The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-12
new TARIFF Law
IS GREAT one
Figures Complied snow Tha. i. is the
Best Yet and Entirely In
worthy Of criti-
cism.
FROM EVERY DIRECTION
Not Only Brings Greater Revenue to
United States, But shows
Boost to Our
Industries.
FROM EVERY DIRECTION

Figures issued by the bureau of sta
tistics. department of commerce and
LABOR, covering the last nine months.
SHOW the Payne tariff law to be
remarkable revenue producer, eclips-
ing all previous revenue tariff laws.
The Payne tariff law is making good.
and is bringing unprecedented reye-
nues to the Golfers of the govern
ment
The total of imports OF merchan-
disc for the last nine months figures
Sl.2Oo.7I1.116, which is the greatest
amount for any nine months in the
history of the country.
The aggregate Importation of raw
material for manufacturing purposes
exceed those on any corresponding
period, which is conclusive proof that
the factories of the nation are busy
and labor is employed.
The report is most gratifying to
members of the house and senate.
who are responsible for the Payne
| tariff law.
The total value of imports, free. dur
ing the nine months, under the Payne
tarin law from August, 1909, to MAY.
1910. is s601,530.7 $50, as compared to
1851, $40, 500 during the corresponding
period in 1909 under the Dingley law.
In 1907, under the Dingley tariff,
the imports, free, figured $500, 072. 403.
Under the Wilson law, in 1897, $751;
4Ol,923. Under the Mckinley law in
1892. sS43,o09- 800; 1894, s2s4,471, 1892.
Imports dutiable for the nine
months past, s604,2so.26S, showing a
decisive gain over the corresponding
period of toe Dingley tariff law, which
figured s523,41S,562. Under the Wilson
law OF 1897 they figured 1886, 1878. 769:
In 1896, s3oG,251 ,36S. Under the Nc
Kinley law, 1893, 1920, 100,351; 1894,
s19S,T40,120.
The total imports, nine months I'M
der the Payne law. 1909, 1884, 75e, os7.
The hfgh-water mark under the
Dingley law was in 1907. when the
total was 1892, Se6,G55, still below the
total under the Payne law.
Under the Wilson law the largest to-
tai was in 1896, s593,274,429. Under
the Mckinley law In 1899 the total i'm
ports reached $685., 0s1,12s.
Figuring on the per cent basis, the
Payne law produced 1919 per cent
of free; the Dingley, 46.9; Wilson law,
Alb; Mckinley, $50.
In customs receipts the Payne law
! has produced s252,150,s14. The Ding.
ley law produced in 1909. s224,352,245;
in 1907, s2s1,2ss, 800; in 1905, 5000, s52,.
1888; in 1898. 05,oss 6s3.
/ The Wilson law produced in Gus
toms receipts in 1897 s125,671,2 4e, and
the Mckinley law in 1894, s9S, 4s6.s45:
in 1893, s155, .s22.
The average ad valorem rate on
dutiable imports under the Payne Law
is Alb; Dingley law, 1926, in 1909
under the Wilson law in 1897, 4712:
under the Mckinley law in 1894, 4s.55
The average ad valorem rate on to
tai imports under the Payne law
20.s1; Dingley law in 1909, 22.78;
Wilson law in 1897. 22.93; McKinle,
law, 1894, 20.38.
The totals from free and dutiabe
imports under the various laws fol
low: Mckinley law, forty-sever
months, s3.0sG,o13.s54; Wilson law
thirty-ive months, s2,213,10 ,G72;
Dingley law, IA months, s12,250,O11,
col; Payne law, nine months. s1,205.
771,118. Per cent, free, 53.04, 1882
I 44.31. 1888, respectively. Duties col
lected, total, s684,s4s, 2S9, s4s5, SIS
s3121,721,758,24s. s252,15o,s14, respec
| lively.