The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-06-03

to the lmportatlons as reported Dy the
department of commerce.
For October, November and Decem-
ber, 1912, and January 1913, under the
old law, there were imported into the
United States 250,OO0 bushels of corn,
as against 7,034,159 bushels under
the present law for the same months,
October, November and December,
1913, and January, 1914.
He further states that at the pres
ent rate of importation of corn the
quantity imported during the year
would not exceed 10,O00,O0O bushels.
If the corresponding eight months, as
compared with the four months above
given, the importations for the first
year under the Underwood tariff law
will exceed 81 ,OOO, 900 bushels, guam
tity quite sufficient to regulate the
market, and materially lower the val
ue of the corn crop in this country.
This amount of imported corn coming
from the Argentine republic is more
than one-half of the usual annual
exports of corn. The imported corn
above referred to was purchased
chiefly by the glucose and starch
manufacturers located in the Atlantic
states, and has taken away from the
American farmer his market for just
that much corn.
1t is important to know, too, that
the freight rate on corn from Argen-
tina to the United States is five cents
per 100 pounds, or three cents BUSH
el, while the freight from the Missi-
ssippi river valley to the Atlantic
coast states, in round numbers, 10
cents per bushel. This is an average
freight rate from the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys to eastern ports.
This is a very important factor in fix
ing the value Of corn in the eastern
states, especially so when it is true
that for the purpose of manufacturing
starch and glucose Argentine corn is
about as valuable as the extraordinary
quality of corn produced in the United
States.
The importatiOns of oats for the
same months under the old law were
q, $50 bushels, and under the present
law l6,I94,145 bushels.
The gentleman from Iowa (Mr. VOll-
mer) states that the farmers in his
state are satisfied. Perhaps SO: He
would have us believe that the Iowa
farmers are satisfied with having
their corn placed on the free list,
while the farmers of the south de-
manded and received a protective duty
on rice. He would have US believe
that the Iowa farmer is pleased to
have his potatoes on the free list,
while the farmers of Virginia and
North Carolina have exacted duty
on peanuts. He would have us be-
lieve that the Iowa farmers are salts
fed to have their livestock placed on
the free list, while the farmers of the
south insisted upon having their to-
bacco highly protected. He would
have us believe that the farmers of
the north are satisfied with having
fruit placed on the free list or at a
very low rate of duty, while the or
ange and lemon growers of Florida
demanded ample protection. Would
he have us believe that the farmer of
Iowa is pleased with having wool
placed on the free list, while Texas
had demanded and obtained pro-
tective tariff on Angora goat hair?
Let me call the gentleman's atten-
ton to another article-butter-of
which we imported s122,000 worth in
the same months under the old law,
and 81 ,631 900 worth under the pres
ent law.
The gentleman referred particular
ly to potatoes. OF these the importa-
tions for the four months named un-
der the old law were 10000 bushels,
value $84 200, and under the present
law for the same period 3,261 900
bushels, value $1,476,000. II the
gentleman will refer to the figures he
will find that the import value of po-
tatoes under the old law was $1.29
per rsbushel, and now under the new
tariff, 49 cents bushel. Does the
gentleman think he can throw out any
sop of that kind to the Iowa farmer
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