The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-08
EFFECT OF THE NEW TARIFF.
BRITISH MANUFACTURERS ADMIT THAT
OUR Law rs HURTING THEM

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Tia Plate, and They Hope That the
New Law VIII be short Lived-Gon
New Thinks that Great Britain IL Ne,
BADLY Hurt. While Our Labor 10 Helped
LONDON. Sept THE Associated Press has
been sscertaining the feeling Of foreign manu-
facturers in regard to tho Mckinley Tariff bill
throughout Great Britain.
Interviews with manufacturers and export
era show that the metal trade lie the one prin.
cipally affected in the Liverpool district. ant
the tin-plats trade particularly. There 1.
complete stagnation In this industry at pres
ent The big manufacturers here are all hope
full that there will be q change In the law after
the next Presidential election. Ono OF the
leading tin plate mon said:
| "Oh. yes. our Yankee cousins can mako tir
plate; they are making 1t now. in fact. Blu
the question Ia. will 1t ray them to make 1t
Possibly the Republican party. knowing that
unless the home production OF tin plate reaches
a certain proportion OF the total CONSUMPTION
within three years. the Mckinley tariff vii
fall TO tho ground. may probably concert to lay
down the plant and bear the loss themselves
but otherwise It is unlikely that private ven
turers will go In extensively for tin plate manu-.
facturs. when a Presidential election. or in
deed many other things. may at once upset the
new tarif entirely and ruin their chances OF
| establishing profitable Industry"
Welsh makers interviewed at Cardiff admit
that the time must como when AmerlcanS will
make their own plate, but they declare that
they fear no immediate attempt Prices at
Cardiff have greatly decreased. and are now
barely retnunerative. but the demand is the
same as ever. all the works being again in full
operation.
William Jacks 4 Co. and H. L. selIgmann Of
f1nc catI - ,fn-
land are at present disturbed by London
syndicate and cannot export much iron. but
the principal cause OF the limited expor alton
lies in the very large increase In the manufRc-
ture OF pig iron in America, q manufacture
which. last year. surpassed the production Of
Great Britain. A great deal OF steel scrap for
remsltinR went to America. but they say the
Mckinley tariff has killed this trade. No other
kind Of steel has been exported from Glasgow
to the States for years.
The textile manufacturers say 1t ls too early
to see the full effect Of the tariff upon woollen
goods. Glasgow manufacturers have their
representatives calling upon customers in tho
States. As far as the trade has gone. they say
the tariff looks as II 1t were quite prohibitivs,
Certainly the trade in the lower qualities win
cease. High class ,woollen goods will always
pe eapoFtSd. az weil-to-do Americans WILL In
Linen trade manufacturers think that no
tariff. In fact. the belief here is that the
Americana cannot weave linen goods because
There are great carpet manufacturers in
!h sso, but they are not much affected by
Ths great, wholesale dry goods merchants in
GLASGOW will not be much affected by the Nc
Kipiey tariff. for the reason that they do little
their foreign trade being with Canada and ID
Australia.
The June returns, from the American con-
n n Of ~
cutlery. Recently there has been an IMPROVE.
country eu,M have suffered severely from the now
sniry among tho principal ilrms reveals that
the Mckinley tariff has produced no alarming
x.rs s5 or r
United States before tho new tariff came into
fabrics had been acticaily lost before the
MCKINLEY tariff was made.
Up a trade with tho British colonies and with
Italy which comgsnsates them for losses In tho
from failures than in many rrecsdins sI yea ears
Tbs head Of one OF the largest firms said: We
haze done LARGE H; trade TOR Years
makes Of goods. Since the new tarlf1 We have
ceased making the medium or cheap fabrics.
for which we can do a BRISK trade. des pite the
tariff. For heavy goods. however, we can t got
tac.nre. 90 far as the American markets are
feet CT hs t.4 apdn 4o ba the as
Bradford trade than was antlciDaed But Il
Voums Of BUSINESS with Tho tni,td states e: VIII VII
P9ade. the o!s mon T. ha sem n, effect OF
the Mckinley tariff has been in the linen tlade
and sand to Amprira Ouih hi0hAr
markets demand for linsns Of useful and
goods from being sent. as tile duty fai is with
rs prohibitive force upon the ordinary domes-
The most interesting and important state
ments t. America IN connection with this in
ts 81 ho Ga.G Gh s'w
q r. tariff I 81 On ths szpor .rsi: in London
come under ny observation 10 ny own oliles.
months ending June so 4 this Year there was
Ser 81 nsoe.. my CO and
decrease Of from Ten to fifteen per cent; In the
Great Britain show marked decrease in OF;
Srcss Rood: fine tnions which are eSson and
linen mixed goods. wool. cnmsl and goat hair
koouS. ANU LubuuldCtdEco VI AOu hnu otVols
amounting approximately to fifty per cent.
while the deer ease Ia the value OF cutlery OK.
Have there been any articles tho importa-
ton OF which has increAssdy''
Yes. Tn plate for P .tancs has doubled, and
duty. hare larsely increased. Hemp and fax;
with y decseas.d duty. have doubled and
nearly doubled. These articles reduce The
ports from Great britain very materially, and.
taken in connection with the articles which
have been added to tho free list under tina
Tariff act, the exporation OF which has Ia, gely
Increased. 1t would appear thnt there Is no
great paralysis Of trade between our country
DO YOU think the trade will continue to de-
~ take 1t that the trade OF this country with
the United States will increase In proportion
as our population increases, and that Great
Britain need have no fear Of the healthy COM
petition Of. American manufacturers. WIN are
projected by tho tariff only against the lower
wages on this side OF tho water"
Gen. New continued:
1T Is noticeable that the exports OF the ma
terials for manufacturing the cheaper grades
OF goods which arc used by the workingmen
have not decreased, but have increased. while
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