The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-06

Returns Show the Wisdom Of Tsrs1 Re-
duet ION.


The total value of imports during the
last fiscal year was s73i. 957. s.s, against
S65s. 99s.5e. the previous year. an in.
crease OF $40. oG3.25s. In view OF the
great industrial and commercial de-
preston which prevailed last year the
value of imports was large. il having
been exceeded only five times in the
history OF the country.
On the other hard. the value of do
nestle exports was s-y3, 357. 500. against
$500, eCt. o37 the year before. decrease
of SIS. s07.cs7. Notwithstanding the
large increase in imports and decrease
in exports, the latter exceeded the for
mcr by SCI, 44o,0i5 The exports of last
year have been exceeded eight times
in our history, and once-in ls92-by
over So42. 100000.
In view OF the fact that for ten
months OF the last fiscal year the i'm.
ports came in under the new tariff law
a comparison Of some of the principal
items with the same for the year be-
fore will be OF interest.
OF art works. which were put on the
free list BY the new law. we imported
TO the value of s3.si3.09- last year.
against sl,-ei. 3Di the year before. OF
chemicals, drugs and dyes, the duties
on which were maternity reduced. we
imported SAB, s52. SEQ worth. against
S3.. 5',3. 40 the year before. of cotton
goods we imported S33. 1875, 33s. against
60. GAG. 81, the year before; Of earthcn.
stone and chinaware, Ss.9J6, 03l. against
ST. $40. 49,; of iron and steel. S93 0J7, 327.
against Sal. 3ii, is9; OF leather and man.
ufactures thereof. si3.sl9.0le. against
50, 4l6,1+j. On all these goods the
duties were considerably reduced.
But while there was decided in
crease in the importation of all these
articles. the duties on which were
moderately reduced, there was also an
increase in imports Of goods which
were free under the old law and still
remain free. Thus there was an in
crease from $50. 3li, go to 500. 40. 3e6 in
coffee. from Sl6.7sd. l5a to ss6, lse. 9J4 in
hides and skins others than furs. and
from SIS. lie, 1913 to SIS. Ar. o67 in un-
manufactured rubber and gutta
percha- And, again. there was q de-
crease in the importation of some ar
ticles the duties on which were re-
duced. For example, from sls.954. I'll
to sl7. .39,9o5 in fruits, including nuts;
from $1,000 s65 to s.. ASS ISL in lead and
manufactures thereof, and from sis,-
.073 to SIT. sI3. So in wool and manu-
features thereof.
The imports Of sugar and molasse.
fell from siaG. 9li, l04 to $40. 492. SOC.
This decrease of more than $50, 900
was due in part to the enormous i'm
portations in anticipation of the 40 per
cent duty. and in part. and principal
ly. 10 the great fall in the foreign price
of raw sugars
The value of wool. which was put on
the free list. increased from Sc. l0.. 433
to Sa5. 556.4al. and the value of wooden
goods. the duties on which we're re.
duced about one-half. increased from
$40. 30i. $50 to $50. 5ia. 39l. But the in
crease in these articles. as in the case
OF others the duties on which Were
considerably reduced, was in no small
measure due to restriction OF inn
ports in 1874 in anticipation of lower
duties
On the whole the returns indicate
that the reduction Of the tariff has
stimulated importations. but it is too
early yet 10 make very confident de-
ductionS Il n icavo Ch-anicla