Consuls Of Us On Commerce Manufacturers Etc Of Their Consular Districts PDF Download

Excerpt from Commercial Relations of the United States: Reports From the Consuls of the United States on the Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., Of Their Consular Districts; No. 25, November, 1882 Whilst upon the subject of tariff it may not be amiss to offer a few thoughts upon our own tariff legislation, and especially in its relation to the products of Canada. During the past year the price paid in Port Sarnia for merchantable combing-wool in the fleece was from 17 to 22 cents per pound. During the same period of time (being the season when farmers usually dispose of their wool crop) the same class of wool found ready market in Port Huron, Mich., at from 36 to 42 cents per pound. As only one mile intervenes between the two cities, and as the American duties on this class of wool, together with entrance fees, amount to only about 13 cents per pound, a number of Canadian farmers in this vicinity took advantage of this difference in price between the two countries, and sent their wool to the Port Huron market. The advocates of a diluted tarifi will argue that if the duty on wool should be entirely removed, or reduced to but a fraction of the present rate, that foreign competition would step in and reduce the price of this product, and render much cheaper the price of clothing to the masses. Upon this point I have again to offer some observations as a witness in a number of instances. These farmers from Canada, after having disposed of their wool in Port Huron, actually invested the proceeds in American ready-made clothing; brought the same back to Canada, and paid on it a duty aggregating about 27 per cent. Ad valorem, and then claimed to have made money by the transaction both ways. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.