New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-31
FREE TRADE WOOL PRICES
THEY ARE MUCH BELOW THOSE CURRENT
UNDER THE MKINLEY LAW.
THE WILSON TARIFF HAS BEEN TO


THE WILSON TARIFF HAS BEEN TO
AN AMERICAN INDUSTRY
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Enclosed is copy OF letter to the Hon
William Lawrence. which yo. may desire to lay be-
fore your readers with the marked tables In JUS
t!ce Ba,eman * Co.'S wool circular OF September ?,
showing wool TO be from ~ 10 27l2 cents per pound
lower after one year of the Free Trade Wilson,
German law than after year of the Mckinley
law, and also showing that Notwithstanding the re-
cent important advance IN american Wool, prices
still below those current at this time last year
when wool was put on the free iist also sno",ns
that foreign markets are i'Acucally the same, anu
without material change fer tneSe PT3auTts
Philadelphia Aug. IS, 1ss.
The Hon william Lawrence. President National
Association OF Wool Growers, Bellefon;ane.
Logan County. Ohio.
Dear Sir: In the cary part CT october, shortly
after the passage OF the iree-WoOl DILL senator
Voorhees, OF Indiana In Justfyng his vote in an adj
dress 10 his cons tuents was reported to have said
that "wfhn two weeks from that date wool would
se at ,b nsHeT Re' n How sadly the Senator
was in and Ignorant Of the subject "il De
OF September > showing In parallel columns the
prices for the leading grades OF american WOOL az
September l. 1894 and prices for the same after one
years practical experience OF that law IN septem-
II will be seen that American wool is higher
than it was then although fe" trades are me
same In price while the majority or the leading
qualities are lower from TO TWO cents per pound
than al this time one year ago. when WOO, was put
on the free list Prices today have not yet reached
their value then. although AZ important advance
from the lowest point reached In March, 1879. mas
taken place AT the latter date the lowest on rec
orI Ave months after WOOL had been on the free
list the standard grade OF Xxx Ohio had fallen 10
less than sixteen cents as against It's value OF over
thirty cents under the Mckinley law In March lss5.
when Grover Cleveland naugurated, but before
MS crusade against Am, lean Wool had begun.
Another table will show the prices Tor the same
leading grades Of American WOOL N october lssi az
tor one fun wears actual experience or the Mckinley
iaw and in paralle column the prices for the same
grades al this time after one year ac;ual expert
ence or the free-wool law. Fleece WOODS are now
from seven and half 10 fifteen cents per pound
Lower Than the same Grades Were after the nrst full
vear of the Mckinley law. anu secured WOODS are
from fifteen - twenty seven ana nall cents per
Mound lower after one years practical tral or free
trade than the prices current for the same quail
90 after one wear Of actdd trial or McAlnle pro-
,ac,,on TO show how ling has been the change
in foreign WOO durins ne same period for WOODS
- tba same grade ano quality as the American
vooIs oiioted we give table OF prices OF foreign
woods:
TABLE \.
.-,.. -, ,,,ros september is94 twhen the free
ro XII was pa sedD with September l. ls'5-one year