The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-12-18
IMPORTS or FOOD
STUFFS INCREASE

Washington, ~. ~. Leg. Ao.r oVu-
stuffs coming In r OF duty under
the new tariff bill are swelling the total
Of imports into the United States. In
crease In exports and decrease in i'm
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 commerce. Exports this
year amounted in value to 1898, 1874, S6S
against $77I, 04l, 1872 for the first four
last year. The import figures
were $5SO,677,O6 6 against $626. 230.9S7.
There can be no Inference drawn
from these hard facts" said secretary
Redfield, that Is not both
inga and complimentary to American n
dtIstry. There has been no flooding OF
j markets with the alleged cheap
wares Of Europe. On the other hand
h growth of exports is both surpris-
ing and encouraging. Details OF I'M
ports show increases In q large pro
portion of those classes OF 1000 SUITS
on which the duty was removed or re-
d,Iced by the new tariff law
tIt is OF course. much too o to
state any definite results I'd the
new revenue Law" continued the sec
rotary, Hyet 1t may be noted new sup
plies OF food have unquestionably been
the result.
More Cattle ImporuDus
"of cattle which now enter free of
duty the number imported In October
was 130,639 against 1855 in October,
2e'O35 against 3, ACC. OF fresh beef the
Imports during October were 5,677,461
rounds against 637,095 pounds in the
three months OF october, November,
December, 1912, the beef imports Of 1912
having been shown only in quarterly
periods. or corn free of duty under the
new law the importations in October,
1918. were 473, 259 bushels against 226.-
All in October OF last year. Fish shows
a material increase of i~mportations, the
quantity for the four classes--fresh
fish, cod, herring and mackerel,-
showing q total of over 81, zoo, 900
pounds in October. 1919, against 24,-
which the rate OF duty was reduced
one half, show importations OF 120,48
bushels in October, 1913, against S6,36l
bushels in October 1912.
Potatoes and Wheat. 49,.
Two important articles of food--po-
tatoes and wheat and its products
which were transferred to the free list.
remains dutiable at a somewhat re-
duced rate when imported from
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 As cents per barrel instead OF 25
per cent ad yalorem under h former
law; potatoes 10 per cent ad yalorem in
stead OF 25 cents per bushel under the
former law. The total .importations Of
wheat in October 1913, were $685. 17
bushels against 62.213 bushels In Oc-
.tober OF last year, and of potatoes 472,-
052 bushels against 81, S81 bushels. OF
the 233,217 bushels of wheat 231, 463
bushels were from Canada which i'm
pose O. duty or 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, 500 bush
els were from Canada and dutiable at
the reduced rate, approximating 40
cents per bushel. against the general
rate of IS cents per bushel In October,
1919. . 3
Coffee and Tea.
AZ ION the whole IL Is unquestionably
true that the food supply has been
b~roadened 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 q 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 mol affected by
tariff changes especially coffee and tea
already free of duty and sugar and
wool on which the change in duty has
not yet become effective. The de-
crease in imports Of tea Is over 81, 000,-
900 in value when compared with Oc-
tober of last year; that of wool more
thar 81, 500, 900, coffee, SO, $50, 900 and
sugar Sc, $50, 900, a total for the four ar
ticles Of over $13, 900, 900. %.