Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-13
H0LD=UP GAME.
Fig res Of Prices on Goods Exported
flpOse Republican Protection POl;Cy.

or a Republican paper the New
York Sun take q sensible view OF the
recent large increase in the export OF
American manufactured goods. for it
declares that while the showing is en-
cOura ging. there is no occasion as vet
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 in
some of the instances OF which it
makes mention. the Increase was due
very largely to the fact that the goods
We're sold to the foreign consumer at
much lower prices than our people ut
home have "a pay for identical arti-
clCS. For instance the Sun shows tlat
our export of agricultural implements
has increased from $J.G00.OOD to SOL
G00.00 This seems n first thought n
most extraordinary gain. but it is not
so when We consider that agricultural
implements made in this country are
sold in Europe ct from ten to twenty
three per cent. less than the same i'm
PIGMENTS can BE- bought for here. n
churn either cylinder or thermometer,
is sold abroad twenty three per cont.
cheaper than at home: q corn-Sheiler
is sold abroad twenty ner cent. cheap
e.: than at home; grain mills thOrSe)
eleven per cent. cheaper: cultivatnrS
harrOwl. tWenty-thrre per cent. cheap
er: cultivatOrs handJ. seventeen per
cent. cheaper What is true of S"ri-
cultural implements is likewise true
of hardware. our exports of which
have Increased in value by several MIL
lion dollars. AmNrican-made hardware ,
Of every description is sold to the peO-
pie of Europe at prices far below
what our own people are obliged 10
pay. For example. spirit levels can be
bought in Europe thirty per cent.
cheaper than they can Ee bought here;
tube scrlperS can be had abroad at /.
prices averaging rhirty-three per cent
less than the prices asked at home;
au"ur bit sticks. twenty per cent:
drilling machines. fifteen per cent;
breast drills. thirty-thrre per cont;
hammers. crOwbarS and S!eICnS. Clev-
en- per cent: butcher SAWS thirtv-!iye
npr cent: spades and shovelS thirty
three per cent: eagle horse plows.
twenty-five ner cent: II. l.. chilled
Di0Wc. seventeen DCr cont
In our eXuOrt of engines and boilers
there has also been Il LARGE increase,
but this is due to considerable eX-
tent to the fact that these and other
articles coming under the head of ma
chinery are sold abroad at prices rHng-
Ing between twPnty-tlrec and thirty
eight per cent. below the prices asked
ut home
tot iv-o Of "a
National Committee made IN accurate
estimate of the value cf Il single cargo
about to 10 shipped from New York
to South Africa This cargo was pnt
on board by the firm Of Funch. Eyde
&, Co. OF New York ami 1t cost The
buyers in South Africa $212,:5G4 The
Same CARGO. had it bpaD sold to h.-vors
in New York. would have cost S2f6-
045. Thus. on cargo. Of this one
small steamer (0f only 291O tons regis
teri rebate of So. 4S1 was made in
favor Of foreigners.
In Othcr words. owing to tho PoDTh-
lican high tariff taxes. which permit
the trusts to charge high prices to
home consumers without fear of for
ciGn competition this one small cargo
cost American consumers S%:2;.4Sf. or
1J.1 per cent. more than the trusts are
Glad to sell the same goods for 10 buy
erS on the other side Of the globe. If,
on 4 cargo Of one little steamer Amer
leans are mulcted in such an amount.
it is perfectly clear that in tho casa Of
eXnOrts running into the millio"s of
dollars the money practically filclnd
from the pockets OF home consumers
would be tremendous.
No wonder some poonlp speak Of ffa
DinSley tariff as the ''robbpr tariff