The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-30

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pa' ''',s uoes not exhibit The Whole saving 80 long
as - .s sso production oi These att'eies s less Than
s"O s"p"h Hie snAlott uusy ot "a per ecstt levied
os n sossrnheh' enables the domestic producer TO ex-
- p ' ''i"fe 'u'i ne oouiu get u 'ie ivff'sn az
a.. "e ,nhAn'u ~ price vy tne anss- |" ~ cie'i
sl '"N u"y m'@ ,Sen on, 20 Una, Vn'ssH sugar ana
sou oe bought ~ per cent cheaper, the Lpuisi-
ana Pise would also DC sold "a per cent cheaper Or
ho ~ an, nus amounts ~ about sSooo ooV per an
mum o NAon - pef cent amounts TO Sl vlo ooo, ma
KING an aggregate annual saving on sugar and molasses,
in's ~ o tsisaltufu Glasses, oi % zeo, 1874 oh the
m " 1920 The saving would have been over
si,'ooO'oV".
so'"eiai observer may say 'hat this saving wiii
cost',s no real san beea'se u the government rs de
p'e" ~ me revenue IL now derives nom sugar and mo
.assS y must ie'y an equal amount upon some other ar
"',s .n .'''sunisu n','ul py the same class
f' o" p pl no means correct ioi when o4t revenue
syseA rs extended over cnba Its citizens viii pay into
.i1 treasury an Hhouht averaging Under our present
~ ef esnt en- All Their te'en inpoftations'
~ . m io' po'si'ie . 70 estimate "hat THIS may l"
~ "te''s .'ie isi"iu 70 the in''ouaetion Oh
our p,oauohs nee oi duty the acquisition
,. M ~ " nun n " wa, VlaSS iaige ana most Important
hiahet ~i theit surplus
pea,uis "iu pioVslohS gsheraiiy, OF which we raise
% ~ o'"ai supply. are poaueeo 70 avery small extent
ia Nuoa anu yeh owing u Tue discriminating duties and
ohofous charges ad restrictions imposed by the Spanish
sosehsh'' we are h'ps 10 supply 10 our nearest neigh
pos "i we nave IN such superabnndance and they so
!. ayDa - L.. !; an. 4 a g,s..ss ~
Inc duty IN Cuba on Hour imported from Spain is
% oo on Una. imported rom the United States IN Amer
e Q! o'hsr io.egn bottoms u $40 81 the effect OF
% ~n~h 70 ~ uii'e tle american afiice entirely from The
o,i naNe.' eAeeps ae such Tunes as wieh scarcity
may Nav n"'' e''iiuu M =. "p 70 u ialhhe point ssa
"eis ,hs denominations removed, Hour would un-
qu.serony peeono our leading staple export TO cuba
Inc most modetate estimate places the consumption
Oh hour were IL admitted at reasonable duties, at from
ooo'ooo 70 'oo'ooo paries mat inns trade would be
aos. eAesiVe'y ny tue United States rs evident
nom 'e ot ta' houf rs amongst our heaviest articles
VI ana european compeh'ion with country with
,i Nv 70" a.ys s % 2, 'he San "omu DC out OF he ques
toi. comm heL, vol 1, P. lSzl
FROM 'he single article OF iioui The agriculturlsts OF this
"ou'u r'aNe al least hse millions OF dollars per
annum At present. they sell none to Cuba F..ts. n
iatu' an arucie oil great consumption III Cuba, i'm
poiu almost exclusively irom The United States Is sub
ie' 70 u"y :" ~ cents per pound when bro'ght from
'i' county IA ahsiieuh bottoms the coarser qualities
" o,' lnNeJ W'uh afe imported lof Tue same purposes
ne oeVsieu With duty Oh 40 cents per pound and
the result Is tat pounds Of lard being vastly
sueiioi aeie, are imported" whle s,ooo ouoo pounds of
on from otci counties lar inferior 70 lard are enabled
70 topo'e WIN IN the markets OF cuba because OF the
uh'ehce III price ih its aVor produced ny The duty
Comm hca., vol :, p lso
ihe cAh'en'e y u uiteiehual dnty on meats
ihpoi'cu in spanish pot.oms draws lhe supply OF This
A.o '' .e heas OF caea from bucnos Ayrcs TO the
eAse' oi 'ooo ot pounds annually; while from
tne United states IL comes to avery limited extent, not
wl'saag thc quality OF the article imported from the
United aes Is lar superior To that from South Amer
Na, n vo ls3
INC lchovi OF tie DISCRIMINATING duties referred to
wouu open market Tor ~, no0 pounds OF our meats
ana ard without adding anything for the Increased cpn
sHmP,oh WHICH NAY DC expected 70 result iro the su
N'tie 'pas,tx price a the article We wonld
iu''sh ~ NH cchis per pound, this would give 10
uui ASitHtufsis HlsSooooo, where now they get
h''ni'g ...gg
sh'laf statements might be made in reference to In
ah corn rice and other articles OF food OF which
c's proance large surplus much OF which is waste
uy consumed because there IS no accessible market for
us sai anu all o which Is reduced Ia value because the
are accessible -
In 1854 the island Unmarried articles of subsistence T.,
the value OF 5000 600 all OF which, under free trade