The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-08
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Chairman Springer In closing The debate
on the wool tariff bill said: 'sI'he commit
tee on ways and means asked The bureau Of
statistics TO furnish statement showing
prices Of wool ofliIe quality in the United
States and Europe, during the existence Of
the wool tariff, from 1866 70 this time. Tho
bureau referred the matter 10 3 N d North,
secretary Of the National Association Of
Wool Manufacturers, and The special agents
OF the census Office In charge Of the wool
statistics The statement furnished made a
comparison between the Ohio medium wash
cd wool and the port prices of Australian
fleece, which are considered Of substantially
Che same quality. The prices, when re.
duced 10 gold basis, showed that tho
prices Of these ports in London and Boston
varied little from year 70 year up to 1890
except during the unusual years Of 1871 and
1872, in which the prices were unusually
affected by speculation. Leaving thezs out
Of account. Il appears for sthe remaining
twenty-three years the average price of porl
Philip fleece WIS one-fourth Of cent per
pound more than Ohio medium washed IN
Boston. when Port Philip fleece was 2ocents
per pound, and II protection protects IL
would make the price Of Ohio wool 20 cents
greater. The fact that II Is really lower in
price than the Australian fleece shows that
the American wool-growers do not receive
any increase in price by reason Of the tariff.
The reason for this is that the American
wool manufacturers do not manufacture
from American wool exclusively, but mix
with foreign woods, cotton. shoddy and
other adnlteranta.
Aswool. under the operation Of the
tariff, cannot be exported, the American
wooI-growers arc confined toa restricted
market. Under these conditions Of manu-.
faeture foreign and domestic woods are MOI
in competition. They must be used TO
gether. compIementing each other for The
manufacture Of wooden goods acceptable q
this market. With free wool the price o
these goods would be reduced TO the exten
Of the tariff on the foreign woods used II
their manufacture. This decrease In prics
would largely increase the manufacture ana
sale Of such goods. and 80 increase the DC
mand for American wools at the manufac
tories. In other words il would cheaper
foreign wool by the removal Of the tariff
This benefits not only the wool-grower and
woolen manufacturer. but is Of advantage
70 the general public. who are consumers
In conclusion. Springer called attention b
the fact that placing raw sugar on the fre'
list in 1890 caused an increascd conSump
ton Of sugar 10 an amount Of nearly "a pc
cent in 1891. and said the passage Of th
present bill would have similar effect il
the increased consumption Of wooden goods
and cane the starting up Of 27i establish.
ments. which were idle during 1890, am
would give employment 10 S74.o00.0 600, 0
capital. causing an increase In the use Q
materials worth s4s. .000. 900. demand 70
81 900 ! 000!pounds Of domestic, and q 900.
600 pounds more Of foreign wool, give ein
ploysnent TO 81. 100 hands. with wages o
SIS, 900 900. With an increased deman,
the prices Of wool and labor viii increase. "