Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-04-11

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N per cent duty, and goods that cost cents
per yard pay duty of "a per cent, while
those that cost 2 cents per yard pay duty
of 208 per cent.
These inequalities run throughout the
whole specific system. 1t is that feature
that specially commends it to the manufao-
ture of the competing article. AS these ex-
cessive rates are thought to be more hurt
full in cotton and woollen goods than in the
articles embraced in the other schedules the
committee have substituted the ad valorem
for the specific duties as to all articles in
the woollen schedule, and in all except
yarns in the cotton schedules.
HEMP AND FLAX.
In 1889 duty was imposed on imported
hemp, and in 1928 on imported flax, and
while at intervals these fibers were imported
free without harm to the American pro-
ducer, yet since 1912 American flax and
hemp have been protected" and this ne
cessitated the impositi on of duties upon all
manufactures from these and like fibers.
In spite of these duties American hemp
has decreased in the amount of production
from "a, 493 tons in 1860 to 5,025 tons in
| 1880, as shown by the census reports of
| those two years, and fax from 7,7D9,676
pounds in 1850 to /. 565. 546 pounds in 1880.
But the demand and necessity for the prod
| ucts manufactured from these and similar
| fibres have greatly increased, and the i'm
portations of the raw material and OF the
| finished product have necessarily equally
| increased.
Formerly every pound Of American cot
ton was covered with bagging and tied with
A
so. O0O. 600 Yards of cotton bagging. man
ufaetured from imnorted iute bntts. are used
| to cover the 7 100000 bales of American
cotton, which are tied with iron cotton ties.
while the present mode of harveatinp the
immense grain crop of this country reonires
about SO GOO toms of Irvine. nearly ali of
which is made from imnorted material
So that in the effort to ssprotect" nrobablv
8, 900 tons of American hemp and 800 600
nounds of fay a tax larrar than the entire
rolna Of hotL ~ 10 49,, - ;nanosnd -,
ootto,, % ~, I'LL L one'o p,ouuoSs 70 on
Sncer &c 49, 60" :; Nv "uoso p,iSo W 80 ~
thew coma in oor, net;tioy, 18th cotton raised
in fnd;o - 10y 49, ~ $3.50, $50
tries "Ao"' -"''oN Al 'sA
Your oor,n,;t,oo t,.,o ,,,,t al, thoso f,bers
nnon tbe froa I;St thorah1 roI;o1;no tho
Goods no.n,s. ot , " a 1870 81 .ts to or
snonntinr, 1.st .oo, - 81 oeO eGo on ra,g
material t. hog "iso ,,St on tbs free list
hnrlorS not o n~s Saoo Ius ;,ha. - iii,
none of which in Yooda in A rnor;c, and Of
which Loot yoor +hora noe ;r,nor+od 90 oRO
in 40 worth mon wb;ch we're lsv;sd and
Maid Se7S 09o %
II has reducod tho drt;ss IN al, tho mar.
ufactures from these fihrss % that excant
on a verv faw ert;cles no dntv Is bigber
than Ok ner cent and soma "a low az TX ner
cent Tba oe,orsoata ast;s,atoJ rad,,o,ion
on this sobed,,ie p al 76R aAe 90
Your COMMITTEES fael sssnred that no in.
dustrv will ho ;n;urod h. tn;s rodnot;on Of
taYation wh;la r. w;II an.hjo the Amer;oon
mannfac.1rar 70 oononata ~, ao,aI torrns
With his rivals w;.l reJuco The cost Of nro'
dnct;on Of cotton and whsat and vii, cbaau
on 10 the consumer tne gooos winch ne
- 80, mr., -,,,sr
-rz
We haue reduced the revenue received
from sugar about 20 per cent and extended
the first class from No. 43 to No. 16 Dutch
standard of color. The sugars between
Nos. 10 aud 16 are grades of brown sugars
which can 90 into consumption without re-
filming, and consumers may protect them.
selves against trusts and combinations by
purchasing these grades of imported sugars
when the price of the refined is put up and
kept ND By organized trusts of the domestic
manufacturers.
The rate on all sugars above No. 10 is re.
duced, so that foreign refined sugars may
be imported to prevent high prices and
protect the consumers against combinations
In the earthen and glass ware schedules
we have made fail reductions, the larger
part Of these ARTICLES, such as common
earthenware and window glass, being neo-
essary articles OF consumption by the great
oouy ~ eno p0Ooplo ano ospeo,a.iy 'no ia1oi-
ins oi"s' o. on01a oN,n@ anu ~ ~
en o"seu ~ 1sl.non Ma'o W. nasu Iouauu eio
90 ~ o. "a. 50. 90
~ 10 no r 20 60 s NJ co "o" si"'' 'ionA 90
1no i0o W u" "''o W POI oon''
srEEr. RAILS.
III Ine neoai scheuo,e .ne must i"po,
tans reouc'.ol Is ~ s ee Iali~ay oals' WHICH
are 40" uu ~, q. o.. psi Son, Gnu " .ne
PROPOSED oll a1 eal per .on. Inns - TO
G ml: o. aoou' % Pc. ceuS au va,oleH'
ms Ieouc1Ion WIN 10 VI greas value ~
prouio'iiiS anu oueapcnlus 'ne CONSTRUCTION
Vi ralroaus anu l1weri ny sne rates VI Trans
porCasioh Oh iIeigut. ine raoe Oh outy al
iowed Dy ehe commltGee Is more tnan
-. lI- ~
ior the oi4erences IN cost between the
american ana Iorelgn proauoes.
Wnlie We nave neen constrained TO leave
hlgh duties on almost al the articles we
nave touehed-duties highef tnan any ne,
cessity either Oh revenue OF OF oiHerence OF
COST OF american over foreign prooucts re-
qulred-we have felt tnat we ought TO give
some relief to other branches OF industry
not oenefted oy nigh duties imposed Tor
private purposes.
CHEAPER CANNED GOODS.
A large number of our people are inter-
euted in mannfacturing fin. and others in
nnttirg mn meals tish: frnit vegetables oils
and other articles in manufactures of tin.
MANY of these nroducts are exnorted and
many consumed at home. Ourino the last
fiscal war ,hara we're imnorted into the n
3 571 643 3s9 mounds of tin plate. vain.
cd at S16 SS3 S13 e5. on which duties we're
maid amounting to IS. FOG. 433 50. We ara
informed that the value of the salmon
CAUGHT in the Columbia River. Oregon. and
canned and exported during the last fiscal
wear amounted tn nearly 5000. 600. whils
The lard that was canned and exnorted s14.