New-York tribune., 1891-05-14

wrappers but which was so intended anu 'Svu ~
has been to great extent stopp0"' ~
fraudulent importation OF wool, pfeoenueu " D0
for carpets though really used Tor ciotnins nan
ufacture, has been checked. Yet the ao'ua
imports of wool were 31,951, ,760 POUNDS III .iie
last quarter of 1890, against 3O,332,355 IN the
last quarter of 1889. In manufactures OF WON
thore was n decrease of 1,1OO,OO0 pounds
frapduIentIv imported as waste in 1889, and
a considerable decrease in yarns, and imports
of wool cloths were only half as large in 1890
as in 1880. and in dress goods after October b
small decrease appeared, these changes CIV
ing Americans larger demand for their labor.
R,,t even in these classes OF goods foreign trade
was by no means suppressed
| Mon in the trade are now well aware OF the
| ,a.son As SION as the new duties went lnto
force agents of foreign makers began to oter
goods of hundreds of classes here at precisely
tho old prices, duty paid that is in order 10
sell at all they reduced their prices to the eA-
tent of the duty, and paid the whole duty onein
selves. The sales have nevertheless been Soi,,o-
what smaller of woolen goods because on'
home manufacture is ALREADY beginning 10 sup
nlv the demand better than before. Man,
Finds of goods which the foreigners couid no'
or would not reduce in price are now aneauS
sunnliod almost exclusively from American
works though such goods were not made at
oil or hut little in this country prior 10 'he
new tariff. ru,aor
] To the ignorant or wllfully blind free Irader
n seems incomprehensible that the home man +.
ufacture can get any benefit, II the pfice u
GOODS is not higher, and if in many classes tne
quantities imported are as yet noV ereau1 VI
mnished. Nevertheless, the American manu-
facturers realize the difference, ana so 40 Vne
workers in the mills. for they are workins iuii
time The secret is tnat the range OF arucies
which American manufacturers can now make
with profit has largely increased because 'nere
is more security against the underselhng py
,,.hioh foro;on makers could formerly drive
Americans out of business uhuer 'ne Io"oi
duties. On goods which used to cost %, lor
illustration if the duty has Deen ralSeu ~
cents. the foreign makers used 10 nave more
than that profit, which they couid Sacrlhce a'
any time to kill off an American compeuIor'
No,y tbev have to give the most OF that former
nrott IN Government, in order to sell here at
oil and cannot undersell American competitors
except at loss.
Mich was said, also, of the enormous guam
tities of woollen goods put into warehouse De-
fore the new tariff went into effect but the
tr,,+b is that the woollen goods in warehouse
we're only $1,000, 900 more in value December
a under the new tariff than at the end OF the
preceding year under the old tariff, and the
aggregate value of ally such goods was only
S5.2s9.57s. The merchants and manufact'
rrers were 10th egregiously imposed upon wher
large stories were told of the frightful conse'
oucnces in the money market which would re-
suit if importers should be obliged to take then
Goods ont of warehouse and pay duty on them
It may be that ghost stories from that quarter
will hereafter be received with less credulty.