The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-25


the poorer qualities Abolish the duty, and you win ind
that quantity Of gloves would be imported from France
Nap es, Germany and Belgium. They will not be gloves
at 24s. dozen but gloves at 1885, l5s, los and &c.
Dozen The lesser priced gloves cannot pay the duty,
for the duty, when applied to gloves OF los dozen,
is 81 per cent, and when applied TO gloves of 0s.
whose words heard with implicit belief, told me
quantity of gloves would be imported here at los and l
Therefore the duty not arevenue duty but
Is M % duty on ;ns higher ansas az regards
fish IL duty not OF protection but OF pro-
hibon. So s with the wine duties Is that doubted
protection. We have heard Of Cape wne and II We visit
places much requened by the lower middling classes
ed by joviai people, with the words Cape Port and
African Sherry written on them. In all probability
that is not Cape port or African sherry, Those who
import African sherry know how TO make better use
Of 1t. There Ia . system Of promotion and prefer
ment Uaughter.) The African wines are used for
gusge familiar my right honorable friend the Secretary
for War, vice the African wine promoed some new
compoets broush. forward and delivered discern
ing public with what results s not for me say.
GAuehter) The African wine has differentia duty in
ts favor Of nearly &c. gallon; and, there really be
this great for the from wine, beseech those
who feel that anxiety to 60 along with in reforming the
vine duties for they will that the decrease the
treaty With f.Ooe but from scs considsraons, com
pei them In the course Of few years 10 reform the wine
duties take Tor each period Of three years during the
wine in the United Kingdom. The average OF foreign
wine consumed in the three years. 1878, was 600
gallons During the period the average consump
ton of colonial vine 264 900 gallons In the period
Of 1876 the average consumption OF foreign wine
6393 0C0 gallons, being increase Of 900 gallons
over the previous period. This increase took place
when the disease OF the vine at its worst
and ! mention this particularly because, this
represents the consumption Of foreign wine dur.
ing the disease, u shows that the increase which
has taken place In the consumption Of Cape canno,
be owing 10 the disease In the European grape When
that disease was at ito worst the CONSUMPTION of
foreign wine increased have already stated by l
600 gallons; the average consumption OF Cape wine AZ
ing the perod1S63-b6-rose from 254 600 gallons
to 900 gallons Dnrng the last term Of yearsels57-
So the disease Of the wine was very much mitiga.ed
but the average consumption Of foreign wine showed
crease Of gallons compared with the consump
lion OF 1S6466 The average consum oton OF foreign
wine In 1S676o was 900 gallons while the consume
ton Of the colonial wines had increased by 357 gs
Ions, The average consumption 10 this last period being
e55, goo gallons The colonial wine, s >ac rapidly DIS
placing the foreign Tho present dnty spuroy protect
ing and dlherental duty, and is hostile % tn
revenue OF the country. BIT there Is ano'hsr
element affecting the wire revenue, an That Y
the mnDufsctnre OF what Is called British wipe
While the consumption Of foreign wine has faen from ar
average OF 225 600 gallons se3 900 ons thefe hss
been An increase In the manuaS,dre OF sfiHSa stDr
British vine II thai IN the bands Of sns re s "a
bic manufacturers aud am rot reIsrrog 70 Sni v ~
for frsuouent puypceess made very much VITO rasir
gugsr and brandy. The duty pad 90 a@se ma -riis e
rttkor.@ an'nr'rs e y : c1rcu s''t.s;S