The Washington times., 1913-04-06
CONSUMER WILL
HAVE HIS CHANCE
] Mrs. Ultimate Are Ask
ed to Step Up to Counter of
Tariff Benefits.
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much written about in 1869. is now TO
have free sugar, steel. boots and shoes,
raw wool. lumber. cement, saddles. sew
;inye machines, farm implements and
what not. 49,. -
The things which go into the market
basket have been materially reduced or
placed on the non-dutiable list. The
thohIsewife is expected to reap the bene-
fit, Time will tell whether both the
market basket and the purse will be
heavier after a shopping expedition.
May Educate Housewife.
The housewife. or Mrs. Ultimate Con-
sufner, knows little about the intricacies
of; tariff revision but she'll begin TO
learn if free meat means cheaper beef
steak and mutton chops g-:Se. tE- s.
. Fresh meats are 'catkie eis 9sesthe; free
.Iist in the DemocratiSRbfli. EhdeEt tue
Payne law fresh beef, pofk. .siamb. mutt
{dn, and other meats carry a duty of 1i2
Cents per pound. Bacon and ham struS-
tsle along under 4-cent per pound
.day.
n would appear that free meat should
hrsean something to the housewife, yet a
lieport from commercial agent of the
department of Commerce and Labor,
srsde last year. says:
sArgentina has been looked upon as a
competitor of the United States in the
beef industry and has even been con-
fsidered as a possible source of cheaper
meat for this country The present out
look there lends no color to the suppo-
isition Shipments of beef from the river
Plata to the United States Ihay come
shortly; but they probably will be di-
lrected by the same interests which now
isHpply the market here, not in opposi-
iiisn to them. .....
+. Packers In Control.
i'-The report then explains that Ameri-
can packers already have a foothold in
sAfsentina. Perhaps the packers will be
Nh as active in Canada and elsewhere.
once free meat rate is assured. and
istfaks will cost the Ultimate Consumer
,agput the same.
SSteei rails are going on the free list,
,bJr nc country can compete with the
iUnited States in the manufacture OF
,steel Home industries have the natural
fores. and the steel plants, and can un-
iderselI Germany every DAY in the year,
IL is claimed, IL nevessity arises. Critics
OF the Democratic bill saw there will be
small importations of steel, and that
ahe consumer will pay. about the same
as heretofore.
skipping from beef and steel TO lsm-
ons, the consumers hopes need not be
80 sour. Lemons now bear a rate Of n
cents per pound. The rate mas been
Topped twc-thirds, which ought to make
Va difference of about 5 .cen;s dozen On
.the retail price of lemons.
In 1912. this country imported APP
iproximately 145.o00.oo0 pounds of LEM
sons and the femon growers of Califor-
inia and Florida loudly protested be-
fore the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
that drastic cut in -duty would wipe
but the domestic industry, while bring
ing no relief to the consumer. The
housewife will know which contention
Is correct within few weeks after the
Underwood law becomes effective.
&, Small Cut on Euxuries
= oranges and grapefruits were classed
as semi-luXuries and are not slated for
fso sweeping a reduction. The l cent a
tround duty is said to have been cut
20 per cent: which ought 10 help ]
little.
Z. on the other hand, free sugar and
near-frec lemons probably will cause
no decrease in the price of lemonade.
The soda fountain habitue will remain
in expensive ignorance of lower tariff.
There's imported beer, in which Mr..
Ultimate Consumer is more Interested
than his wife. Foreign beer has been
paying a tax of 3 cents per gallon:
Indications are that the Underwood rate
will be 10 to % per cent less: but the
foam on the glass and the price over
the bar will remain the same. no
doubt. -'-aa--. 49, - - -
iimitedr number. are, interested in
the schedule f1f7Svlpes and liquors. The
Democratic ida Is Mai sthese are lux
uries and shosld bear the highest rev.
sn%s s Pr2Sofn that KeRorrs ISsrs
have been practkaIty no. rreductions in
the rates on sxapes and spirits, with a
boost upward chem npashs. The poor
not maiptain; pIsseht shishsduties?
IobaesdsH highly Taxed.
The user Of t9baecoSwin not buy his
imported brsAds .cheaper. Tobacco
also, is highR faxed inEtiie new bill
and there ha3 been. an afoccasiona
raise in the Epfesent dulles Turkish
cigarette TOBACCO AT iss understood,
will take duty spEaet CALLS prohibi:
tory, which Wtftb eltdms9, news tt
North Caroiinas - -;
an increase an, the !dsifsg:on licorice
paste, used IN thes narufactureS OF
plug. .sssS.,ffs FG2. - =.
Despite the protest nof. Gengressmar
Augustus 2. Gatdnef and the Gloucester
fishermen, the, Hempcrata Spropose IL
free list fish, lSfresh, smp}ed. picked
salted. or other&ise.; Eha remoyai OF
the duty Of. three fourth i6f 5cEnfs PEI
pound may cheaper the. Friday dinner
and again il may not! -
There is likenises great difference o
opinion regH rifng fthe effect the; FIRE,
listing OF boots and shoes will have
When the Payne tfevisionists remover
the duty FROM hides and Iieather, tn
Ultimate CoAEHnlpr, taking his cue
cheered threc%tpiss He threw away
fairly good pair az shoes 5apd hustled
TO the village fstore expecting to real
the benefit Of free hides. He was soak
ed in the me old way.
Manufactures Protest
Now the. Denioorats will remove thu
duty on thetfinished product. which ha'
borne a duty of te and Is per cent ad
vsiorem- The United States exports to
Great Britain, FIsfce. and other Euro,
pean countries from SIC. .oo0,1o0 to SIS, ,Ooo.'
90 worth Of shoes annually. The i'm.