The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
TARIFF LAWS EFFECT.
Heavy Decrease In Goods In
Bonded Warehouses.
But the Main Cause For the Unusual
Withdrawals Was In Anticipation of a
Change In the Duties-An Interesting
Statement Issued.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The following
statement has been issued from the
treasury dep rtment:
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 III
bonded warehouses as compared with
preceding years. The causes for I'M
usual Withdrawals have been mainly i'll
anticipation of a change in the tariff
and also an increasing demand for con-
sumption. The value of goods remain
ing IN bond June 30 was SIS, l35, 723.
As compared with the same day of the
preceding year there is Il decI ease of
S33.3IS, 6l9. The lowest point to which
bonds III warehouses fell was in L eb-
ruary, 1895, and, since July, 1898. the
highest point to which the value of
good in warehouse has reached was in
july. 1896. -! .04I, los. In anticipation
OF the Wilson lariff act the value of
goods IN warehouse rose from $40. 100,
OOO IN April. 1891, TO S5I, ,2g2, 900 in
June of that year.
The value of 5oOds under the head
of chemicals remaining in bonded
warehouse June 30, 1896, was $5II 400,
rs against SS39, ,225 same date 1887.
The great increase in this list Is in
opium, which increased from I0.72S
pounds, valued at $50, 136. to 1866
pounds, valued at s3OS. Il3- There
were heavy Withdrawals of cotton
manufactures es in anticipation of tariff
changes. On June 80, 1896, the value
OF cotton manufactures in bond was
Sl-262. $50, as against So. .Sll the same
day this year In cotton cloth the de-
crease was almost 800, ,OOO in earUhen,
stone and CHINA ware the decrease was
; sIJN.416; in the manufactures OF hemp.
flax and jute the decrease Is heavy in
the higher grades, amounting to about
100000. The value of fish remains
about the same. The total value of
fruits held was $3.50. 300 last year, against
Ssu. Ilj this wear. The decrease in
plumS ana pTuneS was /, 500, 900 pounds.
There was a falling off of about 10 per
cenJ.ln the holdings of Currants. and
only b, ,66g pounds of dates is against
a+5,36S pounds on the same day last
year. The holdings of almonds de-
creased from I,O3I, ,5S1 pounds to 5I6,-
III pounds In glass and glassware
there has been no marked decrease eX-
cept cylinder. crown and common win
dow glass. from 1900, ,202 pounds TO
1,sG2, ,Nl3 pounds. Plate glass, how
ever, has increased from 1892 to
74,gO2 square feet. There has been but
a 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 -. .S42 $50 pounds
to 5,2o6,O ,Ol5 pounds. There Is a small
increase as 70 bar iron, rolled or ham,
mered. and iHgOts. blooms. slabs, bill
lets, etc, of steel.
''ln Iead OF all kinds, except manufac-
lures thereof, there Is decrease from
l ,u32, ij6 pounds TO 6,6Si 66I pounds
The value of leather not manufactured
decreased from S6I3, I02 to $40, 434. In
the manufactures of leather the de-
crease in gloves furnished the heaviest
items from S4l0,0S6 TO Sl16.1S3. Malt
liquors decreased from $50. .O6S to sIO,-
535. In the oil Schedule the only de-
crease of Importance Is that of salid oil
lOlIveI from 33, 1S9 gallons TO HOPS
gallons Under the head of provisions,
comprising meat and dairy products,
there Is an increase in the value of
meat and meat extracts from 500. .S37 30
SI59,S S47. The item of cheese under the
head of dairy products remains about
the same.
The quantity of rice decreased from
15.554. .259 pounds 10 1870, i59 pounds.
The salt in warehouses about doubled.
There Is a heavy decrease in silk and
manufa ctures thereof, from SS,3II-
774 to S7Ig.gS1. There Is substan-
TALLY no change in the quantity or
value of spirits III warehouses The
decrease as 10 sugar Is particularly
marked. On June 30, 1896. the value
of all sugar in warehouses was Sl4,557,-
l75 and on June 80, 1897, 81 $50, ,iO2 In
the raw beet sugars not above No. IS
Dutch standard there Is decrease
from +O. 81. $40 pounds of the value of
S9I2,Jt5 TO 26.96O 095 pounds of the
value of S469.3I9. The heavy decrease
standard from 542. .9I9, 1872 pounds val
ued at 81, 3,OO3, l73 to 6S, 75I, SOL pounds
valued at 81 .273, 1874.
sugars above No. Is Dutch stand
ard decreased from y ,659, ,s33 pounds
to 5,l'2 45I pounds. The quantity of
tobacco in warehouses June 80, 1886, in
the leaf, decreased from 3O,1s4,S
pounds $50, ,2NO-lI9) to 9, ,229, 79S pounds
ts6,4IS, 1881. No material decrease is
shown III the holdings of manufactured
tobaccos, such as cigars. cigarettes,
etc. Under the wool schedule there is
another marked falling off particu-
larly in the item of cloths The value
of wool in bond on the last day of the
fiscal year Is shown 20 have been de-
creased from 6,t93, ,2S3 to SI,47O,g ,gOs.
''Dutiable goods have decreased from
50,OI5. $50 TO SI6. >s3. 30 and free goods
from 81 ,439. log to 81, Psi, ,g:i3.
''rwo causes have combined to lower
the stock OF goods in bond. namely,
an awakening demand for consump-
tlon and changes either actual or an
tlcIpated, IN the new tariff which is
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