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Show as cheaply now as under the former Tariff. Wool Record, Wool and Clothing- The increased price of the raw material does not enhance the price of clothing in a similar ratio. Wool now worth fifteen cents and shrinking shrink-ing sixty per cent, is taken as the basis of these calculations, and may I very fairly be considered as a re- presentative or average quality . A suit of clothes requiring for its manufacture man-ufacture seven poundsscoured ony4 pounds in thegna-e would be unus-j ually heavy: but the additional out-' lay for the wool necessary to makej this suit would he only $i more at present than unber the Free-Trade conditions of last year. It is readily seen, therefore, that under present Tariff conditions the wool grower reaps a decided benefit, while the consumer is not seriously inconvenienced by the difference in the price of his clothing. These figures regarding the prices of clothing cloth-ing are based upon the supposition that clothing has advanced in price, but other factors has been at work and the fact is it may be purchased |