The Republican journal., 1898-04-21
Editorial Notes.

The money in circulation in the United
States has increased S246, 1913, AS since
the adoption of the Chicago platform,
which declared in effect that nothing but
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
would give the United States an increase
of her circulating medium.
The gold in the country has increased
nearly $40, 600, 600 since the adoption of
the Chicago platform and the total coin
in circulation has been increased S24G,-
333, As, and all this, despite the asser-
lions that eur circulating medium could
not increase without the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver at 49, toll
The money in circulation in the Uuted
States 70 day is much more than at any
period in the history of the country The
highest sum named in the official reports
of the Treasury Department, which give
the figures for July LIST of each year, i S
81, 600, sos, 706 on July l, 1894. while its
figures show the circulation on April l.
1898, to be 81, 756, OBS, sos.
The Dingley law in its eighth month.
March, showed a gain in earnings over
any preceding months II its history. be-
inc so per cent greater than in its FIRST
month, while the customs receipts OF the
einht months we're nearly 10 nor cant 8,
,.xcass of tbose Of the first mouth nh
total reeeints Of the Treasury dn,ino, its
first eiolt months were more thai, s2o
0oo GOO +, axo.ss If tho roo.;,,+s 81 H.
+,.4 ..f.1,. ,....,+l,.. 80 +,,o r,-;,...-, 1o
How are tie nee traders. Who insisted
that the new duties placed upon hides
ana leather by fhe Dlngley law would III
crease lhe fi4ees Of boots and shoes, gong
to tAlan the tact that all grades OF
uo"tSand SHOES are selling at less prices
to-day uaA ih0Y soId at uhdef the low
Shoe and LEATHER Eeuo1ter AN accented
a,th,,it,- show that -,,racti,,lI,..,1i ,r,n,,.,
OF shO Is aie whoIesaling at lower rates to
aa,. tI..,, t1.a, ,.a,a lanna,.r 1eo- mot
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HAT the pdngley law IS working TO the
advantage ot the farmers in the reduction
oi inpoltations If lie class OF articles
which tiey produce rs well as the increas-
cd PRICES which they obtain through in
creased demand for their products, is
shown 10y tile fact that the Importation of
articles OF tood ana live animals IN the
month OF JANUARY, ISIS, under the Ding
ley law was more than =, GOO 900 less
than in the corresponding month of the
preceding year under the Wilson law, be
d,,1.,. j., 1anror,, o4 tha ,ro.oa+ r,aa1,
,..a;,.4 .,,,,,.,4 ie4,',,, I'D ,,a,f .,;,,;'
ron,,,,4, of last ,,oa, ,,ndom +,,o Ur;,....
law
The importation OF pottery under the
new law in its first six months was re-
duced IS per cent. as compared with the
ing year under the wilson law The I'M
Porfatlons OF tin plate were cut down %
per cth'. The lmpoftatlons OF manu1ac-
lures 81 uoIe were reduced 9o per cent.
ie''l''"ii u iiioi 'ii'n ~ per cent was
mate ~ We III poi 'alion oi manufactured
'0'"'eo "iu 'iie amount ol manufactured
''''on oio'liins was cut Uo"h oo per cent
% COZ" p'leu VIII 'Ae corresponding SIX
in0il'i'' u !lie preceding year ohder the
"iiSoA la"' al thlS means more work
loi those employed In the manufacturing
Iy more demand and better prices for
farm plodncts-
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