The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23

and 40 PEI ceat., or @ll.oJ, ~ Iner
OF between 3 and psr cent.
Sairts and drawers costing $t.50 per
dozen in Europe, pail uller ths old law
30 per cent. nd valoren, thus costing
sc 40; now they paySl specific daty, and
50 per cent. ad valoren, or $500, an in
crease Of IA per cent. Those costing SD
in Europe, paid under the old law 40
per cent, and cost landed in this coun-
try 1860; under the Mckinley law the
duty is So specific and 40 per cent ad
valarem, or SIS 80, an increase of IL per
cent.
How does the new law affect cutlery?
The old rate on jack knives valued at
from 80 cents per dozen to $3.50, was so
per cent; the new rate is so per cent. ad
valotem and so cents per dozen specific;
that is, dozen jack knives costing go
cents in Europe cost with old duties
80 cents; under the present law the same
knives cost the importer $l.40, al in
crease of IS per cent.
What is the change in table knives
and forks? Under the old law dozen
table knives and forks costing in Europe
$l.10, cost tine imported 35 per cent. ad
valoI EN- duty, or $i.4S; under the new
law the duty is 80 per cent. ad valorem,
and So cents per dozen specific, thus
making the same knives and forks cost
$t.7S, an increase of 90 per cent. A
dozen knives and forks, costing $3.50 in
Europe, was subject to an ad valorem
tax of 30 per cent. under the old law,
making them cost the importer $40. 12;
En Ter the new law the tax is 80 per
cent. ad valorem and 81 specific, making
them cost to the importer $l0.75, an in
crease of per. cent Here, as in all other
cases, the greatest increase is on the
goods used by the poorer classes.
Woolens. worsteds, cloths, dress goods
especially the cheaper varieties) pushes,
velyeteens, upholstering goods, cordu-
roys, collars, cuffs. laces, elgings, en-
broideries, ruchings, kid gloves, (espe-
cially the cheaper grades) ribbons, hand
kecchiefs. clothing (aud many raw ma
terials used in its manufacture, such as
low grades Of wool worstei, or the hair
of camel, goat or alapaca), carpets (and
nany-o their ingredients, many lines
of hardware, groceries, boots and shoes,
tobaccos, etc, are all increased from 10
TO 100 per cent. under this law. And
the demonstration is easily made, but
space forbids giving further details.
Now, if ever, eur boosted manufac-
turers should come to the rescue. For
years we have been paying tribute to
the manufacturers on the plan Of build
ing up home industries. Where do they
stand to-day? Exactly where any
shrewd business man would expect them
to stand. They are taking advantage
Of the situation to advance their prices.
We have paid millions of dollars in
duties on linen goods, toweling, crash,
etc, in the years past and have but one
mill of consequence making these goods.
These are the Stevens crashes. Under
date Of Oct. they submit new price
list with an advance of 10 per cent. on
their goods, and by referring to the Nc
Kinley bill. we find the tariff on these
goods raised.
An American cutlery manufacturer
writes, I'VE beg to advise you that we
hereby withdraw all former quotations
on our cutlery. We have made an ad-
vance in our prices which will be
quoted to you On application" It is
fair to presume that the tariff advance
on imported cutlery had something to
do with this advance.
One iobbing house received in one
days mail last week Il letters from
American manufacturers advancing
prices On American goods. In some
cases the advance is due to an increase
In duty on raw materials used in their
1Isi ness. aud the balance to their being
men who take advantage Of these OPP
portunities. The men engaged in man
ufacturing enterprises are, as rule,
business men.
J. B. Ryer 6 Co., of New York, find
it necessary to mark up the prices OF
uphoIstering goods on account of the
new tariff, and have withdrawn all
quotations.
A considerable percentage of the
goods handled by jobbers in all lines
are what sre known as combination
goods" the manufacturers or importers
agree on selling price for both them.
selves and the jobbers, and one of these
writes: "The question as to how and
when to advance prices was fully dis
| cussed, and it was unanimously decided
to make the advance at once; any other
plan would demoralize trade. We
therefore notify you that all orders re-
ceived by us after Oct. will be filled
at prices in accordance with the new
tariff. Exceptions cannot be made
Dealers will do we'll to mark up theil
stock accordingly"
I might cite further instances. but be-
| Eeve have proven ny case. No one
who viii investigate yhe situation vii
deny the assertion that there is not 6
stock of merchandise in the city thai
/ can be replaced with similar goods short
of a material advance. In the case O.
dry goods and goods Of kindred nature
the increase would be from 10 to q
per cent. and if our merchants d.
not choose to mark up stock on hand i
simply shows that they do not choose tt
take advantage of their opportunities
| IF it is true, as Mr.. Blaine says, in re
ferring to the Mckinley bill, that "thert
is not a section or line that will ope1
the market for another bushel o
wheat or another barrel o
pork" is it not quite RICH
from the farmers standpoint to pro
nounce it an infamous measure.
Yours very truly,
Gro. II. PARTRIDGE,
OF Wyman. Partridge 81 Co., Whole
sale Dry Goods, Minneapolis.
We arraign II AGAIN FOR +l,a raclylaS,