New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-02
WHO PAYS THE DUTY?
VEGETABLES AND THE MKINLEf TARIFF.
FOREIGN FARMERS REVEALING THEIR fAIE-
PRICES DECREASE AND SALES IN THE


PRICES DECREASE AND SALES IN THE
HOME MARKET INCREASE.
TOT the Editor Of The IT'D u n g. 90,
Sir: During the spring ana summer Vi io''' ,r,
discussions attending the passage OF the Moh'"'''
were rife and when 1t became known 'ha' i"'"" 49,
nets we're to be placed on more pro'ec'eu o's'' 49,.
vcre rome more loud in their protesla'ions vi ~"
wron guinness Of taxing the necesSarleS OF lie NV" W"
,d NJ the pooro than many Of the importers OF such
articles particularly when the rates name' on 'lee u
the leading vegetable products importer "V" Inv ~
s,otos were increased as follows Potatoes rom ID
conts 10 % cents bushcl onions from 10 per CENT
ad valorem TO 40 cents bushe, ana capo"6'' '
10 cents ad valorem to cents each.
As the act has now beer In operation TOT sumo"
time 70 enable even the most skcpticm and prc'''."
=, ,dors,,nd its objects operations and elects IN
,i,e ~ the oft repeated assertion "that the hr"ei
d,,s M bon,nt from :he tariff, but Is oppressed am
taxed by it," II both can and VIII Dc de"''''""
vond cavil that the statement Is as h'''''''o
fol.c and that the contrary Is proved pS i'O' ~
tiblc figures and facts. without rci'rr'hs " 'l'
fnrm products which enter the 'H''o '.'''' "
mption the object OF the present article Is 10 SNOW
, r,o,,, r,t,rns the effects Of the now tariH ac'
-, 300 on the three leading vegetable prodnc' re-
ferred TO- which raised in large q'ahuuos W W
farmers OF Long Island and other parts ol Wv ,.
State As well rs the bordering states OF No""'o"
ord New Jersey to say nothing OF other oc''c' IL"
w., o,d south ard If a careful pcrusal does not COZ"
,rco Intelligent farmers Of the b"nchis WHICH, H''0
,d =, th.m under the Mckinley bill, they must
re duh indeed.
p,,otocs to all farmers. growers OF Vegetables are
considered one Of the staple crops 'hder Inv r''
vio,,s tariff Of 1853 10 cents "u'h'p 'ere '''' '
o, a into the United States IN the year cnu"S '"'
20 1870. over 100000 bushels ms per 'apl'N an
,d, and with a short c.cp in 1891 the foreign i'm
a. IP
az n 10 cent, a bushel not dcterrng such shipments
-, 49,, tho foreigner saw Il chance OF realizing h'El'
rrlc,s But with the awake ming that comes W "'i
sooner or later our farmers mad" lrepaf''"'7 !" pr
yid. for and control the home market 'i'hi'''N' .'
tho wear le92 with the results that The import 'o'
the year ending June 80, lo92, were o"N '''''
,r.lcs 81 which amount over on"haii were '''N
~ ,,' tro,, u,rrruio and Cuba, being difference
- ,.r 900 600 bushels of imports OF potatoes "hi'h
,l, ,ur own farmers had provide Cor IN a'"luo"
f., On increased demand for home market ana cNpor''
n, procticaly dcmcr struting the beneficial worWnE
n, ,hc Mckinley bill In providing and securing 'n'
American markets for American farmers
Under the reciprocity clause OF the mll mathr'
b,s bocn orcncd in Cuba and Port" hco' VIM
,rviou. IL obtained potatoes from CANADA cheaper l
,om the United states. but now win ''ui"1",
,,,,oo, liable 10 a duty there Of over ~ pdI''''
,1 our pototocs and other vegetables ana irn''S p7
admitted free of duty, the export franc i "H
large proportion. ~ the present the "'""S '"r
mont, Of p,tatoc, to cuba and Porto klco iro" w"
York alone are about 1000 barrels Tor o''r 49,
,,.bi1 and the shipments continue rom NN "
5rbt month, Of the year thus opening up q 'l"N''
a., ,hc noafly farmer of New York. ~ from SIN 10
., brpdr,d thousand bushels ~ pota'o,' yearly
laud With a stcaNig Increasing demand e" "' WI
,ror TO the passage OF the Mckinley Dill "cF' '"Pp
bv canada. Under -u.h crcum, dnc'- vi" any IL"
v, yor, %o,. jersey. Connecticut az any "'h''
toto "a
B.. emf mn abolish and cNtcfmluItc the fraid know"
ns the Mckinley l.u with IT., sham reciprocity
Onion. ar. ar,'h r l,adn- product Of many farmers
i'm the state, referred t.. and although from p'''"''
condition, tie import, d" not mo" m"'" ''''
The bulk II them. 90 about ~" 'iIiN'' ''"'"' "
bermuda and Cuht. which come h'r" I'D ''. ''
.nrip, when our 90 onrn- are .raroe y't glance
., ,i ,.,iJes viii how quite a d.ncrcnc" DOB the n'
o,oonnt q money that the foreign shipper ic- ont o.
