The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-30

Many Of the schedules unchanged by
the proceedings ~ last summer cannot bs
covered 10y general statements For IN.
stance imports ~ leather gloves ara re-.
ported IN their total as 81 saOOOD IN 1919
aud 81 lOp ~ IA 1910. " cannot he "a ia
that no chang" Was made IN the schedules
for th" reason mat the rate on one clas-
fcdtIon ont 10 tW-n'V-thr~" was reduced
Changes we're made ia Items On the. silk
woull-n 1ui cotton schedules and imports
ar" r"purt"i IN their total for zach II thass.
lines Machinery = reported a. a group
and chang" was mad" on certain kIndS -
machines fiIV exhaustive" analysis
q the rutlr" import list = a work ~
magnitude such an aualv-I. will
dnuh'l-s- l,- repaired officially SONS.
months hence A few ar'Irl-- on which
M" rates were changed show. As do
articles on which no change was made.
IN some cases increas. IN purchases and
IN other cas.'S decrease Iron ore was rr-
duc-d. Ne were pig ron. bar iron and
various other forms Of semi manufactured
iron. Imports of IRON ore show inCrea-.
from 81 ~ O,0 20 s. jD0OD Pig iron
shows increas. from s. jIp. s0 To s. 7nO 90.
scrap ron and steel from SIS IN 20 500 0an.
bar iron from SAL 49, To Sssi M. aud in.
gots. blooms. hlIl-ts Sc from 81 taS oao
20 s. i3GvH" II steel rails and structural
steel on which the rates were reduced.
were imported AZ all the quantity was not
sufficient To- take them ont 81 the all
other group
10" duty On b.tuminous coal was re.
duc-d from g. cents e. Is cents a ton and
imports Increased from 81 .sn 90 to q. 800.
"o. This may or NAV not be due TO the
redlc",i rate The imports Of the cor.
responding term IN 1877 were equal to |
those - this wear IN value and greater
when measured IN quantity The decline {
Ia imports ~ champagne from s. zoo OOo ,
10 s. 81 000 NAV he attributed IN part To- 7
heavy imports last year in anticipation Of .
the increase III rates The same IL prob
ably the ease With other items on which
an advance vas mad. In spite 81 SEN
ator Root = -nort - prevent u the duty
on lemons Was increased Importation
increased from 81 ajO an 10 g. $50 90
The duty on dates was doubled Impor,s
Increased from S2SC0 to Ss0O1O No
change vas made ia tho rate on walnuts
and imports grew from 81 10 on 10 q. 7ao
OO ne imports 81 boards and planks
Increased about 10 per cent which NAV
Or NAV not he due To- the reduction in
rates II may he Inferred that the
additional ~ cents a thousan nd on shinRle.
accounts for IN. drop from t.2tsOoo
~ s752 ~ The transfer ~ siIphat.
~ ammonia 10 the free list doubtless
accounts for tn" 10 per cent Increase
IN imports
4 considera hle parrentaRe ~ the i'm
ports ~ The country - represented bv
Srnr,-- " articles whose ynltitn.. nj ,.I,,.
are too small for detailed publication
The result ~ the transfer of cattl.. hide .
~ the fr'.' i-' - not easily det.rrni ned
The imports ~ 'h- first seven months ~ Z
'hls wear w"r" vaiu'-i NJ t2I eOO % and
hose ~ IN" corresponding vaar at sIs-
80 80 Seemingly IN" increase ~ due .
10 M" tarIf reduction: hut such a CLAIM, .
appears ~ founded IN view ~ the fac, )
hat III" imports ~ the first seven month.
v iSoa. m" months Immediately preceding .
M" transfer ~ hides 10 the free list az
r-'-,i'-i 'h"-" II the corresponding term m
.sS hv sloU0H O. while the gain ~ 1910 =,
'v"r 1879 was less than half ofthat The
le'-t ~ more hides and tho buying nova
n"nt evidently hegan long hesnre IN. ,ar,r
Sa- changed. and purchases were ipau. I,
need rather by nee,is than nv lmpor, ! :
lut'e~ In