New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-29
wool and the two Tariffs.

The Journal Of Commerce, in replying to cor
respondent, talks thus
Tho Wool Question which we considered put at rest
By the facts which presented in the article alluded
TO- L. Whether the Tariff OF lei2 that of 1886 is most
favorable to the Wool grouersl This Is the question
which has been upperncst in the newspaper discussions
on the subject and consider it decided in favor OF the
Tariff of 1896 The conclusion would inevitably
follow from the positions assumed In the above com
muncaton for the writer of II contends that the coarse
Woods which, by the Tariff OF 1912, ara admitted at
per cent duty will be excluded under the new Tariff
Thus be Oft at fell swoop % 097 lbs which
was imported last year under the per cent duty and
which, 10 considerable extent, cilne in competition
with American Wool having been used not only in the
manufacture Of carpets but OF satincts and other de-
scrptions Of goods We do at all believe that
Woods will be excluded" under the Turif. but
wish TO give our correspondent the benefit of his own
positions.
or all other descriptions of Wool there was imported
last year for consumption in this country only SbiiS
lbs-a mere bagatee, compared with the amount OF
coarse Wool (2a,3s2,097 lbs) imported. This 3s6iis
lbs cost average at the places whence imported
% cents pound to which add freight insurance, and
all other expenses including living profit the i'm
porter and could not have been cold to the manutuc
hero at lees than 40 cents pound average
(Which is much above the average price of American
Woo0 epea II IL had como ~ free Of duty We presume
Of consisted of the finest qualities for the
facturc OF hat bodies, &c.
D We confess to some aunzement ut the cool
ness of the above. The Tarifof $40 was passed
late in chat year. the Manufactures that it called
into existence fostered into activity did not get
fairly into operation till 1874. In that year Amer.
can Wool was 30 per cent higher in the average
than il had been in 1912. 1t has greatly declined
since Folks election; we donot doubt that it would
have declined somewhat if Polk had not been elect
ed,owing to the great increase Of Sheep among us,
and the cheapness Of Woolgrowing on the West
ern praires That it would have fallen so low Rs it
has DONE we do not believe; we cannot think that
any body believes it, And now that the Tariff Of
le46 is on the point Of taking effect, what is the
effect on Wooll Is the market buoyans2 Is the
price risingI Surely the Journals logic, however
able, cannot really have decided this question in
the teeth of the Prices Current.
The writer who contends that the Coarse Woods
hitherto imported at per cent, duty will be ex.
Guided by the New Tariff; but hoc excluded 7
Way Simply because the fabrics made from,
such Wool are all admitted at as low, mos, Of
them at q lower rate of duty than that imposed on
the raw material Much OF this Coarse Wool will
thus cease to be imported as Voc, because it will
come in at lower rate of duty as Blankets, Flaa
nels Baixes &c. But how under the sun is this to
benefit the American wooi.sruwerl l; viii partly
deprive him of the market he has heretofore found
for Fuel Fruits, Vegetables, &c. SC among our
manufacturers OF these goods, but how will it in.
crease the price of his Wcol' Low as tina, now
il, we doubt whether he wishes TO engage in ri,
valry with Baenos Ayres and Ba-bary in growing
thgt which can De laid down in New-York, so per
cent duty paid, at 10 II cents per pound
The fact that so little Wool of better quality is
imported Under the Tariff of 10 instead Of proving
that this Tariff does not pro,ec, the Woolerowers,
proyes that it does The Tariff OF 90 was framed
expressly TO let in such Woo, as we cannot advan.
taseously produce and keep out such RS we can
and it has done in the main. So with other arti-
cles Senerally, The new Tariff makes no discrimi.
nations, except those in favor OF British and Ger.
man producers OF cheap Wooden fabrics If our
People rest coptsnteI with this they are less intel
hgent than we have always believed them.
II Hon. JosEpR 8, EpsALL has been reno,ni
mated for Congress by the Locoyocos OF the d District
esNewJcssey. composed of Sussex, Warren aud Hun
serdon Counties he is for the Tsrio ~ and voted
against tina, Of vs.
NrwJERsEr,-Dr. WIN, A. NIwSlL of Mon
mouth Co Is the whs candidate for Congress in the I'D
pisrief OF NewSersey, composed OF Monmouth Fur
lington and Mercer Counties. We fear Natvism viii
pefl few hundred votes there and let III Loco Yoeo
~ AT the late Anniversary Meeting Of the
Mrpscal SOCIETY," ,ae following gentlemen were elect,
ID officers for the ensuing year Pssiass Isaac Wood
pTcs Prs.sasst J. Kearny Rodgers Trsassrsr r. Rob
son cr-sseoeSsSs Ssc-stass Benz Drake Receiving
Secretary. w P Bael; Csssors. H. D. Bulkley, Guraon
Buck J. q. Adams Isaac Greene a. Caaikins psisSe..
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