Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-11-08
HIGHER PRICES
Some New sMekinley frtceS'-0uutattonS
From Trade rapcrs to show the EnectS q
the New David Law-Nsw Let Mckinley
smile, and Let the People say What They
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following astounding assertions;
'Tha, al this Democratic talk about
increased taxation 70 the people is
nothing but downright talsehood.
Tbs, the Consumer will appreciate
the existence a a ley tsrif law only
~ is osSaI;S in sAe reduction Of his
Necessary hcSSehcG expenses"
RaS hosiAcsn. you promised too much;
ana The hes, srsNer ;sat can be made
tNy>17 e~xt-SVAsant w1miseSis 70 quote
stsw sll3 tst.S ;oom the trade papers
IS - - rs YstaS caused by the
N>NsSey I'll TAess quotations shall
~ eosa nSce-s Y-;u,ci a day or two be
s,rv ss3 stssv the Mckinley bill went
.2s> ss>;%
TN.s SNt.< he New York Dry Goods
NNs- A@.sh a roIta>uve paper, and the
sraS4N-rs. .. ,Se dry goods trade in
y &1xrr Here IN stew facts from
Is ~Va NsSNs7A she last lay undo,
sAs - GsrS ,ss.
- NN~@ss = "E5.ets" begins thus:
@>ts2 - ps.>ss Just now-Excel,
$500
A--,- -;scA1,:uei IS The Tariff
E7& N-s&s-A Genera, Advance all
Aa1t uAs lane" IN she sr; Gle which
,ws ss,t> an >is,A3 as to the ad
vsss. ~ ors,as ass the opinions o,
aean .sss merchants a-s quoted as to
rual-s ssrxaaS
GuauA~ e s-e - ne largest i'm.
aa-s-re lausas &N, Dress goods are
eur - a. - ree ~.t higher. The
alrsres n ts2rsrs = az ne way up tc
. M, ca1 T., an sasi5s &So on the low.
81 s,saas 81 4a4Sa& These are the
raaas ac TIE va,s-s- psov,e;-how about
anass sr IL r,As Ne advance in the
trss1 ;a&suss ;, ve,ye:S"
Aaatas, zasctAAziSat&: Cotton prints
Asvs -lssl IaSli 10 per cent, Among
tAs G;~ss ~A.;A Asya been most at.
us aN sEosss1as Sh.eh contain some
81 -as .~s 0. these goods has gone
= .--y s. y: ceat"-.he duty having
.e'I2 IN :s4ssi, SIS he says 10 cents q
TA>G
VI: fa1@ Cabin. o!s very prominent
2e--Alsosa era, SAYS. "Woollens will
s-7A-as shout % re: cent, atleast TEN.
Pe"4ry
IT-+a=Ly Ire Republican committee
a. ss1.asia2 had not consulted Mr..
CA1-- before issuing is boasting cir
:z.A1
VI: Mcheeve. said: "All low grades
c: textile fabrics Fave been materially
Affected The increase in worsteds
Is SeCu; 50 per cent. tin the bill), but
tie advance IN price is from l91s to il
per cen. On cloakingS astrachans,
sta, the duty Is enormous and the low
8: grades will &c so per cent higher"
These are wholesale rates, but the ar.
;lc.a gives some facts about the retail
.-sde, saying: The retailers have been
slowly but surely increasing the prices
Of various Il not all, goods owing to the
:aI,H," Some OF the details given are
;ha. whalebones had gone up from II
10 Is cents; hornbones, from 7 to Q;
dress shields, from Is t o Il and from 2S
TO so Elastic had gone up n or two
cents a yard. Linen goods Of every
kind have careerad inward. alao hosiery.
underwear o.cn -
- - -
reaFt buttons hau aI"auy oeen
doubled in prices during the past few
months, and the tariff had just caused
an additional rise of IS per cent, with
an equal rise 10 follow soon. That is &c
sav a dolIar,s wortb ~ noar1 butto,s
~ III 80.
unueT tue oAu lafin Will No" pe soiu loi
e., so.
In another paragraph the Dry Goods
Fconom;s. save ,bis for tho odios. "a.
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"'uto 4aute are Pto'e'oiailS ohuiler'
oH. w po.es' ous "nen 'neS nnu ou'
ny az NOV aO.As' INA souieInihk
" "nio'
- pe0
o.u any .
iihie' iahoy Vna' We snail Aear IRON
the d~isenfranchised sex in tones that NJ
iudicious man will be likely to ignore
The New York Commercia Ru,let;y
"a. - ,..~~-
ooih' N 'ue au'""0e VII peari oueVohe
notes the advance on carpets, n say:
in regard to the general advance:
Congreas hes made room for scores O.
combin atoms and trusts. some OF which
already appear to be getting into operation
= The consumer has to take hi,
chances.
The same paper makes the following
statement:
Manufacturers Of upholstery goods ar
eVmpis,n,ns p3.eriy against the operatiol
cent. advance on the nrice tn consumer
large proportion of the yarns used in hi
industry are spun in Ireland upon whlcl
the new tariff law advances duties to is ne
cent, and three cents per nound.
Tho Now york on po;,t o,d Dr,,
p.-- -''
nepor'ef 10 "a protectlohlst trade pape'
Tor the lines indicated by its name
Here are some items from it's market re
ports in its number for October 8. o
window glass it says:
1t is reported that oil the large Western
3OoIers nave eeen N pittsburgh inc pas
ton Of an earlv riss o' IN vahnss "H''p"
Cod liver oil. now that the new duty ,ha
gone into effect, Is hold for higher prices.
PHOSPHORUS is ten cents per pound higher
dntv NV e ny na ae ,a. ten' .o' the increase o
sumac-A steady tone has preva,led, and
In consequence Of increased duties, price
have advanced somewhat"
On the contrary, it gives the prices O
some articles ON which the dntv was 70
duosd, and the lower nr;ce haro sbosss
=, o""n
In the opposite direction, how the tari1
is a tax.
Here are the items referred to:
Hemp seed being admitted at a lower rat