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In the straw-hat case recently investigated by the Commission, the interest of the consumer in getting a lower tariff on hats is limited to the problematic saving of, say, 50? per year, whereas the Baltimore manufacturer with an output of, say, 100,000 straw hats annually is acutely interested...
1) Conditions have changed since the recommendations were made. In 1923, when the investigations began, the price of wholesale granulated sugar was 8.40c a pound; in 1924, when the recommendations were made, 6.37c a pound; in May of this year, 5.48c a pound. The present prices differ...
5) To reduce the tariff would destroy-at least in part - the domestic sugar producing industry. Then foreign producers, having a virtual monoply, might boost the price. For the protection of the consumer as well as the farmer, the sugar tariff should not be reduced.
I notice in your issue of Apr. 13, Pages 26-27, some very interesting data regarding the rubber plantation industry. This data gives the viewpoint of the rubber consumer....
Few commodities can be named retail or wholesale that today sell for less than they did 40 years ago. One of the exceptions is electric power. The steady development of the industry and the consequent expansion of electric lighting has led to a striking and steady reduction in the cost...