Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-12-03
SHEEP


DneeDse IN ten years,------ 1903 OH
There is the effects of the fostering
care of the administration, upon one
branch of the industry of the free States.
The number of sheep had decreased
IN ten years, over three millions, the
quality of wool decreasing over one and
half millions Of pounds, and this in the
midst of increasing population, and in
ereasing area OF grazing lands. And
now. although the demand for wool and
wooden goods is constantly increasing,
still the northern farmer finds that the
price does net advance, one cent per
pound, and why? Here is the answer.
Foreign wool is admitted at a mere NOM
inal duty, and the free State farmer
must make mutton of his sheep, as 70
other source is left him In the year
1886. alone, there was imported into the
United States, Of wool manufactured,
and unmanufactured, the enormous
quantity of $50, 467, sss, worth.
Now let US look at the sugar Interest.
We take the following figures from an
exchange, copied from the census, and
report of the Secretary Of State.
Ten Counties of Ii uisiana produce
1888 hogsheads of sugar of 1000 lbs.
each, or nearly two thirds of all produced
in the United States. They have a free
population Of SO, $40, or less than one
ninth the free population of the State !;
and of slaves 64,444 or considerably
over one 9Th the slaves in the State.
The whole number of sugar planters in
the United States BY the Census of 1850.
was s5i6.
Amount of sugar produced,
hhds. s37.I3
do. do. molasses do.
gallons, H. 700. 991
Value of brown Sugar SIC, 1873, $50
Value of Eolasses, sc, $40, I79
Amount of brown Sugar i'm
ported IN the year eading
June 80, 1856. lbs, 46s, so7, 4s2
Value, custom house, l44I8.8s7
Amount OF Molasses impor-
ted, gallons. &c. 385, 593
Value custom house, s. 1879 $40
Duty on imported sugar and
molasses at 30 per cent. S6,37e,377
Enhanced value Of domestic
sugar by duty equal to
3-I3th's valuation, s344e.e SAG
Extra cost of sugar by rea.
son of the protective duty
in favor Of twenty-five
hundred sugar growers, Se.9I9,229
It viii be seen hat in order that these
a5l6 sugar planters be protected in their
business. the nation is taxed almost nine
millions Of dollars annually, or it pays
for the benefit of each single planter,
the nicA. little sum of three thousand
five hundred and fOlty-6ve dollars, year.
ly. A snug little salary that would be
IT paid directly TO them, as it might Just
as well be..o far as the interest of the
nation is concerned. Coffee and tea are
admitted duty free, because Southern
men do not raise them, but every cup
chat is sweetened with sugar, must be
taxed for the benefit of these few plan
tiers. The price Of sugar has been, and
Still is rising higher and higher. and
every pound the poor man buys, costs
him q shilling now, and soen it will be
higher still. For ferIy years our gov
eminent has been nursing this growing
ofsugar cane into a sickly existence, bat
Il no, only does ne. thrive and increase,
but it falls off. and scarcely will grow at
sil. This year it is almost a total failure.
The longer we are taxed, the igber goes
shs price, tnd it is time the foolish ex-
pertinent Hss given up.
But what does our impartial PIERCE ad-
minissraGion do now? 1t has just made
. donation of $4,000. to this interest;
taking the public money, chartered a.
ship. sent naval officers to bring in a car
60 of new plants Of ane from the West
Indies, and Central America, to be be-
slowed gratis on these same sugar plan
tsrf. $3.50 !
II is not enough to tar every man in
The United States for the benefit Of
nsush<rn irteres, act enough TO load