The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-08
M'KINLEY'S TARIFF BILL.
THE FEELING OF BRITISH MANU-
FACrURERS.

EXCESS or TnO99 sent over In the
Same Tine Last Year-The Tin Plate
Industry.
Especial Correspondence ". Y. Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. l.-Continuing the efforts
which the Associated Press made in Ger
many last mouth to ascertain the feeling Of
foreign manufacturers in regard to the
Mckinley tariff bill Investigations of
similar character. have been made
throughout Great Britain. While the
exports to America from certain
places show marked falling Off, yet
the totaIsfor January, February and March.
1891 (the last three months for which fig
ures are obtainable) show an increase over
the figures OF the same months OF 1890.
These months may be regarded as
che best ones for comparison since the
bill went into effect In $780, during
these months thu rush tc get goods into
America before the bill became law had
not yet begun, and this year the same
months form period when the rush, with
the exception Of tin plate. was over, AID
when business may be supposed to have
been in more normal condition than at
any time since the passage Of the bill.
VALUE OF THE EXPORTS.
The total value of the declared exports
for the first quarter of 1891 from the con-
sular district of Great Britain and Ireland
amounted to over $46, 100000 against S45.-
S7S, TIA during the same quarter of 1890.
Among the cities embraced in this district
are Belfast, Birmingham, Bradford,
Bristol, Cardiff, Cork, Dublin, Dundee.
Dunferline. Falmouth, Glasgow. Hudders-
field, Hull, Leeds, Leith, Liverpool. Lon
don, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham,
Plymouth, Sheffield, Southampton and
Tunstall. Loudon, where articles of every
conceivable description are declared, leads
the list with record of Sl2, 750. 900, which
is is nearly $s,oOO, 600 less than in January,
February and March, 1890. Ami, nj
were declared during the three
months this year against something over
$143, 600 worth in 1890, but 1885 200 worth Of
drugs and chemicals were forwarded this
year against $2T0, 600 last year and 81, Loo, 900
worth Of hemp, flax and tow was declared
in 1891, whereas in 1890 the value OF these
exports for London amounted to 1925, TAG.
ued at about $626,000, which is $71,-
900 less than last. Skins and furs
were over ], ,157, 900 this year and 1.303,-
600 last. Tin plate was S3l5, 200. against
S21, ,78l last. One million three hundred
and sixty thousand dollars worth of wool
ana camel or goat hair was declared this
year. against 1858, 742 last. Works of art
are slightly under $40, 900 this year, against
S204. 600 last, while wines and spirits de-
clined from S87, 900 to $4,000.
THE METAL TRADE.
interviews with several leading manu-
facturers and exporters show that the metal
trade is the one principally affected in the
Liverpool district, aud tin plate particu-
larly. There is complete stagnation in
this industry at present. American
buyers, to anticipate the working
of the new tariff as far as
practicable, imported during the six months
prior to July /, when the nsw rate went
into effect more than enough tin plate to
supply years demand. Big manufacturers
here are hopeful that there will be change
in the law after the next presidential cleo
tion. One OF the loading tin plate men
said: 1--WE are making tin plate in fact, but
the question is our being able TO make it
proftably."
sTAGNATIoN IN TIE TRADE.
One of the largest Liverpool exporters
who has recently been in America to Judge
for himself expressed his opinion in this
wise: ''The increased duty hos caused stag
nation in the tin plate trade, but as we had
sufficient foresight to get twelve months
stock landed by July we can afford to wait
trade is now at standstill, with the South
Wales workers and Liverpool exporters do
ing nothing except in tin plate for oil cans,
etc. The duty does not affect this branch
Of trade, except on the right side"
The gentleman continued: "lf the McKin-
ley bill is sustained afte: the coming elec-
tion, English trade must be impaired, but
for the present the safe sand only policy to
be pursued by both masters and men is to
keep prices as low as possible in order to dis
courage manufacturers In America. AS to
the cost cannot say, although we are very
anxious to know what they find the cost OF
production to be-"
woN'T BE PERMANENT.
Representatives of other large exporting
firms expressed similar views One Of
them added: I'VE need not be afraid Of
being permanently affected. The new tariff
was introduced by Mr.. Mckinley with the
object of creating aud stimulating an in
dustry they DO not possess to any great
extent. His idea was that by making the
duty what II now IL he would enable
American manufacturers to establish works
which could profitably produce Tin plates a. d
so gradually drive the British exporter out
of tho market. But it has been ascertained
by the deputation who went out there to
inquire that they cannot possibly do this
unless they put on such prices for their
manufacture as would be burdensome to
their customers"
wELsHMEN THINK DIFFERENTLY.
Welsh makers interviewed at Cardiff ad-
init that the time must come when Ameri-
cans will make their own plates, but they
declare that they fear no immediate at
tempt. Prices at Cardiff have greatly de-
creased and are now barely remunerative,
but the demand is the same as ever, all the
works being again in full operation. It is
also claimed that rhs demand from
America is just as constant as before
the imposition of the tariff. Therefore
WeIshmen say that 80 far the Mckinley act
has not affected the tin plate trade, though
its indirect effect has been TO cause prices 10
decrease. Prices, however, are not much
tariff was heard Of and Welshmen think
that should the time come when Americans
make their own tin plates, Welsh manu-
facturers are confident OF their ability to
hold their own against them, no matter how
high protective tariff they may impose.
IRON MANUFACTURERS.
Among the iron manufacturers at Glas-
cow Will Jacks & Co., and H. L. Seligmann
were interviewed. They said the iron
manufacturers Of Scotland, are:at present
disturbed by London syndicate. and can
not export much iron, but the principal
cause of the limited expectation lies 10
the very large increase in the manu-
facture Of pig iron in America,
manufacture which last year surpassed the
production Of Great Britain. A great deal
of steel scrap for remelting went to Amer
ica hut they saw the Mckinley tariff has
killed this trade. No other kind OF steel
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