New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-05

/ to,c s,lricCt 10 the peculiar fluctuations d"oV'inS
.p rroducts Barks that last year brought 30 ''n''
w., nornd duty included sell for 40 and 81 oeh'S
although admitted free
IMPORTANCE OF NDusIHAl lNDhihNpNN'h 'h'''
rho economy of industrial independence Is wei ne
,op,tratcd in the home manufacture OF tlls 'noui'''
Daring the Rebellion. the southern people suuoe" II"
epscy for want Of it, and were willing 10 pay enormous
- for If when IL could be brought through the block
ode Had they possessed factory for making IT, '''
would have had abundant supplies at moderate rates
war I'm Europe always increases its cost there Durs
Tho Inf, German war. it advanced Y cents tgo'
uer ounce in England, while the American aru'c "u
vanccd only Eve cents. ,,,.
The convenience Of having the manuac'W' "
article rerm,ucuty established here Is OF sIc"'
al.c and II it cannot be expressed in hgueS' !" - ~
appreciated ny the greater part OF tho 'I"'o ~
emf, coiutr, dc er has only to order by io'ter vi "
r,,,r and Ills -uppIy IS promptly forwarded "mie II
ne dcpepdcd OH foreign sources he would nave 10 SUBMIT
. cf srsculat Jon and periods OF scarcity ana
5il ,,.s which are c,mmon in regard 10 al aueleS
NOW ,,r,d exclusively fOl abroad. Inc chIEe 'h"t
her is monopoly Of the manufacture Of sulphate oi
/ .,, b. entirely blscl,ss. There ia brisk competition
b.tVeen the Amcr an manufacturers l"I H'V"''l ina"
/ between the foreign producers.
o.b regards price and convenience, there are there
fore manifest advantages from having the ability to
mako IL AZ home Were dependent for u on foreign
makers As we are still for products, the AmeT
can demand would inevitably lead TO great increase IN
its price and an the charges already enumerated Wond
have 10 be added Besides, foreign labor would be en-
poved instead of our own, and all the expenditure for
incl alcohol and other substances, would be made
abroad instead OF being dGused through every part OF
our own country These facts plainly show that under
Protection the production Of sulphate Of qunine has in
creased It's cost compared with that Of the foreign has
GecroosCd and the nation longer depends upon foreign
makers for supply II is manufactured, also, in far
larger quantities than Is years when $4,000 ounces
per annum were imported now only very moderate
quantity compared with the entire consumption is i'm
ported and that is chiefly for the French population
OF louisiana Who, from an uuwarTauted prejudice Will
use Only the foreign
CAIONEI.
Calomc is constantly referred TO a chemical where
from American manufacturers are deriving princely
incomes al the expense OF the consumers. The World
assert. that. the dutyOn il j. 60 per cent? the
people lose $1,000 annually, being 40 per cent on an
estimated consumption OF $4,000 worth. few facts
will proyoth.s to be unfcundcd Quicksilver forms the
principal ingredient Of this article. and is obtained very
largely from abroad IFS in refining gold consumes
the greater part Of what IS mined in California. The
RothschidS control, directly aud indirectly, every
foreign source Of supply, and Nnfanly exact high
lcc from the American buyer. IL pays al import duty
Of Is per cent. Despite these circumstances, and the
adverse conditions referred in regard to suphate Of
qdinUc which nearly all apply ia tins case, american
cacmc sold last year al eight cents per pound less
than the price ID England! Quicksilver is now higher
than then aud the current price Of calomcl here Is
a. rer lb the price il England H 81 that the
duty Of 20 per cent il removed the imported article
could hc sold cheap the American. These figures
plainly show that the duty does enhance the price,
aud win satisfy all who viii judge dpassonateiy that,
instead OF losing the country gains considerably by the
Protection which has resulted in permanently establish
iug the manufacture Of calomel.
C1OKoFoRM
CorOfoIm IS also subject Of Misrepresentation. The
consumers Of this sedave according to the same Free
Trade authority axe losing $4,000 annually, because IT
pays an import duty Of 81 per pound, and there Is an
estimated annual consumption Of 10000 pounds. tbs
assumption entirely incorrect In the chemical trade
i; would hoe regarded absurd To import choroiorn
were il even free Of ddty il would be to bring Goals to
Pennsylvania American chlOrofOm has been sold IN
this city cents per pound but We SHAH compare
the prices in May for article Of the same
quality, England and the United States The price Of
the English o. pound equal to 81 q currency
tgod at u2). The price Of the American AT the same
time was 81 two cents tees than the LONDON uuG
cist had 20 pay for his supply.
Claoroform IL quoted IN bond in England at lower
figure; hut brief explanation on this point Will show
how unjust il is to pronounce American manufacturers
enOposts because they do not sell az the price IN mona
i'm England. England collects revenue Of 10 shlnhSs
80 So odl per gallon Oh spirits But England depends on
irgv She saws practically 10 her manuiac turerS manu-
flcturc your chcrOiurm under GovernmeAt
will thus be enabled to sell your product coLsIoSfapy
cheaper abroad than you can IN England; g1l tnis j.
II manifest that in the United States where me YAK on %
cents per gallon is equivalent to tax OF u on ne acoho
made from IT, that our manufacturers could not compete
with the British article made in bond ana tlat our
country. unless she was content to see hr
DESTROYED. could not allow such competition 10 take
MACE without placing cOuntcrvaiHg duty on the Tor
PiD article England expressly sulates her right to
q, in thp From
does every other nation that values and encourages
home industries II American manufacturers could
make chlOroforn in bond, they would sell II cheaper
than the English makers can now export it,
makers 10 should be said, the credit OF our mauuac
Iiorie ofIime which is not made in this country and
which deprecates fully 25 per cent. by the escape of
chlorine when IL j. imported.
Ths statement mus satisfy aaEhS, vii , examine the
exactly the result claimed IT'S sold cheaper Than II
was before received Protection, and It's manua ctuTe is
permanently established in the United States.
sULFHURIC ACID
slphuric acid forms the most important Of all chemi-
cal compounds. II Is largely consumed il glassmakng
bleaching, soapmakng calcoprinting, dyeing, com
mercal fertilizers and the making of sodawatcr II is
of the highest Importance that this article should be
Jrocuralle moderate terms A duty Of cent per
pound lev-ed IT, equivalent 10 absolute prohibition
The FreeTrader OF course concludes that enormous profit
is made by the home manufacturers and The World esti
mated that the people were losing one cent per pound on
estimated annual consumption OF 90OC0COO pounds.
ing 10 a London prccis dated May ~ T. cents gold
per pound il il sold in for and thrceOurths
cents being considerably less than il could be imported
il duty although the home manufacturers have TO
bring their sulphur from Sicily aud consequently have
pay higher freight than the makers in nearer ports
In Melbourne Australia the price OF this article is seven
centodpeT pound Itpays there only ten cent duty
and the freight about double what II would be 10 New
York The prices in New-York and Melbourne show,
when compared, the economy Of home industry.
IoDIDE OF POTAssIUM-FOREIGS MANUFACTURERS
UNDERsOLD.
The articles already named are as Free Traders
select order excite prejudice against Protective
legislation but they studiously avoid all reference
others which, their theories true, would illustrate
vhat tney claim the case Iodde Of potassium IL