Telegram-herald., 1890-06-29
EXPORT DISCOUNTS
THE LATEST FagE-TREcE BUsElE
E&S finally eUHST.

Cass Grs.tsr Fh2a ExYort Diseoants-
TIE Free-tEads press have blown sB
unusually large bubble ef late, bar Ike
a. Free-frasie bueDlzs il hzs finally burst.
Ths whole matter was - wei presented
by Congressman s-lyseF, Of Ohio. IN the
house II represelEatives recently that
ws copy IL as prlntsd IN The Congress
si0nA Record:
Mr. Snyser-i- Chairman. happen
- have newsp2rsr article commenting
upon what has been referred 70 By the
gentleman from Missogri (Ar. Mansur)a rs
''diseouats toe exES only The Cleve-
land Plain Deal, Of the 18th Of this
month took up thiz subject OF discounts
FOR export only and published the FOL
lowing;
In the late issue OF The Engineering
and Mining Journal are tairty nine
closely printed columns Of advertise
Iqents of articles upon which our manu-
factGrerz ofer discounts for export only
On the average tho foreigner gets them
about 50 per cent of the wholesale
prices % Americans Here are come dis
counts o foreigners which the farmer
VIII be interested IN, as the figures rep
resent the excess paid 70 the mauufacs-
urers by the dealers. who charge the
farmer q profit and percentage On the
difference also. Foreigners buy rakeS at
20 per cent. discount from wholesale
prices charged Americans; drills, 30 per
cent; scythes, 30, hatchets. 50; table
knives. 25: shears, 90; feed cutters, 80;
grinding mills, 2J; barn door hangers,
50: sheaves. so; wrenches, IS; vises, 50;
washtubs, 25; lawn mowers, GO; scroll
saws, %; water motors, 40; nails and
sacks, 90 and 70; post hole diggers, 20;
OF stoves, 30; common farm pumps, 20;
wood screws, so; screw drivers. 20: ham
mers. picks and AIDES, 60; planes. 40:
whifietrees, As; windmills, 40 AIcKin-
ley's plan Is 70 make the difference still
greater"
Now, in reply 20 that article, The
Cleveland Leader OF May 1t states what
Is tho fact and what the gentleman from
Missouri viii find 70 be the truth when
b investigates this matter more thor
oughly.
"A more false and contemplate at
tack on American manufacturers was
never published. It Is absolutely afro
eio1s in its abOminable perversion of the
truh- The only possible apology fer
su4A nisstatenents that can be offered
II 90 plead a degree OF ignorance that
absolutely unles the author for discuss
iIg any public matters.
The Engineering and Mining Journal
OF Nay did contain nineteen columns
o. matter, not advertisements, desc.ip-
tive Of manufactured articles suitable
Drsxport. with the list of prices there
Of md the discounts for export only /
Il vas a little schene of The Journal 10
promote foreign trade, and manufactur-
ers were invited 70 make use of The I
Jornal's columns for that purpose free /
of barge.
On the basis of the statement that I
To discounts are for export only The
Pin Dealer recklessly and wickedly-
70 ignorance IS not justification where /
tn facts were so easily ascertainable- I
aserts that 1t is proposed 20 sell these /
gods 70 foreigners at prices = to 20 per F.
cent. less than they are sold 20 Ameri- /
ans; IN other words, that American
armers and other home consumers are I
aarged this difference above what fo- /
egners ara asked 10 pay, with the retail I
sfs' profits and percentages on the excess (
added. It IS amazing. that any one /
Aould believe such thing possible,
much moro 50 70 publish it without
careful investigation. How plain tale
shall put that Free-trade falsehood down
our readers may now see.
"A representative of The Leader yes +
terdly called upon one Of the most prom
inert hardware. and agricultural imple-
meat dealers In this city, and showing
him the article IN The Journal asked
him 20 state what discounts were al
lowed 20 him by the manufacturers OF
the Identical articles described This
merchant Is q Democrat and q tariff re-
former. and The Plain Dealer can have
ms name. bat not for publication, if it
desires 70 investigate the accuracy Of the
statements 20 follow. The figures 10 be .
given may also be verified by calling on
any local dealers in the articles men Z
toned The list Of articles compared
was very large. but we shall oonfna tho
comparisons here rcaie mainly 70 those
named IN The Plain Dealer
In The Journal a manufacturer Of .
steel and maileable iron garden rakes Of I
fsrs them at n discount Of % per cent. f
for export only The same manufact-
urer sells them 70 the Cleveland dealer
az a discount Ok 20 and 3, equivalent
to TfI per cent. off. He offers scythss
fer export only az 40and 10 of. equiv
slcnt 20 a discount 0f IS per cent. and .
% The Cleveland dealer the sans goods .
81 so and 5 of, equal 10 a discount Of .
SCI per cent. The same manufacturer
offers the 'Chiefrain' horse rake No. 1 .
az % off for export only while Co tho
Cleveland merchant he allows 50 ID
and - off, a discount Of 56f per cent .
from the list price. The discount on
hatchets 'for Export only is SD per
cent. and 90 tSe American dealer 50,
- AMI 3. equal 60 57t per cent
'On table knives aud shears TIE dis
counts offered are the some for export .
only and % the home merchant Am2n-
ufscturer II feed cutters offers his No.
T. with two 81 inch knives. az siS30
per cent OF FOR export only. and the
Cleveland merchant buys the same cut
tor for ti9 net The manufacture of .
grinding mills allows the lrme dealer ~
Der cent more discount thau the foreign
dealer Barn door sheaves and hangers
ara offered - OF 'for export only. aud
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