New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04

,ct per cent In pig ana lO's per cent III s''e'
.-.o,s and In all other products OF iron only a
.~;c,re decrease. meaning relative increase IN
" .xcept tin plates. In cotton goods. again.
80 "a also an increase of 14.J per cent not
-.,,h.tanding the decrease in general consump-
,,or and it is we'll to notice that the takings OF
..,,on by Northern spinners during the last year
i've been Is per cent less than In the year 1871
90 Men in and out Of Congress who talk OF the
..c,entific protection afforded by the wilson
corn,an act to this industry, might well take
.r,;cular notice OF these facts. In the other
,.rufactures of Glass III. there appears a de-
.r.ase so small that IN view of the genei al
.sr,nkage Of consumption 1t means a large rela-
tive increase.
The articles in Glass l are those which show
,rost clearly the effects Of the new tariff. In
.ome of them, it is true. the increase does not
.nnear TO be due TO change OF duty But no
ne can fail to trace the increase of 304 per cent
IN woollen manufacture to the reduction OF
more than 40 per cent in duties; the increase OF
saS per cent in wool to the removal of all duties
the increase of 754 per cent in timber and
,rmber 10 the removal of duties on the important
Kisses the increase Of GO per cent in tobacco
.af to the heavy reduction of one-half in the
auty on leaf suited for wrappers. The increase
m refined sugar is due TO the placing OF ~
,.r cent duty on raw sugar. and the increase
,s1105 per cent in art works results from plac-
Ing nearly all on the free list. 1t VIII not piease
MI, will interest Northern farmers to know that
,unorts Of hay increased 2SI.S per cent, with
decrease Of about third in the duty imports
=, earthenware were 21S per cent greater IN
.n,,e OF decreased consumption. duties having
ham reduced nearly 40 per cent. The increase
4, "other fresh fish, is not due to change OF
ar,v but the increase OF 1226 per cent IN
oranges not to the advantage or Florioa' loi-
,oucd a decrease Of about a quarter In the duty.
:, gloves the decrease in duty was not quite
ouar,er. but the shrnkage in consumption mas
haen heavy. and in copper most OF the xmas
Unmarried we're made free. A reduction OF
80, IN du,ies on ready made clothing or SILK
,os q large increase in imports. although
imports Of other silk goods decreased Inc uu'S
a,ufac,ures of hair was reduced more than
ho,, and the duty on jewelry SO per cent about
.,chth was taken from the duty on linseed'
"a tho duty on other spirits than brandy was
-o,,,coa from 81 80 to 81 81 per gallon On
"o,her SOAP" the duty was reduced just nan.
Tho increase in imports Of this class Is "oo
nor cont or nearly $50 100000. notwithstanding
the great decrease in consuming power Vi ''e
PEOPLE. When undervauations resulting HUI"
duties largely ad valorem are taken ih'o dO-
conn, /, is probable that imports of this class
,o,,s,l,, increased nearly S1O0Oo0OOO which
EXPLAINS precisely why the country mas oeeii
obliged 10 send gold abroad and the lredsui9
has been compelled TO borrow S-"5'""'"' III
49,. ,ho, ,hree wears Yet there are men called
able who insist that the currency question IS
the root of all trouble