The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-09
The Rise In Prices.

us nard TO conceive how so able news
paper as the Boston Herald could publish
such an editorial as it did yesterday under
the heading High Protection and high
Prices" To be sure campaign is now 60
Ing on In Massachusetts,, and many voters
might be influenced could they be made to
believe that the tariff is responsible for the
present high prices. But no well informed
business man or business newspaper will
attribute this rise entirely or in large part to
the new tariff law; and it is uncomfortable
why the Boston Herald should do so. Prices
are higher, it is true, and they have been 60
ing up for some time; but this is true of ar
ticles which the tariff has not yet touched.
We would commend to the attention Of those
who may attribute the higher prices to the
tariff to the following careful explanation
published as news article by the New
York Sun, Democratic paper which op-
poses the new tariff:
The poor man who intends to live this coming
year will have to pay dearer for the privilege than
he did last year, unless he lives pork and sugar
tenpenDy nails and wears his old clothes. His
bread will cost him more than it did last year. be-
cause flour Is 20 per cent. higher. His potatoes
a s Deans VIII cost him more, because there has
peen sroft crop. HIS canned goods, SUCH as to-
maLoes, corn, and peas, will cost him more. be-
cause the manufacturers of tin cans have had IN
eqens5ve LOT ~ tnelr TN. The crop of vegetables
som HsISe Vi tomatoes, was short, too. Last wear
so,ae Oh Inc Gamers sold their goods At
a. an IN order to get rid of them. There
weht OUT OF the business at the end If
neary canal ,ha Inc supply this year will more
demand. The result will be high nricos squS1 ene
Toes are plenty. but with the cannerirs running
enough Keep them h1s G snn6s can them fast
to be cheaper than they were last wear my NO 0ugnt
TIN cans VIII keep them up. ' Ou' tne
fruits VIII pc luxury that the poor man won,
be able o. indulge In. The crop has heen Ton
ever, where except in California There WON'T he
nearly so much canned as there was last year W
The poor mans tea will st him more because
II has to be paid for In silver aid silver is hpher
now than 1t was. Then the tea crop WASN'T AS
big as It might have been He may be able to
buy coffee for less than it costs him now. Coffee
has been high for some time because the demard
for 1t was almost ECU TO The production. The
high prices induced more men to go iuto ihe
coffee e. owing business, ana more coffee is pro-
ouced In consequence. The supply will be more
than the demand probably, and lower prices will
result.
He will have TO pay more for his boots anduor
bis chidren's shoes, because the price OF leather
ha1 Increased at least 20 per cent. His clothing
will cost more, because wool has advanced in
price cent. His wife Can buy her clothing
ABOUT as cbeaply as she old last year, however.
hls mouse rent VIII be higher If he has house by
himself Decanse the demand for small houses is
greater than the supply, and rests will be higher.
~ WIN cost him more 10 keep warm. ecause The
price tan 81 coal HIS advanced rs cents or more
ION ne needs new carpets he will have 10 pay
hns a. mem because the price of carpe wool
maS asa~need and the ju e that is used IN The
he n.aSs ne, OF many carpets will cost re. If
nc 19g i new crockery or glassware, that will
c,st MN more. His pots And KETTLES will cost
MIN cent or two more each AN''-S '- 49,
Altogether living viii be an exnensive Iuxurv.
OF @ fins has gone up wv i0i ''i0 pA'NO
The increase in the nrica ot .ho ,,oooo,orta. %
NE has been going on now Steadily far nearly a
er nae anu ny, according to informa ion Sun report
st. D Tor sama eo the past week. It is not going 10
year ago 20 ~ ulp, per cent higher now thai it was
hard to find Il I msy reason for his Increase it is
pressed It: NC, as one business man ex-
working Pft for neasD q this country have been
made up their mind to make mo long; They have
The prodnce nave got to pay Tor wha ana me
'''' 'On'rOi the market That t1 IS. thew Rev