Show CLAIM TIiT THAT NEW TARiff HAS GREATLY CATY INCREASED COST Of O COTTON GOODS NE NEW YORK May Ia A S. A cost of oC 11 liv- liv II Ig g exhibit designed to show that the Payne Aldrich ayno tariff law Jaw has worked gross gross Injustice and terrific advances In cotton otton goods has been prepared b by the tho general committee of or tho the wholesale dry goods men's mens organizations here hore Typical classes lasses of popular white goods are taken as illustrations of oC tho the committees committee's claim that hat the tho new now called so-called specific rates on cotton otton goods 51 show Increases that have hit materials material In common use by tho the people peo- peo plo of oC tho the country According to the committee those these Items picked at random expose percentages percentages of or advance up to 80 per cent Increase in increase In In- crease In goods actually Imported since the tho law wont went into effect On the tho goods quoted the Dingle Dingley duties duties duties du du- du- du ties of from 25 to 40 per cent are replaced In the tho new law b by specific duties o ot 01 from Crom 6 cents to 12 cents per pel square yard The percentage of oC Increases as figured by tho the committee are aro as follows Net cost Increase Article ArticleS per yard duty P. P C. C Persian lawn 25 15 White madras 12 1 13 15 White madras 1 12 45 Madras 1 le 14 14 25 Madras 1 16 57 Madras adras 20 O 5 55 Shirting madras 20 20 BO 50 0 Colored madras w IS IS 18 13 White pique 21 21 35 Cotton lunch cloths 20 80 Commenting on the advances in tariff shown by the these tabulations the committee commit commit- tee says flays The percentages of increase shown sho are areto areto to fir first t handlers of tho the goods therefore corresponding increased percentages must show to tho the retailer and yet greater proportionate proportionate proportionate pro pro- advances in prices to tho the ultimate ulti mate consumers The new tariffs IarI particularly particularly par par- Increase duties on linings such I as arc are used in medium or cheaper grades of ot mens men's clothing |