The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-22

If the produce Of oramportsd fonany British posses
Wheat barley, bear, or bigg, oats rye, peas and
beans the duty shall be for every quarter Is
Wheat meal. barley meal, oat meal, rye meal, pea
meal and bean meal. the duty shall be for every cwt
On and the LIST day of February is40 the duties
hereafter named shall be paid. viz -
Upon all wheat barley bear, or bigg oats rye peas,
be ans, for every quarter Is.
Upon all wheat meal and -four, barley meal meal
rye meal and Hour pea meal and bean meal. every
cwt AID, and SO in proportion for a less quantity
The commercial policy of Great Britain set forth in
this act and may consider permanently fixed The
most important feature Of the tariff s that in rela
ton to the reduction in the duty upon breadsus and
provisions We say important, but mean only to
the manufacturing and consuming classes Of Great Br
tain. It firm belief that the importation Of bread.
sufs into England from the United states will be less
under the new bill than under the oldhat only in times
Of general deficiency in the south Of Europe, will
there be any demand Of consequence for agricuu
raj products. such -four and grain The supplies OF
grain have heretofore furnished the Csnadas for the
manufacture of -four for shipment to Great Britain will
Immediately cease and that limited outlet for our
surplus products will be cut of The changes in
the commercial system Of Great Britain 80 far as this
branch of trade is concerned, unfortunate for
the interests of our agricultural classes.
In anothe. view of this question: appears to that
it will have tendency to njure the manufacturing in
terests Oh ts country 10 an alarming extent We shall
find the manufacturers of Great Britain more powerful
competitors in our markets, than have hereto
fore, under any tariff had. The reduction
in the duty upon bresdstus, admitted into the ports Of
Great Britain will draw supplies from the great wheat
growing countries the continent Of Europe and
very great reduction in the price of in British
markets This will benefit the consuming classes
to a certain extent, and enable those carrying
on large manufacturing establishments to reduce
the price of labor proporuonately and turn out
their fabrics at less prices than they have here.
tofore bcen able to; and in this way they will into
our markets, better able to compete with domestic
manufacturers, in spite of any duty tariff may
force Suppose the reduction in the tariff of Great Bril-
tain, in relation to corn, makes difference in the price
Of breadstus Of twenty per cont is reduces
that much-the manufacturers will take advantage of
this reduction in food to reduce tho wages Of operatives
and the reduction in wages will reduce the price of
manufacturer particularly in whore the manuac
turers wish to carry desperate and CON-
petition.
The conclusion to, in this view of this ques-
ton s that the manufacturers of this country will require
higher tariff than they have heretofore enjoyed to place
them upon the footing with the manufacturers Of
Great Britain and that at this time there should in fact
Be additional duty put instead first fraction M
ken off, The changes in the commercial system of Great
Britain very favorable to the uacturers of that
country, and equal to reduction of average of
twelve and a-haH per cent in the tariff of the United
States.