New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-25
Compares the shrinksges.

@-s competitors of cents io l' Genus q"
pound.
COMPARES the shrinksges.
-.. -,-r-- also shows that Western fine
.-,5fs sr-.rll on an average Of 81 per cent,
ohio -r. wool. GN per cent ana tnt ioWvi
r~s5e or woods .n average or % per cen .
v-nr the national average is ABOUT ~ ~.
49, .-r-.rted woods now coming IN
rsrreI- sk.rtcd feeces) shrink nearly ~ peL
.s-f r- is generally conceded that the
average sn~iuSaEe ot Austrltl-tH W9g'S' ''''
ssi-teC would De- s. per cent or more
Senator snoot then said ne approved Of
che Presidents suggested plan Of levying
duties ON WOO. by a single SPECIFIC duty
based on the secured pound. with all WOODS
now classified as first and second class
thrown together with one rate imposed
and third class. or carpet woods, al another
ana lower rate. Then he said
These facts ascertained and a plan agreed
uDor 10 lis easy 10 determine the rake "a
Cutv necessary 20 protect the Amer "a.
wool grower u the difference IN cost %
,,-o6r-i~g woods other than carpet anu
the lower grades, III thls couhtI4 CO
abroad u.s. saw only cents pound an
The average shrinEage or me anu ~
medium woods imported. and. unuef Ills
ris- stfu heavier shrlnkage woods 20 pe
baraqftc- imported. i- only - per cent,
t-ar the aetna. rate Of duty on the scouEeu
wool content FNtLlA ar e. cents q 49,
The wool grower thinks - O.sut ~
rno~- and should be based upon the shrlhA-
age VI our national average OF on per CEN
instead " the average OF imported WoOls;
1 u.u support "a single rate OF duly' DaSeu
- me secured content OF wool OF the nrst
and second class. OF % cents a pouAu anu
a. confident that the Wool grower WIZ -g-
raiva AS much protection as ne mas no"
basa1 mon the II cents a pound IN the
grease a supposed protection OF IS cent u.
each secured pound The rate OF ~ leA1S
a rourd upon &c will be the basis lot d
c,r~0a~ safOrv duty for secured wool used ~
the manufactured product, instead OF -
cents pound, as In the ppseht laW -
The limited amount or carpet "oCla
grown .r this country is sloTu AoI lIle
most part from dOcks maintained primer
rsIIr +.r their mutton value. The rate OF
dufv Oh carpet woods, therefore, shoNiu ot
considered more from revenue oasis lhah
protective one, and IN my opinion lAe
rate OF duty on carpet woods ought 70 Oe
So cents 81 pound on the secured WOOL CON
tent
senator suoct said this plan Of levying
s.ng.. specific duty based on the secured
pound is not the one offered and supported
by The late Senator Dolliver, as has been
claimed for 1lr Dolliver provided for a
sliding scale of specific rates based on the
greass pound. varying 10 meet different
Fixed percentages " shrinkage, beginning
with sr-tnkage of 65 per cent or more
and fixing a rate of duty Of Il cents a
pound. and ending with woods fin the grease
shrinking Jess than is per cent. with a rate
o. duty W as cents a pound, and between
The Two extremes 1--WE other divisions were
made
Called Deliver Plan Unjust.
This plan was impracticable and unjust
a. ] stated upon the floor Of the Senate, ~
said Senator -wcot.
Reum.ng his statement senator Smoot
SAD
The .-mpersatory duty levied upon wool
.en and Hlr-tel fabrics should 1e q speclnc
clty OF 81 cents pound. being ne 20 cents
levied OH secured wool and cents allow
a1ce for loss .u manufacturing the WOOL
mo cloth .lstead OF 81 cents, as provided
.L the present law on goods valued az more
man 81 cents pound and a graduated
scale " al va.oren duties TO equal the dlf-
ference ~ cost NJ production ia this coun-
iy all abroad
The report shows the average cost OF
manufacture -u the United states or wool
l'h alc Wgr,teo fabrics is about 10 per
,-Ll nor. than .r England. Assuming the
average man featuring cost iD this country
y o. per cent Of the total cost, the aver
ri az ra.oreu equivalent would then be
o- lne market value The present law pro-
--es per cent 20 s. per cent. according
ta.le These rates I have named are the
-leience between the cost OF producing
-1 ana abroad. with no allowance for "a