The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-07-18
SOME TARIFF FIGURES.
Report of the Bureau of Statistics Shows the
Working of the New Law.

Working of the New Law.
The Bureau of Statistics has just issued its
May bulletin for the fsca! year up to the list OF
June The figures contained in it are very in
teresting in that they show the working OF the
| new tariff law. which was in operation nine OF
| the ii months covered by the reports.
In the detailed statement of imports it Is in
teresting to note the increased importations of
articles produced in this country. For in
| stance the value of animals imported for the
period above mentioned was 81 .262, $50 for 1894.
For 1895 il was 81. 500, 523. The importation OF
breadstuGs increased from S2,00964 in 1894,
| to s. THAT'S in 1895. In the one article OF
barley, the importation increased from 119,o69
bushels in 1894, to country. For instance, the
value of the imports of manufactured cotton,
which is admitted free increased from S2,66s,-
O97 in 1894 to 81, 529 766 in 1895. In the manu-
features of cotton, which come In under q
greatly reduced tariff the increase of importa-
lions during the IL months period mentioned is
very marked. The value of these imports for
that period ending in 1894, was 2l,244, 404,
while for the same period ending in 1895, the
value was $31. 443561.
The largest increase was in the item of cut
lery, where there was an advance OF nearly
81, 100000 in the value of the imports. There
has also been an appreciate advance in the
value of imports of meat and dairy products,
and the farmers and poultrymen of the country
100000 dozen more eggs imported during the
last year than in 1894. For the IL months
ending May 81 1894, the value OF sugar i'm
ported free was Sill .6l9 96S, and the value of
dutiable sugar was S2,076, l6S. For the same
period ending in 1895 the value of free sugar
imported was S28. sos 2S4. aud the value of
dutiabie sugar was S39, SOS, sol.
There was big increase in the value of the
importation of manufactured wool in the
"A nararn5 nv tho Traasnrr stp at
The value of free wool imported under the new
tariff law amounted to 2l,3l6733. And the
amount that came in uader duty before the
new law went into effect was 81, $50 1877, max
ing a total of nearly $23, 600, 900 worth of wool
imported during the II months, while the value
of that imported during the ii months ending
in May, 1894. was only s.. 306, 992. There was
also big increase in the manufactures of
wool upon which the tariff has been reduced.
For the IL months ending in 1894, the value
of these importations was SlS.432,675, while
their value this year was $50, 150,2l7.
The monthly statement of the principal arti-
cles Of domestic exports shows that during the
month of June, 1895, the exports of mineral
oils amounted to 81. 93s. $50, a gain for the
month of about $1,30000O. and for the year
about s., 49, 0o. The exports of cotton dur
ing June amounted to So. 574, 090 against S., 24s
697 during June, 1894. For the last 10 months
there was gain of about So, 400. 600 over the
same period in 1894. The aggregate exports of
provisions during June is shown to have been
S. 1854, 040. gain of about 81, 100000. The ex-
ports for the year amounted to Sll0,09S, 643 a
loss for the year OF nearly $5l. 100000 The ex-
ports of provisions during June amounted to
81 .131S 67 loss for the month ofabout So, ESQ.,
600. For the entire year the exports OF pro-
visions amounted to $l59, les, 448, loss of about
S15,000,000.
OPENING OF THE NATIONAL PARK.
The official announcement of speakers at the
dedication of the Chickamauga and Chatta-
nooga National Military Park is as follows:
Sept. 19.-Dedicatlon of the Chickamauga
section of the Park; exercises at Snodgrass
Hill, 10 be opened by Secretary Lamont, with
orators Gen. John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, and
Gen. John b. Gordon. of Georgia; s p. IN, at
Chattanooga, exercises conducted by the So
cety of the Army of the Tennessee Gen.
Granville NJ. Dodge presiding. and orators Gen.
Oliver o. Howard, u. s. A., and Gen. Joseph
Wheeler of Alabama.
Sept. 20.-Dedicstion Of tho Chattanooga Sec
ton of the Park; exercises beginning at noon.
at Chattanooga, with orators Gen. Charles II.
Grosvenor of Ohio, and Gen. William B. Bate
of Tennessee; 2. M, at Chattanooga, exer
cises conducted by veterans OF the Army Of the
Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia
Gen. Edward &. Walthall Of Mississippi, pre-
siding, and orators Gen. Orlando Smith and
Gov William C. Oates Of Alabama.
At 8 p. M, Sept. Is, at Chattanooga, the an
nual Reunion Of the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland will occur, at which will be
present Executive aud Congressional parties
the Governors Of States and thcis stats, and
the representatives of all army societies The
orator will be Gen. Charles +. Henderson.