3D.. cou1trv Assuming the invoice value n'ArN l"
.enreseut the selling price lc,s freight, IN inc ""o
Gas, under the old tanh 81 10 per cent 90 N"'icH'
,hc foreigner realized about si-popo- l7'l "''"'
500 ooo-and for tn, Last year. l-9s. about $50
600 f1r about the quanilil''. " b''"f s'A'''
the imports o; onions n early -prng ar" mostly rom
t.,,,,d, and Cul,a talput 1oo.Oop crates from The
former aud 10000 from the latter PIN el winch ~
lot prrap. enter into such do-' competition VIZ"
,r o,i,n. a. those from the Old World. patty from
their coming here Ia car' spfiIe and al 20 rom 'h'
f,c. that the labor cost in Bermuda j. very |-'' "'
most the same a, here. ia" shipments nom
r,,ron and Africa, however whcrc labor Is very o",
ycr. quite a factor IN our market PRIOR 10 i"' pas
-as. II the Mckinley iii. ~pcralN if"h ht' p''
icrc they grow n almost semi VIII ra'c tue
annual overflow 81 TIE Nilc irgsniing ana fru'utihf
the soil SO that the bulbs left IN the ground from
year IA year furnish perpetual crop. Win Only the
Labor Of harvesting nj the cxirvaSdnt wage 81 '"
. cents a day The English merchant at Alexandra
,, connecti,u with th,sc ~ Liverpool handling TIE
hulk 40 the crop. which were dumped INTO th'
tinted states whenever opportunity of PTpt oacrci
When the tarin was al 10 Pc cent ad vaiorcm nnnef
, con ,ular involcc Of about % cents bushcl' 'H'
amount Of duty wa about = IL cent, a bushrL bat
when under the Mckinley act the duty Is Il sp'cihc
me Of 40 cents a bu,ncl. friends the Arabs III
connection with the English merchants. do not ma
Il - p,oaable % control the American market par
rcnlarly When oni.ns have been lower this year
than for many years
OtAcr onions are shlppcd from spain and Portugal
where labor Is ll.tlc hhor than In Egypt say about
10 {, - cent n day. and the onions, when 'n'ecd
a about - cents bushcl. paid thc large amount oil
. c.uts bu.hel duty under the old tariff. Thht
e foreigner Is fully aware 10 who II Is & Al PAYS
IN, duty on onions and other vegetable entered into
IA. Tuicd STATES n few extracts from the oiiClal re
mort Of the debates in the Bermuda Parliament
mainly demonstrate, the question being on the 40
disability Of sending commissioners 70 the United
safes Government to cndcayor 10 secure some re
dpr.cal arrangements;
Mr. Vcscy-It IS all We'll enough to Talk, but we
cannot no without the United state. II the market
4 that country closed against us what shouu
Ne dol Where could we got Ii would make Dig
difference not only TO the people OF bermuda, buI
nlo 70 the Imperial Govcrnm at establishments here
and tho forces. What happened during the American
civil War. when had 10 - TO Canada ir our
cattlc9 What DID they cost AM what Kind Of cattle
we're they And even If Canada cord supply u " IN
all that we want. what about OR crOpsl Where are
yr 10 ind "a markc. for thcml Because CaLada can
lake them-lhe United st t., Is the 60 nty We must
look after and If the chances only In 1909, let
us try and get that chance
Mr. Mastcrs-Thc other day the House vo ed a sum
Of money for the representation Of bermuda at The
Chicago ExpolDn, but If We cannot secure sone con-