be noticed,
while that advance would bear very mean
relation to the reduction OF the duties by the
Tariff Of 1896 on iron imported into tins coun-
try. Ii must be borne in mind, also, that this
slight rise was not consequent upon any new
demand for British use, or additional orders
from any other country, but from an expecta-
ton Of enlarged SiipmeatS TO this country, con
sequent upon the reduction of the American
Tariff. Cottons will rise, and other articles OF
British manufacture, .taDored by the Mckay
bill but their rise will be, for the present, liml-
ted TO the difference between the Tariff Of 1912,
and that of 1916, until the British manufactur-
er shall have obtained command Of our mar
ket, and then, probably, old prices. those that
ruled before we began 10 protect American in
dustry, will be demanded
We have said above, that there may be a
notable temporary rise in the price OF iron in
England, consequent upon anticipated ship
ments TO this country, and yet the rise be very
far short of the reduction made upon the I'M
port duties Of 1912 For example: suppose
pig iron cost $50 in England, and paid as, by
the Tariff of 1912, it did pay, an import duty
here Of So, rise of one dollar a ton in Eng
land, which would be considerable, would still
leave British pig iron the advantage of two
dollars a ton, secured by the Tariff Of 1916,
which lays thirty per cent ad valorem duty,
that is, six 800 dollars ton on the importa-
ton. The difference in duties payable is three
doars-the difference in price is one dollar.
While writing the above, we find the fol
lowing paragraph in the Pittsburgh Journal
and copy it as illustrative of our views, and
add that the data of the single paragraph above,
are derived from the same extract:
WING PROTECTION VS.. THE BRITISH
TARIFF.
The Pittsburgh Morning Post ''not having
time" 10 furnish comparison of the rates of
duty imposed by the Wing Tariff of 1912,
with those imposed by the British Tariff, on
such articles as our people, and the readers OF
that paper especially, feel an interest in, we
will take time" to aid the Post in its laudable
engagement 10 give the only information wan
ted here, when she can find time" II is a
little curious, we may be permitted to re-
mark, that the Post, a newspaper that abhorS
McKLY's bill, should not have shown some
of the instances in which it pinched Demo
cratic working men. 1t appears that he only
makes the comparison in cases where ii is ia
yorable TO the British Bill. We will try the
other tack:
Wool manufactured 1912 1916
worth &c. or under al
the place Of exporta
ton 5p. c. ad val 80 p. C. ad val
All other wool SC. p. ID. and
unmanuf'd.} 80 p. c. ad val. sop. C. I'D val.
By the Tariff of 1912, at the present aver
age value of wool in this market, which is
twenty cents per pound, the protection aflor-
ded TO our producers of wool, at this moment,
is six cents by the ad valorem and three cents
by the specific rate-in all Zine cents per.
pound.
1912. 1916.
Iron in Pigs 50 per ton. so p. c. ad val.
BY the Tariff of 1876 there is just So per
ton taken off the protection afforded to produ-
GERS of the raw material, assuming as the oasis
of the dnty the value fixed upon pig metal by
the New York correspondent Of the Washing
ton Union, say $50 cost in Europe.
1912. lS46.
Iron in bars and bolts.
not rolled Sl7 p. ton 80 c. ad val.
Do do do rolledt25" Is sop. c. ad val.
Estimating the rolled iron at the highest rate
by recent arrivals from Liverpool for Welsh
Merchant Bar, which is Is sterling, in Fed
eral currency, taking the Custom standard Of
Exchange, (s4,S0 TO the f s,erling,) $3.50
would be the value, on the other side, of the
ton of iron, or $50, exclusive of handling and
placing on shpboard. The duty then, impo-
sed by the British Tariff Bill of 1876 would be
on such iron $ll.70 making a difference in
favor Of British Manufacturers, and against
American Manufacturers, Of $3.50 per ton.
1912 1876
per square yard }
BY the tariff of 1912, the lowest duty charge
able upon imprinted cotton fabrics, was six
cents the square yard. Such manufactures
as cost 5 cents at Liverpool, would now cost
independently Of freight and insurance, eleven
cents. BY the British Bill the same manuiac-
lures would cost precisely Ct cents indepen-
IDENTITY of freight and insurance, four and half
ceats yard taken off American industry and
given gratuity to British labor and capital.
l542 1916
Clothing ready made and
all articles Of wearing ap- so p c al val S0pes.v.
par'l Of whste'er materially
Here is twenty per cent. taken of the seam
stresses and taiors for the benefit OF British
and French seamstresses and tailors.
Leather 1912 1916
Tanned soled or bend p. ID. Sc. 20 p. C ad val.
" Upper Sc 70
i" Callskins per doz. $500 20
Mems Boots and Bootees
per PAIR S23 81
Women's do. per pair so 80
Mems Boots costing S200in Europe would,
under the Wing Tariff Of 1912, be charged
with duty of 81 %, while the British Tariff
throws off 65c. as boon TO foreign labor, aud
imposes a tax of 60c. only.
ls42. 1886
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