New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-04-09

country is 81, 500, OO0,OUO.
The duty on corn is 10 cents per bushel
and the quantity imported was Gl $50 bush
els, yielding Sc, l53 in gold to the Treasury
Will any one say that corn is made 10 cent?
per bushel dearer thereby all over the United
States, as the free traders claim? 1t is ;
misfortune that it is not SO; for if it woul(
secure that result duty of so cents on every
bushel of imported corn should be levied
In some of the Western States, for lack O
a market, corn upon the farm does not bring
even 10 cents per bushel to the hand of the
farmer. AS with other commodities, so with
corn; the quantity imported being only a
drop in the bucket of our supply, does not
affect our prices. The crop of the United
States of over 900 900, 900 bushels determines
the price of this stable in our own markets
and any man must be either Il knave or a
fool to claim that the duty on the quantity
imported affects prices in the American mar
kets. When the Canadian brings his corn
here he takes our market price, and goes
home with that price after deducting the du-
ties paid.
In 1871 the duty on macaroni and vermi-
cell was 80 per cent, yielding 500 ,O6l reve-
nue.. BY the act of June 6, 1872, the duty
was repealed, and from that time the foreign
producers have been benefited about $50, 900
III SOlV per stluull. anu III way VIC XIV Z
not only robbed the Treasury, but we have
robbed our own producers of macaroni and
vermicclli to that extent. 1t suits some peo-
pie very well to talk of having our work done
in Europe. They gladly witness Saint Louis
flour shipped all the way to England; and
after being handled by London bakers the
same flour, in neat boxes, with bright labels,
is bro.sht back to lis in the shape of London
crackers, vermicclli, and Italian macaroni.
Is this good for the American workingman?
Is it economy: Is it wise and profitable to
ship saint Louis flour to Europe, and bring
back the same -four and large amount of
labor added TO it in the value of the goods
mentioned?
The duty on cats is 10 cents per b,lshel,
and the quantity imported last year having
been 226, 20l bushels, the revenue realized
was $50 ,G29 in gold paid into the Treasury
by foreign producers. This quantity certainly
had no effect upon our prices, being less than
quarter Of million bushels, while the great
product of the United States is go 900 900
bushels.
Oatmeal was imported during the last fiscal
year amounting to 5,4GS,000 pounds, paying
duty Of one-hali cent per pound, and yield
ing $l0,Gjl. Now, we have factories in this
country producing the finest oatmeal in the
world. We do not want our markets to be
crammcd with Scotch greats we want Amer
lean oatmeal, the best food known for man.
If the people of other countries wish to man
ulact.Te oatmeal for our markets, we only
desire that they shall either come here to do
the work or call and pay cent per pound
for the privilege Of selling foreign make in
cur markets.
The duty On milk is - per cent. ana the
importation having been TO the value OF
q ,f,,,, .,t,N -
this source were 5000.
The duty on eggs in ISL was 10 per cent.
and the receipts into the Treasury from this
source for the fiscal year ending June 80 were
$21 ,SG,. This duty was removed by the act
OF June e, 1872, and the Treasury has lost
that much money during the past year from
this source.
The duty on wheat is - cents per bushel,
and the quantity imported during the last
fiscal year having been ,0jG,3iJ bushels.
the Treasury received $2lI ,2G9 from this
source. Now that amount of money was
extracted from the foreign producer of wheat,
1t helps our Treasury, does no harm to our
country, and, although our own farmers can
raise wheat sufficient to supply our own mar
ket, yet we are willing, on account of the
revenue which it is desirable to raise, that
the Canadian shall sell wheat in our market,
provided he pays % cents on each bushei
for the privilege Of doing so. The guam
tity imported was a trilie over ,O0O, 900
bushels. The production of our country ex-
ceeds 275, 600, 900 bushels per annum.
When We ship wheat to England We meet
there the producers of England, as well as
the surplus from Germany and Russia, and
we get the current price in Mark Lane, after
paying all the transportation and other ex-
penses, including the duty whenever the
British Parliament lcvies 4 duty on immortal
tons of corn and wheat.
The value of imported clothing last wear
was 81 ,GlS,9i5, yielding s1UG, 500 revenue to
the Treasury. Ii this large amount of work
had been reserved for our people many thous-
ands would have obtained employment here,
augumentlng our labor, swelling the nation
al wealth, and promoting the prosperity of
the country. Give to the people the nations
work and we should have no poor-houses :;
for when the people find work they can sup
port themselves without charity and without
public warehouses.
The duty on clover-seed is 20 per cent,
yielding during the last year SO ,S4i revc-
nue.. This amount ofrevcnue we contributed
toward Tie support of our Government by the
Canadian producers. They sell their clover
seedi in our market and realize the market rate,
alter deduction the amount ofduty paid, while
the American sells clover-sccd in the same
market, and drives home to his farm with the
whole market price in his pocket.
by the act Of June G, 1872, the duty on
coal was reduced to IS cents per ton and
during the past fiscal year fl ,O39 tons hay
ing been imported, the amount of revenue
realized was only $30S,270 while under the
former duty Of Sl.2J per ton, in 1871. The
revenue realized on 43O, sos tons, was $685.
l35. In 1872, 4Sj, 033 tons were imported.
paying duty of Sl.2j per ton, and Welding
SGUG,329 in revenue. Therefore it will be
seen that in reducing the duty 50 cents per
ton we have reduced the revenue about one
half; and IN SO doing have put about $500. =
600 into the pockets Of the people of pctou
and Cape Breton during the past year. This
Is the reason of so much cIeerfulness in that
country at this time, and account for the
great re- oicng which occurred in Canada W hen
the duty on coal was reduced so cents per ton.
They sell no more coal in our markets than
they did prior to the time the reduction tool,
effect; but now they realize the full amount
Of that reduction when they ship coal
to our ports. AS have said before, in lecis-
lating the tariff down we have legislated mon
cy into the hands of foreign producers. We
have robbed orr Treasury of 4 large amount
OF revenue, and we have encouraged labor in
foreign lands, instead of supporting working
men here al home. The price orcoal was not
reduced by the Reducing Of the duti. The
price in the Boston market before and after
the time the reduction took effect remained
the same but as soon rs the reduction went
into operation the Blue Nova Scotia went
home with so cents a ton more money.
According to the statement of the Bureau
Of education we tax ourselves Voluntarily in