The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
LOSS OF REVENUE
IMPORTS Nm ANTICIPATION OF
THE NEW TARIFF OFFICIALLY
ESTIMATED.
THlRTY-TWO MILLIONS OUT.
BUSINESS OF -FOUR MONTHS END
ING WITH JUNE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT.
WOOL SHOWS THE Largest TOTAL.
Nearly Twenty Millions for That
Staple AIOne-Sugnr and Tobacco
Next in Order.
THIRTY-TWO MILLIONS OUT.
WOOL SHOWS THE LARGEST TOTAL.

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WASHINGTON, July 31.-The bu-
reau of statistics, treasury department,
has prepared a statement showing the
estimated loss of revenue to the gov
eminent on account of increased i'm
ports. during the months of March,
April. May and June, 1897, in antici-
patton of the increased duties imposed
by the new tariff act. The aggregate
net loss is estimated at $32, CSC, APT. The
following table shows the increased re-
ceipts from the articles named during
the four months ended June 80, last, as
compared with the same months last
year:
Animals, $35124; anthony, $7,255;
asphaltum, $45,291; barley, $52,544; ar
gol, $29,749; chloride of lime, $8,024;
opium, 92,17S; potash. $35,S7 sumach,
$15,629; chicory, $91,397; feathers, $780,
292; fax, $43S4O; hemp, 5000; bags for
grain, $7S,556: burlaps, $77O,S9O; fur
skins, SCI, 1889; glass, not silvered, pol
ished, $7,1S9; glass, silvered. $27,935;
glass, unpublished, $1O,457; hides and
skins, $6S9, 4S1; hops, $2,5S2; cutlery,
$47O,5O2 gloves. $S59,66O mating for
floors, $455, $780, olive oil, $2,201; paper
and manufacturers, $12,375; rice, $780,
S75; salt, $65,S9S; silk manufactures,
$293,S29; sugar. under 16 degrees. 3d.
Csc, 644; tobacco wrappers, $722, 1877;
boards, planks, $3O7,7S8; wool, first
grade, $14148, 1856; wool, second grade,
$3,173, 745; wool, third grade, $1,466, 238;
wool manufactures, $5,239,172; total,
cents omitted, $32, ,O41. Goods taken
from bonded warehouses, SO, 1913, 98S,
total, $36, 296,030.
The statistician is Of the opinion that
about 10 per cent of this increase is
properly due to Improvement in gen.
eral business conditions. leaving the
estimated net loss to the government,
49,, $3.50, APT.
The comparison of the present tariff
law with the Wilson act, authorized
by congress-, has been completed. 1t
was made by Charles H. Evans, who
has been engaged in some capacity in
the preparation Of all the tariff bills
with which congress has dealt since
1872. The comparison is made in rates
expressed in ad valorem terms. The
statement places the average duty rate
under the new law at 54.66 per cent ad
under the Wilson law, the averages
being figured upon the basis Of values
in 1896. The schedules show the fol-
lowing increases in percentages: Chemi-
Gals, from 1888 to 3O.67; woods and wool
ems, 1882 to 1854; silks, from 1896 to
5441; earthenware and glassware, SIS
to 52.47; metals, 3S11 to 1924; sugar,
4,94 to 74.16; tobacco, 109.06 to 121. 80;
agricultural products, 22,44 to 3S.42
spirits, ETC., 61.54 to $3.50; cotton manu-
features, 42.75 to 52.33.
Some of the increases expected in
revenue are as follows: Chemicals,
from $5,619,239 to IS, 423, OS4 earthenware
and glassware. from $S,OO6,S39 to $780,
AS; metals, from $780, 16 to $17,4S7,-
1872; woods, from $605,74 to $2,439, 536;
sugar, from $29,91O,703 to $54, POI, 642 |;
agricultural products, from $7,727,614 to
$14, 587 sos. These estimates are based
upon the supposition that the value
and volume Of imports will remain the
same.