The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-12-23
VERY SATISFACTORY
NEW TARIFF LAW IS PLEASING
IT'S FRIENDS.
Treasury Figures Show 1t Is Product-
i've of Increased Exports of Amerf
can Products and Decreased I'M of "
-"Retaiiationo Measures Faiie
Showing Is Gratifying.

smoothly so Tar as feiates " iai ineio
also as relates to the revenues OF tue
Government. A document Just issued ny
the Treasury Department showing the
September importations points out inat
there has been a marked faillnS on III Inc
importations of numerous articles Oh lhin
produce compared with September Oh lasl
year, while the expectation OF the pro-
ducts of agriculture has lncreaseu Neiy
greatly despite the insistence OF free lrao-
ers that AN increase IN our tafln rats
would damage our markets abroad. Inc
September expectations or Agricultural
products amounted to Sl4, POI ,o13, against
SOC. $40, 6GS in the corresponding month
last year. While the general exporta-
sions of domestic merchandise increased
% per cent in September over those OF
The same month last year, the increase III
farm products was even greater, DeihS,
as will be seen by the above figures, about
DO per cent. In September of 1891 agrl-
cultural products formed AZ per cent OF
the total expectations, while III Sepfem-
Der, 1885, they constituted but 6I12 per
cent of the total expectations. In lmpof-
tation of farm products there has been
marked decrease in many articles. Inc
September importation of unnanufac-
tured cotton fell off 30 per cent, being but
s581 ,903 pounds, against 772.629 pounds
in September of last year. The importa-
zion Of flax, hemp and other vegetable
tlbers, manufactured, amounted to less
than oue-third of that of last year, being
s:,30,000 in value in September, 1897,
against nearly S1,O0OOOO in September,
1896. The importation of flax, which
amounted to S6S, 729 in September, 1896,
The manufactures of flax, hemp, jute,
ETC., imported in September. 1897, were
but about one-half in value those of Sep
TENDER, 1896, being but 81 .142, ia,
against So, 1860 The importations of
sugar in September, 1897, amounted to
less than $2,500,000, against over S.
100000 in September, 1886, while those
of vegetables dropped from $14S.34o in
September, 1896, to $S9,994 in September
of the present year. OF course, the most
noticeable decrease is in WOOL which fell
from 4,795.476 pounds in September of
last year to 2,505.673 pounds in Septem-
her, 1897, while the manufactures of wool
fell off in much larger ratio, being in
value but $536,393 of the present year
against $2,0G6, 101 in September, 1896.
In the matter of exports there has been
farm production. The September expor-
tation of cattle amounted to $3,212,36S,
against $2,730,103 in September of last
year. The value of the horses exported
was $67S, 492 against 1924 ,315 in the cor
responding month of 1896. The exporta-
ton of barley amounted to 1,044 800,
against S7SS,431 in September of last
year; corn. $4,000, 723, against So, 962, 612
alNo.
ton of corn meal increased from S41,-
$50 in value to SIG, 461 oats from $201.-
677 TO $1,641 ,069 in September, 1897;
oatmeal from 3012.97S pounds in Septem-
Der, 1896, to 5,516,969 pounds in Septem-
Der, 1897. The expectation of rye prac-
tically doubled, being in value S319.322
in September Of last year, against $685.
40 in September of the present year. OF
hops the expectation in September. 1897,
was more than four times in value that of
September, 1896, being $780, 65, against
$15,45S. Of bacon the expectations were
in September 1897, over 100000
pounds, against 31,O000O0 pounds in
September OF 1896. Of hams the pounds
exported in September. 1897, was over
100000, against 100000 in Septem-
Der of last year, while the expectation of
butter jumped from 3,494 ,532 pounds in
September, 1896, to 1898, 467 pounds in
September. 1897.
At the Treasury Department the new
law is proving equally satisfactory The
receipts are steadily increasing, and for
the month of November average fully
million dollars for each business day,
while there is every reason to expect that
the increase in the importation of manu-
featured articles and sugar which will
come with the beginning of the new year
will add from eight to ten million dollars
per menth to the receipts, thus bringing
shem above the requirements for the run
ming expenses of the Government and
putting the treasury again in position
10 accumulate a sufficient surplus to carry
on the business of the Government with
safety and reduce somewhat at least the
Indebtedness incurred under the Wilson
law 10y liberal contributions to the sinking
fund and the creation of such surplus
SIS will be needed to meet the outstanding
bonds when they fall due.
Another very satisfactory feature of
the operations Of the new law is found
IN the fact that nothing whatever has
come of predictions made by the Demo-
Gratis during the discussion in Congress
ol the OiuSlty Dlli 10 TIE erect that the
enactment of the rates named in the bill
would result in closing our markets in
foreign countries. 1t will be remembered
that numerous protests were made by the
representatives of foreign countries to
this Government with the implied threat
that il the increased tariff was put on
their goods it would be necessary for the
Governments of those countries to enact
retaliatory tariffs against our own goods.
which they had been previously buying.
There were thirteen of these countries
making formal protests, and the follow
ing tables show our expectations to the
thirteen countries during August and
September of the present year under the
Dingley law compared with August and
September of last year under the Wilson
law: also our importations from those
countries in the months in question under
the two laws:
Aug. & Sept, Aug. & Sept,
1896, under 1897, under
Exports to- Wilson law. Dingley law
Austria Hungary ;. S223. sol $573.O29
Belgium .......... 5,149.519 11.0S9,540
Denmark 1,0I1, 066 1895, $40
France ........... 6.939.s21 APO 437