The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-25
HOW IT WORKS.

IIOW IT WORKS.
Tho N sw Tariff Law Bon etltting England.
Failing on In Our Snlcs-S0mo Startling
Figures.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2i.-Thc
working OF tho now. tariff law Is pretty
fully shown by tho monthly trade
abatement OF Groat Britain, which has
just boon received in this city. Tho
statement covers tho trado relations DO.
tween tho United States and Great
Britain and her colonies for tho months
Of January and February Of this year,
and is the latest information upon tho
subject, rs our own statstica will not DO
ready for some months.
1nasmuch as tho British statement
contrasts tho exports and imports OF
the first two months OF this year with
similar period OF last year. 1t furnishes
an accurate comparison OF the workings
OF our foreign commerce under tho
Wilson law aud tho Mckinley law.
Tho facts conveyed in tho statement
vii! mako very grim reading for Amcri-
can manufacturers and producers, bu.
will DO very satisfactory to those who
have favored recent legislation, believing
that it would cheaper goods and thus
ooAoA' 'Ao 'ii"'''''
1T WORKED ONLY ONE WAY.
BY this statement, compiled from
British cnstom house recorls /, ia mnde
81 H. .,,,;,.,,,. -;
II. - ,.,us ILL, III :. 49,,
has alarminrly decreased in tbo," two
months, while the trade in everything
wh!ch England raises or produces aud
S mn,cn SUI 4e.'s :? us nus s.e"'y ~
oae"s"u. s"s;e "..oIs eosn'nn 'nto .n's
u.;.I' - :" ..e ar; ".u 'asa. eo"I pos'.ao"
t Wv" s"o a u''' 10" p'ouue' VI Itia"u'
'"I r. -
-. VI" H .au' .epo''s ..o''' os,,u' eo."'
~ .t, ;I a"'y, Aus'tia' e.1.'
ss'ouIu snoM si'n.'nr oasnl'ce OF 'rane
~ p'or ;.t ''v'. W oai eGn'tie'I'aI feta-
t'o"s WV" t.'oi,. =" wv ,n1e'cs' VI t'io
a n',i psouuv ;,i aaL inan9Inctu.er
y; .Ao', W w s''l' 'u 'ici Ht'.tlu'a'eo
III. ~ snI eo.h p''sa'''o Workings Vi inc Two
'at m!:.n avs.
:; ml'neu! at'emp.Ins 70 go INTO STA
.,s''cs "nicH 'li,Snt oe uty feau'he 20
.l'e scneta. teaaot' ulliess nc happeneu
" w ;"seieS'eu ~ as'lc!'tu'e OF h''hu-
.aetuf1n., II ma! W "el' 20 feprouIce
so n;a; % tue eIoqueo' tes'''noHy OF 'nls
ol'ie'a' s'nteneht 10 tue e'"ti'Eine IN
Sse"sH =! nt..'sn soui ''ieIce "nu 'no '"'''
'"e ou III a'her'e"'' 't"ue.
i FALLING. OFF IN OUR SALES.
The iallin: off in our sales OF aCricul.
,ur,l ,rodrc,s 70 E,,,,,d d,-;n, ,bo
', 80, rl w
'ho"''s Vi '"''ua'y aiu feofuaey Oh
this year arc especially notable. The
exports OF cattlo alone show decrease
OF over S9l3,0OO over tho two months Of
last year. The sales OF American flour
wcre over 100000 less than in the two
months OF the previous year. The sale
OF American bacon decreased over $780,
600 in two months. The exports OF
fresh beef fell oil to the amount Of over
$lG5.Q00. The sales Of butter decreased
from SlG5. 900 to $50, in round num-
oe5s.
ono'ho;f; ,' II the twn mnn,bs ro UM Sv.
ing loss OF over 100000 while, OH tho
other hand, England sold us over $780,
600 worth OF fish, representing gain OF
50 por cont in hor commerce. Our sales
Of mares and go!din.s, wheat, hams and
lard showed n slight increase. while the
exports OF sheen furnished tho only in
stance OF gratifying increase. II Eng
land bought more OF our sheep. how.
over. she ovcncd up the deal by selling
Us S2Gl 900 worth OF English wool in the
two months, and over S2.300,000 worth
OF Australi39 and Canadian wool in the
same period, shutting ont OF tho A,ueri-
can product to'thut eStcns.
Our sales OF raw cotton increased over
$1,000. 900 for the two months, although
we had tho largest cotton crop for many
years. Tho sales OF unwrought copper
foil off to the extent OF $3.50 900, the salo
Of timber decreased considerably over
half n million dollars, tho exports OF
tallow foil Sl75,000 to $4,000 in round
numbers and tho traffic in cheese de-
crcascs to the amount OF over S200,QD0.
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W la, ,,,,l,;,c !, .,uo.;,,,
No '''' "p','''"S w q 'n'' '''''' '''"''"'
iaclurors nrc the hgurea OF tho increased
imports from England into tho United
State. for these Two months. In worst.
ed goods wo bought over S3.iO0,0OO
worth, m increase OF over $2,i00000,
and III WOODEN warns and tissues Wn
bought TO tho extent of SO23 ono AGAINST