New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-08

held their own no matter how high protective tariff
the United States may impose
At Glasgow the value of exports for January, FEB
ruary and March this year Animals, $1,000
carpets Sal 900 cotton 600 cotton manufactures
$4,000; drugs and chemicals, S125,ooo; hemp max
and tow, Se4 600; laces, $4,000; machinery, S4l'
900; iron and steel manufactures, $4,000; seeds,
plants etc. S6s 900; silks, $4,000; thread $780,
ooo unions. 500, 900: wool and camel and goat hair.
Sl34o00; woollcn and worsted goods, $4,000.
Among the iron manufacturers ~ Glasgow, William
Jacks Co. and II. L. sehgmann were interviewed
They said the iron manufacturers Of Scotland are at
present disturbed by London syndicate, and cannon
export much iron, but the principal cause OF tne
limited expectation lies in the large increase Ia the
manufacture Of plgiron in Americas manuiac'ure
which last year surpassed the production OF oreat
britain. great deal Of steel scrap for rcneiuhE
went to America but they say the Mckinley tarin has
killed this trade. No other kind Of steel has been
exported from Glasgow % the United States In years
Among the textile manufacturers Tempeton Co.,
Cleland, Campbell &c Co.. Rule g. Greenless John knox,
Higgins r. Pritchard and Rutherford Brothers were
seen. There q unanlmity of opinion among them
that II is too yet TO conclude what viii be the fun
effect OF the tariff upon woollen goods GLASGOW manu-
scturers have their representatives calling upon incl
customers in the United States SO far as the trade
has gone they say, the tariff looks as II 1t were pro-
hibtive Certainly the trade in the lower qualities
viii cease Highclass wooUen goods Will always DC
exported as weto do Americans will insist having
them. A great trade was done in oxford and zephyr
shtnes. This trade with America began seven years
ago, the Americans during that period have learned
TO manufacture these goods and the increased tarn
has hit the Glasgow manufacturers Of them heavily.
They will therefore have to find out novelties in order
10 induce exports. America used to import yarns to
make these shrnge but the tariff has also killed this
trade between Glasgow and America. In cotton hand
herchiefs Of the lower quality the tariff will njuro the
Glasgow manufacturers but in the higher qualities the
latter expect to continue their trade in America.
THE LACE CURTAIN, LINEN AND CARPET TRADES
Lace curtains the duty upon which increased from
40 TO 90 per cent were largely exported to the United
states. The manufacturers busy before the tariff
into force, but they think that the Americans
do not put up machinery the Scotch manufacturers OF
these goods wiHs stu be able to hold their The
increase Of 20 per cent would not keep the Americans
from purchasing these goods of Scotch manufacture
But the duty may encourage American manufacturers
10 set up business for themselves. Scotch manufao-
turers also think that the humidity Of their climate
viii always lie in their favor in hot climate it is
impossible to spin fine numbers of cotton yarns
Linen manufacturers think that blow has been
dealt their industry by the tariff In fact the belief
here is that the Americans cannot linen goods,
because of their climate. At any rate the returns Of
linen exports stll well maintained but great
firm Is going to set up factory IN America for
weaving linen goods. The trade in Ceylon shrtihgs,
which composed OF cotton warp and wool welt, has
was done in these goods last year. but it is dead.
The Glasgow manufacturers hope that cotton shrngs
with silk effects will still find market in America
There great carpet manufacturers In Glasgow,
but they are not much affected by the tariff. 1t Is
frankly admitted that the Americans make carpets
well the Scotch. The latter believe however that
they will still be able to get market in the United
States for choice designs and Tperor workmanship
Notwithstanding the tariff. The great wholesale dry
goods merchants in Glasgow will not be much affected
by the Mckinley tariff, for the reason that they do
little business with the United States, the bulk OF
their foreign trade being with Canada and Australia.
From Sheffield the exports during January. Fe6ru
ary and March were Cutlery, s112,O0O; machinery
$2sOOO; manufactures, 1888 900. There are, roughly
speaking, between 5000 and 1000 men engaged in
supplying the American market For the first few
months after the tariff came into operation these men
found great difficulty in obtaining employment but
recently there has been perceptibe improvement in
their condition SO far the more vaiuab, goods are
concerned. The lowerpriced articles are affected
however, greatly. The June returns from the Amer
lean consulate at Sheffield showed deficiency of so
per cent In the exports to the United States from
Sheffield Of cutlery articles, but recently it is con-
tended, there has been an improvement. and more
hopeful feelings entertained. The cutlery exported
rom Sheiheld TO America during the three months
ended In June amounted in value ,666 In 1883
the amount for the June quarter was G50333, and in
tho corresponding three months Of 1889 was e5s sO7
During the inflated times preceding the passage OF the
Mckinley bill the amount rushed up to es1. 245. but
this was much above the average The opinisns OF
the managers Of the two leading American houses are
given below.
a TALK ABOUT CUTLERY WITH MR. RODGERS
The heads of the well-knOwn firm of Joseph Rodgers
q Sons assert that they have not been damaged so
much by the operations of the new tariff directly as by
the uncertainty which exists In regard TO future legls-
iatlon. People will not buy goods when high duties are
In OPERATION which stand chance OF being lowered.
That the duties recently imposed will be reduced the
head Of the American department Of the firm does not
doubt. lie remarked that when the Mckinley tariff
first came into operation trade pulled down great
deal as the firm expected would be the case. Instead
' Of trade becoming worse, however, 1t had gradually
improved of late and he Of the opinion that they
would be able to see the tariff safely through.
The Sheffield manufacturers allese that the best
cutlery hitherto manufactured tie United States is
not equal 10 that imported from Sheffield and made by
the betterknown firms They say that few years ago
quantities Of moOrland water such is used for cutlery
hardening purposes in Sheffield, taken to America
and there used in the manufacture Of cutlery 1t is
supposed that the excellence of Sheffield cutlery
to some peculiar property in the water, but there is
no doubt that the real OF the superiority OF the
steel goods made in the town is the superiority OF the
worlunen. Attempts have been recently made TO OBJ
tain Sheffield workmen for the cutlery factories in the
Upted States but without result, the Spring Knife
Cutters Association refuses to recommend men to
pete against Sheffield workmen at home.
Mr.. Rodgers SAYS that hghclass goods always find a
ready market in the United states elsewhere. and he
believes that the American tariff has had more dis
sstrous effect upon German wares than the cutlery
which sheffield Is exporting to America. Upon the
lowcr-priced goods, Sheffield we'll German the
tariff operated preudiciay, the specific duty Of
much ad valorem seriously affecting manufacturers Of
these classes of wares In answer to question
corning the ultimate recovery Of the American market
by the Sheffield firms. Mr. Rodgers said: We are
smiling now, and there is hope for the future. The
Mckinley tariff may have troubled us to begin with,
but IL doesn't trouble Things are, however,
uncertain. II the Mckinley tariff stays, our trade
would even be better than is at present. because there
would not be much uncertainty" Mr.. Rodgers
further explained that II it had not been for the
nrhS firms sfncks flo