New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03
THE RUSH TO ESCAPE DUTIES
WHAT TREASURY FIGURES sHoW-VALo'
ABLE AND INTERESTING TABLES.
far rrIEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEI

WHAT TREASURY FIGURES sHOW-VALo-
ABLE AND INTERESTING TABLES.
Tsr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNEl
Washington. May 2-The Treasury nsu,e
the month Just ended confirm Chairman Dihs'c9
statement made a few days ago. that 'heio
likely to be nearly years supply OF ioreieh soou
IN the country when the new Tarin Dill goes ih'o
or,ct While the retrospective clause so called. OF
the Dingley bill probably prevented the making VI
some contracts. 1t did not reduce the amount Va
goods brought in during April. as compared WIN
the preceding month. That clause perH''eu q"
goods contracted for ordered prior 10 April 10
come In under Wilson low rates. and also ieit
largely with the importers to indicate by their own
statements whether goods coming In AFTER April
had been purchased or ordered prior 10 that oa.e
Some importers have chung to the belief that the
feature of the bill would fail In the Sen
o,e while others have chosen to take the rsK OF
being required to pay extra duty In case the retro
active clause became a law. The result is that the
April importations have been phenomenaiIy large
as large indeed, those of the month preceding
and larger than those OF any other month since the
Wilson law began to let the food Of foreign goods
into this market The imporatons OF foreign goods
during the month of April will foot up total OF
nrobably $4,000 900 in value. Those Of March were
s7s $751; and while the figures for April have not
been received there is "eason to believe that the
total will exceed that of March. The customs COL
lections for the month ran about the same as Tor
March,
non -dutiable merchandise, especially wool and
hides has increased very much during the month.
and that the estimate of 100000 for April Is low
one.
The following table covering the importauons
into the United States during the last nine months
indicates the hot haste with which foreign manu-
facturers and no ne importers have filled the ware
houses of the United States preparatory TO the ad
vance of duties contemplated by the new tariff:
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS OF FOREIGN MERCHANDIsE
INTO 5@ The rNiTED sTATEs~AUGUsT /. 1896 TO
s ssPember isao g 22S $50
Sovember iStG 5oois2ss April 37esiimated) 5000 0oo
Diecember' 1890. $3.50 eco
While the increase has been especially noticeable
by reason of the increase in customs receipts, the
growth has been even greater than Is thus SHOWN
increased their orders for goods now the, free
list which they have reason 10 believe VIII 10 D DC
Pbst there e has been an in
importation of articles on the free list Is SHOWN py
the following table:
iNi oi' a August ST l. 1885. TO NAY i. 1881
August 1896 ei January 1897 So 2sa d so
oeoSar is sSso 5ac c sa5 March, POI
SoSsSsr Isss slssSs April '7'es'm''e
That the election of Republican President and
Congress proved signal for instant ae.vitg on
arations for fiooding the country with foreign
goods before new law could go into ~, erect &c Is
increase in customs receipts The growth In these
since the month in which President Mckinley was
elected has been remarkable. as Will be seen by the
subjoined table;
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS FROM s6 NOVEMBER 1896 TO
December 1896. 10 719.412 March. 1877 y NY so8
January 1851. IL 276s74 April, 1ssI... SoooWo
Another evidence of the instantaneous erect OF
the election of President Mckinley and Repub-
lican Congress upon the importation OF goods now
on the free list and likely to be transferred 70 the
dutiabe list is shown in the percentage tables of
centage of total importations Wnlch come IN iIee
of duty. The relative increase in the importation
of nom dutable goods Is shown with especlai clear
by this table:
PROPORTION OF FOREIGN APPROPRIATIONS
BROUGHT IN FREE OF DUTY FROM AUGUST l.
1896 TO MAY /. 1897.
1895 i. C.. 1897. re
August ..........4l.7 January %
September .....i1l February % .
October March ';sNo
November ..."....''' DO Ap' "s''""'eu''
december .............oo.s,
The increase in mportations. especially since 1t
became known that Congress was to meet imme-
diately after the Inauguration of President Mckm-
ley and take up the Tariff bill. s shown by a com,
parison of the customs receipts of March and April
Of the present year with those months In the three
preceding years:
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS DURING MARCH AND APRIL
1894 TO 1897 INCLUSIVE.
1894 ....... s21 525 $40 1896 s25 !9 "a
1885 ......:... 273s2s75 1897 4jSI3S6
While the increased importation in dutiable
goods Is shown by the above table that OF tne non
II contains The following table. however gives
the importation of articles free OF duty In March
and April during the last three years:
IMPORTATION OF NoN-DUTIABLE GOODS ~ MARCH
AND APRIL. 1895 TO 1897. INCLUSIVE.
1925 .s66 ea3Oei 1897 SIS 900 ooo
1896 ......... 596l2,o26 Npril OF 1891 es'imaied)