Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
The American can build a house

The American can build a house
much cheaper now than a year ago, for
the prices of lumber and building ma
terials have been materially lessened.
The import duties on building stone of
all kinds, except marble, have been
reduced from 20 to 80 per cent for
dressed material. and lumber is prac-
tically free of duty. Already a big
tumble in prices is noted and is most
apparent In the cases Of laths, shin
giles, clapboards and foorings.
In regard to binding twines and cord
age, the Cordage Trade Journal has the
following to say in reference to the
new schedule for hemp, fax and jute:
.'One effect Of the new tariff is likely 10 be
q period Of depression for some manufacturers
OF jute. The placing Of fax and hemp on the
free list and the reduction Of the duty on
dressed fax and hemp cause q reduction in the
selling prices Of twinee and yarns. which re-
suits In their use where jute has been used
In maintaining the duty on fax and hemp the
government has placed them at disadvantage
compared with jute, which was in 1890 put Oh
the free list. Jute was able to build up busi-
ness which was to last as long as the conditions
lasted Now that conditions have changed.
tute must adjust itself to the changed condt-
lions and build up business in open and fair
competition with the lower grades Of hemp
and fax. Already the hemp and fax manu-
facturers in This country are receiving orders
that cause them to increase their production
and. In some instances. to run their factories
on full time. Jutc manufacturers. on the other
hand, report poor business. and some OF them
are reducing their output. In this case, at
least the abolition or reduction Of the tariff Is
resulting In the use OF better goods than bad
been previously used"
Sweeping reductions in the duties
charged on imported silks were made
by the new tariff, and all these favor
the home manufacturer. Cardod or
combed silks now admitted to this
country upon the payment of duties
equal to 20 per cent. of the invoice
value were taxed 30 cents per pound
under the Mckinley tariff. just what
this meant is shown by the official an
nouncement that the Mckinley tariff
Of so cents per pound amounted to COX
per cent. on the silk imported during
1898.
Retail dealers who fail to give their
customers the benefit of the reductions
in cotton cloths of all kinds will soon
lose their trade. The prices demanded
for almost every kind of manufactured
cotton fabrics have slumped since the
new tariff schedules went into effect
On unbleached cottons the new tariff
imposes duties ranging from to 1ai
cents per square yard; under the Nc
Kinley tariff the cost of Importation
ranged from to ~ cents per square
yard.
The new tariff on the cheaper grades
of bleached cotton goods varies from
to ~ cents per square yard, the Nc
Kinley tariff ranged from a5z to 81
cents per square yard for, similar
goods.
Cotton prints under the new tariff
have to pay duties ranging from :
cents per square yard for the common
kinds used to ~ cents per yard for
the finest The Mckinley tariff on
corresponding grades varied from 4
cents to 81 cents per square yard.
The duty on cotton thread in skeins,
cops, trundles, etc. is reduced from 10
to cents per pound and the imposts
On spool cotton have also been low
cred.
The imposts on spinning machinery
have been reduced, and metal ties.
which were taxed 2-1O cents per pound