The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
TEA AND SUGAR.

A. Dannemiller was not seriously
concerned about the revision as it ap-
plies to commodities handled by the
Dannemiller Wholesale Grocery COM
pany. Tea tariff is to be advanced
eight cents on the pound. II would
rather see an increased duty on tea,
than the placing of any tax upon the
Importation of Coffee
j. H. Baer, of the Johnson-Baer
Wholesale company, stated that the
decrease of four mills on sugar would
be benefit to the general public, but
would not materially affect the job
bers A decline in the price of sugar
is looked for as soon as the Payne
bill, If passed, goes into effect.
FRUITS.
Increased duty ON lemons and pine
apples, the only fruits affected by the
new bill, will probably cause barely
perceptable advance in those lines on
Canton markets. w. E. Shaffer, vice
president of the Shaffer-Block COM
pany said Lemons are to be ad-
vanced from one cent to a cent and
quarter on the pound. This would
make but little difference with local
prices. However, we buy most of
our lemons from California, and these
have no duty upon them An extra
charge of one dollar a pound on pine
apples will have a trivial effect"
FIRE BRICK.
Z. A. Bowman, secretary of the
Columbia Fire Brick company, ex-
pressed an opinion that fire brick man
ufacturers Of this section of the coun-
try would scarcely notice the decrease
Of the duty on that product of from
45 per oentum to 30 per centum ad
valorem. Owing to the weight of
bricks an6 the consequent high freight
rates, our market Is confined to very
limited territory We get very few
orders from points further east than
Pittsburg, for reason that the Penn
sylvania industries can make better
brick than we. It would be next to
impossible for the foreign manufac-
turers to compete on the western mar
ket for reason of the freight charges.
/ can see how the reduced tariff might
cut prices along the seaboard, however.
There Is a bare possibility that by
bringing the bricks on liners down
the st. Lawrence and through the
lakes to Buffalo, prices in New York
and northern Pennsylvania might be
diminished"
]. G.. Barbour, of the Metropolitan
Brick company, made the statement
that the tariff does not apply to the
line of products of the concern he
represented.
LEATHER.
Canton Shoe dealers were of the
opinion that shoe and boot prices
would be cut as result of proposed
exemption of hides from import tax,
Other reductions upon various forms
of leather goods Will also tend to
lower shoe prices. John Niederhauser
speaking for the shoe merchants said:
Il believe that the tariff admits of a
revision, and I think that the decreas-
ed duty on leather goods will benefit
the general public"
Little benefit yet little harm will
result from the changes in the sched-
ule on drug and chemical duties. Most
of these articles are used in such
small quantities that the public will
derive but little benefit from the ad-
justment of the prices. The incau-
tious sale of cocaine may be partially
remedied by the probable high cost
of this drug brought about through the
advanced duty.
1t was found impossible to secure
statements from meat dealers as to
their view of the tariff. 1t is doubtful
whether they can be very much af-
fected in the territory surrounding
Canton, isolated as 1t is, from foreign
competition by its distance from the
coast.
Soaps, especially the fancy brands,
may drop in price, and while the job
bers will not feel the change, ordin-
airy buyers will profit by it.