Washington, Jan, 28
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas to-day urged an increased duty Affecting oriental olls, peanuts, soy can, rape seed, cotton seed and poppy seed from China, and soy bean' and rape seed from Japan, contending that the cheapness oriental "production makes higher duties imperative, The Texas Senator stated that the United States production of soy bean costs 12.4 cents a pound while the Chinese production cost is but G9 cents.
United States production of pene nat oil ousts 9} cents while Chines 6.7 cents, according to Senate Sheppard.
He urged that the duty on poppy seed oil should be prohibitive oF that 4 flat embargo should be placed upon it, because of its opium content, The Senate has not yet reached the stage of a vote on any of the foregoing items. It did, however, raise the duty on linseed oll—at present 83 cents—to 4) cents atm protection against Argentine flax seed—United Pre
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