New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-24

sailing vessels. merchandise requires from sixty
10 eighty days for shipment from Newly DIRK
Steam communication, by making the delivery OF
American goods prompt and certain, will develop
trade Rapid transit Of malls VIII promote the
same end. The same result which followed Inc
>ubsidizinc OF the lampori ~ Holt steamers by
the Belgian Government. ana the opening thereby
Of regular communications with the Plair may re
confidently expected ii an American line "c or,
gauilcd. The volume of exports and imports VIII
he LARGELY increased American steamers VIII nave
q fair chance for rcmuncrtiIrc ilelshis al inc
start. and with the saline development Of tra,ic
which has iollowcG the multiplication of iacln-
ties for steam communication with LdrpWAn poils'
they will have rapidly increasing busircSs
II has been generally assumed that - modlhra-
ton OF the tinted States tarin on wool would
tend 10 swell the exports from Argentine anh
ru9uayan ports to the American market. II
will be- noticed however. that the Development
Of the export uadc of European countries i not
dependent upon the importation Of Argentine
wool i'm return For example. Great Erthln
furnished Sii.o:lsil ont of total importation
Of Sl2S.ll@.1 I'm 1~NN. or about onc-thlld o the
European merchandise admitted here but the cN-
ports of wool and >hccp~inS from the Argentine
10 English ports amounted to oniy ~ :'"i on,
of "a total export of S5n.i6J.5?9 The wool
clip ard shccpskins went mainly = France. ter
many and IL GUM. which rccci ed ~ round mum
hers - = 600 GOO out of the so. 900 600. Eng
land. while admitting wool free of duty. dld no'
take the Argentine clip, although contributing
cne-third of the imported merchandise me IN
ference to hc drawn from these facts Is lha' III
order TO increase trade with the Argentine II H.
not absolutely rccrssary 10 over the I nIt'd
States tarin on WOOL and thereby 10 sacrifice the
interests of American Wopl-@roNcrS. Even WIN
the tariff as il j.. and without steamship com
municaiicn tine | ntcd States rccci,cc in l7SS
importation of wool from the Argentine amount
In- 10 nearly $500. GOO. or more than onc-hall ol
the ENGLISH impo CREATIONS from the same quarter.
The 'orooha carpet wool alone is shipped 10 IN"
United States. il is tie only class which rcad
enters under the farln. TIE finer clothing woods
20 to ffanor Germany and Belgium. while Eng
land obtain, lis supplies from Australia.
II Is not pr"hab!c that tp' placing OF W"o
ON the free list in the uicd States would benefit
Argentine l.lcrp farmers. while would I'M
doubtcdl} damage. perhaps circrapN, Nu'il
can Wool-erowlng Interests. Free wool """lh hr
of ircsiimablc bcucit 10 Australian sheep farmers
who would snip their product 10 san tfan'is'"
~ well To lIvcrpooi put the Argentine W""i>
being both coar>cr dlriicr and more r\wnslt '
than the Australian. would mol yet mt" Inc
American market WEIGHT would lee AGAINST 'h'n
IN % specific duty. What would bc Of the great
est advantage 10 the Argentine wool growers i =
I removal If determinations AGAINST them ana ~
favor of The Anstrilll' sleep farmers lh'ir WOO
is NOW shipped in competition with cleaner wool
and under the United STATES t1rln they are char
for an all-Wool piodurt when twothiriS Of n l~
dirt II au ad yalorcm duty could be levied on
the wool ~ wool. and ia" charges be- taken OIL
the dirt. ii"y would Nc placed ON even Terms
with their Aust iilau competitors On The Am"rl'on
market. This chang" d effected 10y com
u,cr,ill frc.f1. or otherwise. would tend 10 en-
large the export trade Of the Plate with ih"
niicd State, without sacrificing any vital pfiu-
cip'c in ric American code of protection 10 hom"
WAT j., wan'ci first and foremost is on Amer
lean lire of >ic neIs making '!lir' f"l H-.> rom
and Brazilian ports except on TIE return voyages
The quarantine regulations during llr-c portion
# ~. year would preclude tI'll t"uriin- "'
brazilian norris nn flr way south Fast Ste u"rS
required DOB order E" '~i'Hish pnirf man com
municaiions and deliveries Of merchandise Let
such a line pee ortrriycl ami 900 Immediate de-
,clopmcnf of Trade between the Tinted Nf0ics
and tie Plate nIll rusrc. II viii NOT hc nr'r>