Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-02

ms Iiit Pdot t"o ySuio SSiy duoB~
ed the plan of appraising these goods
for duty at the home figure, in preDse-
ence to the prices stated in the in
voices. For instance an Americas
manufacturer may be willing to sen
a certain article for $500 to the Can
adian trade, the prices for the same
article at home being $500, the valusr
ton is placed at the latter figure.
and even though he sells for the form
er, the purchaser has to pay the duty
on $500 more than the goods cos1
him The result of this practice 10
that We are losing our export trade to
this and other foreign countries, the
falling off of American trade to this
port on dutible articles in one year,
having been s211,05S.
The short-sightedness of our man
ufacturers in this respect no less than
the developing of manufacturing in
Canada, is closing this as it does 9th
er outside markets, to our goods, and
is driving us back to trade only with
in ourselves, to the injury of our
great agricultural interests, to the re
duction of the wages of our working
men, and to the lessening of the pro-
duct of our factories.
Replying thus to your circular, BY
enumeration of facts, remain, sir.
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) William Dell. Washington
Commercial Agent
Hon. Geo. l.. Rives,
Asst, Sec. of State, Washington, D. c.
In addition, Mr.. Chairman, to thiA
Consular report, beg to call the at
tention of the Committee to the fol-
lowing determinations by American
manufacturers against American
farmers, and in favor of foreign buy
ers:
cuItivators Protective Duty as P.c.l
In home To for
market eigners
Wheel hoe, cultivator,
rake and plow 81 90 So 20
| All steel horse hoe, and
cultivator, with wheel 8 90 6 7s
All steel plain cultiva-
tor, with wheel 7 20 SO
The above prices to the exporter
as well as for sale here, are for sin
gle articles. For export cultivatorS
are delivered free on board" ship
New York They are sold in all
the world and catalogues describing
their merits are printed in English.
| Spanish, French, German and Portu'
CUES. z
Horse Rakes, Tedders and Potato
Disgers Protective Duty as P.CJ
| In home To for
market eigners,
Lock-lever hay.rakes, SIS 90 S14 90
| Self-dump hay rakes IS 90 IT IL
Hay tedders 26 90 25 zS
Potato diggers s 90 6 rs
The above are the prices to the
home trade for large consignments,
but the foreign consumers for single
machines.
Sewing Machines Protective Duty
As Per Cent?
In home To for
market eigners
Best make machines $24 90 $2l 90
Medium machines y 90 Il no
Fine machines 27 so 20 75
nh. ,ln,y, nro tl,C r,i,oe nb,ro.,d
the wholesale dealers for one of the
tread machines This machine is
sold at retail by the agencies in Eng
land for S320O and in the United
States for $500,
A cheaper machine manufactured
in the United States is sold to the
home dealer for $500 and to the ex.
porter for $1,000
prominent manufacturing Com
pany sells the machine for which it
charges the American dealer $4,000
for export to South America for $500.
This system of charging American
buyers higher prices for their ma
chimes, than buyers in England is not
confined to a single Company, but is
Characteristic of them all
Forges and Blacksmiths' Tools (pro-
tectve Duty As Per Cent?
In home To for
market eigners
Forges, portable:
IS inch bellows s17 90 SIG 90
% inch bellows 25 so "a 90
Similar discount for stationery
forges.
For tongs, etc, which cost the
home dealer net price of $1,000
the price to the exporter and foreign
is 10 per cent. less or $500
(Cong. Rec 51st 1st SESSION.
(Vol. l, part 5, page 45S2-3)
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