The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-18
IMPORTS OF FOOD
STUFFS INCREASE

SSlls LIE S.,9 Lee. lOs-EOCus
SUITS coming in free OF duty under
the new tariff bill are swelling the total
OF imports into the United States. In
crease in exports and decrease in inn
ports for the first four months of the
present fiscal year as compared with
the same period last year was shown
In statistics made public by the de-
partment Of mmerce Exports this
year amounted in value to 1888, 994, 1853
against STILL 41 1872 for the first four
months last year.. The import figures
We're $3.50, ST, o62 against $626, 23e, 1887.
There "a be M inference drawn
from these hard facts" said Secretary
Redfield, that is not both encourag-
Ing and complimentary to American in
dustry. There has been no flooding of
our markets with the alleged cheap
wares of Europe. On the other hand
the growth Of exports is both surpris-
ing Inc encouraging. Details Of i'm
ports show Increases in a large pro-
portion of those classes Of food stuffs
on which h duty was removed or re-
duced by the new tariff law"
1t is of course. much too soon to
state any definite results under the
new revenue law" continued the sec
rotary, yet it may be noted new sup
the result.
"0iS SaSSi0 tIiPSttCos s-Et
"of cattle which now enter free of
duty the number imported in October
was 130,639 against 1886 in October,
1912, and of sheep the number was
26,035 against 1886. OF fresh beef the
imports during October We're $751; 61
pounds against 637,0 95 pounds in the
three months of October, November,
December, 1912, the beef imports of 1912
having been shown only in quarterly
periods. OF corn free Of duty under the
new law the im%portations in October,
1918. were 1929 bushels against 226,-
AL in October of last year. Fish shows
a material increase of i~mportations, the
quantity for the four classes-fresh
showing a total of over 81. ooo, 900
pounds in October, 1913, against "a
600, 900 in October, 1912. Onions on
which the rate of duty was educe
one half, show importations Of 12O,4S7
bushels in October, 1913, against s6,361
bushels in October 1912.
Potatoes and Wheat.
1.-TWO important articles Of food-po-
tatoes Inc wheat and its products
which were transferred to the free list.
remains dutiable at a somewhat re-
duced rate when imported from coun-
tries which impose duty on those ar
ticles coming from the United States
this special rate Of duty being on
wheat, 10 cents per bushel instead of rs
cents under the former law; and on
flour 45 cents per barrel instead of rs
per cent ad valorem under the former
law; potatoes 10 per cent ad valorem in
stead Of rs cents per bushel under the
former law. The total importations of
wheat in October 1913, were 233, 217
bushels against 52,213 bushels in Oc-
tober Of last year, Inc of potatoes 49,
o52 bushels against 1881 bushels. Of
the 233,217 bushels of wheat 231, 463
bushels We're from Canada which i'm
pose a duty on wheat from the United
States and were therefore dutiable at
the reduced rate above mentioned;
while Of the 472, 052 bushels of potatoes
imported during October, 1888, 593 bush
els were from Canada and dutiable at
the reduced rate, approximating 4.3
cents per bushel, against the general
rate of Is cents per bushel in October,
1912.
Coffee and Tea.
con the whole it is unquestionably
true that h food supply has been
broadened under the present law.
There is a large increase in the
quantities Of food imports from which
the tariff has been in whole or in
part removed, coincident with a large
decrease in total value of imports, this
decrease in the total imports being
due to a falling off in the importation
Of certain articles not affected by
tariff changes especially coffee and tea
already free of duty and and
wool on which The change in duty has
not yet become effective. The de-
crease in imports of tea is over 81, 0O0,-
teber of last year; that of wool more
thar. 81, soc, 600, coffee, 5 $3.50, 900 and
sugar Sc, $50, 900, a total for the four ar
ticles of over $13, 000, 900.