The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-10-11

selling value here.
Ii we take the London and New York
prices upon washed or secured wool we
ma about the same result The duty on
washed woods OF first class is double and
ON second and third classes three times
the duty on the unwashed
nave here table of prices of Ohio fine
neeces, secured, and Australian secured
hne neeces in New York and London. In
1881 the price OF Ohio wool in New Y orlz
was 95dc per pound; in London, Austria
nan wool, SIC. The prices fall gradually
until we find:
IN NEW YORK.
IN 1890, ohio wool &c
In 1891, Ohio wool.................. OGic
In 1892, Ohio wool 621 &c
IN LONDON.
IN 800, Australian wool
IN 1891, Australian wool. ...................4OC
IN 1892, Australian wool. 3 &C
The complete table shows an average
difference for twelve years of thirty-two
cents, which again is about the amount OF
duty on secured woods. Now, it must
follow that il the duty is removed the
New York price and the London price
would be the same
Inc democrats promise the manufact-
urer of wooden goods this very differ
ence. But when they speak to the farmer
they say, !" our price on wool will re-
mann unchanged and you will get cheaper
clothes"
AT the same time the Democrats leave
a very high protective tariff on imported
WOODEN goods, which will enable the
manufacturer to charge as much as he
docs now and pocket this very difference
which we claim will come out Of the
wool-grower. Can anything be palmer?
But let us apply the law practically to the
California ool-grower. We grow q
very dirty wool. 1t Is 60 per cent. dirt.
We get for fall about Ii cents aud for
spring about IL cents per pound. Now
we all know that the sheep industry
could not prosper at much lower than
present prices for wool. Indeed without
high price for mutton sheep the present
prices OF wool would not make the bus
mess remunerative.
we know as matter of fact that Aus
tfallan and other woods come now to this
country and are presumably sold at salts
factory prices, and yet pay the duty of IL
cents to II cents per pound.
Does it not follow inevitably that if this
duty We're removed the foreign wool
grower would lower his price nearly or
quite the amount of duty, and If he did
SO could we grow wool in this country?
But we are offered two advantages for
this sacrifice. First, cheaper wooden
goods. second, chance to compete
U.
to the tlrSt proposition, a complete an
swer is found in the fact that we are now
selling most of our domestic wooden man
utactures at price below the price for
which the like articles sell abroad. Ger
tain high grades of goods still come to us,
and the rich people buy them, but the
long list OF WOODEN articles that enter into
general consumption-our clothes, our
blankets, all kinds of dress goods, our
H1rDQfS-4rn haf
and so cheap that no sane mau would see
them made cheaper by reducing wages to
the foreign standard.
AS to the second proposition, is it likely
we could make wooden goods and ship
them to England, the only place where
we would not have to pay a duty on
them? We have free cotton. But with
all our skill we have not been able to to
capture the worlds market.
In 1891 we imported cotton manufac-
lures worth S29, IL, 624; in 1891 we ex-
ported cotton manufactures worth Sl3,-
604, S57, In 1881 we exported Sl4,I05, 34S
worth. So You see that in cotton manu-
features we have not only not gained in
export trade, but have lost SjG0, 900. and
all this time we have had free cotton. We
have had the same experience in trying
to capture the markets of the world with
our silk goods and our leather, and yet
raw silk and hides are on the free list,
WOODEN FACTORIES.
The Importance of maintaining orr
wooden factories no one can question.
There are in the United States 2.S67
factories valued at 1924, 535, 241; value OF
product annually, S345, 942, S24: wages paid
in wool and wooden industries, S47, OOOO 600.
American wool in our factories has in
creased 375 per cent.
Since the Mckinley bill became law
we have decreased our purchases OF
wooden goods from abroad. In 1890. be-
fore the Act, we imported $50, S9S, 9I4; in
1891, after the Act, we imported S34, 0O0, 543:
making a gain OF 9,S9S,3 Our own
factories supplied this gain. Instead of
importing ~ per cent. of our consump-
ton, we now import Ii per cent, and
make the other So per cent.
In 1860 the value per capita of domestic
product was s. o. in 1890 it was So 40.
The production and consumption is in
creasing enormously. 1t is worth our
while to stand by so important an in
dustry.
The per capita consumption has in
creased from 81 40 in 1910 to 50 OF in 1890.
The Democrats propose free wool now,
and next free products of wool. We say
that means that the 600 600, 900 pounds OF
wool now used here will be produced
elsewhere rs the result Of free wool. and
as the result OF free wooden products we
will have to abandon the manufacture or
cut down wages 10 the European stand
ard.
EFFECT OF TARIFF ON PRICES OF WOODEN
GOODS.
We have had high tariff on WOODEN
goods for thirty years, but prices have
been growing cheaper and cheaper as
everybody knows.
/ will not go through the catalogue OF
fannels, cloths and all the forms OF dress
goods and the garments made from them.
CARPETS.
The single article of carpets will illus
trate the proposition. Thirty years ago a
carpet, unless it was homemade OF rags
was to be seen only in comparatively few
houses. Ordinary ingram carpets cost
81 80 per yard. Brussels carpets cost 81 sc
per yard. The same ingram now can be
bought for sixty cents, the Brussels car
pet for 81.
California prices are some higher than
Eastern, but prices here have fallen even
more than in the East.
| need not further illustrate by refer
ence to articles. Let any one consult his
store bills of twenty or ten years age
and now, and he will see that l have
stated the truth.
Take the long list of farm implements
and see how the prices compare now
with 60-lST0-IS80.
Nearly everything the farmer buvs
does not cost one-half it did in 1850
and many things not one-quarter, while
his produce is worth more. The pur.
chasing power is more than fourfoId
Republican protection has brought this
about.
THE M'KINLEY BILL.
The Mckinley bill is declared to be the
eliminating atrocity of our party. Lei
us look at this monster moro particu.
larry. First-It was charged that il
would destroy our foreign commerce. A
short table will refute the charge:
Year. Imports. Exports,
1S9o-1S91- .SS44, 9161i6 SSS44SO91(
IS0I-lSl9 S07 2a1 oSA GOO ooE q ~