, 1881-01-15

THE TARIFF.
How Protection Operates in Certain
Ncspects Suggestive Facts Hearing
OIL Our ExpOrls ami Inirorta.
81. L,uts ifepubiean.
WASHINGTON, ID. e., Jan. 8-Tho sum.
mary stn.etncnt Of the exports a,ul Imports
OF the United States for the ten months clll-
ing Oct. 3t Is Just 1tlt, md IL full OF interest
Ing and Significant figures, ~ las heeM
characteristic nf sllninr statements for tho
past year. N0tiling published III the course
OF tile year throws more light OIL the thrill
Hucstion than tllls summary Ut statistics. 1t
Is n striking alid startling commentary on
tho results 0f onr protective system. Take
for example our rottnn manufactures. AZ.
cortllnE to this summary We import as fol.
lows:
pcachcd and unblcaehcd,
1,!n"'s. sn''ss. yaf'i!s pa'n'sd, OF eS,visd s''
E11hfe yafua. ..I0Hn Ha3.Hal
During the same period VIC exported as fol-
lows:
uneo!ored cottons. yards.... .9,Si,$;s si$:;,I;;
>o.o'tu '....'.:'.'.'.:..'...4'seh .'ai'..h
Apparently this is II good showing, but the
fact Is tl,at in this very article of cottolls, In
more than We export, uid during thu ten
months III question uur imports VI the two
manufactures mentioned aboye, Of wI,lc|,
alone We supply more t1lnn we receive, grew
willie our exports of prints diminished. T!le
following comparative table of values will
show tlIe precise figures:
7i3S."o!'nM7 H. IT, ~Ezp0Ft'i@~ nj. is1o.
coiorcI -. :0SS, ai1,03i s,ss;S S 3iii. ::is III
Altogether there IL n falling oil IT. thu ar
ssregAte OF Tie exports a'ltt lnniGrlAl lncrease
nnco!ored CATIONS rallges from Il, to ~ pr
gent nd ralorea.. The duty ~, prints Is frulu
y to 81 PER cent. Thu ttatfes prpDubIy rnaku
the honse lnarket Il VERY profitable nnu ior
FEATURED cotlons runs from 70 per cent a,l-
yafnreni f0r waste or tucks 10 81. 10, aitt ri
for tltenIs, yarns, etc.: ~ to ~ for thread
OH siuols, ali{l 81 o ts for jeans, tlcns, ctt'.,
aud yEt We eyp'rtcd of all these for tue ten
EEngGS,; E1 F; s' !S} s n r;
Hero IL balance against us. and ,se grow
!mg enormously III cUttnt,s, nf S1V,3M,::la.
There IL Ilu duty IN raw cuttn1l, n,ul W.. i,.l-
ported DnIy S51i,!4a WORT, III tile te,, months
cosered by thc summary. Even tli's was MI
Ing trn months OF the previous, senr, Our
eSiMrts bf tuttt'u, however, Elcntly Increased.
hml. NJ usual, As will bc silOwn further Oi,,
ttnt increase: Was absolutely necessary for
our iayor: ,Iie cSpnrts Of cotton for the len
nsolatls Of tlle two years were rs fulluws:
osless:,, esn ,sana...s ,e;.s &.s:: s,cp:FS9 St59
We send our unprotected cotton abroad 10
be made up int". 1lINnntactMrt,t articles.
which nrc brought l,,yk u.ld sold tn O,sr pep
p!o IN competition with our projected n'a,,u-
Iron IL projected from 10 10 105 per cent,
md what .llns tint protection ..une for u.s.
We luve, tn tic tcn lnJlltllS Of 1aSU, Imported
lroll ait! manufactures OF Iron and stptt tn
the val,ie Of ~, ,4S'::G0, Us agaiNst STE is5 ~
fnr the corresponding ten ,nonttls ot 1o70
DurElE tiles. two periods our exports hive
been respectively us follows:
$!n.ls.+Nll
1''4Eho'o
4 slight fIfllng.Dtf.
90 ~ llnke lllI the totns will IN: interesting.
During tho ten months Df 1877, our expt,rts ii
tlrG"Nr!!ls amounted IL 81 o.: III iasU they
fell OF to sl.oius7]. Yet uir 1'rr-ar'lls art
our llni0rts nj firearms fncreastt! from $751;
sly tn StkEaataL Our Imports nIst greatly Iii
cttastt. III rcs',cct to other articles nf ir.,lt
table:
!'k'tEiM '........... S",.s:tGlW $H..ttl'
itailr"'l bars or rails, II ~ '''''''"'
1tai'seal i.rs Of raii;. Il ~ 'o''''
Oil an scrat, ir,. 10;;,Sil 13WsS33
Other nt1tlfActures of trml
a'ld st"cl.- a)S0,ts9 h,sHG.:sl,
III 1911! weeyrortcd Of steel rails, wllc], ar.
protected BY Il duty Of 1U4 pcr cent, $5V4!l5
worth: III lss0 Dtr extnrtH trli IT, SI,tl3. Uuv
large Imports Of tlleSu rails are given It tie
ntiDve table. Is there aliy better pu,,Imeus 70
De liint!s on tie eIeits nf uru.crtiun? Dnr-
luz the ten periods under eSanliMatin,., tim
tGtl Ilsntlls Git1!lE respectively uct. 81, lHiJ
a!Ml lsso. our inMlrts ot fish iNcre:lsttl frnitl
WI, " t1 * & ,Gst.: Ct lnani!iaGtllres ut tlay
frout sld.lS,5io to SlSisN,,:i'5: human hair
froli! ~ S9:oe! e Ss,tauN; rnw hen FROM
sa7o, ,':k'; Silks ir.,'n Ssis i'll 10 $:!ai,ai:
suEar from stO,4s5.7t:. tu ssl,9's, ,tGU; wnul
alitl manufactures of wnol from S:i ,ltl NJ lo
$3Gi, ,5:E!,l ~ Stt:.,3lB,GaJ.
O!l the other hnlHl.. our exports of ngri-
cn!tMrni implements fell frnnl S!!.A ,651 To
S!.Iai5;D, and nl woul aial manufactures VI
Of baeoll and lnns Increased from S40,al.,:c,11
~ $li,Wlvll; of fresl, beef, frol, $l.,k,.y,7
~ S7.O15,4 III; cheese, lr,,l $a42, ,tll tn Sl:I-
5:s,h;5; wheat, frnn S1iLl&.,vtU 10 $ll7.lU1.*
G4O.
Our total exports for these two periods
weru rs follows:
1S7D. ,,.,,,,. $S1f sttp1l
1eeV....'.. GHhtH}kEtl
There Is II gain of S1ol. .:Nr!. .0tk,. ngs.iust III
increase III Imports 0t Slls. 7e',U4I. This Il
certainly mt Il comfortable s!,lwlng, Rsu H.
acates tat tho bals.hee OF trade Is hot to bn
11i Olr favor lung, Mt least unless something
should be done 10 tecrease tillr Imports a1lu
ii,crcAso our tXrofts as It ls, tho lntancn III
our favor for tle ten mouths Ut 1850 is sll.-
5,s,:l2s. Aud this Is made lit, frnn lllo E,,Il3
III Onr expectations Ut wheat, corn, enitu.l,
n'Ih PROVISIONS. On our manufactured prull.
ueta ,HU ln;lke I; loss, H. LIN.
MATRIMONIAL.
, Special Corrfsponde.te u The GAteaeo Tribune,
LAFAYETTE, tn.i., Jun. l3.--A social cycnt
OF considerable Interest to our Hebrew cjtl-