The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-15
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FOLLY Of DISTURBING EXISTING
TARIFF LAWS. Il
our Domestic and Foreign Trade 50
Healthy and Prosperous That Any,
Interference Would Seem to 30
Both Unnecessary and UnwIse

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Interference Would Seem to B.
Both Unnecessary and UnwIsa
Walter ]. Ballard, always q soun'
thinker on economic questions, writes
as follows 10 the American Econom
ist;
| "Our sales to Canada for the fisca
year June 80, 1902, were s12O,0O9,s56
against $11O,405,00S for 1901, an in,
crease Of s10,s24s4S. Our purchases
OF Canadian produce were 81, 1S6,5o5,
against 67,995, 726, an increase Of 3d.,
2oO,770, the net result being bal
ance Of trade In our favor Of $4S,6O3,-
4b7, an increase over last years BAL
ance Of trade favorable to us Of ~
l24,169. As we have reached this re.
suit In spite Of Canada's preferential
Of one.third in favor Of Great Britain,
IS there need for us to seriously con-
slider the question Of reciprocity with
Canada? Walter ]. Ballard.
Schenectady, N. y, Dec. Is, 1902"
Not only do these facts Of trade an.
swer in the negative the query, Ii
there any need for us to seriously
consider the question Of reciprocity
with Canada? but the general facts
Of trade and commerce exhibit 80
healthy q condition as to negative the
question whether we ought to take
any risks with the great consuming
home market for the sake Of possibly
increasing a few lines Of exports to
foreign markets. A recent report OF
the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics
bears upon this point. 1t shows a
marked increase Of activity In manu-.
features, both In exports and imports.
During the seven months ending with
July, 1902, the expectation Of man.
ufactures was nearly s1O,OO0OOO great.
er than In the corresponding months
of the preceding year, and the i'm
portation Of manufacturers materials
was $3OO00,0OO greater than In the
corresponding months Of the proceed.
Ing year. The expectation of manu-
features during the seven months OF
the present year has averaged $685.. |
100000 per annum, while the importa-
ton OF manufacturers materials has
averaged sS6,0OO,00O per month, or at
the rate Of s432,O0O,00O per annum.
Nearly all Of the principal manufac.
tured articles exported, except iron
and steel, show an increase in guam.
lily, and in most cases In value,
.hough In a few important articles
he reduction In price per unit Of
Quantity has brought the value be-
ow last years figures, while the
Quantity shows an increase. This is
rue of mineral oils, for example, the
Exports Of which during the seven
months show an increase of over four
million gallons, while the figures Of
alue show a decrease Of about ST.
100000.
Among the articles which show q
MARKED increase In exports are cot.
On goods, the exports OF which
mount to nearly 2l,OOO,000 in the
even months ending with July, 1902.
gainst little less than $15,0OO,OOO
! the corresponding months Of 1901.
his increase Is almost exclusively
cotton cloths, Of which the expor.
ltions in the seven months ending D..
18th July, 1902, were s17,O9S452, =
yainst $1l,124,O1S In the correspond. =
g months Of 1901, the number Of
ards exported being 334,S65, 1852 in y
10 seven months Of the present year, v
,ainst 2O1S77,567 In the correspond. =
6 months Of last year, Copper, In q
hich there was a varied decrease in
Q expectations Of last year owing to
Oh prices, now shows a marked in.
ease, the figures being $29,O14,21O a.
the seven months ending with u
~, 1902, against $2O,731, 622 for the "
me months Of 1901. The chief de. o. o.
ease in exports occurs in iron and "
'el, the total exports during the sew. ',
months Of this year being $685.. a. a.
|, against SCI, 16O,7SO in the CORE Is
onding months of last year. The n'
lson for this decrease Is at once =,
ind In the greater domestic demand "
consequent advance in prices. ~
IN the import side nearly all the ha
ncipal classes Of manufacturers Of
terials show an increase. Chem. an
Is increased in imports from $780, TIL
,S72 In seven months Of 1901 to an
,S31,877 in the same months OF en-
2; imports Of raw cotton increased mt
n 82,976,4S6 pounds In seven SUI
nths Of 1901 to 61,4SS,963 pounds the
seven months Of 1902, the quantity a
Ing thus nearly doubled. OF 7
RS the importations in the seven CHI
this ending with July, 1901, TIL
united to s15,SSO,7S6, and In the ity.
responding months Of 1902 $22,457,. ser
OF hides and skins the figures tim
IMPORTS for the seven months Of Chi
were s32,l41,4S6, and for the
responding months of 1909 $685..
DS3. India rubber shows a slight P
ease In importations, the total def
ng fallen from $780, 46 pounds mai
even months of 1901 to 3O,3OS,134 try
Ids In the same months Of 1902, prot