The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-21


Barley viii have to meet Canadian COM
petition, - will buckwheat. oats and so
on. The reduction in the duty on tobacco,
which will admit an increasing quantity
of Sumasra. will injure the tobacco pro-
ducers. Large quantities of hay were Inn
ported from Canada before the Mckinley
act doubled the duty. but now the duty is
to be restored TO the rate existing before
the Mckinley act took effect. Vegetables,
apples, eggs. and such things are to be cd.
mit,ed FREQ under the Wilson bill.
The farmers in the far West or South
may not feel this foreign competition, but
in the East, or anywhere along the line of
our Northern frontier states. where they
have to meet Canadian products, the farm
ers OF course will suffer. In the year
ended June so, 1889. farm animals were
imported to the value of nearly 5000, 900.
For the year ended June 80, 1s92, the value
of these animals imported was reduced
nearly one-half. But now the rates will
be lower in many cases than before the
Mckinley act took effect; hence. the Inn.
portations will be increased. Over s.. coo. 900
worth of barley was impor ted in one year
before the Mckinley act took effect. and
this has been reduced to 1921, COS under
the existing law.
A restoration of the old duty means. of
coarse, renewal of Canadian Imports
tions and a consequent loss to American
farmers of over s7.oo0. 600. In 1890 hay
was imported to the value of $i,l4s,4 4a
The imports the first year under the Nc
Kinley tariff fell to Sii5, 46i.
In the year 1850 s.. .976 worth of eggs
we're imported. The first full year under
the Mckinley sct'the importation OF eggs
amounted in value to only $500, goo, and
last year the value was S392.6i6, a yearly
gain to the farmers OF the United States Of
over s.. 0oo,00o on eggs alone. The placing
of farm implements on the free list will
not result in any reduction of prices, but
IL will injure the manufacturers of such
machinery, because they have 10 paw a
duty when they send their machinery 10
Canada, while tho Canadian manu-.
taeturers can ship 10 the United States
free of duty. This may reduce the num-
her Of men engaged in such manufactures
aud lower the wages in others owing 10 The
more restricted market. and tha, will reduce
the number of persons consuming farm
products. This would he al injury 10 the
farmers, instead Of help. and so it would
be with the iron. coal and other industries
affected by lower duties. Salt is put on
the free list, but IS a farmer can now get a
barrel Of salt fer from - 20 50 cents the
removal Il the duty will not help him anv.
The repeal Of the reciprocity treaties With
Spain. Brsxii and other nations under
which American farm products gained al.
mission To Cuba and those other countries
81 lover rates Of daily than are imposed on
similar products coming from other ma
tons viii result in n loss of many million
dollars year 20 the Am crican farmers in
the decreased export Of tAeir products.
II the item Of flour the exports TO Cuba
were iu vaine s59I SO for tue fiscal year
OF lSo9I. which Vas before the reciprocity
treaty sook elect. while last wear the value
was s. S-i.A27. In corn the increase vas
FROM Sl2o,ls7 10 ssSe,olA IN hog products
tae Increase was tFoa <26>s3. - 20 s.. 4ot.-
a. In yegetNhles~beAas. peas and pots-
toes-she increase WAS from ss9l.42i 20
SOS Isl Here IS &n increase "a the ex.
ports Of those farm products OF sS.6i5. 2T7 a
year % C,shs alone.
The total increase in experts 20 Cuba
ii iwo years 0a6sr the reciprocity treaty
has been $s&0o.e1 This IS due TO the
great reduction Ia duties IN Cuba in favor
OF tie United States. Shlch gave not onlv
discriminating rates, bat allowed 5 much
lSrzeF consumption 81 these products IN
that country, osing 10 their greater cheap
hess. Al q this advantage is shrown
assay under jhe WGsoa bs.L
The Reciprocity .Ess..s. With European