The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-19
BENEFITS OF THE NEW TARIFF.

In q speech delivered by Hon. Peter J.
son1ers, of Wisconsin. in the House of
Representatives. August 49, 1894. the saw
ing TO the country in the wool and wooden
schedule alone. by the passage Of the new
tariff bill. even with the much talked of
Senate amendments is shown to be as
follows: Mr.. Somers said:
BY the adoption of this bill you save to
me people OF this country more than
Sl4l, O,0Dn as is shown by the statement
herewith present made by the deputy
appraiser of the port of New York:
~ a !; statement showing the amount saved
Senate bill in place of the Mckinley act,
Schedule K, Wool and woolens, prepared
by >. Schoenhof, deputy appraiser of the
port Of New York
English cloth made in Leeds, imported
into the port of New York, wool and cot
ton warp, 60 inches wide, weighing liz
ounces per yard: Cost per yard Is Sd less
and per cent discount, n cents net per
yard:
Cents.
Mckinley duty (sS19 cents per pound
Senate duty GO per cent. per yard)... 1O.SO
saved to consumer. .................. 29.O0
The samples No. to No. attached to
the respective statements represent actual
appropriations made in the current year.
me prices are the actual invoice prices,
as passed by the appraisers department
English cloth. wool and cotton warp.
imported into the port of New York, 81
inches wide, weight 13 ounces per yard:
Cost per yard Is. 2I5d. less per cent, 81
cents net per yard:
Cents.
Mckinley duty (sSia cents per pound
equal 40 per cent per yard. ........ 1920
Senate duty (O per cent. per yard... 1910
Saved to consumer. Observation-Disclosures. 31.60
English overcoatings. wool and cotton
warp, imported into the port of New York,
30 inches wide, weight &c ounces per yard:
Price Is. Cd. net per yard, ~ cents net per
yard:
Cents.
Mckinley duty(33 cents per pound
equal 40 per cent. per yarD .......... 7O.45
Senate duty 40 per cent. per yard.... $3.50
Worsted coating, Bradford, England.
inches wide, weight 20 ounces: Cost IS.
Sd. per yard, less per cent, 6212 cents
per yard:
Mckinley duty GA cents per pound
equal so per cent. per YARD. 80. S61a
Senate duty go per cent. per yardD.... 311a
Saved to consumer. Observation-Disclosures. So
French cashmere imported into the port
of New York, IS inches wide: Cost 0.95
francs per meter net, Is cents per yard:
Cents.
Mckinley duty az cents per square
yard equal so per cent? per yard. "a
Senate duty go per cent? per yard. 3
Saved to consumer. ................. .15
French dress goods, challies. all wool,
inches wide, weight 21a ounces per yard:
Cents.
Mckinley duty az cents per square
va ri \
Senate duty 60 per. cent?, per yard. 10
Saved to consumer. 10
Balance sheet showing the amount saved
to the consumer by the adoption of the
Senate hill in place of the Mckinley act.
1892 49, Imports of manufactures
of wool..........'...s$sss s s9s 'S SSo
Import value, duty
paid ................. 70, 41,000
1SS9-'so Census year. domestic manufac-
Wooden goods. 1888, $4,000
Worsted goods 79,194,000
H Snit ygood and s7,2n,ooo
hosiery ...... 100000
5O.2l1,ooo
sri-a 50,241OO0
'''''''' -,e, $40, $4,000
Value of domestic
manufactures -. APPS, 600
Add 1878 per cent. to
cover wholesale and
retail profits. ......... 12SOI4,O00
Cost of wool manu-
features to consum-
ers .....................51 2, 297, 900
Cost of wool manufac-
lures under Senate
bill on same amounts:
Importations S6,993, 600
Duty, 40 per
cent ......... 16,665,000
53.65S.OOO