Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-25


Elsewhere we prove that the Bowery
parrot" was right and the New York
Press wrong on the shovel question, by
showing that Ladner L 90. buy for 90 81
per dozen for their Mexican store pre-
cisely the same shoysls for which they
are taxed 90 per dozsn for their Texau
Htore right across the Rio Grande. OF
course, it is the same way in Canada the
American manufacturer sells his shovels
there, in competition with English
sAagsls. At . much lever psies than he
5hasSes 44s fellow aaUutYYmsr conau.
w gen williau' De Fl. Warrington OF
London, Ontario, gives some interesting
information on this point in special issue
No. As United States Consular Reports,
dated October 9th. In reference to
shovals, he says:
In addition to the larger implements
menIlolad, farmers or agricultural bard
ware imported from the United States
consists Qf liaht shelf goods, dry paints,
and agricultural hand tools, such a. spades,
ehorels, forks, d ), on which articles the
(Ganndian) duty VARIES from So to 70 per
cent, although the printed tariff reads onlJ
from so TO IS per cent. This government
has, however, Instructed its customs officers
70 advance prices on invoices In certain
lines. which hriugs the duty up to vrry
high rGte. On scythea, for instance, by
mems Of a specific and ad valorem duty,
they have to pay from so to 70 per cent.
Notwitbstat ding these tremendous
charges eareftd comparison Of the whole.
| sale and retail prices IL the above tools
showe that IN all cas e5 American goods OF
thi1 character can be bought In Canada rs
ehe4n, and In many cases cheaper Than In
tne U1lted Rfates. II Ia conclpsivsly proved
| by these facts that the American farmers
are not receiving the full benefit OF the
low priGe5 NJ which these goods can be
| prodGcet ia the DATED States.
Specifically as to enc item, the Oliver
chilled plow manufactured at South Bend
Indiana, Consul Washington Gays that he
has before him, on hia desk, as he writes,
an c Ger from an Ontario dealer to sell
these plows, 4. 0. b.. at his city in Canada
for $40 each in quantities. The retail
price 10 Canada Is $12 The came plows,
tho consul is informed, ARE sold in quan.
titles at the factory, in Indiana, (not for
expor,l at Sl4 each, and cost tho Ameri
can farmer at retail SIC. The Canadian
duty on this class of goods is IS per cent
ad yalorem. As the South Bend manu-.
facturer can seud these plows to Canada,
pay this duty, and then offer them Of $40
wholesale, oven surprising that he makes
no prof. whatever on the transaction,
these figures follow:
Price Q. plow n Canada. .,........ s1O
Duty and tre'ght,.....,.s.. 49,. $3.50
Ptonr TO Canadian dealer probably so 5
Leaving actual cost to manufacture
pIoW..-... .....+. .....s.,.........S b
Rstaiied to American farmer at. ........ l6
Profit on home sales, per piow......... IL
From which It further follows that the
American farmer could save money by
buying his American made pillow in
Canada and having it returned thence to
the United States, as thus; Retail prize
OF pillow at home, SIC; retail price in
Canada, $t2; freight on return of pillow
to the United States Ono duty being
charged on this latter transaction) 81 !;
saving TO the American farmer by pur
chasing his American made pillow in Gan.
ada, So.
Consul Washington also Gays: 81 am
credibly informed by very prominent
Guardian farmer that he has j1st bought
an American aelf-binding reaper Waiter
A. Woods for sll0, laid down in an
American city near the lines, while the
price Of the same machine in the same
place to an American farmer would be
fEom $3.50 to size. p tss
Truly the Bowery parrot is right, The
tariff is y tax. + ~