Sharp County record., 1891-05-28
WOOL DUTIES COMPARED.

to the American people!'
WOOL DUTIES COMPARED.
The Tariff on Wool and Wonlens in Europe
The Mckinley Duties Compared With
These-Even Turkeys Tariff Far Lower
Than Ours.
A table has been prepared by the
French tariff commission showing the
duties on wool and woolens in the va
rious nations of Europe. In the follow
ing list nearly all European countries
are given, Russia being omitted owing
to the changing and shifting character
of its customs laws. The duties are for
weights of 100 kilos GEO pounds) in the
equivalent of American money:
Great Britain-Free, both raw wool
and manufactures of.
Germany-Raw wool, free; combed
wool, 50 cents per 100 kilos; yarns, di-
vided in classes, from rs cents to S6
per 100 kilos; tissues, divided in 70
classes, from $6 to S115. 40.
Austria-Raw wool, free; yarns, di-
vided in IL classes, from Is cents to $40;
tissues, Sc to $780,
Belgium-Raw wool, free yarns, $4
to S6; tissues 5 to 10 per cent ad va
loren.
Denmark-Raw wool, free; yarns,
$4. so to $16; tissues, $685. 20 to $37. 40
Spain-Raw wool, 20 cents per 100
kilos; grease wool, 50. 40; washed wool,
$3.50; combed, $500; yarn, $40 to S72;
tissues, $3.50 to S17O.
Greece-Raw wool, free; dyed yarn,
1884, 20; tissues, divided in IS classes,
So. 20 to $1S7.20.
Italy-Raw wool, free; yarns, Is
classes, 50 to $15; tissues, 70 classes, $6
to $3.50.
Norway-Raw wool, free; yarn, $500;
tissues, SL6O to 5000.
Netherlands-Raw wool, free; yarn, 3
per cent. ad valorem; tissues, per cent
ad valorem.
Portugal-Raw WOOL per cent yarn,
S57 to $237.20; tissues, $32 to $242
Roumania-Raw wool free; yarn, $1S
10 $50; tissues, Is classes, SIS to $12O.
Servia-Raw wool, free; wool, dyed,
Sl2; yarn, S4 to S32; tissues, IS to S72.
Sweden-Raw wool, free; yarn, S4 10
to S. Is; tissues, $3.50 to 5000.
Switzerland-Raw wool, 6 to 12 cents
per 100 kilos; yarn 171s cents to $6; It's
sues, so cents to $20
Turkey-Eight per cent. ad yalorem.
France-Raw wool, free; dyed and
combed wool, IS; yarns, SS classes, S3 70
$416O; tissues, so classes, SIS to $3.50.
Extra duty is added to this when goods
are not directly imported, which is
known as surtaxe dentrepot. to which
raw wool is also subject.
A comparison Of our own duties on
wool and woolens with those of Europen
countries will show what a radical diff
ference exists in tariff matters on the
two sides of the Atlantic While all the
principal nations of Europe admit wool
free, we charge rates ranging in ad valo-
rem equivalents from 20 to 1870 per cent.
To make the comparison more effect
i've our wool and wooden duties must
be stated, as European duties are, at so
much per 100 kilos, or 800 pounds. Our
duty Of 32 per cent ad valorem ON
carpet woods is equal to about 81 cents
per pound on the importations Of last
year; and 81 cents per pound is equal
to $7.7O per 100 kilos. The Mckinley
duty on clothing wool is / cents per
pound, and this is equal to S24 20 per
100 kilos, Our duty on washed wool is
22 cents, equal to $3.50 per 100 kilos,
and on secured wool the duty is SO
cents equal to S7960 per 100 kilos.
With these enormous duties compare
the highest wool duty in Europe, that
of Spain, on washed wool S4 so per 100
kilos.
The contrast between our duties on
woolen yarns and cloths and those Of
Europe Is also very striking On the
grade of woolen yarns valued ut 30 cents
pound the Mckinley duty (97lG cents
pound and 35 per cent? is equal to
$500 per 100 kilos, Compare with this
the highest duty on yarn in Germany,
10 per 100 kilos, in Austria $40, in France
Sil.6O in Spain S79, The highest Nc
Kinley duty on yarns ION the grade
worth above so cents pound Is more
than Sl55 per 100 lilos,
Woolen cloth is taxed by Mckinley
from 500 TO SlSi per kilos, The highest
duties levied by leading nations of Eu.
rope are those of France, $3.50 per 100
kilos; Italy, $780, Austria, 800, and
Germany, Sll5, The lowest duties on
woolen cloth show us In much less
favorable light, While the lowest Me-
Kinley duty Is 800, the lowest duty In
Germany, Austria and Italy Is 10, and
in France Sl5. Only such unprogres-
sive countries as Portugal and Greece
have duties higher than ours. Even
half-barbarous Turkey is content with
only s per cent, ad valorem, while some
Of McKinley's duties on woolen goods
range above l5O per cent
In the important matter of taxation
upon the clothing of the people Mcltin-
ley places us In n most unenviable light
among the civilized nations of the
world,
"A meeting of the Bright Wire Goods
association or wire trust was recently
held In New York, lt ls said
that 70 distinct understanding was