The Detroit times., 1913-12-01
WINDSOR PRICES
JUMP AS EFFECT
Of new TARIFF
Detroit Demand Given as Cause,
But Little F00dstulfs Are
* Coming Over
IMPORTS OF CATTLE
TAKE BIG LEAP
Wheat and Oats Also Increase
Heavily Because of Reduc-
ton of Duties

Eiaculations OF woe are heard In
Windsor and other cities along the
Canadian border because the new tar
III law. whatever II hsU or has not
done to lower the cost OF living IN
the United states, has certainly rails
cd II In Canada.
Butter has gone up: eggs have
gone up; everything, apparentiy,
that's At to eat. has been boosted oy
trade0men of the border cities. ano
their excuse h that the demand from
Detroit has been 90 great that the
up automatically.
The result has been great cry TOR
reciprocity on the part OF the Can
adams, 90 great . cry that It threat
enc to become political Issue.
But somebody would better take q
look into the operations OF Windsor
dealers. The reports Of che Detroit
customs house show that very little
butter II coming ACROSS. and that eggs
are going the other way.
In November. only $500 pounds OF
butter has come into Detroit from
CANADIAN almost negligible guam
THY. compared with the consumption
In this city. Nearly all Of It has been
imported In small parcels. for private
households, according to William j.
Rowe. who keeps the statistics In the
import division Of the customs house.
A. for eggs, there's almost nothing
doing. II looks as II the Canadian
merchants. foreseeing rush on their
supply by Detroit residents. have
been canny enough to boost prices.
But In other directions, the effect
Of the new tariff shows up enorm-
ouSly.
From Oct. 4 to Oct. 3l-the tariff
bill went into effect Oct detroit
imported $1.l34.7S1 worth of free
goods, against 3693.34S for Septem.
Der. and $461.004 Of dutiable goods.
against $642.943. The October total
was $1.5S5.s75, against $l.236.2s1 for
6eptember--a gain of $349.5S4 for the
nrst month under the new tariff.
The largest increase was In cattle,
most OF which enters Michigan at De-
troll and Port Huron. In September.
2,176 cattle. valued at $65.767. came
IN paying duty. In October, l1,798
cattis, valued 1t $5S6, 1871 entered free.
There was also slight increase In
sheep. The figures are: September.
81, valued at $3.491; October, 221. val
ued at 96.0oo.
Steel rails show a rather remark
able increase, the value imported In
October being @46,448. against @4,027
In September. This Is partly account.
ed for by large shipments Of second
hand rails into the 500. for rebuilding
purposes in the northern part OF the
state.
Pig iron was expected to show an
increase because the duty was taken
0R. but on the contrary. Il showed
. decrease from Ala tons for Septem-
Der to sos tons for October. It fs be.
lieved that 1t 10 too early for pig iron
to feel the effect Of the tariff.
Wheat and oats have taken. q ire
mendous jump. Wheat. which now
pays . 10cent duty instead of Is
cents. Increased from almost nothing
y September to 95.958 bushels in
October Oats. admitted at six cents
instead Of Is cents. increased from
nothing In September to 3l4,S08 bush.
els In October. valued at sos, 239.
Lumber showed q slight increase,
the Michigan figures for October be.
Eng $163,2O4 against $4,000 for Sep
tember. The November figures, 30
TAR ~ they have been compiled, show
that the Increase IL being maintained
Printing paper for books and news
papers shows $646,9s6 for October
against $342,667 free and $6,616
1utiable In September.
The November figures, which will
oe ready about Dec. 10, will give q
better indication of the value of the
eAri6 act to Detroit than those OF
October" says Mr. Rowe. '.Importa.
Hons Will have settled into greatef
regularity by that time. Those of the
arst month OF operation are likely to
show IN erratic condition"