Show F A T ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE BEEN REDUCED UNDER THE TARIFF tho the following ire from the american economist will prove more convi convincing acing than any aly other argument produced on the tariff our readers will remember how wo we squelched the tile mckiniry prices liars some months ago by our compilation ot of comparative prices of common necessities used by tho the people wo we showed allowed that almost everything they bought was cheaper in 1891 under the new tariff than in 1889 before it passed and very much cheaper than the same things sold for in 1857 under a tariff for revenue only well wells since then we have noticed that prices of manu manufactured fac goods have continued to fall BO so wo we besent sent to our thousands of agents in all parts of the country for later reports on prices they have all come in now and and we have compiled a new com comparison pari showing not only that prices were lower in october 1891 than in october 1890 but that they arc are lower now t lian in 1891 it clinches the lie on the prices liar right down to date below is presented this latest exhibit of the retail market prices which the great ma majority arity of the american people lie have nave pan paid and do pay for what they tuy buy they were gathered in every in instance by a reliable and reputable person from the books and daily transactions of retail stores throughout the tile union the average of all the tile reports for each article is shown in the table ARTICLES 1857 10 october 1889 october IWO 1800 july 1832 ax 31 3 1 5 10 0 03 5 14 0 81 binding twine 1 e pound 22 SO 80 15 4 10 1307 13 97 13 51 aw blankets 4 48 blue shirting yard 1 2 2083 1083 1 12 1249 11 13 boots I 5 50 7 10 3 07 2 79 calico yard 1588 1589 07 75 or w 80 loo carpets ingrain yard 1 1681 as 13 1 3 17 ca 77 59 carpets brussels yard 1 84 80 86 1 22 80 1 03 1100 1 ICO AM 34 cotton gloves 28 2861 61 00 2120 24 20 1937 cotton knit goods 1033 1 03 3 10 52 47 47 28 23 33 82 cotton thread spool 1111 11 2100 2 05 29 01 76 crowbar crowbars pound 12 18 07 61 01 Ir drawing awing chains 1 38 1722 17 22 73 19 03 25 61 74 IW farm 08 14 1 80 GG 60 17 55 90 file wagons 53 2 aj 4 1 22 91 01 19 39 fork 3 fined tined dox 1 13 9 10 I 1 63 91 50 41 72 flannel flannels yard yari 75 1565 55 41 39 37 14 32 Y fruit jars glass doz 3 11 80 1 14 62 1001 1 05 r 54 1 1 1 93 10 gingham yard 2023 3 11 1154 54 10 10 16 08 ga lw hand handsaw saw 2 CO 0 1 qa 1 48 I 1 1 29 1100 06 45 19 36 89 clemp rope pound 27 2774 74 1 15 1519 19 14 22 12 10 aw ll 11 linen nen yard 1 1 52 18 47 78 7 8 37 03 mowing Ni owing machine ca ga 87 55 16 nails wire pound 1720 1 00 aa 35 04 52 03 57 nails nails iron ron pounds 1 0 71 oilcloth 1 yard 87 17 1 00 39 40 33 82 1 28 overalls 1 48 80 83 79 88 70 pearl b buttons u t to n s doz 26 1 70 10 13 1315 15 1257 12 57 12 53 pins paper 13 1376 76 1 01 1110 11 10 05 15 01 67 1391 13 at 1 12 1252 52 ja 11 plow two 1 livorse 1 orse 23 2382 ea rake horse 40 77 2407 21 13 1955 reaper ago 41 M 62 rubber boots 1 3 05 16 10 2 ga 23 salt barrel A 3 31 19 1 76 48 1 53 10 1 shoes 4 17 74 7 4 2 52 2 32 72 1 W 16 sheeting yard 1 1929 11 1117 17 08 61 07 57 shovel 1 1651 11 91 58 IW 82 1 63 1009 spade 1 50 13 01 12 85 47 starch pound 1527 09 00 ca 08 43 07 80 straw fiat hat good 1 80 ga 1 1511 15 11 1 or 05 40 81 41 loo straw hat lint common 61 41 at 25 27 12 2037 sugar granulated pound 22 70 09 68 69 0 03 2 sugar brown brown pound 2023 20 23 07 92 07 8 of scythe tile 1 pa aa 35 80 82 75 18 T sen tin dip dipper er I 1 quart 27 80 86 12 32 30 12 14 09 tin anil milk pall pail 12 quart 92 54 81 45 13 tin milk pan 6 0 quart 51 17 JOO 22 90 1951 19 51 17 ticking yard 43 41 4 MOO 1 2065 0 18 43 1533 3 washboard zinc 57 30 2684 20 84 23 53 washtub wash tub medium 1 SO 30 9 85 95 78 1001 82 53 1001 72 7 2 80 wheelbarrow 3 37 1516 15 16 2 CO 05 60 1001 5 10 wooden pails 63 72 3 22 19 1001 19 |