The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-13
ed States have decreased from =
469 900 to 2.83l,00O.
Asks 5.6s OH Duty

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10000 to 2,83l,000.
Asks SIS OIL Duty
1.-THE Northwest Agricultural Fourl.
dation urges that the duty on lin
seed oil be made fully compensatory
and that the same ratio be used as
appears in the Fordney Nice umber
act. namely. 3.3 cents per pound for
linseed oil with flax at 40 cents per
ssIslic.. OF this basis. with flaxseed
at g. cents per bushel. the linsecd oil
rate should be SIS cents : pound. II
the rate on linseed oil IS not made
fully compensatory. the effective duty
flaxseed will be lowered and the
price paid to farmers will be lower.
Secondly, domestic crushers will be
avie to operate their mills only about
half time while crushing domestic
seed. After that oil will be imported
instead Of flaxseed and the mills will
lie idle q part Of the year.
Other Oils Included
THE Northwest Agricultural Fou,l-
dalton urges that competing oils i'm
ported from foreign countries be
placed on the dutiable list to protect
American producers Of oils and fats,
both vegetable and animal. With
modern chemical methods practically
any drying oil can be so prepared
that it will meet the various needs Of
It's paint, varnish and linoleum indus
tries. Many Of the oils arc inter-
changeablc as soap oils for food oils.
or drying oils for food oil. The dam
ger. even II the farmers secure an
adequate tariff on linseed oil, soy
bean oil. peanut oil. cottonseed oil
and cornoil. Is that q large number Of
oils from the Orient will be allowed
to remain on the free list. Denatur-
izing so that they are inedtble does not
remedy the situation when they are
used In paints, varnishes and soaps.
Among the oils on which the
Northwest Agricultural Foundation
urges a duty are tung. China wood oil
from China. perilla oil. sesame oil and
sunflower seed oil. That the compete
ton from oils on the free list Is not
a phantom is evidenced by the fact
that when the emergency act OF 1921
went into effect. followed by the
Fordney ; McCumber act. peanut oil
and soy bean oil which were being
| imported In large amounts. fell most
markedly during succeeding years
The disastrous effects of q linseed oil
rate relatively lower than the flas
seed rate is we'll illustrated by the
results Of the emergency tariff Of
1921, which became effective in MAY
Is, 1921. and was replaced by thu
Fordney- McC umber act in September
81. 1922.
There was q tremendous increase
in the imports OF linseed oil during
this period and at the same time
corresponding decrease in the imports
of flaxseed. when the rate was rela'
lively too low on linsecd oil. Thcrt
Is evidence that imports Of larg,
amounts Of linsecd oil are imminen
under the present rate Of 81 cents pc
pound on oil with So cents q bushc
on flaxseed.
I'm 1922. 1t will be noted, 44.l37.O 0t
pounds Of linseed oil was imported
as compared with about one-tenth o
this amount In years previous and II
years since. On the other hand tn
imports Of flaxseed were reduces
nearly one-half. During the SAM
period Chinese nut oil tgungD pain
and palm kernel oil from the Orien
and Africa increased tremendously
These oils arc on the free list.