Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1892 — Crockery Duties and Prices. [ARTICLE]

Crockery Duties and Prices.

W r e hear a great deal lately about a “free breakfast table* given to us by Republican reciprocity. Of course, it Is a fraud. Sugar still bears a duty of cent a pound, every mill of which Is collected by the sugar trust. Tea and ooffee have been on the free list for years, and the only change that “reciprocity” oan make is to put a duty on them as has already been done when they come from certain countries. But civilized man eats his breakfast from dishes. Did McKinley make these free? Let’s see! The following table gives the net wholesale price for the various articles making a set of crockery needed for the farmer’s table, In England ana tliq United States; also the difference between the English price and American prioe, and the amount of duty that must be paid when the goods are imported. The kind of ware for which the prices are given is what is known as white granite ware: Wholesale Price U. S. U. 13. Eng. U. B. Prices, Duties. Higher 1 dozen bakers SB4 $1.40 $66 $46 1 dozen bowls 47 74 27 26 2oovered butters.. 23 47 19 15 1 dozen Individual butters 9 15 6 5 1 doz. handled coffee cups 44 80 36 24 56 dozen covered dishes 1.12 1.30 68 C 2 56 d o z e n ordinary dishes 23 40 17 13 2 creams » 20 ll <is 1 dozen flat plates.. 35 60 25 19 1 dozen deep plates 35 64 29 19 1 doz. fruit saucers 14 23 oi) (« 2 sugars 21 38 17 12 1 dozen handled tea cups... 37 67 30 20 1 tea pot 12 23 ll 7 A set of crockery as above, costing $5.10 in England, costs $8.71 in the United States, the United States price being $3.61 higher. The duties on the ware alone amount to $2.81. Duty at the rate of 55 per cent. Is also levied on the packages in which the ware is packed, and the other expenses of purchase, which, added to $2.81, make the whole duty equal to the difference between the English and American price. The beneficiary is the crockery combine.