The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-12-03
THE New Tariff All Right.

merS, and as also as relates to the rev.
enues of the Government. A docu-
ment just issued by the Treasury De-
partment showing the September I'M
portations points out that there has
been marked falling off in the i'm
portations of numerous articles of
farm produce compared with Septem-
Der of last year, while the expectation
of the products of agriculture has in
creased very greatly despite the insis-
tence OF the free-traders that an in
crease in our tariff rates would dam
age our markets abroad. The Sep
tember expectations of agricultural
products amounted TO $74,261, ,573
against $50, ,529,66S in the correspond
ing month of last year. While the
general expectations of domestic mer-
chandise increased 25 per cent. in Sep
tember over those of the same month
last year, the increase in farm pro-
ducts was even reater, being, as will
be seen by the above figures, about 40
per cent. In September of 1897 agri-
cultural products formed 70 per cent.
OF the total expectations, while in Sep
tember, 1896, they constituted but 6759
per cent. of the total expectations. In
importation of farm products, there
has been marked decrease in many
articles. The September importation
of manufactured cotton fell off 35
per cent, being but 5S1, 1903 pounds
against 772,629 pounds in September
of last year. The importation of flax,
hemp, and other vegetable fibres, un-
manufactured, amounted to less than
one-third of that of last year, being
$3.50, 900 in value in September, 1897,
against nearly $1,000,O00 in Septem-
ber, 1896. The importation of flax,
which amounted to $6S,729 in Septem-
ber, 1896, dropped to $41, ,639 in Sep
tember, 1897. The manufactures of
flax, hemp, jute, ETC., imported in Sep
tember, 1897, were but about onehalf
in value those OF September, 1896, be-.
ing but 81, ,142,17 against $2,139, $50.
The importations OF sugar in Septem.
Der, 1897, amounted to less than; '$2,-
100000 against more than $4,000, 900
in September, 1896, while those of
vegetables dropped from $l4S,345 in
September, 1896, to $S9,994 in Sep
tember of the present year. The most
noticeable decrease is in wool, which
fell from 1896, AIS pounds in Septem-
Der of last year to 2,5O5,6 pounds in
September, 1897, while the manufac-
lures of wool fell off in much larger
ratio, being in value but $3.50, 1893 in
the present September against 2,066,-
101 in September, 1896.
In the matter of exports there has
been marked increase in almost
every line of farm production. The
September expectation of cattle
amounted to 1922 1868 against $2,-
75O,109 in September of last year.
The value of the horses exported was
$67S, ,492 against $234,315 in the CORE
spending month of 1896. The expor-
tation of barley amounted to 81, ,O44,-
S22 against $7SS, ,431 in September of
last year corn $6,200,723 against $3,-
962,612 in September of last year.
The expectation of cornmeal increas-
ed from $47 ,536 in value to $1l9,4 ,461;
oats from $201 ,677 to 81 ,641 ,069; oat-
meal from 3,012,97S pounds in Sep
tember, 1896, to $4,000 pounds in
! September, 1897. The expectation OF
rye practically doubled, being in value
$319,322 in September of last year
against 1926, 140 in September Of the
present year. Of hops the exporta-
tion in September, 1897, was more
than four times in value that of Sep
tember, 1896, being $65,265 against
$15,458. OF bacon the expectations
were, in September, 1897, over 5O,OO0,
600 pounds against 81 100000 pounds
in September 1896. Of hams the
pounds exported in September, 1897,
was over II 100000 against 100000
in September of last year, while the
expectation OF butter jumped from 81
1852 pounds in September, 1896,
to 5,933,467 pounds in September,
1897.
At the Treasury Department the
new law is proving equally satisfac
tory. The receipts are steadily in
creasing, and for the month of Novem-
ber average fully million dollars for
each business day, while there is every
reason to expect that the increase in
the importation of manufactured
articles and sugar which will come
with the beginning of the new year
will add from to 10 million dollars
per month to the receipts, thus bring
ing them above the requirements for
the running expenses of the Govern
megt, and p utting the Treasury in a
position to again accumulate suf-