The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-10
FARM PRODUCTS
AND THEIR PRICES UNDER PRO.
TECTICN.
How the Farmer, the Stock Raiser and
and the Mechanic are Bene-
fitted By Protection.

In the Republican organ of thi:
county last week ! found the follow
ing, which / clipped out determined
to investigate whether or not it is
true that Harrison's administration
is verifying the predictions of The
Republican campaign strikers thai
it would bring higher prices for farm
products:
'.The wool clip in Marshall coun
ty.' says the Moundsville Herald
will probably be about 100000 lbs
On an average it is bringing five
cents per pound more than last year
Two hundred thousand pounds al
five cents per pound brings to the
county ten thousand dollars to be
credited to Harrison. The restora
tion to power of the party that
favors home industry caused it.
This week we clip the following
from the same organ which has con
WINGED us that the organ actually
believes that the price of wool has
advanced and that Harrison's ad.
ministration is entitled to credit
for it:
.'One day last week as Judge
Fleming, the late Democratic candi.
date for Governor, was slipping along
the platform at the depot in this
city, in search of bis Gubernatorial
Committee, which he understood was
in session somewhere in this neigh
borhood, he was accosted by an old
farmer from the interior with, Hell
10, ledge. | thought you told us last
fall, back in the interior, that our
wool would be lower and our sheep
worthless If we voted for Gen. Gofi
and Gen Harrison. Here am with
two car loads of sheep and wool
which | have sold for the best prices
that l have been able to get for four
years past. How about this, ledger
The Judge confessed that he was
not informed then, and bowling his
head still lower continued his search
for his aforesaid committee = Graf
ton Sentinel.
From the New DOMINION, we clip
the following from lengthy article
credited to the Philadelphia Times
which would seem to answer the ques-
tions said to have been propounded to
Judge Fleming.
"The recent decision of the United
States Customs Appraisers, at their
meeting in New York last week,
chasing "all waste naturally made
in the process of manufacture of
woollen and worsted fabrics, as the
waste intended to be covered by the
tariff act of 1885, means practically
free wool. By this strained decision
that overrules the plain text of the
tariff laws and also overrules the re-
cent decision of Secretary Window
given on the 22d Of March last, a
large amount of the best imported
wool is reduced from 60 per cent. to
10 per cent. tariff duties. The
amount of wool likely to be imported
at the reduced rate by giving it the
semblance Of waste will be just the
amount of the best class of wool that
our manufacturers want, and we are
now about to reach, by a violent
overriding of the law, just what the
Mills tariff bill declared to be a nee
essary policy to quicken our indus
tries and supply our home market
with American woollens."
Being naturally politician, |
grasped the idea at once that the
price of wool was not raised by Mr..
Harrison's protection but by his
anti-proteetion policy. That Uncle
Ben was not keeping wool under the
broad shield" as Gen. Golf had said
he would, but sliding the broad
shield" clandestinely aside aud al
lowing free wool to be struggled in
along the edges and at the bottom.
| perceived, as | thought, that this
free-trade policy was doing wonders
for the sheep raiser, for ! jumped at
the conclusion that both wool and
mutton were booming high. Chock
full of this doctrine, | was looking
for some one to whom | might inn
part some of my knowledge on this
intricate subject, when | met Mr.. L.,
a prominent sheep man Of this coun-
ty ] said "Hello, Mr.. L. How are
you prospecting in the sheep business
under Mr. Harrison's protective pol
iey?' His reply was, Il am getting
along about as usual. Raising sheep
always paid moderately well in this
county, But said |, did not
wool and sheep bring better prices
this year than last?' His answer
was, mo, | believe not. ! sold my
wool last year at 80 cents and | sold
this year at the same price. l have
not beard Of anybody getting more
than that | had intended to show
him that the boom in wool was ow
ing to Mr. Harrison's free trade pol |
icy, but my first premise was de
stroyed and had to surrender with |
out u conclusion. | walked down
town and inquired what wool would |
bring at the Farmers Store. The
price was told was from Is to 80 |
cents; one choice lot was kno Il to |
have been sold at 81 cents, but that
the price usually paid in this market
is "a to IS cents.
On my way home | met promi-
nent stock buyer. OF him | inquir-
ed the price of sheep and lambs.
He said ) to cents. ] asked what |
the prices were last year. He said
from to cents, ! then inquired
about the price of cattle He said
.attle were much worse than sheep. /
He informed me that the farmers of
his county will sell their cattle for
rom $l5 to $50 per head less this
year than they sold the same kind
or last year.
The next man / encountered was
| horny handed mechanic. inquir-
ID whether or not under this admin.
stration his wages had been raised
II accordance with the Republican
promises He pointed towards his
eft shoulder and said, Yes, over
his way" He remarked, sorrow
'ully, as he departed, Sugar has
'aised, though
The person next interviewed was
| farmer whose principal attention
S given TO cows and She making of
outter. | said, "Well, Mr.. r., | sup
pose you are selling butter higher
his year than last?n why no.
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