The state herald., 1910-08-05
PAYNE TARIFF IS
DOING THE WORK
ELEVEN MONTHS OPERATION OF
THE NEW LAW REVEALED
BY THE FIGURES.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS ARE BIG
Nearly Half Of Imports, However, En-
ter Free Of Duty-Sensible Speech
es Made by Longworth, Nc
Call and Lodge.

Washington.-Figures covering IL
months operations Of the Payne tarih
law, showing imports free and duu'
able, customs and average ad valo-
rem duty and comparing the same
with corresponding periods under
three preceding tariff laws, have been
presented by the bureau of statistics
of the department of commerce and
labor. The Payne tariff law went into
effect on the morning of August G.
1909, but the returns to the bureau
of statistics do not enable II to sepa-
rate In its statements the business of
the five days of August in which I'M
ports were under the former law and
the statement, which covers the IL
months. August to June 30, there
fore include five days under the Ding
ley law.
The statement shows the total i'm
ports in the II months period (Au-
gust /, 1909, to June 80. 1870 as
sl,445, 5,366,500, against 1881 .s3s.97
in the corresponding II months of the
fiscal year 1907, the former high-rec
ord year in imports. OF this total OF
1,445 million dollars under the Payne
law. 49.14 per cent. entered free Of
duty, being larger percentage free
of duty than in the corresponding pc
riod Of any earlier year except 1897,
the closing year of the Wilson tariff
law. and 1892. 1898 and 1894 under the
Mckinley law, which admitted sugar
free of duty.
Customs receipts during the IL
months operation Of the Payne tariff
law were 1902 ,S22, ,lGl, exceeding those
of the corresponding period of any
earlier year except 1907. when the re-
ceipts for the corresponding months
aggregated 1907 7,O53,3Si. Comparing
the customs receipts for the period. as
reported by the treasury department.
s302. 1922 .l6l, with the value of imports
as reported to the bureau OF statistics
by the collectors OF customs. sl.445.-
3G6.500. the average ad yalorem rate
OF duty on all imports is shown to
have been 20.95 per cent. A compari-
son OF this ad valorem rate of duty
with that of corresponding periods in
each year back to 1890 shows lower
rate on total imports than In the cor,
responding period OF any fiscal year
except 1896. when the nd valorem rate
averaged 20.5S per cent. and 1894.
the closing year OF the Mckinley law.
when the nd valorem rate averaged
1873 per cent.
Some Further Comparisons.
on dutiable imports only the aver.
age nd valorem rate under the Payne
law, il.l9 per cent. is lower than In
the corresponding period OF any ear.
lier year since 1890, except 1896 under
the Wilson law. when the average ad
valorem was 39.33 per cent. Compar.
ing the entire period OF the operation
Of the Payne law with the entire pc
riod OF the operation Of the Dingley
Wilson and Mckinley laws. respec
lively. the average nd yalorem rate
under the Payne law Is less than un
der any OF It's three predecessors. that
on total imports under the Payne law
being. as already indicated. 20.e5 per
cent; that under the Dingley law for
the entire period Of Its operation
25,iS per cent: under the Wilson law
2l,e2 per cent. and under the McKln
ley law, 22,l2 per cent. on dutiabls
merchandise only the average nd yalo
rem rate under the Payne law. tl.4s
per cent. Is also lower than that oI
any Of its predecessors: that OF tn,
Dingley law having been for its en-
tire period 1876 per cent: that OF the
Wilson law for It's entire period. AS.
per cent. and that OF the McKinle,
law for Its entire period. 47.iO pei
cent.
The percentage OF merchandise en-
tcrlng free OF duty under the cntir,
operation OF the Payne law thus fal
is larger than under the Dingley o
Wilson law, but slightly less than un
der the Mckinley law. which admlttc,
sugar free OF duty. the share entcrini
free of duty under the Payne law dur
INK It's entire operation having beet
4sii per cent: under the Dingloy Law
during It's entire period. ii.3i pc
cent: under the Wilson law during IL
entire period. iS.s2 per cent. and IN
der the Mckinley law during It's entlr
operation. b3.0i per cent
The average monthly imports du,
ing the entire operation of tho fou
laws, respectively, were; Payne Law
ti5i.3o6.e5i: Dinglcy law. ss5.o6g. 1876
Wilson law. G3?3i AZ; and McKin
ley law. sob.s72,C3b, OF free mcrchar
disc the average monthly impor,atio
under the Payne law was s6s.6Gi. .7a2
under tho DInglcy law. fsT.Gs7,7bi
under the Wilson law. isO.sGa. $40
and under the Mckinley law. tai.os7
$50.
Customs receipts under the payn
law during ita entire operation thu
far averaged s?7.b2p.2s7 per month
under tho Dingley law. i2i. .G7g. .0sb pc
month; under the Wilson law. tia.sb7
oss pur month; and under tho McSif
Icy law, sit.b7i,2i per month.
Lonpworth and Mccall.
No clearer sentences have been u