New-York tribune., 1867-01-04

On the finer fabrics included In class small increase
OF duty recommended. These goods, especially when
eessty dependent upon style and finish, and the con:
sumption Of which is but little affected by moderate o.
even high duties they used mostly by the wea'y
classes The increase OF duties upon these mOcs Is ~
commended purely as q revenue measure. ,
Upon spO0lcotton q moderate reduction is recon.
the exstirg tariff, which would be prohlbhye u
not imperative omitted and In place thereof grdu'
ated scale OF duties is recommended l., ,,,,,.
moderate specific duty 10 recommended In addluon
facture has been lately established in the United states
SnS PSs II ESs % Ss @schas
mostly imported At very high cost and reqIres sueh -
wool AND wooLESs.
careful examination Of the whole subject the oppos
tunity for which, owing 10 limitation OF time snd tne
pressure of other business was not afforded TO S%nss
or its Committees at It's last session. Leads the CoIHn
soner 10 the conclusion that the schedule OF rates
question proposed the basis OF the future taTln o.
wool and woOens s Of character not warranted oy ne
circumstances Of the case ana pISudlelal ahe " ~
Of the oogrower the revenue ana 70 ~
soYntr hIi continuation of these views Ii is be.
leyed will be found IN the following summary OF iso~
Firsi According to the report OF the Executive Com.
mittee OF the WOOlCrowers' Association, submitted 70
e9 e wSo In Inc Tned states Is about pounds
assuming the average price TO the grower OF washeu anu
tire annual value OF the clip, $O00c00o In currency.
about SIS $4,000, present gold valuation dec is66
Now the motive In imposing the proposed minimum
duty Of per pound specific and ten cent az
vuorem is manifesty to raise the value or price OF ne
American woods TO the exent and II fails 70 40
this the object OF the woolgroweT VIII certainly n0f D
The number Of sets Of wooden series OF cards
employed in the United States, reported to the Wooa
Manufacturers Association In October 1868, was Al
consuming OF secured WOOL and substitutes fof
WOOL per week but these returns, " was stated dd nos
probably Indicate more than treefourths TO fourfftm
OF the sets In actual operation. Suppose, however
the balance TO consume wool equal To the shrnkng o
s Sa5Ss SS bey 10 !He % no than have SOS
the weekly product Of the country n prosperous tmes
25O0OOO " cloth per week or III 100000 per anuum
Again the weight Of the WOODEN goods imported Int
the United States during the fiscal year 1885, the Son
mission after careful examination estimates 70 hA's
WoSen goods proper. 10000 pounds
Dress goods, bunting, and worstsd
manufactures. ..i...:...:. lS.oOooOo pounas
Total. tal.......................,... E,OO0,00o pounds
These results theretSre indicate the present ayera
consumption OF manufactured woolens In the United
States 20 bs about 10000 900 pounds per annum
1t be evident now that the extent TO which the
through the duties his materials IL VIII
be necessary to impose an equivalent increase OF duties
act as bounty In 70 sOr q the foreign manufaSSrer and
prove speedily DISASTROUS both 20 the American wool
grower and TO the American WOODEN manufacturer
To balance the duties proposed upon WOOL the EIecu
to prove y to be essential to the %
WOOL four cents per pound must be charged on ali wool
ems imported 1t Is also clear that II the price 10 Be
estimated alike ON goods made q domestic as well %
foreign wool Consequently, for every cent OF duty inn
poseu on Wool tho american consumer WI pc u .o
tho present annual consumption OF the country-ynt
l6oOo0,000 pounds-would amoups 20 the sum ID S6ooes
for each cent OF duty imposed ON wool.
Assuming the existing rsts OF duty upon nnwasbea
wool at ak cents pound the present annual tai io
the protection of this interest Is therefore 5ooOOss
cents $50 000Oo0 but the proposed rate, assuming
eleven and half cents the minimum, this tax VIII
further increased 500 0OOxSS tS5,fs0O0 or In otn
words the proposed tariff wool and woolens VIII a.
the community az IL should have the effect sought
those who propose TO- to the extent Of C.,1Sooo per
annum FOR ho protection Of an interest the whole annu
value OF whose product we have already shown can
not 10 considered N excQss Of ssooo gold valuation.