Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-10-13
H0LD=UP CAV.
Figures of Prices on Glo's Ei,orel
ExpOSe Republican Pfats;!i9g P0lcg.

For Il Republican paper the Nav
York Sun take Il sensible view of the
recent large increase in the export OF
American manufactured goods. for it
declares that while the showing is en-
couraging. there is no occasion as yet
to point with pride to the record.
Great as the increases are in certain
cases. the Sun observes that in none
is the increase greater than the sales
of one gOod-Sized concern.
But the Sun omitS to state that ~
some of the instances of which it
makes mention. the increase was due
very largely to the fact that thn "NoaS
were sold to the foreign consumer at
much lower prices than orr nnnnln ?t
nome have to nay for i''"nfral ?"t'-
Giles. For instance. the Sun shows th"t
our export of agricultural imnlom"r y
mas increased from 5000 600 to SOL
100000. This seems nj first Thought
most extraordinary gain. INIT it is MT
so when we consider TINT AGRICULTURAL
implements made in this country are
sold in Europe ut from ten to tvortv-
three per cent. less than the same inn
Elements can b. bought for here, 4
churn. either cylinder or Thermometer.
is sold abroad twenty-three npr cent.
cheaper than at home: a corn-shrllnr
is sold abroad twenty ner cont. rho"n-
e" than at home: grain mills lho"sei
eleven per cent. cheaper: cultivAtorS
(harrow), twenty three per cent chean-
err; cultivators (hand). seventeen per
cent cheaper. What is trne Of r"r-
cultural indictments is likewise two
OF hardware. our exports OF which
have increased in value by several mil
lion dollars. Amercan-made hardware
OF every description is sold to the ppo-
pie of Europe at prices far below
what our own neoDle arc obliged to
pay. For example. Snirit levels can he
bought in Europe thirty per cent
cheaper than they can he bought hero:
tube scraperS can he had abroad at
prices averaging thirty-three per cent.
less than the prices asked at home:
augur bit sticks twenty per cent:
drilling machines. fifteen per cent:
breast drills. thirty-thrre per cent:
hammers. crowbars and sled"es eIev-
en- per cent: butcher saws, thirtv-five
per cent: spades and shovels. thirty
three per cent; eagle horse plows.
twenty-fiv per cent: NJ +. chilled
ploNS' seventeen yer cent.
In our export of engines and boilers
there has also been LARGE increase.
but this is due to a considerable ex-
tent to the fact that these and other
articles coming under the head of ma
chinery are sold abroad at prices rang
ing between twenty three and thirty
eight per cent below the prices asked
at home.
A representative of the Democratic
National Committee made an accurate
estimate of the value of single CARGO
about to he shipped from New York
to South Africa. This cargo was nut
on board bv the firm of Funch. Evde
& Co.. of New York. and 1t cost the
buyers in South Africa S212.361, The
same cargo. had 1t been sold to BUYERS
in New York. would have cost $24G.-
045. Thus on 4 cargo of this one
small steamer (of only 2S70 tons regis
teri n rebate of S33.4S1 was made in
favor of foreigners.
In other words. owing to the Rppuh-
lican high tariff taxes. which permit
the trusts to charge high prices to
home consumers without fear of for
eign competition, this one small cargo
cost American consumers S33.4S1. or
1871 per cent. more than the trusts are
glad to sell the same goods for to buv-
ers on the other side of the globe. IT..
on cargo Of one little steamer Amer
leans are mulcted in such an amount.
it is perfectly clear that in tn" case OF
exports running into the millions of
dollars. the money practically fIched
from the pockets of home consumers
would be tremendous.
No wonder some people speak Of the
Dingley tariff as the "robber tariff