The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-02
ting that the manufactures makes no pro-
|6i on his saies in Canada, these hgures
|ars Of interest:

6i on his saiss in Canada. these figures
IRE Of interest:
Priee q vhicA piov 4 sold n Canada eis 81
Prc1s q Canadian dealer probably -
Leaving actual cost 10 ns.ufactsrs Sc
Recalled 70 American iarn<r q 80
Proot 70 nsnsf4csursr % al hone sales uce
Il woulo thus seem that.the Canadian
farmer hss an advantage over HE Amer
can neighbor in the purchase OF neces-
aary implements produced In his own
and the latter before purchas-
ing his pIows might we'll figure - fol-
lows:
Pres esple-s sssst.n = usi'sd States -. y shs's
pssirht 20 re,urn same 10 Usited States
ldsiy : frss q Ansriesn goods returns1 - -
rrsss 20 american farmer ~ pssshsssss Ansf-
ic<n- made plcw in Canada 80
Piows with tempered steel mold
boards and beams. which sell In the
United States for tl7 and upwards. are
manu- factured in Canada iron Pittsburg
steel on which duty has 10 be psid. and
the wages Of The Workmen are substan-
italy the same ss In the United Stated
aud are sold Tor t14 retail thus showing
excess Of profit made by American manu-
featuring over Canadian manufacturing.
e3 on each piow. When IL Il considered
that the Canadian manufacturer has 10
pay : duty on his materials and freight
upon same 10 Canada from Pittsburg. Il
will be resdiIv seen st . glance that the
excess Of profits 70 the American over
the Canadian manufacturer Is much
greater than the sum named, 81
am credibly advised BY . very prom
minent Canadian farmer that he has just
bought 90 American self binding reaper
( Waiter A. Woodsl for 9ll0. Laid
down in an American city near the
lines the price Of same machine In came
place 10 an American farmer would be
from $50 to 170.
In addition TO the larger implements
farmers or agricultural hard
ware imported from the Uuited States
consists OF light shelf goods. dry paints,
whilst agricultural hand-tooIs, [such as
spades, shovels. forks, etc. ON which the
duty varies from IS 10 20 per cent, al
though the printed tariff reads only from
80 TO IS per cent. This Government has.
however. Instructed it, customs officers
10 advance prices on invoices IN certain
lines which brings The duty up 10 : very
high rate. Thus, on scythes. for in
stance BY means Of . specific and N Va
lcsem duty they have 20 psy from 60 70
10 per cent.
Not wilhstsnding these tremendous
. careful comparison Of the
wholesale and retail prices Of The sbove
tools sEows that III al cases Ameaican
goods can be bought IN Canada - cheap
and in many cases cheaper, than IN the
United States
Il il conciusively proven By these facts
thar the American farmers are not re-
ceiving the fall benefit of the low prices
at which these goods can be produced
in the United States These benefits are
apparently reserved ior the CaDa.lisns
and other foreigners TO whose market
we export goods: but existing co0di-
|tions enable the American msuufrcsurer
10 compel the purchase Of his goods by
the American farmer q exorbitant pro-
|fts-
So great has been this discrimination
|by American manufacturers in favor Of
foreign purchasers that the Canadian
customs authorities have come 10 regard
With suspicion The prices on nearly al
American invoices. - they csn not IN.
|derstand Why these goods should be
cold to Canadians at such great reduc-
sions from The prices q which they ore
aoId at home q the point Of manufacture
As consequences they have, during tbe
past two years. largely adopted the plan
of sppraising these goods for duty at the
home figures In preference 10 the prices
stated IN the invoices For instance,
au American manufacturer nav Be will
ing TO cell . certain article for IS 70 the
Canadian trade, the price f0r the same
article q home being g. The valuation
IL placed at the latter figure, and even
though be sells for the former the pur-
chaser hes 20 pay duty oW - more than
the oods cost him. The result Of this
psstice IL thst We ere l0eseing our export
trade 70 this and probably other foreign
The falling a. Of the American export
trade 10 sbis port On dusishle articles in
one year having been 12l1 0S8-
The shortsightedness Of our manu.
fscturers 10 this respect, no Ices than the
Of ma1ufacsusiug IN Can
sda. g closing this (ss II does other out
side markets to our goods. and u driv-
ing us back 70 trade only within our
selves, 20 the injury Of our great sgricuI-
turaI interests, 10 the reduction Of the
wages Of our workingmcn. and to the
lessening Of the products OF our fsciories
= Replying thus 20 your circular BY sn
Of factss remain, cir.
Your obedient servant.
VIZ. DR II. WAsHIxorox,
Commercial Agent.
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lyou the figures asked for - near . pos
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