The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-17
NUMBER OF SHEEP ~ TIE UNITED grArsa

AZ lcot q taEii4 NSs dlOHicu Win N4gn
duties on imported wool. This caused the
number of sheep to increase in the twenty
four years between 1860 and 1884 by o.
1881, or TO moro than double in that
period. But late in 1883 the duties on
foreign wool were considerably reduced.
Toward the close OF 1884 the effect was
marked and by 1859 the number of sheep
had fallen S,027. 547. In 1890 the high tar
III was restored and by 1892 the sheep had
increased 2.3c,256 over The number in
1850. In Oregon there were 2.43i, $50 sheep
in 1891, now there are 2, GOT, showing a
gain of "a, 3is sheep in one year. In Wash
ington township. Missouri. in 1890 there
we're less than 200 sheep, while now there
are more than 1000, an increase of over
1000 per cent.
Not only has the tariff of 1890 greatly
raised the number of sheep In the country,
but 1t has caused corresponding advance
in the price OF that animal, notwithstand-
ing the fact that all other classes of farm
stock have decreased in value. In Wright
county, No, the price of sheep rose
within eighteen months after the passage
OF the Mckinley bill from $i25 TO over 81
per head. This means q large gain to the
farmer. In spite Of this great advance in
the vain. of sheep wooden fabrics cost the
consumer less today than under the old
law. The National Association of Wool
Manufacturers. in their petition asking
congress at its last session no: TO pass the
free wool bill, says:
No injury 10 consumers has resulted from the
law. Notwithstanding the fact that the increase
In the duties on wooden goods by the tariff o.
lSS0 WAS gieates than IN AIRY other schedule
tnscessitsted BY the unfortunate ami l;Ioxiea.
dlsrropcrtiOn between the wool duties and .hs
goo3s duties u the tariff Of lsssL
While the manufacturer is obliged to nav
more for his wool now than he did before
the Mckinley bill becaxe law, ne is as
sured a steady market for his goods. which
was impossible when British manufactur-
evs could a. any moment and without
warning looi the American market with
goods az 4 price below cost, till having
broken down the domestic mill owners
and thus captured our home market. they
could rsise the price CT WOODEN goods
just as they did when in 1S-2 they broke
their price OF 81 box fer tin plate down
20 81. and when they had driven American
manufactures out Of the business they
restored the price 10 $40 a box. and
this game they subsequently repeated
when Americans again yentured 20 on
bark in the Tin plate business The Nc
kinley tarih, by its duties on tin plste.
has blocked this game" and by its in
creased wool duties has made il impossible
for the British wool manufacturers 10
break down ana capture orr American
home market. thus giving the American
manufacturer, fame. and consumer ~
hest Of Great Britain.
Wooden manufacture has grown s.. O!S-
"a N The last ten years under the pvotec-
sc tara The wages OF 81 hands.
| including children, in all branches o.
| wo'.en manufacture averaged. in lsS0. $2os
| aun&a.ly. Ia I>sJ they $veragst s3tT At
| nually--a gain % Is per cent. The vac
/ paid IN 81 branches Of secured zoo! con.
/ samed av--azei IS cents per roar! in
| ISL -SA Il !sSe-9o they hal risen 10 IS. :
! cents ?ouod-A gain - p rer cent. In
/ she manufscigre q wooden srd w3zs.t3
/ fabrics the censgu ptjoa q wool increase 4
! from Ss654.4T pounds ~ c>so4stlS
bounds, o. aaou; y Ter cent. While lie
/ exactly - PER cent.
IN Rhode Island during the decs e
/ s4GaEg IN 1880 The run ser Z. ptop!e e2-