Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-06-18
Wool

Wool!
The late changes in the Tariff are not o
a nature to create any neso consumers fol
American wool, but rather tend to dimi nist
their present number. Under It's provision;
reducing the duty on wooden goods six PEI
cent. and retaining duty of "a per cent
on all wool over 20 cents per lb., the manu-.
facture OF broadcloths, the most important
branch Of consumption for fine woods which
for many years past has been crushed in the
United States and transferred wholly to
foreigners by our mistaken policy. cannot
possibly revive, as it would instantly have
done most vigorously under large, enlight-
ened. and sweeping measure of Free Trade
in wool of every quality to which policy we
must inevitably, finally come, before the
true interests and permane prosperity of
wool growers and manufacturers, can be
consolidated on sound foundation.
Broadcloths and many other fine wooden
goods, to compete with those imported
from abroad require a portion of the same
materials with which they are made, to mix
with American woods. and these our manu-
facturers must haze, on the same terms az
foreigners. in order that the goods may be
produced on this side of the Atlantic INSTEAD
of the other.
Let us look at the pr rdctieat working of
the new Tariff on this important branch of
consumption for American fine WOO now ex-
tinct and without hope of revival at present.
1t is assumed that Wool forms one-third
Of the value of fine broadcloths. One hur.
dred dollars worth of Wool being transferred
into three hundred dollars in cloth. Our
manufacturers would require, say one ha If
fine foreign Wool, valued $50, to mix with
the same quantity of American. Upon this
necessary raw material,the new Tariff gives
him reduction of per cent. or So on his
$50 worth of raw imported Wool, at the
same time that it gives the foreign msnu-
facturer, already in full possession of our
market, further protection of $lS on his
$500 worth of cloth made from $lOO worth
of Wool.
This is simple fact which any one can
understand, so that it is very evident that
the duty of "a per cent on Wool FOR 'pro-
tection' effectually crushes and prevents the
rise, of class of consumers for our finest
Woods. A sound consumption can alone
Great an active demand and high value for
any article.
Our Wool growers will therefore discover
. that artificial protection is Of no avail, and
that Free Trade in all Dool is their true
poiey-that will at once build up ter con.
sumers for every one now existing, and
give them a fair renumerative price for all
the Wool they can possibly grow. without
periodically bankrupting the manufacturers.
Here is the opinion of foreigners on the
protection our reduced duties on Wooler
Goods and our duty on raw wool give te
their industry s.
OPINIONS N FRAEcE ON TIE LATE meDIFI-
CATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TARIFF.
Translated for the Ne ~ York Herald from La Pa
THE of Paris, of April IL, 1887.
An idea oe the great interest which
France has in the reductions in the duties
on foreign goods may be readily formed By
considering that the American Union is th,
chief outlet which France has for all he
home productions, next to England. In 1856
France exported to America goods and mer
chandise to the amount of three hundre,
and Sc, enty-fve millions offrancs; two hun
dred and thirty-six millions of this amour
were for private French houses. In thi
amount, the value of goods sent from Franc,
10 California, which would be about tel
!, millions more, is not included.
Such in fact, is the Importance of thi
great transfer and movement of goods, tina
ge hope we shall be pardoned for the dry
ness of the details weare about to give, il
order to illustrate the category and condi
tion in which our productions will be place
under the new tariff.
Our goods phiei pM Be admitted on pdyin
a duty of - psr cent. ad calorem.-Wooie
cloths. cotton do; unbleached. bleached, ,prin
: ted painted or dyed goods for use, such a
glass and crystal, plain and not cut, tame
skins, fashionable goods and artificial flowers
pendulum and mantle cleaks, volatile oil
and essences, paper and pasieboard, mets
tools and metal works. jewelry of gold c
precious stones, perfumes and soaps, cork
toys and plsythings. dyed silks. mixed med
cines. plated ware, ladies' dress feathers
furniture of common wood.
Our goods phich s0ill be admitted on pas
ing duty of 10 per cent. cd salorem.-Wo
cotton cloth mired pith sOooLen, hemp an
linen cloth, musical instruments,p
caps, felt hats, non-crystalized acetate {
copper (verdigris in powder), unwrougf
stesric acid Il. e. peculiar :st for maxim
candles, not being made into candles.)
On the other hand, the reduction of Il
duty on our combed wool is quite insight
cant; i: is to pay ~ instead of 26Per cen
The keeping up the duty on this articles
also admitting free of duty certain kinds
wool, is to be explained by the strong an
ie:yfelt on behalf Of the wooden maLufu
ture, which the United States are desiro
of acclimating and rendering peculiar
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