New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-04
THE TARIFF COM4nISSION.

SEEKING CHANGES IN IMPORT DUTIES
ANTIQUITIES AND sTATUARY-sULPHUR ORE FOR
THE MANUFACTURES OF sULPHURIC ACID-THE
COMMISSION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
LONG BRANCH. n. j., Aug. 3.-COmmunica-
laid before the Tariff Commission to-day from
f. D. Morgan & Co., of NewYork stating their concur
renee in the views expressed by Danorh hnowton the
other day as of the polarscope and the best
method of collecting the oneugar from Gar
diner sanderson of New York asking for increase of
duty on imported Portland cement and from T. ID.
Eaton of Swansea, Mass. manufacturer OF gycerine
soluble OIL asking OF duty castor oil,
which into his production and which is now taxed
a dollar gallon.
CASTOR L. Feuardent, of New-York, made argument
in favor Of placing on the free list antiquities objects Of
collection, plastercasts and photographs thereof,
whether for sale or not.
Aonzo NJ Viii, of Philadelphia presented his views
the subject the duty stauAry. He said he did not
so much ask for reduction OF duty as he did for an
equality duty and that there should be no difference
between the works of foreign and Of American artists
They should be all admitted at 10 per cent. Original
works of in marble by foreign artists now pay 10
per cent wne copies OF the same works are taxed %
Der cent according the decision of the Treasury De
lartnlent the ground that they are manufactures
and send it Italy to have it copied in marble That
work came in free or duty as the production OF an
American artist. But II that same Italian sent On The
vessel marble copy OF Ine woIk ol
foreign artist There W Ga no Justice in hat such
laws for the encouragement OF sham art, not OF
real art. lie would prefer 10 have all works OF art
placed on the st II that not advisable he
would suggest duty OF III per cent Oh All Without e1-
ceRuon u,c,,o % Nov.vorp homecoming the silk
hat manufacturing interest, made al argument IN favor
OF putting matters plush the free list III now paid
60 per cent duty and that made great discrimination
against American matters and In favor foreign matters
Joseph Campbell, OF New-Nork made an argument Ia
favor OF putting the free list pnur ore Tor the
manuiacre OF sulphuric acid for fertilizers lie SAID
that half of the chemical fertilizers used III this
country composed OF suIphurlc acld Inere were
100000 tons OF chemical fertilizers annually manu-
featured in this country and IN that quantity uere were
100000 tons VI supnurlc acid The present source OF
suphuric acid Scian birthstone, wdlch cost about
$32 per The OF sulphurc acid TO The msnuac
OF fertilizers from 30 10 80 per ton In Eng
land birthstone Was not used as the source OF suphdc
acld Tor lerunIers Dut sulphur ore, imported from
Spain. six hundred thousand tons Of phur ore went
Engla annually for the manufacture OF supDuric
acid Tor agricultural fertiZeTs aud acid from thaC
source cost the English manufacturer only about 50
a 1t cost the American manufactured VINO hau 10
make il from oicillan brinsGOn $40 per ton. He
therefore under great disadvantage IN competing WIN
English had begun To send t1er fertilizers on which
there was duty to America. Tncy had sent 10000
IONS here within last twelve Months He Proposed
thar sulphur ore which composed half OF iron and hat
of slipaur and which per ceAt OF copper that
makes useless Tor al purposes Oh oh Snail DC put on
Mr. Garland inquired whether sulphur ore was i'm
ported mere for any oher purpose imam 10 make sui
Mr. Campbell replied that none had been i'm
ported; and that pe sulphuric acid, medicinal pur
poses could be made II because 1t contained
In reply To further inquiries ne said
that the elect OF mis- proposition would be 10 cheaper
iertlzers. They were 20 per cent cheaper III England
than in the United states. instead Of the United states
importing $4,000 tons OF superpnOsphate they ought 10
export IL. they neld the key TO situation III CON
tanning only mineral phosphate deposit In tine world
Tue present price Of superphOsphate. as between the
manufacturer aud the farmer was nom 80 TO $3o per
ton Tho dealer obtained IL cheaper, buying II III large
quantities IL sulphur put OH the Tree isl the
reduction the normal price OF fertilizers would DO
from 20 per Inc iron pyrteb and the sui
phur pyres discovered Ia this country were 700 chemi'
cally impure 10 allow sulpnurio acid 70 he
made 1rom them economically. The iutroduc-
uOn Of sulphur would only dspace sicilian brim
stone IL would splace any substance produced III
the United states.
The Commission held executive sessions both before
and after the Opeu session Tney secret he first
of the executive understood TO be for the
purpose Of discussing aud settling come Items vi the
Lafln oil.