The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-09-09
plate bars and tin at London and Lverpoa
at the dates named

plate bars ana tln at lOnuOn anu ldvorPoog
at the dates named:
First week in-->
s isS. Mi ssyl,' JIS sss,
&c coke tin plate per box S3.il SiO0 $5.W
Bessemer tin plate bars
per ton. .O.s0 AA S3O&
Tin per ton......,.,...... 45.i3 44i.67 $3.50
BY this table it appears that while the
price of IC coke tin advanced between
September, 1890, and May, 1891, Is cents
box, the price of Bessener bars declined
s.. so per ton and the price of pig tin de-
clined STATS per ton.
With the decline which took place In
bars alone between September and May,
other things being equal, the price OF tin
plate should have declined IL cents per
box Instead of this there was an ad-
vance of rs cents per box, made possible
by the condition of affairs in America,
the American tin plate duties going into
effect July /. 1891, and the profits OF the
Welsh manufacturers We're increased 20
cents per box in 1891 as compared with
1890.
The price of coal also declined in this
period 80 cents per ton. Wages and other
costs undoubtedly remained substantially
unchanged, us thewages paid (union prices)
in tin plate works in, Wales have not
changed for fifteen years.
An equally striking exhibition is made
in the comparison between May, 1891, and
July, 1892 In this period the price Of bars
further declined $190 per ton, and the re-
duction in a box of tin plates based upon
this decline should have been 12 cents n
box, other things remaining equal. In
stead of this, the actual decline was S1.O3
per box, or reduction in this case Of the
profits of the Welsh manufactures Of 81
cents per box
1t is evident from these statements that
the Welsh prices are put up and down In
response to existing exigencies i'll the
United States. When the prophecies or
their allies on this side of the water in re-
gard to high prices were to be verified
prices were put up 30 cents per box in the
face of a sharp decline in materials; but
when American manufacturers are to be
discouraged and, if possible, driven out OF
the market on the eve of an election, the
price is put down LOB per box.
The tin plate industry of the United
States is now an accomplished fact. But
one thing is necessary for its triumphant
success, and that is the maintenance Of
the protective duties.
The exports from Great Britain to the
United States for the last four years have
been as follows, amounts stated in gross
tons
1882 .... 33l, GZ3 1901. A2,308
1890. ........... 20d,2l0 1872. ........... a8,94
The exports of the last twelve months
being 23S, 365 tons less than for the previ-
GUS year, 93277 tons less than in 1890 and
1877, 732 tons less than in 1880
OF the amount imported about $1,000
tons are made into cans which are again
exported, and u drawback is paid on them
equal to the duties paid. The larger part
of the amount used at home will be pro-
duced in the United States within two
years If the protection is maintained. If
we assume the home consumption last
year to be net 450,000,000 pounds, z per
cent. of it was of American production.
The following list of prices of galvanized
sheet iron, No. "a gauge, for each of the
years from 1888 to 1892 inclusive, has been
furnished me by the Mcdaniel & Harvey
company, one of the largest manufac-
turers of galvanized sheet iron in the coun-
try.
AVERAGE PRICE OF GALVANIZED SHEET