The morning times., 1895-11-28
RES5LTS OF NEW TARIFF
Marked Differences Shown In
Imports Of 1894 and 1895.
OPINION OF CHIEF FORD
Reduction In fhe Rate of Duty Has
Applied to Three Chsses-Law May
Be said to Go Back TO That OF 1875
The Figures Which He Gives a re
Conclusive on This Point.

Mr.. Worthington C. Ford. chief OF the
Bureau OF Statistics, was asked yesterday
to express his opinion OF the general re-
suits IN the imports of 1896 under the new
tariff
"A comparison with the figures OF
1894. Mr. Ford says. certainly show
remarkable differences The imports OF
artc cies free or oaty were about So 600 900
less in 1895 than In 1894. Tho figures OF
1895 being $3T6, $50 900, the difference
IN the two years is IN reality much larger
as the total of the free WAS increased by
$50, 3,5Sl 900 in imports Of wool aBi by
about Sc. 900 .0Ge in wood. also for the first
t.Ile Ifet- AID hihG allow -iiccs iur THESE
I,.J ii-nIS the In.Iorts of 1875 OF free ar
ticies were at least $f1 .OOO. 600 less than
THE IMPORTS OF Siniiiar articles in 1894.
Turning to the dutiable, we find re-
mar kabic increase III tue imports. In
1894 the duiiabie goods were valued at
Sz51 ,6i5. .7Ua, Bnd IN 1895 1854 II 800
The duty collected in 1894 was Si2S,-
eSl 1857, and in 1895 S147, 7,30l.21S. Iu
1894 the ad valorem rate OF duty on the
mi r'' fntia'.l" imports Was 80 per cent, and
in 1895 1t was only 41-75 per cent. This
will snow tnst tile tarl1f law oT 1894 re-
uaCed tie general IA te of duty by S.25 per
Cent. and this average rate for 1895 is jusi
the Same rs the average rate collected in
1894. the first year after the tariff of 1898.
CLASS OF IMPORTS.
Turning TO the classes OF imports" says
Mr.. Ford. ''it is seen that the reduction
in the general rate or duty has applied
10 three important classes: Articles in
crude condition. which enter into the
various processes OF domestic industry.
articles which wholly or partially manu-
facLured for use as materials in manufac-
lures and inscitainc arr ana articles man IL
factured ready for use. through the
placing duty on sugar the rate on food
and animal Classes OF imports has ireen
raised. but IL is still far below the rate
coiiscted on these CLASSES under the tarIIi
nf AGT an1 1ES3
This is shown when the class is split
up into Its constituents. The imports of
breadstnffs in e94 paid "a Per cent OF
duty or an import Of 81 1s7 II !: "A larger
import in 1898 of 81 .GGT .65s paid 26
per cent of duty. second large, item
ia ulis class: ProTisio!;s. tHlh 'rafiS tnc
same rate OF duty in both years. SO per
cent. and tn imports ia two years were
"TIr general Change made by the tariff
was IN the sfconl cfaSS or articles, rh "
materials Of manufacture, where the repeal
OF all duties on raw wocls and on Cer.s-in
wood products, introduce j cbanSe of great
moment. The value OF free woois imported
in tits last year WAS SS3.5<l ,CS1. Had
these woods paid duty they would have
brought into tie govern me'lt about Si5-
100000. 1t is safe TO say, however.
that al The old duty heeB collected the
imports would not have buen SO large.
and fFcm revenue STANDPOINT ccuid Dot
have cXcc@r'ei trc Figures gwen in 1891
or 1899, where an average OF S7.o00,G0O
10 revcDG" was collected
II am merely looking at It from the
revenue standpoint now, he explains,
land Bot from the industrial. In wood
anu wool TIE government sacrificed about
$4,000, ,0G0. hni The s'-gs;r revenue brought
more than Si5.o00.ooo-
THE GREAT SCHEDULES.
.'Only the general results OF tie great
schedules car be noted. The inporis OF
cotton manufactures il Sa5 were S23. .5eT,
416. which psId duties of S15.122.s2c, az
average al valorem of IL per cent. The
average of S9i was &c per cent. Theyalue
OF imported manufa ciurts of wool in 995
was S.s6, I<S,l9 aDd the average duty
collected oD these imports was 56-S- In
1894 the Imports of manufactured wool
were less than S20.OU0.F 900. bus the duty
collected amounted 10 more tt:aD 81 per
cent. OF the valEe.
"The manufactures of iron ard steel i'm
ported in S94 were valued at $50. .559. 900.
and paid 81 4 .00p 900 in duties. or 6S-5 per
cent Of The vaiac. 1855, the imports were
sd ,JGO, 600, and the duties only Is per
cent or SIl.Gv0.0D0. This reduction is
nearly all accounted for IN the single item of
TIN plates
to oasgreaian extent ass orie o ther schedules
Tue imports of manufactures of fibeTs. such
as flax and hemp, remain almost I'M
changed In the two years. The leather
products give an Increase OF nearly so per
cent, ana a reduction in the duty OF about
20 per cent. Among the articles or luxury
may be named the manufactures oi SIX. the
imports OF which rose from S2i,oCG,oUt. IN
- l. SS!.tt U.ittiT IA 1895. The
average rate OF duty being 90 per cent in
1894, ard 47.5 per cent in 1896"
The law OF lSe4, Nj. T ord Gays, may be
SAID to have one back 10 ti.e tilTirf of l $40
the tariff Which the tariff commission of
1sAc rpQnUNT1 ppIpl he lptrpsa~ t.l-