The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-30

them by means of the ballot"
THE FARMER AND THE TARIFF.
General" Stevenson in his speech at
Bloomington, ILL.,, on the 9th inst, over
and over again affirmed that the Mckinley
the truth of this assertion. Schedule G
provides duties on live animals, bread
stuffs, farinaceous substances, dairy pro.
ducts, farm and field products, seeds, fish,
fruits and nuts. meat products, salt and
miscellaneous products. Other schedules
fax and hemp. The table given below.
prepared from the report of the secretary
of agriculture for 1890 shows some of the
more important changes:
Cattle-Old tariff, 20 per cent I'D valorem:
new tariff, over one year, $40; under one year, 81
Horses-Oid tariff, 20 per cent. sd valorem;
new tariff. $50, or II value exceeds $3.50, 30 per
cent ad valorem.
sheep-old tariff. % per cent. ad valorem;
new tariff, over one year, 81 so; under one year,
as cents.
Cheese, per pound-Old tariff, 6 cents: new
tariff, cents.
Eggs. per dozsn-Old tariff. free: new tariff, 5
cents.
Wool, classes and 2, per pouud-Old tariff,
value above 30 cents, II cents; new tariff, II
cents
Wool, class 8, per pound-Old tariff, value
above IL cents, 5 cents; new tariff value above
IL cents, 30 per cent nd valorem; old tariff,
other. 2x cents: new tariff, other, 81 per cent ad
valorsm.
Barley, Per bushsl-old tariff. 10. cents; new
tariff, 30 cents
Hay, per ton-old tariff, s.: new tariff. s.
Hops, per pound-Old tariff, cents: new
tariff, Is cents.
Leaf tobacco for wrappers, per pound-Old
tariff, stemmed. 81; new tariff. s2.75; old tariff,
unstemmed, 20 cents; new tariff, 81.
Leaf tobacco, other, per pound-Old tariff IS
cents; new tariff, Steamed, 50 cents; un-
stemmed, IS cents.
Potatoes, per bushel-Old tariff, Is cents: new
tariff, 25 cents
Under the Mckinley tariff the farmer
gets his sugar free and under the Republi-
can tariff policy of the past his tee and
coffee have been made Free On the free
list are jute. manila. Sisal grass, the sub
stances used for manure aud animals i'm
ported for breeding purposes, provided
that they be pure blooded, of recognized
breed. and are duly registered in the book
of record established for that breed.
Under the reciprocity clause of the Nc
Kinley tariff the market for the farmers
products has been greatly enlarged. Brazil
now admits the following articles. products
Of the United States, free of all duties, ma
tonal, state or municipal: Wheat; wheat
-four; maize and its manufactures; rye,
rye-hour, buckwheat. buckwh eat-ilour.
and barley; potatoes, beans and peas; hay
and oats; sailed pork. In addition, the
following articles are admitted at a reduc-
ton of . per cent. from the duties pro-
vided in the tariff now in force or from
any which may be adopted hereafter:
Lard and its substitutes; hams; butter
and cheese.
Under the pressure OF the Mckinley
tariff and its capacity to enforce retalia-
ton, Germany, Austria, France and Dem
mark have all been obliged to lift their
embargo against American pork and other
food products. Our exports to Germany
alone have increased 2.025, 074 IN the last
ten months. Under the agreement with
Germany proclaimed February 1, 1892. the
duty on corn imported from the United
States was reduced 20 per cent. on wheat,
rye, etc, 80 per cent. on -four, meal, ETC.,
50 per cent; on butter and oleomargarine,
Is per cent; on pork, fresh or prepared,
other than bacon, % per cent. During the
five months ended June 80, 1892, the ex-
ports Of these articles from the United
States to Germany. as compared with the
corresponding period of 1891. were as fol-
lows: Corn-lS9l. ST. 1872 i7; 1885,, IS. ISL ,0i0
Wheat--is9i. S295, $50; 1892, S3,4S3, 615.
Wheat flour-fS9l, sfS.3S9; 1892, SIS. l05.
Pork, fresh and piokled-ls9i. SIS, 427
1892, $lss, 257. Butter-lS9l. 81, 1919; 1892,
SIS. 38i. 0leomargarine-iS9i, S42i, $50 +;
Is92, ssS6, 922 The total value of the ex-
ports OF these six articles from the United
States TO Germany in five months ended
June 30, 1S92, was $40. i23, $50, against
81 .95S. III in the corresponding period of
1891, being gain of more than 800 per
cent. The total exports of the same arti-
cles from the United States 10 Germany
in the twelve months ended June 30. 1897,
SEDOlulci W sfsJNo.1NA> Al OtusF words,
the exports during five months ended June
50. is92, amounted TO more than two and
oue-half times as much as the exports dur
ing the entire year which ended June 30.
1881.
Spain has been obliged to open Cuba and
| Porto Rico to our breadstufs. To Cuba
our exports have increased IS per cent. in
ten months. In the previous fiscal year
the exports 70 Cuba fel! OF over 81. COZ, 900 4:
but under reciprocity they have increased
nearly SC, eoO.oo0 in ten months. To Porto
| Rico the Increase in exports in ten months
vas $4,000, while in the previous year
/ there vas a decline OF $3.50. coo.
| There is aoihing that the farmer sells
to-day that he does not get q higher price
! for thsn he did thir.y-,hree years ago IN
| Der the Democratic tsriif: there IS noihin.
| thai the farmer buys that he doe. no, nv
! cheaper than BE did thir:y years ago ex-
! oep; labor. Tae necessaries Of life thar .he
| farmer uses have never been cheaper than
| they are today under the Mckinley law,
s.a most .. tie aeceSs4s les are cheaper