Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-24

| from their district, is a Democratic tariff
reformer, and was both working and speak
ing against the bill, the merchants here
knew that it was superfluous to write him.
Now that the bill has passed, and these
houses have sent out their circulars an
nouncing that in consequence of the ad-
vance in the tariff tax they are forced to
advance their prices, the Republican press
call them democratic conspirators. We
give below some interesting the pock-
cts of our readers-reading, giving some of
the advances ill prices, though they will
hear of them soon enough at the stores
where they deal:
BLACKING AND HORSE CIIPPERS.
from the N. y. Evening Post.
The wide range of the Mckinley prices is
shown from day to day by the new circulars
issued by manufacturers. Two new ones
reached us to-day. One is from Wolff & Ran
doIph. manufacturers of WolffS Acme Black
ing, Philadelphia, Who advise the trade that
an enormous increase in the cost OF their raw
material due to the Mckinley tariff, cOmpels
them to advance their prices.
he other is from the Hayden mandatory
Mckinley bill has increased the cost Of their
celebrated ''horse-cIippers." So it appears
chat the cost of polishing the horse has gone
up simultaneously with the cost OF polishing
has not gone up, SO far as we know, although
the duty on horses has been increased from
20 per cent. to so per cent. ad valorem.
LADIES DRESS GOoDs-COTTON HOsE-HAND-
KERCHIEFS.
[From the Baltimore SUM-
The Mckinley prices of dress goods are per-
fectly awful. fart-WoOl goods costing 20
cents yard were advanced in price by the old
tariff to 81 cents but the Mckinley tariff puts
them up to As cents. That will bear hard on
poor mems wives and daughters. The duty
on the class of goods they buy is advanced
from 81 per cent. to 125 per cent. The rich,
however, will fare better Dress goods, all
WOOL formerly paying so per cent. duties will
now pay III per cent. A still finer class OF
goods that formerly paid S. per cent. will
now pay but 81. The discrimination is always
in favor OF those who can afford to buy costly
goods. In hosiery the same rule applies.
Cotton hose costing abroad 80 cents dozen
formerly paida 0per cent. duty, butnoW pays
92H per cent, while hose costing s. dozen
formerly paid 40 per cent. and now pays 60
per cent only. For example, cotton stock
ings that under the old tariff cost 81 10 doz-
en-, now, under the Mckinley tariff, cost 50. 30.
Handkerchiefs, velvets, napkins, crash, lin
Ell and pearl buttons are all advanced in
price by the new law. Where is the money
to come from to pay the extra figures? Mr..
Mckinley ought to have given everybody an
appropriation.
BUTTONS.
[From the Washington POST
/, 473 gross pearl buttons, value in
Vienna ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1928 90
% per cent duty ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 157 90
Additional duty under Mckinley
tarlH. 7o4 ~
S1,439 50
This is practically prohibitory duty, but
it is claimed for it that it will have the effect
of greatly stimulating the American manu-
workmen at increased wages. The problem
is, where the protection for the consumer
comes i'll.
MEMS woRsTED WEAR.
[From the Philadelphia Record.1
The following letter from a Philadelphia
merchant is an argument on the tariff ques-
ton that admits efneither reply nor refuta-
ton
Editor Of The Record:
l have paid this week on an importation of
WOrSted cloths for mems wear the first amount
of duty calculated under the new Mckinley
Tariff law, and give you the following details:
Foreign invoice value of the goods re-
dueed to United States money. s2O74 90
Amount of duty paid on same............ 2452 90
Excess of duty over foreign cost.. 1878 90
Percentage of duty on foreign COST. 1881
These are medium quality of goods. such as
are worn by working people; and it seems a
high tax on such an article as clothing, which
people are compelled to wear by law.
EDUCATOR
Philadelphia. Oct. TO- $780,
CARPETS.
From the N. Y. Evening Postl
A 70 4ba
pie? They have gone up % per cent. since
the passage Of the Mckinley bill, in conse-
qnehce of the new duty OF carpet wool, and a
trust has been formed to control competition.
Two-fifths Of the looms in Philadelphia have
been stopped and put under lock and key.
More people have already been thrown out of
employment in the carpet industry than will
ever get employment in any other industry
affected by the Mckinley bill
STATIONERY,
[From the circular of Boorum & Pear]
TO the Trade:
The revised tariff and the steady increase
for the past six months in the cost OF leather
and the recent advance in the price of gold
leaf and other materials used in the manufaoz
tAre Of aqr goods, render imperative an ad-
vance in the prices.
We hereby withdraw all quotations, and
announce AL advance of at least twenty-five
per cent. in prices of our letter-c copying books
except "Parchment, "Manilla" and Cline
num-" which are advanced ten per cent; and
also an advance of ten per cent. on all other
goods i'll onr catalogue, except press board
imitation leather. and quarter bound Pass
Books and Memorandum, and all "School
Goods, namely, Composition Books, Note
Books, Tablets, etc.
TEMPLATE AFTER JULY.
[Circular of Connery, shering & Col
The Mckinley Tariff bill increases the duty
on tin-plate 100 per cent, making difference
of $3.50 per box on 1c 2Sx20 Terne, weighing
PIG pounds, as follows: