The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-06

With The German cloths errsAns grows wool enough
for her manufacture and export Fies trade il England
gives Der the surplus 81 the world iced her mills frhes
and the United States importers Of large quantities
high rasof duty. The importaons into France, Great
Britain, sa the United States in 1855, were as follows
! ra ss'lsa ! $50 sssl:. gs ss1s';: "a.
lsss iss,i2i,ss5 40 2Oe, ii5 7lGf7g-57,s 57,775
1855 loO,2ai,oo2 lI,eoi,2l7 2s5,im i,s07, 100
This shows Of about &c pounds Of wool
into France 1885, This import in fsce of duty adj
vanced for purposes equivalent Of "a per cent ad
ragr The United States duty is 80 per cent The
de6res makes very great reduction in the duties woods
imported into France about Of the duty being
Moved The Engsh example, IN relation 70 the duty on cot
ton also to be or the dHty being al
ready removed By the last decree preparatory to Further
movement in The direction This movement puts France
the footing England and Germany in respect OF
the material, and NIL three couniec send their
goods to the United States TO meet the duty which oar
manufacturers here pay the material I'm
der these circumstances would 10 be perfectly sui
cida 10 the duty that manufacturers
compelled to pay $50 per cent? wool is curious fact
that Of worsted yarn still continue TO
exist in face Of the competition Of foreign yarns and st
80 per cent duty their material nevertheless, they
do and the has been seriously considered BY the Ger
manufacturers Of wool The only hold which they now
have upon the American markets the duty which man
uacturers pay upon wool The that il removed
only will the import Of German cloths eeoine, but The
mpEt Intelligent and enterp-ng worEmen OF Gerulany
igrae the United States enjoy the facilities for
featuring which such state Of affairs would offer them
UBdsr the tariff of ls2s high duties imposed upon
Sa1ony lambs WOOL then used almost altogether for the
manufacture Of hat bodies These admitted al
low rate OF duty manufactured articles. The mo
that Law passed, enterprining New York
facturers and machines Germany manufacture
the bodies there and import them into New York This
movement uud hare been very extensive bat for the nsurd
protective systems Of the derman gossrnnents that for
bade foreigners from manufacturing there. The
now may in the Of cloths be reversed Absolute
trade in wool would bring the skill and capital En-
rope increasing the manufacturing operations here while it
would the supply Of skilled labor there. This
raeut the agents German manufacturers endeavo
ing check by operations for the continuance of the wool
duties obvious that the prosperity Of the wool growers
in the United States depend for healthy support upon
an enlarged effective demand for the won which, in the
shape Of cloths find lis level among consumer with all
other materias If the high price Of wool pu Of
the power produce cloths competition
With Las iH9orted areles unes. the ser subject %
high DUTY, en il h obvious that the high value which
that duty cloths prevents consumption Cotton
materials largely substituted. On the other hand
material is entirely free foreign capital and skin
migrating the country, combined with domestic energy
work il up such shapes carry the consup
ton all casseE IL the consumption Of wool in the United
has been $50 600 pounds pounds per head
population per snuau may rise 10 pounds per head
under effective mAnufscturing. The whole eansunl
ess than the quantity annually imported Great Britain
people Of the United States consume about pound.
Of wool per less than the people poor a,
the latter represented 70 be The home growth az Eng
land 10 vsriOusT estimated Lxvergne on British ard
French Agriculture places 10 900 pounds ana
Southsy Wool rs 00e 600 pounds The consumption
o England nearly ZIG 600 pounds,hat /, 10
say 100 pounds imported lls 900 pound.
home growth but. according Southey Wool london
ls5I) 600 pounds pulled spnned At home
making 900 pounds Of which exported in the
shape Of goods In the United States according TO The eenus
co pounds raised and "a pounds
making s. boo 900 pounds wrought up and the quantity
ported goods estimated at l9 600 900 pounds the
retGrys reor-ssy 400 600 600 pounds oonsumedo which
snshirs grows sheep. This the effect Of 'pro
lection !" a-d such Is its resus tim. to change IT,
The sdvess per the Baltic eject ~ the French
decree in relation 10 wool has been 70 advsnc. British wool
On high grades and ID all rOsndor (say) 10 or Is per
Notwithstanding Chat the peace promises large sp
plies from RassihthEt n the las, rear Of pc,c.
1852 EngtnDd received from Russia SQ75O00 pounds, and
much must have accumulated during the war The demand
Cor woods By France and Belgium great aud the
United States win get Of their enaite, that are de-
srabls for cloths for Of which many mills hs
been idle. sspicnt writer IN the Tribune asks whv
American wool VIII do for cotbs ?" well mirht b.
ask ~hr ladies' gloves made ofFrepeh kid American
buffalo hides viii 2" and Mr. Greeer viii er-
plain wh-r ae Displaced wool with blocthesds
France Engxnd together imported last year nearly
O0G pounds Of wool and the United States
pounds and the wood they imported coming IN
Snaps Of oth which bot for the wool duty would have
been made here.
that the iaFs imports have continued draw considerable
nnounss n specie the treasury. The sum, IN
h-nk vaults large, and The expansion rapid
Tn, returns are 81 fallows: