The Republican journal., 1915-06-10
Facts for Farmers.

WASHINGTON, ID. e., June Z, 1919.
Nearly six million dozen eggs were i'm
ported into this country in 1914, accord
ing to Commerce and Navigation of the
United States, 1914" Only a million
and half dozen were imported in 1913.
Of dried yolks and frozen eggs there
were imported in 1918 only 228, 900
pounds, but in 1914 the importations
grew to 100000, an increase of 1900
per cent. Why this increase? In 1918
eggs paid an import duty of five cents
dozen, but in 1914 were free. Yolks and
frozen eggs were kept out by Is per
cent ad valorem duty in 1918, but this
was reduced to ten per cent in 1914.
Some were laid in Germany,
And some in far Japan;
And some were laid in China,
In the days of Genghis Khan.
But whence they came where they went,
This thong hit gives small enjoyment,
The hens and ROSTERS in this land
Were robbed of their employment.
Allowing an average per hen of 120
eggs year, the importation of these
1900, 900 eggs threw 100000 hens out
of work for 1914, or put 100000 on
half time. 1t is dangerous to comment
on this for fear the rejoinder of the
Democratic party may be that we are
espousing the cause of the hen rather
that of the American workingman, and
besides the hens which suffered enforced
idleness had just SO much more time to
improve their minds in the study of psy-
chology.
Consul General Keena, located at
Buenos Aires, Argentina, reports that
the declared exports from that port for
the United States in 1913, when the Re-
publican tariff law was in force, amount
ed to $26, 100000. In 1914, with Demo-
cratic tariff in force, the exports to the
United States were valued at $50, 000.-
| 600. From the port of Rosario, the ex-
ports to the United States in 1918 were
100000, but in 1914 they were SO, OOO,-
! 600. This increase of $2S,0OO,OOO was
practically all farm products, to be sold
in American markets in competition with
the products of American farmers.
Consul General Bray, Sydney, Aus
tralia, In his resume of trade conditions
IN that commonwealth for the year 1914,
says that when the United States placed
meat upon the free list in its 1913 tariff
it was confidently expected that Austria
liza would do a large business with the
American Pacific seaboard IN both CAM
ed and frozen commodities. 1.-The year
1884, he writes, "opened with every
prospect of this expectation being real
lied. Several Australian producers Wis
tied the United States and excellent re-
suits were being achieved when the war
came on and interrupted the course of
business. Embargoes were put on meat
exports to countries other than Great
Britain and it's allies" The trade,
therefore. was much depressed at the
years close. The absence of refriger-
ated tonnage, owing to the demands of
the war for troop ships, seriously affect
ed it, and even canned goods space in
ships to Great Britain was materially
curtailed. Mr.. Bray notes that the Aus
tralian States are considering legislation
still further restricting meat exports
and it is therefore out of the question
for Australian meat exporters to pay
any further practical attention to the
American market at present. Two hun
dred million pounds of fresh meat was
imported into this country during the
Z months of 1914 preceding the war,
Australia then standing third on the list
and just getting limbered up. All will
agree with Sherman's definition of war,
but the European horror has done much
to shield the farmers of this country
from free trade purgatory.
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