Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-07-16
THE NEW TARIFF.


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WAsHIsGroN, d. C., j uly .l1--The bureau
of statistics has issued its summary state
meht.by Quantities and values of the imports
and exports for the month ending May 81,
1891. and for the eleven preceding months of
this fiscal year, compared with the CORES
ponding period of 1880. The summary is of
particular interest, as showing the effect of
the new tariff law upon our imports and eK-
ports. The total value OF our imports dur
ing the past eleven months were Sll1, 455, 2Qz,
as compared with -S713 1915, 467 for the cores
pOndihg eleven months of last year, an in
crease. Of So, 57a, 735. . The merchandise ad-
United free of duty during the past eleven
months aIRounted.io $327, 342, 40, as COM
pareds with S243, 9sI ,zel. for the correspond
ing period last year. This is an increase of
free merchandise imported over last year OF
Ss3, 365, 46S. while there was an increase of
dufiable merchandise during this period of
n heSalue OF SO, 4S5, 93o. Inls change IS due
TO the Mckinley bill, which placed a large
nIiDoer OF articles on the free list. The
principal articles placed upon the free list
were chemicals. drugs and dyes, and the i'm
FoFtation of these commodities shows an in
crease, of 81, cot, 80 during the month of
/ May. An increase IN the imports Of fruit IS
shown, amounting 10 80, lS4,771 in valne; i'm
ports of India rubber and gutta percha also
show marked increase. Since April S27s-
$3.50 worth of sugar has come IN free of
duty. Textile grasses and fibers have been
/. imported in large quaHtities;' the increase 10
shown to have reached value of nearly S13,-
100000. The imports of raw silk. have de-
creased. the decrease amounting to S5,653,-
Al during the past eleven. months. 81 The
greatest increase of dutiable merchandise
was IN manufactures of iron. and steel,
atnounting during the past eleven mouths to
/ 5 ,65Ts $50. "A decrease in imports of flax,
hemp and rute, now on the dntiable list, IS
noted, andthe falling of amounted to a little
oYer. So, 600, 600. This is due to the fact that
since October last these are largely i'm ported
! free. There, was also a decrease an the i'm
ports of wool; hair etc, amounting to SILL
go, 600. During the month OF May 1t is
shown that there was an increase in the inn
ports of merchandise over the corresponding
fI1Onth of last year of 81 S54, 99J.
20 Our exports of merchandise during the
eleven months of the fiscal year were of the
value. .of S8l6, 211, 297, as! compared With
S793, 221. 564 worth exported during the cor
responding. period of last year, showing an
incEease in our total exports OF So, 995;IS3-
This Increase Is made up principally OF raw
cotton. The increase in raw cotton amounted
to Ss34. coo, 600 Tor the eleven months, and an
increase of IS, 10000 is shown in cotton
nlaIiufa cGares. Exports of manufactures of
non and steel also show an Increase of about
81, OO0, 600s exports of mineral oils increased
durioG that period to the amount Of ST.
500, coo. t---ss-. - % Il. BE-. s...
F. Increased Importation, amounting to S6,-
O00OO0s is shown IN proyisiona, meat and
dairy products. - The increase in the export
Of-tef fined sugar is quite marked, amounting
to 81 500, co., This increase is due to the ad-
mission OF the raw material free. The ex-
months have fallen on considerably. It is
Expected, however, that the exports of bread
st8lffs will shortly increase, because OF short
crops throughout Europe. 's-.- 80