New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-06


During these eleven years. we exported home
grown Wool to the value of 81 562O2; bat there are
no returns of American WOOlens exported. We
therefore appear 10 have imported Wool and Wooens
in those eleven years 10 the value Of $50. s. rn
above that Of our exports. And no one who knows
anything Of custom house valuations and eyasions
can doubt that the actual disparity in value between
our exports and our imports Of Wool aud Woolens
considerably exceeded that vast sum.
Was il well for US thus to buy abroad 80 large
share of the material wherewith our people are main
y fenced against tho rgor of Winter aud the sudden
changes and caprices even of our milder seasonsi
l think not.
The production of Shoddy and Mungo-that is. the
breaking up Of the remnants Of old wooden gar
ments, carpets &c. into substance which can be
spun and woven by machinery-is q very modern
art which originated in Great Britain. aud is stl
little known in this country The product Is mainly
used for filing and to such extent that tho British
consumption now exceeds. 65OOOOOO pounds per an
num- which probably equals, IL 10 does not exceed.
the entire Wool crop of the United States.
The average prices of Wool nc principal
market Bostonl for the thirty-fve years preceding
1900 are given by Mr.. Kennedyi follows; Fine.
30 $40 cents per pound; Medium, a. $40, Coarse.
$751; Average little under 4S cents. Assuming that
our average product Of Wool for those eleven years
was 56,OOO,OOO pounds per annum, its aggregate
value at IS cents per pound was $264 $50 0O so that
we imported Wool and Woolens TO the value Of
sZ5 4O2 2S2 in excess of our aggregate product Of
Wool And the tendency at least mp to the close OF
the era of comparative Free Trade. was 20 still
further increase Of our annual import alike Of Wool
and WOolens
In 1861 higher duties on both were imposed; and
these were still further enhanced by the special
az Wool Tariff OF 1867 under which tho rates arc
now as follows;
Wool, Class Ne. l.
oolSE .S0' value ''u'' OF ''' Oc ~ and n
yIu. over % eea.. per pound ~. suaDR eel
or other hike .SIss value IOe y "4 ii 81
vslus over per Se v n. asd &, I'd 81
c.rrs, s 20 I, and ether si%iar S'o''' pm
valus over IL cent. per pound. ......... &C. Rn.
Of 5,sTsa l@ssf.si @h II. 20 Vet%"A
w ~. az, I,g:i 'aodl'' n1nGo waste neVn
w ,Si Ii s.suctar,. o. or Of .isi
rial not otherwise provided for 90 v 70" aud
Fsa:.i., BLANKETS. i.,. Of WOOL i;
y ySS: s sa III ssS SdsciS ;.' Of s5sS
part q Sor,si the hair Of Ss sO y ~ ssd % p q. a r
paeA goat or other Ike aumss es
, sSS % S% s.n S.G .sG lee. S Ss SsS.d
Value 20 es1" and not over ssa oc H. Ind Is y Ct
Vaae 90 cents and not over 20 e'''' No. ct u 70,
value boTs per pound SOC ~ and y Ct
Do endless oss 81 is 'o' pPs'0' Zoe n asa Is y
bunting SOcFsq ID aud a vel
real OF imitation italian cloths.
posed wholly Va part Of SOols, a ~ "A - al
the the Alpaca 'tiN'sa~ ~
other like ANIMALS. value not ever
10 cents per square yArd.............J
Value 20 per square yAd aGP sad 20 ei val
Provided. That all goods weigh.
ysd he d@ %S's ss. Be- Soc 50 ssS p ;'i S
aud IS cent al val
Clothing, ready made aud wearing ap-
parsl Of every description. aud Bsms.
raj skirts aud skirtng. aud goods VI
similar description used ier Ike
PURPOSES composed . S.II - q IA !. F: No. rel
pacA goat other IKE animals maae
up o Manufactured whoy In part
by the tailor seGmstress u EaagiAc.
tnrer. except knit gOods...........
wsbhugs, besiugs. bluding. brsids,
shl0ons, ffnges, laps cons, tasses. .A
dress trimmings, head nets, buttons OF
srcSSsi d. ..dS ct ID
% wool, worsed OF mohair, OF of which ."...
wool, worstsd mohsr, IL oompo. .... II
men, material, auniKed With sk...J
Aabasson and 50 e. I'd val
Carpets whole for rooms....,.. 80 y CT al val
pS9sb, nv ~. so"sa and ID eel
eRSs VIC ''sua" nee qyd and IS eel
r1 unS iS n he 1ss warn isPsig
E s'o % the var. ssps 81 val
Quoted named oacA Report upoa woe and
fctEres Of Wool" by ~ Nudge U. Commlssousr The Pns
UBiyersal Exposition, 1857. @ .'
~ rTsH@s l..pe, a, Ese.A oe% ssO b. Joseph o.
q NeaH enoFf af.r s.aida "a