New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-11

.s ~. ,ohher or retail dealer. but It Is ex-
ceedingiy doubtful whether the consumer would
get any of Il. Mr.. Barbour also remarkeo that nc
was informed yesterday in New-fork oy treasurer
Potts of the Importers Associa''o, .''' 'ne I'M
norters would be satisfied with duty OF % per
-. "a a,o.o. ,,ron ..piece goods manufactured
from flax or hemp. - 49,, ~
j. NJ Bemis of Boston, VINO mas "'e" engaged
In the business more than tiif' ''''' dppeareu
az the representative OF the American hahuiactur-
ers of burlap bags for gram. lie sa'' 'ia' ne
thought the manufacturers could stand reduction
=, - -, o,, nound in the duties burlaps
NO, .xcsad,ng sixtv inches in width. and bags for
Grain The eyIstinr rates 1ss cents a pound and
cents a pound respectively. lie hau au'oca'e" the
lower rates in 1890 but in Difference W ''e 'e"S vi
the manufacturers In the PaciiH states the eN-'H9
rates had been fixed In MAKING re'"e''o"s care
must he taken TO see that the duties are so ar
ranged as to eauallze wages and other CONDITIONS
or tho result would be disastrous. In this business
tbere is sharp connection from India ana IN Cal
cutta wages range from II TO Is cents Jay III
his own mills. where about oc hanuS are en'p'o! ~.
the wages range from 81 20 to 81 7" Il "'eh' "hich
are about twice as high as the wages pah III
Crao, britain in the same industry. In regard to
effectiveness and productiveness ne '''ouh"' ""'
the American operatives average ABOUT ~ per cent
higher than their European competitors lhere mas
been no increase in the cost OF bags OF o"ssNs 10
the American consumer since the enactment "a '"e
tariff law OF 1890, and the Americas" ih'"''N'"''''
nj hays have never entered into any combination
n Hv prices or otherwise affect fair ana free COM
petition. ,,,
Mr. Benis called attention to some lac's winch
N-aro rresb and exceedingly interesting. lie had
| asserted that neither the American manufacturer
nor consumer would reap any adVah'ase VI pc
| cunarv benefit from such action while the "oV-
eminent would be deprived OF source VI re''"",
u,h,ch in 1870, yielded nearly S.oooU. III SuPpo''
=, ,,;s accordion no said that the Calcutta prices
| ~ hurlans and bags had already been huNance"
,roo Congrees assembled. and that no contracts
for future delivery could he made except NJ 's"ei
ro,.s The average price In Calcutta LOT lS- "a'
tos cents each for certain XIII" W "e'
rd he knew that the same Kl' VI
bass could not now be op'''"'
u. IT. v.hue Mfr Remis was yet speaking n
teIooranhic dispatch handed 10 MN" nv
opened H. and after CHANGING al 's oo ' " -,
{, aloud II was reply to an Offer when ne 'h"''
o,.o,a, dove AGO for Calcutta bags to be delivered
! IN Gan francisco in January. 1891. ana ih'oi"'c'
h,,, ,hat ,be lowest terms for January delivery
uere 40 cents He said there IL no DOUBT """''
ever that the Calcutta MANUFACTURED anu
| chants arc keeny watching the proceedings vi ~"
wova and Means Committee and Congress, vi ''"'
they will be prepared TO take prompt "uN 49,
| Of a repeal or reduction OF any OF the nuteS W
Remis said that specific duties nave "oih'u " y,
and that the substitution of ad Naloren rates "o''
result IN serious injury to the manufacturers an"
| honest inporters while the Government "ou'u w
| defrauded OF a considerable portion OF the revenue
| IN which IL was entitled and no beneht "oulu
accrue to the consumer.