The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-03
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.

The Committee of Ways and Means reported
the TAI if bill to day, imposing the following
duties. and to take effect the LIST of July.
Teas, rs cents per pound, Dutch standard, 8
cents per pound above No IL and not above
No. Is, 80 cents; above No. IA and not above
No. 20, 4 cents.
Refined sugar, cents.
Sugar candy, 10 cents.
All other confectionery valued at 80 cents
per pound or less, Is per cent; above 80 cents
per pound. so per cent advalorem.
MOlasses from sugar cane IL cents per gall
Ion.
Syrup of sugar; Millado or concentrated mo.
lasses, 21a cents per pound.
Brandy, LIST proof, 81. 50 per gal.
Other distilled spirits, cordials and liquors,
Bay Rum, $1.5o. Wines valued at not over
SO cents per gallon, 20 cents and Is per cent.
ad valorem; over 80 and not over 81. so, 25
per cent; valued at over $1.OO. $1,25 per
cent.
Champagne, or sparkling wines in bottles,
5000; per dozen bottles of not more than one
quart. g; per dozen bottles of not more
than pint So.
All spirituous liquors not otherwise pro-
brandy, wine or spirits subject to the same
rates as genuine article.
Malt liquors. in bottles, IS cents per gallon !;
not in bottles, 20 cents per gallan.
Cigars valued $40 per 1000, SO cents per ID,
and 20 per cent. valued at over $40 and under
$40, $1.30 per cent; valued over $40 and under
$40, 81 80, and 40 per cent valued over $40
and under $75, 81. so per cent; valued over $75,
$3.50, and 60 per cent.
Leaf tobacco, per cent, per I'd.
per ID.
Bar iron, rolled Or hammered, from to 4
cts. per to.
Railroad iron, soc per 100 fbs
Boiler and plate iron, 111ac per ID.
Iron wire, from $500 to $3.50 per 100 lbs, and
Upper cent.
Wire covered with cotton, silk, &C., Sc per
lb, in addition to g.
Polished sheet iron, Sc per lib.
Common sheet iron, from a to 1slc per ID.
Tin plate, PIC per Id.
Band and hoop iron, from 4 to 11ac per ID.
Sheet, rod and other rolled or hammered
iron not otherwise provided for 81.
Locomotive tire, &c.
Mill irons and wrought irons for ships and
steam engines, &c; anvils and cables, 21ac per
pound.
Chains, from 2115 to Sc.
Anchors and hammers, PIC.
Railroad chains, &c.
Wrought iron hinges, 21ac; rails, spikes,
rivets and bolts, 21ac; cut nails, 11sc.
Horse shoe nails, &c; lacks, ~ to &c.
Wrought iron tubes and flues, PIC.
Iron screws, from 81 to 91ac; thread screws,
80 per cent
Pig and scrap iron, 50 per ton.
Hollow ware, including stoves, 11ac per Ill.,
Cast iron pipe, 111sc per pound.
castings OF lron per cent; manufactures
of iron not otherwise provided for, IS per ct.
Steel in ingOts, in bars, &C., from ~ to 8
per cent per pound and 10 per cent
Steel wire from "a to per cent. All other
steel 30 per cent.
Skates from cents per pair to So per cent.
Cross cut saws 10 cents per foot.
Mill saws 121a cents per foot.
Hand saws from IS cents to 81 per dozen.
and 80 per cent.
Files 6 to 10 cents per pound.
Pocket knives cents per dozen, and 25 per
cent.
Needles for sewing machines 81 per coo.
and 50 per cent
Manufactures of steel not otherwise provided
for. So per cent.
Bituminous coal $1.25 per ton. All other
coal and coke 10 per cent.
Pig and scrap lead 2 cents per 10. Lead in
sheets, pipes, or shot, pa cents per ib. Lead
~ cents.
Pewter ? cents; copper 21S cents; sheeting
bottoms, &C., 35 per cent.
zinc and spelter in block a cents; in sheets
Wool manufactured, from 8 to 10 cents per
ditional
Sheep skins with wool on, 20 per cent;
Hooks, waste and shoddy cents per 10:
per square yard If printed on the warp 90 G.
Three-ply and Venetian carpets g; 2-ply in
grain carpet So cents hemp and j1te carpet
ing cents; druggets, booking and felt carr lets
Is cents carpets of wool, fax or cotton 40
per cent
not otherwise provided, zoe per H., and IS per
cent: if valued over ~ per yard, per cent.
additional.
Belts or felt for paper and blanketing for
printing machines 30 per cent.
Flannels from 10 to 20 cents per ID, and IS
per cent for fannels made partly of silk, cope
cent If of wool.