The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
TARIFF LAWS EFFECT.
Heavy Decrease In Goods In
Bonded Warehouses.
CONSUMPTION ALSO INCREASED.
Tut the Main Cause For the Unusual
Withdrawals Was In Anticipation of a
Change In the Duties-An Interesting
Statement Issued.

WASHlNGION, aug. IL H6 lOllOWluR
statement has been issued from the
treasury department
1.-THE advance sheets of the monthly
summary of finance and commerce for
the month of June, 1897, about to be
issued by the bureau of statistics, shows
heavy decrease as to goods held in
bonded warehouses as compared with
preceding years. The causes for un-
usual Withdrawals have been mainly in
anticipation of change in the tariff
and also an increasing demand for con-
sumption. The value of goods remain.
ing in bond June 30 was SlS,135, 1913.
AS compared with the same day of the
preceding year there is a decrease of
$33, 3,31S,8l9. The lowest point to which
bonds in warehouses fell was in eb-
ruary, 1896, and, since July, 1893, the
highest point to which the value of
goods in warehouse has reached was in
July, 1896, s52 ,04l los. In anticipation
of the Wilson tariff act the value of
goods in warehouse rose from $40, 1OO,-
600 in April. 1894, to SOL, ,292, 900 in
June Of that year.
"The value of hoods under the head
of chemicals remaining in bonded
warehouse June 80, 1896, was $57l ,460,
as against SSB9,2 same date 1897.
The great increase in this list is in
opium, which increased from 10, 72S
pounds, valued at $780, 1856, to 43. 500
pounds, valued at $30S, ll3 There
were heavy Withdrawals of cotton
manufactuIe in anticipation of tariff
changes. On June 30, 1896, the value
of cotton manufactures in bond was
81 1862. 1895, as against $SS4,Sll the same
los tl,fu In p1nth fha 1a
crease was almost $400, 900, in eartheu,
stone and china ware the decrease was
| $45S, ,476 in the manufactures of hemp.
| fax and jute the decrease is heavy in
| the higher grades, amounting to about
| $4,000 The value of fish remains
about the same. The total value of
fruits held was $3.50, ,2O6 last year, against
| S40,1l3 this year. The decrease in
| plums and prunes was 4,SOO,O 900 pounds.
| There was falling off of about 40 per
cent in the holdings of currants, and
only 1860 pounds of dates as against
345,36S pounds on the same day last
year. The holdings of almonds de-
creased from l,O3l,5S1 pounds to 5l6,-
23l pounds. In glass and glassware
there has been no marked decrease ex-
cept cylinder, crown and common win.
dow glass, from 3,000,2 pounds to
IL
ever, has increased from 39,912 to
| II, 902 square feet. There has been but
slight decrease in the manufactures
of iron and steel.
"Some particular items under this
head, however, show marked decrease,
as, for instance, tinplates, terneplates
and taggers tin from 23,S42, $50 pounds
to 5, ,2S6, ,Ol5 pounds. There is q small
increase as to bar iron, rolled or ham
mered, and ingots, blooms, slabs, bill
lets, etc, of steel.
'ln lead of all kinds, except manufac-
lures thereof, there is decrease from
IL ,632, ,453 pounds to 1854 ,66l pounds.
The value of leather not manufactured
decreased from $673, f02 to $240, 434. In
the manufactures of leather the de-
crease in gloves furnished the heaviest
items from S4l0,0S6 to $l76.7S3. Malt
LIQUORS decreased from $50, ,O8S to So.
$50. In the oil schedule the only de.
crease of Importance is that of said oil
(olive) from 33,7S9 gallons to l4,02S
gallons. Under the head of provisions,
comprising meat and dairy products,
there is an increase in the value of
meat and meat extracts from S66, ,S37 to
$l59,847. The item of cheese under the
head of dairy products remains about
the same
1.-THE quantity of rice decreased from
1854, 25O pounds TO II $40, ,459 pounds.
The salt in warehouses about doubled.
There is a heavy decrease in silk and
manufa ctures thereof, from SS,S1l,-
774 to S7l9,9S1. There is substan-
TALLY no change in the quantity or
value of spirits III warehouses The
decrease as to sugar is particularly
marked. On June 30, 1896, the value
| 30 oil ,,,x 4
l75 and on June 30, 1897, 81, 800, ,402. In
the raw beet sugars not above No l6
Dutch standard there is a decrease
from 40. .3S4, ,945 pounds of the value of
S9l2,565 to 26,9G0.005 pounds of the
value of $469,3l9. The heavy decrease
is of cane sugars not above 16 Dutch
standard from 542, ,9l9, ,492 pounds val.
ued at SIS, ,003, l73 to 6S,75l ,S5l pounds
valued at $l,273,994.
Sugars above No. 10 Dutch stand
| ard decreased from 81 ,659, ,S33 pounds
to 5,172,45l pounds The quantity of
tobacco in warehouses June 80, 1896, in
, the leaf, decreased from 30,lS4, ,S5G
pounds (Sl5,2SO l1D to 9,229, ,79S pounds
, ($6,41S, 1881. No material decrease is
shown in the holdings of manufactured
tobaccos, such as cigars, cigarettes,
etc. Under the wool schedule there is
uHOtuer udCheu ldlllup OH partlcu-
larly in the item of cloths. The value
, of wool in bond on the last day of the
fiscal year is shown 10 have been de-
creased from SG, ,GaG, 2S3 to 81, ,47O, ,908.
"Dutiable g. ods have decreased from
$50, ,0l5. $50 TO $l6, 1913, 100 and free goods
from 81 ,439, 1O2 to 81, ,25l. 1913.
"Two causes have combined to lower
the stock of goods in bond, namely,
an awakening demand for consump-
tion and changes either actual or an
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