El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-29
THE DINGLEY LAW.
An Interesting Contrast Made With the
Wilson Law.

Wilson Law.
WASHINGTON, ID. @, Sept. 20, 1897.
he last months work of the impo t.
ers under the Wilson tariff is shown
in detail by the official publication of
the Bureau of Statistics, entitled
"Monthly Summary of Finance and
Commerce of the United Sta:es.'
1t shows that the importers neglect
ed no opportunity in that closing month
| to either put money in their own pock-
ct or take away from the ID ngley law
its earning capacity during its first few
months. The impor tatioa into the
United States in The month OF July.
1897, amounted to $53 190, 4O7, of which
| a very large prOport on was made no OF
articles which C uld come in at lower
rates under the Wi son law than under
the Dingley wv, which they knew would
90 into ope ration by the close OF that
month.
| One especial feature of the Wilson
law was its effort to bring in free of
duty what is usually termed raw ma
| terial'-that is, materials in crud"
condition for use in manufacturing.
The July, 1897, Importation of this par
ticular class of articles was double that
| of july. 1896, while in the seven months
enc ing with July, 1897, the increase in
| free raw material amounted to 500, OOO,-
900, or an increase ofover fifty per cent.
| for the entire seven months OF the
calender year 1897.
1t will BE- in eresting to see in what
particular articles the people who were
| trying to avoid Paying the ne V duties
under the Dipgley law especia ~ dealt.
Take the matter of live aoin ais for in
stance. The value of lie live animals
imported in the month of July, 1897.
amuuuted to 1891, 900, 900, while in July,
| 1896, they amounted to only SI3, OOO.-
900. The cattle imported in July, 1897,
| mum bered u, 740, while in July, 1896,
| they numbered only OIL. This was
! the last chance of the importers to
gouge the farmers by rushing in Next
can cattle at the low rates of the Will
son law, and by undervalulng them,
| bringing them in almost free of duty.
The number of sheep imported in July,
1897, was 39,9S4, against 4:O1S in July
of the preceding year. The impOrta-
| tions of raw cotton during July, 1897,
amounted to $685., 90S pounds, against
/ ,764 100 in July of the preceding year,
| tn being due doubtless to the expect =
| ton that the duty on cotton which was
placed 10 the bill by the senate would
oe retained by the conference commit
tee. The increase in cotton cloths was
also strongly marked, though 10. as
great as in raw cotton, the quantities
| imported in July. 1897. being 2,2S1 900
yards, against 1,S44, $50 in July, 1896.
The increase in the duty on vegeta bic
fibres, such as flax, hemp, etc, stimu
Ii ted the dealers in that class of goods
| to unusual activity, the July imports of
| this class amounting to 81, 400, 900,
against $500, 0OO of the corresponding
month of last year.
The duty placed upon hides OF course
stimulated the Importation OF this artl-
Gle during the closing days OF July,
before the new law went into ELECT.
Inc total imports OF hides, other than
FUR skins, during the month OF July
amounted TO p, ABA 162 pounds, against
8, 2O9, 96l in the corresponding month
of 1896. The imports OF hides during
ohe entire seven months OF The calendar
year amounted to 1oU,55S 400 pounds,
against IS, 1872, All pounds in the cor
l., spending months OF the preceding
Year.
The last shot that the wool importers
auu wool producers of foreign countries
could get at tie American farmer
under the free wool clause of the Wiz
-on law was shown in the imports OF
wool during July, 1897, being over 23,-
OOO, 900 pounds, as against o,4oS,UOO
pounds III the corresponding month OF
last year. For the seven months OF
1897 ending with July, the Imports OF
wool amouuIed to ol6, 900 pounds,
IS az dlusG lSt .oOO pOuuOS IL Gu0 COi
responding months OF the preceding
year.
The above statement showing the
importation Of a few of the thousands
of articles brought in during the clos
ing days and hours of the operation Ut
the w ilson law are given for the pur-
pose of Indicating the large quantity
of foreign goods which The Dingley
law found in The country and which, OF
themselves, must reduce the prices re-
eived by producers, and also by way
of explanation, If any explanation 10
necessary, of the fact that the customs
earnings of the Dingley law are, ano
naturally must be, light during the
drst few months of it's operation. In
deed the wonder is that they have been
as great as they ale during the two
months in which this law has now been
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