The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-05

IVlKK VIII " are some OF A.
things shown in n
pages:
The March importations of wool in in
were 5S,0S5, 1880 pounds, against n IN
SAT pounds in March, 1895, and a.,i,s
only 3,4SS, 415 pounds in the last MAJ
of the Mckinley law. The import,t0..
of rags, noils, etc. In March, 1897 ".
5, 466, 461 pounds. against 1904 poupds |
the last March Of the MCKINLEY In
These quantities Of free wool and shod&
now in stock here are not particular,
cheering to the growers Of good Americ,
wool, for 1t will be some months befon
they can be absorbed by the country an
a place made for the home product. IN
number of cattle imported in March, 1851
under the Wilson law was 56,S6O Win
in March, 1894, under the Mckinley In
the number imported was 81. The nun
Der of pounds of hides imported in MarA
1897, In view Of the prospective duty
hides, was two and half times as mud
as in March of the last year Of the Ne
Kinley law. amounting to nearly thru
million dollars In value. The hay impor
ed in March, 1895, 1896 and 1897, unds
the Wilson law was over 10000 tom
averaging about three times as much
was imported in the last March OF IN
Mckinley law. The world, according b
this official report, is being raked over
find wool to be brought TO this countq
before the new tariff law goes into effect
The importations of wool during Mard,
1897, came from Austria Hungary Be-
GUM. Denmark. France, Germany, Itat,
Portugal. Roumania, Baltic Russia
Spain, England, Scotland. Ireland. NOu
Scotia, the Black Sea ports, Dutch Ws
Indies, Argentine, Brazil, Chill. PEN
Uruguay, Venezuela, China, British East
Indies, Asiatic Russia. Turkey in Asia
British Australia. British Africa. Egypt
This is pretty fair showing.
Among other things this summary pre-
sents table of especial interest to agi
culturists. 1t shows the monthly avenr
prices of the principal articles OF merchan
disc imported and exported during the
past year. Extracts from the table are
given below. the exports representing
their market value at the date Of expor
tation. while the imported articles rPr
sent their values in foreign market Til
latter fact should be born in mind ua.
stantly in examining the comparatirstr
ures as the prices of imported articles ~
pear low, until II is remembered that Tie
values given relate to the prices In foreisn
markets, and do not include the amount
added. for freight, tariff, handling add
dealers profits, before they reach @
consumer in this country.
Comparative Tables.
Table showing average values OF CON
modities of farm export in April, 1874
and in March, 1897:
April. 1896. April 1871
Wheat flour, per Dbl. $500 SAP
p p,sp,.a norv no, IL cents ~ s ssSs
Cheese, per ID. 90 cents 100 cents
Leaf tobacco. ......7.4 cents ~ eeau
Table showing average prices IN ior
eign markets of commodities which farm
ers consume, in April, 1896, and March
1897:
Apr April. 1896. April Isa,. 1891
Cotton cloth cloth. pc. err I'd. 81 So
Picked herrings, ID. SO 20
Mackerel. per lb.....7. O.
Beet sugar ....... "a l.,
Dress goods. per I'd .S0.7 20 49,.
1t will be seen from the above that NV
selling price of practically everytnIas
which the farmer has had to put upon u,
market has Increased during the year anu
that the buying price of things when "
consumes has decreased.
The State Department is in receipt OF
communication from the United sta's
consul at Odessa, Russia. to the enes
that large quantities of Russian wool :.
inferior quality are being shipped TO 'a.
country and the manufacturers Oh Wv
country are cautioned accordingly.
The proposed duty on the quantity
rawhide which would be used in the ma.
ufacture of pair of shoes is estmateu
about 5 cents. Only about one-httn' NOV.
ever. of the hides used in this country -.
imported, so that the increased cost o.
pair of shoes by reason of the duty wou'.
probably not be more than one or w.
cents. The average man probably e'..
about three pairs of shoes per year ~.
anybody particularly object to pay.s
from three to six cents toward the suy
port of the Government In Its pres..
extremity, especially in view OF the s''
advantage accruing to the farmers
One Reason Gold 10 Exported.
1t Is but reasonable, with the impo
tions of foreign goods increasing so e'
mously in anticipation of the repe" :.
the Wilson low tariff rates and the ia
actment of a protective tariff, thar I'm
exports have increased. Inc io'.f I.
goods brought into the country mu. .;ons
paid for in gold, and II such impo ,,,.aus
increase from ten to twenty mill'o. Ia
month, II goes without saying tna' ss,.
exports must increase somewhat q,
eral other reasons, notably the deslls 90.
mutations of gold In Europe '.hsr,
son of war possibilities, show tina. .h.t
is nothing alarming in the exports .. In
metal, and no cause for the note Oh s go
being sounded by the silver aa oyo wss
The quantity of gold money In 1910 e..
81 ,2O0, 500, 900, while in 1895 II W." INT
sos, roc, coo, being in 1906 % per asv
greater than the gold and silver n''
combined in 1873. 4. n
Secretary Wilson's latest move -
making a practical investigation 10 .
mine sections Of the country most I'M .,ty
ed to the production Of the best q'-'~
of beet sugar.