Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-12-17
MONETARY and COMMERCIAL,
The stIver.DoI,ar ouesfie,,


senator Sherman has expressed his views
relation to the silver currency as follows. "5
wanted the coinage of the present silver do
lar stopped. and any bill That would accom-,
piish tnat suited him so far Us that went, Blu
ne "isaed TO go good deal further, and max
silver dollar that would circulate. II Con
gress would authorize the COINAGE of si,ve
dollars weighing 40 grains, 1t would give bu
siness greater i'm petus than even the resump
| ficn OF specie payments. 1t would add largel
to tue volume of the circulation. and would b,
IN demand in nesrly every part of the world
It won'd go abroad to settle our adverse bal
ance. 1t Sould drive he spanish and Mexican
dollar out of Asiatic comm cree. II ts a mis-
take to say that we have made $50, 0oa. 900 ~
coming silver dollars that are not worth ,h,i,
face. We have made profit only on the silye,
dollars that are In circulation. and that is onIr
about $40 $4,000 out OF 100000. The silver
| certificates would not be circulating o. nor q
they were redeemsble only in silver dollars
| 1t would cost very little to recon the present
dollars In the Tressurv vaults, and though the
| result would be fewer coins 1t would no. re.
duce the amount or value of the silver which
the Government has bought and boarded. We
are large silver producing nation, and ought
The Sugar Enseresfs.
The Susar Importers and Refiners OF New
York. in discussing the effect of the Spanish
treaty aud the sugar question generally, pre-
sent views which viii interest consumers as
well as interior merchants.
Mr. W. II, vatable, of large importing
house. says the United States had the best OF
the bargain with spaia, especially in the re-
1f,sf
on shlpping-sn immunity which could not
probably have been otherwise obtained. He
accordingly thought the treaty was good one
for us. Besider, he regarded 1t as n step in the
direction OF the removal Of sugar duties alto
gether- SO many other sugar prcdueing coun-
tries will come In to ask the same concessions
from us, that We shall find that we might az
well do wholesale business and take them
all in on the came terms. The population of
this country is now taxed about 81 Ter bead in
payment Of sugar duties, and the popular de-
maud is-in favor o. their removal.
Gr. DanfDrd Knowl:oa, of another large con.
Germ. responds to an interview as follows, be-
Jog asked what he thought Of the new Spanish
treaty, he repl.et that he was in favor of it.
"Why? Because we want free sugar and in
the near future are bound to have it, ar d this
obtained. II is evident that tbs benefit TO be
the whole people would be far greater than
any one of the numerous articles named in
our tariff English consumers are buying
good refined sugar to-day for cents pound,
while we are paying cents or thereabous
and this tax OF from to cents a pound is
no nv mi nf for fho bop
few Louisiana planters. Such tax is too
manifestly unjust to admit OF argument
Moreover, suG ar is a forced product in Louisi-
most economical production, and less than
one-tenth Of our needed supply comes from
that source. Louisiana can turn to other
kinds Of agricultural industry with equal or
greater advantage to herself and without tax
Ing the whole country for her benefit. The |
Government doesn't want the revenue derived |
from the sugar duties, except to squander. |
Then, If We are bound to have free sugar, as |
believe the question is, whether we shall final
ly abolish duties without obtaining any recip- |
rocal concessions from other sugar producing
suea as will be secured by this !
tire ity, or shall follow the enlightened policy !
which i represents. or making the removal of |
duty a favor conceded in return for the free or |
advaa tageaus Introduction Of the products OF |
our fields and manufactures into the coun- |
tries benefited by our concession"
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nolnts along the Shenantoah Valley and the |
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