The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-10

treasury and upon the country. On the
one hand II was commended that imports
weuld so fall oil us to leave the treasury
bankrupt, and that the prices OF articles
entering into tho living OF our people
would be so enhanced rs 20 disastrously
affect their comfort and happiness,
While OH the other it was argued that
tho loss to the revenue, largely tho re-
suit OF placing sugar OH the free list,
would be n direct gain 10 the people:
that the prices OF the ncccssarics OF life,
including those most highly pro
tGcted, would not DO enhanced
that labor would have n larger
market and tho products OF tho farm nd
vanced prices, while tho treasury sur.
plus and receipts would be adequate 10
meet the appropriations, including tho
large exceptional expenditures forthe re:
funding tothc statcsof the direct tax and
the redemption OF tho A per cent bonds.
II Is not my purpose to enter at length
into discussion OF tho effects OF the leg
i"slation to which | have referred; but Il
brief examination OF the statistics OF the
treasury and q general glance Mt tho
tr, ,;Ii T ,h;nIs sa,;O;x nnr ;mnor,;ol
ir!,r;rar thn, H. ros,i,, Loro ,j;s,n.
pointed tho evil prophesies OF its oppo.
ncnts, and in n large measure realized
the hopeful predictions OF its friends
ltarelyif ever before in the history OF the
country has there been n time whentho
,,ct NJ ons farmcI acre wonIJ nnrchasr
vo LARGO an nmorn, If thosn ,L;ncS
tIot "Stor IN" ,bn i;,;nr of no m"sses
- tho nna,ja 7 boiiann ,i,,t n friJ tos,
viii dcveInn Tho fact hat tho tariir act
of thc Eii,y.Grst Conrrcss Is vnrv favor.
obia in IL nrorone ogoc, uSon ibo
mr;c.s ~ ar,;cioS on;orinn ;n,o rom,non
,,sn
LARGE dNowril OF FOREIGN TRADE
During tho twelve months from 0c-
tobcr /, 1890, to September 30. 1891. tho
toto, voIuo of orr io,o;c, commorco
- .,ao
iH 1pg eos m ,nn INpoFas c@oInpiiicuJ woS :
%,a1,,ooo,aoo "n.cI was ny "'Eaa, "
Sny se"' M W. 'he li'stof! Vi .no onisu'
a.ates. nv naISesI III any previous
sual WIS u. e. 10y: % %an nos our eG. ,nny.S.
%"nioui'pu Si,of',l'o,o'o "'iu tnc nus.
o"t oAeeeus tnls eloini?us "sEftsa.o
Wy o,cl oile 1uiluieu i'li!ions. lsis N
:uies.lIs, "io TO soine WI! pc surpris'
ins' " Nnom tn an , unii"s my yent Gnu =;
rug sGp.eiipel oo, iooi, our ~. lmipo,ts VI
ny ;e i %ui'ioulteu " Fo-1'' iv'I'o,
Tit.Ia. mNs a' iucieaae Oh more nun
eie'cn iniiitoil uolitIs o'er Inc Vaiuc VI
ano ipoi llc
.h nv .. VIC prGceuiHs yeur, Wien
aiT inlpoi' VI iI~etcilahulze were ulltsI
ha'iy lNrse IN anticipation 9l inc tariil
lesls,aIlon lne pehalHs. Inc average
a ahnn saiue .. .ne import ol ION lner-
,e sl,tui1e' top ' ,ec zen years rpm 1901 70
looo' was soy.,loo,oI-, ana curing inc
yeaT ehulhS september ~; io9i, inc an
n ,ah average vas eAceeueu by Sio-'o-o'-
4oy;
iIe value 1llfee imports curing inc
1So, iho e : oo en@tig oePteinper 9V,
ioyl' "as ilo,o';,oc' more lhah INC
aa.uc Vi imports curing Tue corresponds
ny 'MeiTe nlohths OF INC preceding
ycni, anu mere WIS curing Inc same
PERIOD auecreasc OF Sloo, Sio'ooo IN thc
yaluc Oh imports Oh uutiaoie merchan-
use; me percentage oil merchandise
a1liit!eu Ifee Oh uety curing inc year
70 wIilch l nave reierred' the nrst under
the ne" latih, was 1918, Whlle during
tIe prcCeuihs Twelve months, undcr the
oiu lariii, tne percentage was o4.2', an
iicfeus Oh lo,2l per cent. II VIC take
ihe siN months ehdihS september 81
u,h;cb sronr, 80 49, ,aa;..au &c
OF duty, the per cent OF value of
merchandise imported free OF duty
IS louhu 70 DC oo.Sl. when Is a
.haSn or f H = rnpoi, u
his,orr ~ ~, "ny rr Ii w." IA
- nrnor, nf moroLann;nn ~ .sat;s.;ni
nro Eli y; n.at;soa.;nu ny s.aima :;
"noh of ".nsaJo 'V "a
tu.oI,.o p"mb, lit Sau- t an
,SoI ,.no 5000 SoI ,as Sup;Irs e. ~ ~
aour -o,uot;to "i iotmo
II n.as seen IL Wv no mo - eco
OIL HSI u.h;'h' ~. - ~
ns,, "mt on 49, eiitto, LINES .iit
mo~roSorJis far .no nsoo,oL Ato,ss Va
80. ~, oT .Nes.t1
80 a An aonnS iIiu
H"auU W. eSfof. u n,ers''atuise u
lug nna sca Th M ,mo mis.Gry Il anH gov;
.nan,ac; III ann;a imIIiaSo III luz sJ.uG ol
~ po..no srod ia'i ~ tLa aurins
tde fGar referred 10 over tnG CORES,
roar sIs en-, SI Io3 unhiin tmo pliEf
IL" ioi', mn.' nv in'iensc III
n rrro n,uo w -, S sHp SaS 90, u, n'""ui"c'ufea
ptou' vas T'o'''''-"
MORE PROSPEROUS THAN EVER
There is certainly nothing in the con-
dition al trade iorcion or domestic
thoro l. corto;ni, notLino;, aSn;
'iiefo - certainty hoth'hs IN inc condi-
aos, tbo, Gp,G "rT Ia sosus
legislation bears opprcssiyely mon the