Daily national Republican., 1864-08-15
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The advance in the price Of newspapers has
been general, and rendered imperativcly neccs-
sary by circumstances over which publishers
have no control. Some of these circumstances
are stated in the following circular, signed by
nearly all the publishers of weekly newspapers
In this city:
ADVANCE OF RATES OF PERIODICALS.
In pursuance OF the course taken at the
meeting of the publishers of this city, at Mer-
camille Hall, July IS, the chief resolution,
unanimously adopted on that occasion, has
bt IN ready for subscription, and with what re-
suit may be seen as follows:
Whereas the costs of newspaper and other
periodical publications have advanced in the
Items of paper, composition, press-work, fold
Ing, and salaries, from 60 to 800 per centum,
II is
ReSo,ved, That the subscribers agree to ad-
vance the rates of subscription to our respective
journals Qncluding any advance that may
have been made since June, IS, lS64,) from
20 to 80 per centum, by August Is, 1864.
The quarterlies OF this city will advance their
prices after their next number, and the rell-
glous journals, published by association, are
contemplating the change of their terms at the
beginning of their next volumes. Our ex-
changes from all States have made, or are max
Ing, similar changes, and, while 1t cannot be
prevented at present, 1t is hoped that the pre-.
sent necessity will prove more temporary than
many fear. 1t is certain that at no time do the
people need more reading matter, nor journals
| more readers.
The circumstances which have affected the
| interests of weekly newspapers also affect tue
| daily newspaper establishments, and partlcu-
larly those which are known as popular news.
papers, having very large circulatiOns. By far
the heaviest item of expenditure on Tie Jour.
nal, for Instance, Is for white paper, amount.
Ing 10 $3.50, 900 per year. This has Increased
In cost from little less than ten cents per
pound TO thirty cents, or over two hundred per
cent. The paper upon which The Journal IL
printed actually costs, at the present time,
more than We have received for 1t. Advertise.
ments, which usually bear more than fail
proportion of the expense of newspaper pub.
fishing, are now taxed by Government three
per cent. on the gross receipts.
| Unlike the tax upon railroads and other cor
porations, II Is impracticable to assess this Ia
upon advertisers, together with fair proper,
tion of the increased expenses of composi itlOn
press. work, IVc. Very few newspapers have
during the past six months, more than paiC
expenses, or made any adequate return for the
capital invested. This state of things has com
PEELED the publishers of the daily newspapers
In this city 10 advance their prices.
The days of cheap newspapers in this coun
try, measured by the standa, d of lawful money
| are over for the present, and we shall not SET
their return until the process of making pape
stock is materially ecOnomized. This Is wlLhiI
the reach of the inventive genius OF tho coun
try. Indeed, processes have been patented
which promise TO effect this. But II requires
capital 10 bring out new inventions, and tim
TO put them Into successful operation, and WI
must wait patiently for cheap paper, whicl
will ultimately be brought into market by im
proved processes sofmanufacture. Boston jour