Book/Printed Material Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. Schedule K -- continued. Wool, and manufacturers of. Numbers 5996 to 6121. July 10, 1894. -- Ordered to be printed
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Image 1 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 63d Congress 2d Session SENATE Report No 511 Bulletin No 52 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE UNITED STATES SENATE REPLIES TO TARIFF INQUIRIES SCHEDULE KContinued WOOL AND MANUFACTURERS OF Numbers 5996 to 6121 July…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 c c- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 3 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 No 1Manufacturers CIRCULAR LETTER OF INQUIRY Committee on Finance U S Senate Washington I C December 20 1893 My Dear Sir In former years when the question of the tariff was uppermost…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 4 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 4 CIRCULAR LETTER OF INQUIRY 14 If possible will you give an estimate of the exact cost of living of the families of two or more of your skilled workmen specifying as…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 5 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 CIRCULAR LETTER OF INQUIRY 5 No 2 Importers CIRCULAR LETTER OF INQUIRY Committee on Finance U S Senate Washington D 0 December 20 1893 My Dear Sir In former years when the…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 6 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 6 CIRCULAR LETTER OF INQUIRY 13 State the retail and wholesale price of the goods at the point of production and the retail and wholesale price of the same goods in the…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 7 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K Continued WOOL AND MANUFACTURERS OF No 5996 Reply of I R Arnolds Go of New Yorlc N Y importers of cloths We import goods used for outer coverings for men…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 8 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 8 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF We manage to compete witli domestic productions because our goods are lower in price The cost of transportation from point of manufacture to destination in…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 9 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 9 Duties are more easily evaded decidedly uuder an ad valorem duty as regards textile fabrics Free trade exists in the country of manufacture Our amount…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 10 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 10 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF Tlie value of our importations is about 50000 per year We do not compete with domestic productions but offer both for sale The cost of…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 11 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 11 in all kinds of mens woolens and woolen clothing Without furnishing pi oofs but which can be given if desired I will state as the…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 12 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 12 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 40 per cent tariff our percentage of domestic sales will be increased not diminished Onr manufacturers are the brightest and quickest in the world because…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 13 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 13 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF BLANKETS FLANNELS WOOL HATS ETC Present law 393 On blankets hats of wool and flannels for underwear composed wholly or in part of wool the…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 14 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 14 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF We have been reducing wages during the last four or five months anticipating a reduction in the tariff As to cost of living of families…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 15 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 15 annum From 1880 to 1884 we manufactured about 225000 per annum Our local demand had increased aud our goods through experience were finished so they…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 16 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 16 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF An ad valorem duty of 40 per cent or specific duty of about 10 cents per pound based on free raw materials is necessary to…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 17 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 17 No 6006 Reply of Marysville Woolen Factory of Marysville Cal manufacturers of blankets flannels and tweeds Established in 1867 Capital invested 200000 We manufacture blankets…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 18 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 18 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF If we have free wool we must have a duty on manufactured goods or compete with foreign labor Since 1884 to 1892 wholesale prices have…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 19 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 19 We have run continuously since 1877 If the rate of duty were reduced onethird no reduction in the cost of production would be needed if…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 20 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 20 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF our action We are now running three days a week piling up goods for next falls consumption in order that none of our employes shall…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 21 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 21 No 6010 Reply of Capital City Woolen Mills of Res Moines Iowa manufacturers ofblanlcets and flannels Established in 1882 Capital invested 100000 We manufacture blankets…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 22 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 22 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF We paid the rate of 8 per cent in 1893 on loans for a few years pre vious 6 and 7 per cent About onehalf…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 23 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 23 European business centers are already built up while in this country they are just developing requiring a much higher rate of local taxa tion to…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 24 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 24 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF wide 8ounce 65 cents per yard We can not get any orders for 1894 at any living price I dont think there has been much…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 25 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTUKES OF 25 Reducing the rates of duty onethird would necessitate a reduction of onethird in the cost of production Fhere has been but little change in the…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 26 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 26 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF We have been shut down ten weeks commencing December 11893 because of the countermanding of orders given and because we could not get new orders…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 27 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 27 I am not sure we need any specific or ad valorem duty as I believe we can manufacture tlie goods we make as cheaply as…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 28 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 28 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF For tlie past few years we have been compelled to run day and night the greater portion of the time We were enabled to increase…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 29 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 29 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF Immigration lias no effect on our business that we can notice Over twothirds of our force is skilled labor As regards reduction of duty on…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 30 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 30 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF I would be glad to leave the question of necessary duties to woolen men wlio have given it more thought than I have I will…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 31 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 31 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF If the duty is reduced onethird the cost of production will have to be reduced onethird if we want to make the same profit as…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 32 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 32 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF Competition lias increased somewhat in the past four years I do not care which duty we have so it is a protection to some extent…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 33 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 33 no demand for them The present attitude of the lawmakers has knocked tlie wool all off of us I have been compelled to pay the…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 34 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 34 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF Reduced rates of duty would bring labor down Our wholesale price in 1891 was 30 cents for 5 ounces in 1892 28 cents and in…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 35 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTUKES OF 35 The more immigration we have the more consumers it makes Five per cent of our labor is skilled If the duty is reduced on the…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 36 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 36 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF I have endeavored to give yon briefly correct answers to some of your questions I sincerely hope that it may be the pleasure of your…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 37 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF 37 The wholesale price of our goods was about 7 per cent lower in 1893 than in 1892 Today we can not sell the same goods…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 38 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 38 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF If the rate of duty were reduced onethird no reduction in the cost of production would be needed if machinery could be obtained at a…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 39 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 39 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTURES OF No 0027 Reply of The Rappahannock Woolen Mills Company of Laurel Mills Va manufacturers of flannels jeans etc Established in 1891 Capital invested 20000 The…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894
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Image 40 of Bulletin No. 52. Committee on Finance, United States Senate. Replies to tariff inquiries. …
Cited as: S. Rept. 53-511 40 SCHEDULE K WOOL AND MANUFACTUEES OF can not sell tlie goods we liave on hand and can not get any money to run with The domestic wholesale prices in 1884 were…- Contributor: United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - United States. Congress. Senate - United States. Government Publishing Office
- Date: 1894