New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-06
INTERESTS OF THE sEEDSMEN.

INTERESTS OF THE SEEDSMEN.
r,o ,r,orests of the seed growers merchants and
,mnorters were represented by D. Landreth. OF
PHILADELPHIA who submitted schedule Oh rates
proposed by them the result OF recent CONFER
cnce 1t was as follows: Five cents per pouhd OH
all seed Of table beets, sugar bees kaie ieek ie.
rane sninach turnip. and on all vegetable seeds
not otherwise provided for 10 cents per p1unG on
cents per pound on all seeds OF cabbage. cau!i-
flower and tomato; Is cents per pushe, OF s ixty
pounds on ali beans and peas; 20 per cent on All
flower Seeds S. per 1000 packets on seeus vi ese,y
kind in packets. The free list to include musnroo
shawn canary mustard. aromatic seeds. clover
DAY not herbs grass seed, poppy. medicinal SEEDS
hemp. sorghum. castor BEANS uee' onseeus eo''o"'
The propricy OF placing cloverseed and the seeds FEDS
Of some other grasISe y Mr poyer of Iowa and
some OF the other Western members OF IN" e e4 sf
mtss and ths fr Sho aso
potato-growers favor higher duty on potatoes; 10
Mn'c sro ens urged the substitution of specific for
ad vaorem rates Of duty on an seeds an as Issl
had d. dealt the industry staggering blow Mr.
iandreth referred to the stress OK Canadian conf
poulJ soon establish seed depots in the United
states II the present rates OF duty should be con-
tlnH a some INTERESTING statements respecting the
adulteration of seeds by foreign producers ana e~-
pG Edward NJ LOOMS produce merchant and i'm,
norter OF New-York. advocated lower duties on
Rarmudo onions and potatoes, which. ne said, nI
not Compete with those produced in the United
States and he controversial some OF the statements
In hehalf Of the Bermuda industry made 10 me
Committee on Ways and Means in 1854 by cy,o Mr.
Watson an official representative OF snat co,Ug,
erppd"ars Maid the duty when they imported their
products into the United States
xEw.yORK,s HAY AND HOP INTERESTS
Representative WILDER, OF New-York. submitted
a memorial of the hay and hop producers III iaVor
Of restoration OF the duties OF 1880 on moss
nroducts and Representative Sherman, OF the UTICA
s,s,,ot also smoke of the needs of the hopgrowers
and invited the attention OF the coinmittee 10 me
elaborate argument and statistics supnittea 10 the
S Srsss IN behalf OF that industry.
Thomas Barker, of Charleston s. T., suomtteu q
strong argument IN Gena OF the es southern cepro-
ducng States which ne sain' w s,i,centIv n2oec
Sndsa for The hsr rsss Ssd BY the Of
wholly inadequate and the legislation Oh tha' yea
had dealt dergong process Of disintegration
In reply to questions. Mr. Barker said the prospect
for home consumption under adequate protection
F. j. Ernst. OF New-Orleans followed IN an a'su-
ment in the same behalf. xovo,r
Andrew j. Toomey. member OF the New YORK
Produce Exchange and manufacturer o! macd-
ron advocated restoration OF the duty OF ioV on
that article. This manufacture ne said consumes i
could be largely increased under adequate rates OF
duty 1t into existence IN the United sta s
Mr. Toorey advoca ted specific rates or duty on ac-
count OF the enormous fraudulent underV aua. M
OF foreign invoices. In 1898 the production In tne
United States amounted to about Soo1w" pounIhs,
but the production had greauy oiHllhlsneu s"@e "'e
enactment of the law OF 1894
THE SALT INDUSTRY.
The consideration OF the salt industry provoked
g. lively and somewhat acrimonious discussion by
the representatives OF the importers and domestic
producers respectively. The ball was opened by
Franklin Woodruff Of Brooklyn. one OF the largest
importers of SALT who received effective assistance
from Mr. Hazard, Boston salt merchant anu I'M
porter Mr. Woodruff violently opposed the REIN.
position OF duty on salt declaring tnat IL was
unnecessary for the protection OF the domestic pro
Queer and would be detrimental TO the interests o.
not compete with the domestic salt ten miles from
the seaboard except ia the southern states,
statement which was sharply questioned by Mr
Payne and General Grosvenor. me latter asncu ~
tered at the port Of New-Orleans was carried W
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers as Tar as Clncln
nat and St. Louis and even higher. and Mr.. WOOD
run replied that he did not know 1t. -
over the question OF freight rates ON foreign and
domestic salt respectively. and the former seemed
to have rather the better OF the argument. In re
ply TO questions by Mr.. Payne. the Brooklyn I'm
Mediterranean or from Turks Island. admitted ina
the Liverpool salt market Is controlled by Britsi
syndicate or trust. which fixes the prices OF sal
on board TO- Liverpool destined for the American
markets AS an importer Of Turks Island salt MI
Woodruff was asked by Mr.. Payne II an expor
duty was not levied and collected on II. ana IN
latter replied that he did not know. but III sucn
duty was imposed II was small one. merely ~, :,
nav expenses OF the Government" an answer whlci
s.c,oL.a considerahle mcrrimsnt. Mr.. W0odruI