Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-10-13
HOLD-UP GAME.
Figures Of Prices on Goods E,uort.,
Expose Republican Protection POIlcy.

For a Republican paper tbo
York sun take a sensible view OF Nv
recent large Increase in the eynor 'ne
American manufactured goods 70. 9t
declares that while the shown. : II
c~ouraglng, there is no occasion o ~.
to point with pride" TO tho 80 sst
Great as the increases are In cor rvId'
cases. the Sun observes that IN .'lh
Is the increase greater than fhe sa,
Of one good-sized concern. '''es
But the Sun omlts to state thai,
some OF the instances Of witch ~
makes mention. the Increase was 70
very largely to the fact that tbc uue
were sold TO the foreign consrmo.
much lower prices than our noon,o d.
home have to pay for Identical o. ~
cles. For Instance. the SIM shove ttu,
our export Of agricultural imnIon,.uit
has Increased from $1,000. oOn lo cav,
100000 This SEEING at FIRST fhoupht
most extraordinary gain. but \ 4. NJ.
80 when we consider that n~grlculi,..,,
indictments made In this conntry a'
sold In Europe at from ten IL ~, "!e
three per cent. less than the s,,,o ~
piements can he bought for bero "
churn. either cylinder r fh-ermonoN
Is sold abroad twenty three nor oa.,
cheaper than at home; a corn.sbo,,.,.,
is sold abroad twenty per cent CHI
e. than Mt home; grain mills horsT
eleven per cent. cheaper; culiivota.,
harrow). twenty-fhree per cent chs
err; c~ultlvators hand), s~eyepteo, "p'
cent. cheaper. What Is true M .n
cultural implements Is likewise ,r.n
OF hardware. our exports Of Whit,
have increased In valpe by several ,,,,
lion dollars. Amerlcan-made hardwo.,
Of every description is sold TO tna ooa
pie Of Europe Mt prices far he'on.
what our own people are oblioad
nay. For example. snlsit levels can ~
bought In Europe thirty nor can.
cheaper than they can he hougbi ho..,.
tube scrapers can be had abroad -
nrices averaging thlrty-three prr ror.
less than the prices asked nj homo.
augur bit sticks. twenty ncr cont.
drilling machines. fifteen per emit.
breast drills. thirty three ner cont,
hammers. crowbars and sledcos oror''
en- per cent: butcher saws. thlrty.sr.
per cent: spades and shovels. thlr,r.
three per cent; eagle horse nlow,
twenty-five per cent: NJ. E. chuloi
plows. seventeen ner cent.
In u export of engines and hoIlars
there has also been a large Increase
but this Is due to a considerable ar'
tent to the fact that these and otba-
articles coming under the head NJ ma.
chinery are sold abroad at prices rang.
ing between twenty-three and tbirtr,
eight per cent. below the prices asked
at home.
A representative Of the Democrats
National Committee made an accurate
estimate Of the value of a single carpn
about to be shipped from New Yo~E
to South Africa. This cargo was nrt
on board by the firm Of Funch, Evda
& Co.. of New York. and It cost fba
buyers in South Africa 1912, 1854 Thu
same cargo. had It been sold to hrvors
in New York. would have cost S24f.
045. Thus. on n cargo Of this one
small steamer fof only 2s70 tons regis.
teri a rebate Of $33,4S1 was made /,
favor NJ foreigners.
In other words. owing to the Repuh.
llcan high tarif 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 S334SI, or
1871 per cent. more than the trusts are
glad to sell the same goods for 10 buv.
on the other side Of the globe. II,
a cargo of m little steamer. Amer.
leans are mulcted in such an amount.
Is perfectly clear that IN tho case NJ
EXPORTS running into the millions of
dollars. the money practically flchri
from the pockets OF home consumers
would be tremendous.
No wonder some people speak NJ the
Dlngley tarlf as the 'robber tariff"