Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-22
TO BEAT THE TARIFF BILL.
Great Rush OF Imports to Escape Duties
Under the New Law.


PARIS, September 2l.-"A complete
panic" These words describe better
than any others the condition OF the
French exporters. During the past
week the correspondent has visited the
principal houses here doing business in
the United States, and the same story
has been met with everywhere: "Our
business will be ruined by the new
Tariff bill" The only exceptions are
the exporters Of lace and curtains, as
the new tariff only imposes an increase
Of 10 per cent.
Wholesale dealers are shipping goods
in tremendous quantities and steamship
companies are increasing the freight
rates nearly double, thus taking adyan-
tage Of the hurry Of exporters 20 get
goods TO New York before the Tariff
bill goes into effect One large dress
goods firm has chartered 4 vessel the
Vile dc Marseilles, to convey It's goods
across. Another firm has sent 800 tons
OF dress goods this week, hoping 70 get
them to New York before October /.
So anxious are they TO get them across
the Atlantic that the goods were sent
in natural gray there being no time 10
dye them. A wine shipping firm sends
30, 600 cases OF champagne by the Bre-
tagne to-day, nearly three times the
usual consignment.
The general feeling is that the result
of the Tariff bill will be disastrous TO
many branches of the trade All the
exporters hope for an extension Of time
bOfore the bill goes into operation so as
to enable them to get the goods out OF
bond. A representative here OF 4 large
grocery firm in New York told the
press correspondent that the entire
export trade is in a state OF great anx-
iety. We are in an immense hurry
sending things across and paying double
rates for the fast boats. Indeed We
cannot get room in them. II we char
ter space beforehand We are Obliged to
pay for the entire space whether we
use 1t or not. At the same time IL IS
quite uncertain whether So much goods
are wanted in New York.
Even the slow boats are charging
higher rates, and freight producers are
making hay while the sun shines, rails
ing the prices because the great increase
on all productions has caused greater
orders than they can fiji.
The manager Of one OF the greatest
dress goods firms exporting houses in
Paris said: This cannot go on long, for
a large part OF the wares are only sal
able while in fashion. We have orders
for October, November and December,
and are endeavOring TO ill them before
October. We cannot do il. They must
be filed at ante-tarlG prices. Our houses
in New York will lose tremendously, for
when the goods get there they will be
subjected 10 the new tariff.
The correspondent talked with the
manager OF a syndicate representing
several nttail houses in various parts Of
the United States and Canada. who said
the new tanfI bill will affect wholesale
exporters more than retailers.
The French goods We deal in will be-
cheaper under the new law than they
are now. There has. said he. been
for long time much crooked business
among wholesale people in America.
who bought large stocks OF foreign
goods 40 cheap rates and raised prices
for the American purchasers. All this
will Dee changed under the new law.