New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-19
STATISTICS FOR FARMERS.
HOW THE WILSON LAW WORKS IN THEIR
INTEREST.
EXPORTS or AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS HAVE
FALLEN OFF AND IMPORTS HAVE BEEN

MORE THAN DOUBLED
jgy TELEGRAPH 10 THE TEfBUNf:.l
Washington June lS.--The thirty millions OF peo-
pc in this country who live by agriculture or are
dependent upon its success for livelihood VIII ho1
he pleased with the operations OF the ne" lar.il
law 1t was felt when the law was framed mat II
was especially adverse to the AGRICULTURAL inter-
ests but {, was no; expected that 1t woud more
than double the importatlons Of farm products ana
n, tho same time enormously decrease the exporta-
tons of agriculture But that IS the record II mas
made thus far In every article pTotuced pS NV
farmer there has been an enormous increase III I'M
portations and the falling off OF cNpor'atohS Il"
farm products since the new lew went mo erec' ma
amounted TO sso0oo0O in the two great farm staples
OF bread AID meat alone. A careful analysis o. inc
opera,ion OF the new law produces some facts tha
will siart,e the farmers, especially those VINO 'oc'
10: "a change" ir 1882
The Eopublicans in Congress, It will be remem-
borcd made vigorous protest against the changes
made in the tariff on farm products. but OF COURSE
were HELPLESS 1t Is now possible 10 see VIA. '''
re effects of the new law mportations Oh ar
ticles produced By the farmers. Taxing lhe S'a'e
rnents of the Treasury Department covering '''
imports for the first eight months OF IA" ne" LEV
and conpa:iag them with those OF the correspondents
i,,,,. ,ar,hs NJ ,ast year under the Mckinley law
II Is found that there has been an increase oi io
- N 100 Ter cent In .hc imDo-;aiions Oh iHr'n P'o
,.o,s ,.5 ma; the total imports OF this CLASS Oh
.-.ic.cs hayc more than doubled. C"rI"usiE' 'Heie
c No, . single article Of farm production iou'u III
~ lie, which has not increased IN hhpoi'a
.,,ai,c nearly all the agricultural exports nave ue
creased NAM millions ..
,rhA ..,nor,ation Of farm products from A"suS' l.
7Soi IN MAY J. 1895, under the new IA" ainouh'eu -
over ss5 0C0 go in value. against sE'"VV' III NV
corresponding months OF the preceding year u'''o
tho Mckinley law. This, IT should DC re'he'h'
Violates exclusively 10 the class OF arlie'eS ""."
cons into connection with the products OF 'no
Ems ~ this country and includes animals Dreau-
Stunts eggs feathers. fax, fruits nay he"p' mus
hons cotton provisions, seeds. rice tobacco 'ese1
,c. and wool on the other hand there mas Oee'
o,rce the new Jaw went into effect reououoii VI
many millions in the exports OF farm produc'S' sun
&c hay hops oilcakc and mca, sceos 'esc'"'
oorr whoa. -four and meats. IL Is apparent si'a ,
,nore th,n 500 coo co the farmers OF me Vo'o'
a"innc i'm The increased imports ana 1eSieaaSSu
,or,s nj the classes of articles when theH
iT,La following tables show the imports ., 80" w
,,ro,i,c.s during the FIRST eight months uhe'
-. .ow compared with the imports IN .,e ,ho
reeron5inc months of he prece Eng yea u n ,n
Mckinney law also the exports III tne nj. III -
,norhs ~ the present sca. yea compdIeu Mr''i
Notwithstanding ten months of the preSeilns -
vnicr IN. OF law 1t will be observed ina s,I1
T., or increase In the mpOrtations OF e.ei! a" a. ~
..r-oJucaI hv the farmers and a reduc'!oh ~ '"'
dirnrrs Of nearly all the important farm prouu'9'