The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-11-26

try developed rapidly under the in
fluence, Of the new tariff. He shows
from the treasury report. that for the
year ending June so, 1892, the produc-
tion was $4,000, 600 pounds. for the
next year $4,000. 900 pounds. and tor
the year ending June 30, 1894, it was
I39, 900. 900 pounds. The German law,
imposing duty of l 1-5 cents, was
enacted in 1894. The Wilson bill, as it
came from the house, put tin plate on
the free list but German would not
permit the industry destroyed. Mr..
0 Beirne says of this law; The indus
try, however, was by this time firmly
established and continued to develop.
showing an output of 1913, 600, 900
pounds and 1000 900. 900 pounds re-
spectively for the years 1895 and 1896. y
This testimony is valuable, but the
most valuable clause of the report is as
follows: "The importation Of British
plates with rebate of duty by Ameri-
can canned goods exporters, which has
formed very important branch Of the
Welch trade with the United States
in late years, is likely to remain as
large as ever. -
The attention of Senator Aldrich and
Mr.. Dinsley is respectfully called to
this statement, with this question
"Why should not American canned
goods be exported in cans made OF
American tin?'' TO show the value Of
the tin plate industry to the country
it is only necessary to turn to our tab
les of imports. These show that in
the three vears-188S, 1889 and 1890
the importation of tin and terne plates
was S61, 13O 147, an average of $40, $780,
ZIG year. For the years 1894, 1895
and 1896 the imports were 1888, 0G4, 254
an average for the three wears Of $ll.
O21,4lS, and for the last year-lS96 -
were only IS. $50, 656-much less than
half the average Of imports before the
Mckinley law went into effect.
r. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly
report, say ''Wheat dropped over two
cnts, but has risen since as much
with heavy buying for export. West
ern re 'eipts continue heavy, in two
weeks 14,O28, ,O07 bushels. against
1851, 1872 last year, while Atlantic eE
ports, flo included, have been 6, 562 =
O35 bushels against 1921, ,23l last year.
An English authority rt ckona the
worlds yield at 16l, 900, coo bushels
les than last year, which would mean
- market for ull this country has o
spare.
'Corn exports ate again lar er than
last year, AND the price has risen l38
% ts. Later prices of meats do not
indicate that farmers have as yet
much il lduoement to save corn for
feeding.
"Wo )len mills geLe ally have orders
for three months ahead and ;ue not
seeking further engagements. Large
sales of speculative lots of wool at
prices not stated suggest that it may
be lower before the mills need furth' I
orders. A year ago the price began tC
mount, with heavy speculation, and
has risen 50 per cent without reaction
in quotations, while the rise in gooGs
averages but IA per cent.
: Wheat has increased in price al
3 least so per cent wool has increased
in price SO per cent, and manufac.
'. tured goods only per cent"
Bradstreet says that the bank clea
, ances for the second week IN Noven
, Der exceed those of the same week las
g year by over per cent, and yet there
: was a large increase last Novembe-
: over the previous year-a full Cleveland
Q year. This indicates more money il
use, more wages paid, more people a
/, | WORK, more buyers Ol lOOu, Vi ClOtillHS
: more women and children we'll fed
: clothed and warmed fewer patrons TO
n the soup houses, where the men nov
receiving weekly wages Went will
baskets to these Democratic institu
. tions to stink away with some SOU
Il for the wife and children. These mel
II are not in the "soup' business now
# The Democrats are in The "soup' an'
6 the worlmen are at the butcher-sho
- ard the stores buying meat and brea'
9 and sugar and other necessaries Of lif
for their families.
10 The postal receipts for October hav
', increased $500. 900 over the receipts 0
" the previous October When the post
y office business increases it meaus tina
/. all business has increased. That is
ii Republican result