The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-11
VERY SATISFACTORY
NEW TARIFF LAW is PLEASING
ITS FRIENDS.
Treasury Figures Show 1t Is Product
i've of Increased Exports of Ameri-
can Products and Decreased Imports
liberalization" Measures Fail.
showing Is Gratifying.


4 The new tariff law continues to move
smoothly so far as relates to farmers and
also ms relates to the revenues Of the
Government. A document just issued by
the Treasury Department showing the
September importations points out that
there has been marked falling off in the
importations of numerous articles of farm
produce compared with September of last
year. while the expectation of the pro-
duets of agriculture has increased very
greatly despite the insistence of free trad
ers that an increase in our tariff rates
would damage our markets abroad. The
September expectations of agricultural
products amounted to $74, POI ,573, against
$50 $780, GS in the corresponding month
last year. While the general eyporta-
tons of domestic merchandise increased
% per cent in September over those of
the same month last year, the increase~in
farm products was even greater, being
as will be seen by the above figures. about
40 per cent. In September of 1897 agri-
cultural products formed y per cent of
the total expectations, while in Septem-
Der, 1896, they constituted but G71a per
cent of the total expectations. In impor-
tation of farm products there has been a
marked decrease in many articles. The
September importation of unmanufac-
tured cotton fell off 80 per cent, being but
5Sl903 pounds. against 1899 pounds
in September of last year. The importa-
ton Of flax, hemp and other vegetable
fbers. manufactured, amounted to less
than one-third of that of last year, being
$4,000 in value in September, 1897,
against nearly S1,000,0O0 in September.
1896. The Importation of fax, which
amounted to S6S,729 in September, 1896,
dropped TO S4l $50 in September, 1897.
The manufactures OF fax, hemp, jute,
ETC., imported in September, 1897, were
but about one-half in value those Of Sep
TENDER, 1896, being but S1.142,174
against S2,l39,559. The importations Of
sugar in September, 1897, amounted to
less than $500, 900, against over S.
100000 in September, 1896 while those
Of vegetables dropped from S14S,345 in
September, 1896, to $50, 1914 in September
Of the present year. or course, the most
noticeable decrease is in wool, which fell
from 4,I95,4I6 pounds in September Of
last year to 2,505,673 pounds in Septem-
Der, 1897 while the manufactures Of wool
fell off in a much larger ratio. being in
value but Sa3G,393 Of the present year
against S2,0GG, 101 in September. 1896.
In the matter Of exports there has been
marked Increase in Almost every line Of
farm production. The September expor-
tation Of cattle amounted 10 S3,212, 3GS,
against $3.50, 100 in September of last
year. The value of the horses exported
was I'S,492, against S234, 3l5 in the cor
responding month OF 1896. The exporta-
ton of barley amounted to Sl.044,S22
against SiSS.431 in September OF last
year; corn. $1,000, 723, against S3,062, 612
10 September OF last year. The cxporta-
uoh of corn meal increased from S4I,-
$50 in value to S119, 461: oats from SOL
ga to S1,6I1,0G9 in September. 1897;
oatmeal from 3,012,97S pounds in Septem-
ber'lS@, TO 5,516,969 pounds in Septem-
Der, 1877. The expectation OF rye prac-
uealiy doubled, being I'M value S}19,322
IN September Of last year, against S62G,-
iio in September OF the present year. or
hops the expectation in September, 1897,
was more than four times in value that OF
september, 1896, being S65.265, against
No'ioS. or bacon the expectations were
IN September, 1897, over 50,00O,0O0
pounds. against 31,OOO,0OO pounds in
september of 1896. or hams the pounds
exported in September, 1897, was over
i'oooOOO, against 100000 in Septem-
DER OF last year, while the expectation Of
outter jumped from 3.494, 532 pounds in
september, 1896, to 1888, ACT pounds in
September, 1897.
Al the Treasury Department the new
Jaw is proving equally satisfactory. The
receipts are steadily increasing, and for
ne month of November average fully n
miion dollars for each business day,
wnie there is every reason to expect that
.ne increase in the importation of manu-
Incurred articles and sugar which will
eolne with the beginning of the new year
VIII add from eight to ten million dollars
per month to the receipts, thus bringing
ueih above the requirements for the run
ung expenses Of the Government and
putting the treasury again in position
accumulate sufficient surplus to carry
VI the business OF the Government with
,sa,e,y and reduce somewhat at least the
"ueotedness incurred under the Wilson
"a" oy liberal contributions to the sinking
iund and the creation Of such surplus
VIII be needed to meet the outstanding
'oads when they fall due.
another very satisfactory feature of
.ue operations Of the new law is found
u he fact that nothing whatever has
sOme OF predictions made by the Demo
.,a.s during the discussion in Congress
y, 'ne Dingley bill to the effect that the
aagtnent OF the rates named in the bill
,o ou'u result In closing our markets in
,pregn countries. 1t will be remembered
na' numerous protests were made by the
representatives. Of foreign countries to
I,s Government with the implied threat
. ba. u the increased tariff was put on
S aer goods 1t would be necessary for the
,V'ernments OF those countries to enact
w,s,atory tariffs against our own goods,
m TSlcn they had been previously buying.
, nnere were thirteen Of these countries
,%aking formal protests, and The follow
~, s tables show our expectations to the
Seen countries during August and
np'emoer Of the present year under the
snsley law compared with August and
Ip.emoer Of last year under the Wilson
Nv Nv, also our importations from those
Tie two laws:
80. n g. g.