Sharp County record., 1890-07-10
PRICES FOR EXPORT.


Forty Per Cent. Higher in the Domestic
Market.
Three or four men dining together at
club in New York one night fell to
liking about an article of furniture
which one of them wished to buy. Let
Blank here buy for export, and reshiPit
10 You from the wharf" suggested one
n the party.
'A"How will that help me?" asked the
lniending purchaser.
"You'll get it at least 40 per cent off
wholesale prices"
%sIs that true?" was asked of the ex-
porter. ,
Thus appealed to the third man looked
1ittle uncomfortable, and finally ad-
mitted that he had known such things
done. Protected manufacturers, he went
on to explain, have two wholesale prices
lone to those who sell in this country;an-
ether, and much lower one, to those who
export manufactured goods to foreign
countries. The exporter was bound to
admit that the practice of buying 'for
export, and then selling the goods thus
!, purchased to favored friends in this
country was hardly fair, and was, in
a deed, something that honest exporters
!, did not like to do. On the other hand,
n however, the existence of a lower ex-
a, port price than the price to persons
dealing exclusively with the domestic
o,, consumer was, to his mind, conclusive
>, evidence that the tariff, or something
4 else, enabled manufacturers to sell their
IA product at home at prices much beyond
what Is needed to Yve a fair profit,
a The whole subject has since been in
=. yestigated and below are given some of
IA d the facts.
ov. Two monthly publications in New
n. York, the American Mail and Ex-
ON NJ port Journal and the Australasian
IA q, and South American, are devoted
,,,h. ~ The export trade. They are not
tb, permitted to circulate in this coun-
N ~ y, tnd when inquiries were made
irl .pt the offices of publication as to the
,,f,,- reason Of this, the frank answer was that
'''- lie prices quoted for export in the case
ono.i, fmany articles of American production
Ir,~' 1an" vSre considerably below the wholesale
~, .Y y ate Of those articles to the domestic
,..., ealer. ''Discount to the export trade
s.,..l. mly" iB a common phase in the Engi-
.a,'., ~. w eering and Mining Journal which pub
W. -.r p, shes monthly price current. One of
INV hese publications exhorts the foreign
a'.a-'' uyer to compare the prices for export of
'uA9 '" merican goods with the European prices
lsimilar products. It must be borne
~ ~ Al''s l mind thai these very foreign goods
,'n ', a.. ''I ferred toare products against which
W .I''s American manufacturer demands
p'|'' ~ pteotion' at the hands of Congress-.
Nv 'A'' the Australasian and South Amer
L cOntn7 Il 4 \ ,n,st ot o 70 s,,,noso .,o.
ned in much dearer as rule, than those eeuu' sun
yn that % by other countries As a matter of
hooks ttney arc often cheaper without taking
.h,o,1 superior qualities into consideration.
"Avus, DelnG tte case particularly with the
by tne olea On which Chilli has undertaken 10
the nevWA Aoe the duty,
desired 9R eReTNe under very serious disad.
! .o, orlN N40s "nen the question Of transporta.
oo0A. s'*Hs. xnere ore nearly always ships
5, anu NoW York and Boston for ports
interest n eoast of South America, and the
kSHW obtained make the shipping
49, rou ws m epaylng one 80 that any number
Vno NV su r9Qqlred would be quickly put on,
,ase lS I5s, Weare supplying the bulk Of the
widest p&S S.H s0ppnes and equipment used in
,;yinc that enV ~ 9qually large proportion of the
IN AMI, pn plont our sewing machn,s,
Gan v, .1Racnlnery, mining machinery.
tho Do0As I"n* 4p3tl working tools and agricult.
wer prices P.9A11{s llght hardware, woodward,
,oon hOurh NzPpPular ana selling well, although
w. H&4*1!;ffy ~ atcfaly increase our trade
no,MTep Hnos py more careful regard for
rO'''-" ~ puyefs require. The approaching
.,,,, 'on ~ ~ mil machinery should open up
vas No'" cq4'.u9Ay prontable trade with the
er way" 'tH.e1, n our manufacturers would
wing gam ~ e''9 tfonDle to secure proper rep.
room car On vn, VI, toF n Is unquestlonably held as
~ who L. tno pHRpose OF attracting American
woman w.. 1 ~ 1W any thing else. We have
ID the pay uxou!r xour tfnde with Chill for the past
y asaccrn ~ nsrIs1 ner q y cent as compared with
,A NoY % mcroqse up without trouble, II
rick Wi"i'" w 20 supply Chllian buyers with
.ney wmt, in place Of cndeayorinp
wv" Ake what we have to sell
ih M XII ~ ',-.y "oih mas Deen successfully
Ell "'' -,tes ~ must exercise some judg.
eaplng TIC harvest" 'Ne
igner tha'aS' hAnows, cultivators, seed
he queen IanN e9zn planters road scranors
aow1n8 machines, horse ral,os
,hereS" 'lexs (both hand and poworl
n1lls ocrn and cob mills (run
oko?" power ND by hand), cider and
T. Don't youp Fsos' root graters, hay and feed
husband s' hAn Aeparotors, tanning mills
!, MI tho king YoH (qnnps and tread), farm ON.
rot mad %y YuFne whocl-barrows, and in
and - 81 machnes in use by our
play any more, Is x so'a for export at prices
' III telOgrT W ono rAte to wholesale doo,.
" minutes that r. 0uo manufacturer saws;
~ y 1" y" forgiven Sd 20 thodomostlc trade aver.
! Tim even NN ~ por oont, more than to tho
spots II he "''' III NJ, ~ a"ct DOS and deliver in
evoo on cars horo" This Is
aablc Caution uA o3 tne policy as to all tho
y-lt's p'p'' "''Ese q n :. the above list '
.n yA protective duty Of
I'd forgo'wS~ 9ze Is short list Of
,,v-Whot Sha" " etnv NJ interest the Amor
wal, wsgSN in Homo To For.
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