The Farmers In Luck

Secretary W. R. Batea of the Republican state central cotnmittee was asked yeaterd.iy as lo the feeling among prominent Michigan republicana concernios the newly passcd tariff blll. "I cannot expresa the situation better," said he, "than by givingyou a few practical figures. A couple of days ago some gentlemen from Port Huion were talking about the iinportatious of barley through the oustom house at that point, and later some callers frora the interior were talkhift about the trices of farm producís hiiving been iidvanced, and beans aiuong otbf r tilines were mentioned. Th conversatioii resulted in a request to Mr. H. C. Tilintan, deputy collector of customs here, to prepare a brief statement of the Importe ilirough the Detroit custom house ofseveral of the leading articles of farm produce for the last three months. The focts giren by Mr. Tillman are as follows : The following is a brief statement quoting certain anieles of farm products wlth the rate of duty piescribed by the law in force trom 1883 up to the present time and the rate, which Is fixed by the new turill'coinmonly willed the Mekinley bill, wil h a statement of tlieamounts iinported at Detroit from the lst day of July up to and including Sept. 27, at less than tb ree monthp, and of the total amnunt of each article im portod Into the United States from the lt day of June, 1889. Siraw was free. There is now a duty of 30 per cent, ad valorem upo-n each ton. The amount Imported into the of Detroit wa9 quite small, 197 tons only. The entile amount In the United States is 15,942 tons; total value, f 29,000. Eïg?, which were free, now have a tarill'of 5 cents per dozen imposed upon thein. Thta w(ll be quite au item to Michigan farmers, not only that they will receive an increased priee for the eggs, luit that there will bc a market for them for just the amount of ejrgs heretolore fumlahed by foreign producers. For the three months there were imported at the port of Detroit 110,115 doens. For the year there were imported into the United States 15,920,050 dozen?, ut a value of $2,41!,Cl(i.;r. Fruits hare been free (appleg, etc). Tbere Is now a taiifl" of 25 cents per bushcl upon Bame. Importatlona in Detroit were mal), about $5,000 only. Bailey bad a duty of 10 cents per bushei, and it is now 30 cents. For the three months above mentioned Importatlona at Detroic were 05,523 bushels, importatlons into the Uuiled States were 11,306.925 hilabais Mf a ttal vuluo of f7,C7R,7Cü. The importations at Port Baron Hirgely exceeded those of Detroit. lliiy has lntd a tnx of $2 per ton. This Iüis been ralsed to $4 per ton. Iinportatious into thu United States were 105,872 tinw. On malt the duty has heen 20 cents per bushel. Under the new law it will be 45 cents er liushel. Por the three months above mentioned imports at Detroit were 1 25,1 IKl . .Milk paid a duty of 10 per cent ad valoruni. Under the new law thls will be live cents per jcallon. Imports at Detroit for the three months were 0,752 gallons. Chet-st; bad a duty of four cents per pound, which has been increased to six cents; imports at Detroit, $5,993. Total imports into the United States were #8,104 873. Duty upon butter under old law four cents per pound, which lias been increased to six cents per pound. Beans have paid 10 percent ad valorum and are now 40 cents per bushel. During the winter months Importations of beans are greatly in exoess of the three months above given. For the inonths above mentioued imports at Detroit were 25,276 bushel?, and for the whole United States 660,751 bushels. Potatoes have paid a duty of 15 cents per bushel. This bas been increased to 25 cents. Imports at Detroit for the three months were 22,621 bushele; imports for the year into the United State?, 884,385 bushels. Cabbages have paid 10 per cent ad valorum; they are now dutiable at 3 cents a piece. Nearly all agricultural products have been increased in the same ratio.