The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-02-12
The Tariff Blu An.e,ded.

On the LIST inst, Mr.. Schenck, in the House
of Representatives, chairman of the committee
on Ways and Means, reported the amended ia
riff bill, which was made the special order of
the day for February 18th.
We give an abstract of the duties proposed
by The bill as amended
Teas of all kind =, twenty cents per pound
coffee of all kinds four cents per pound all
substitutes Tor coffee, five cents cocoa, two
cents cocoa leaves or shells, one cent; ground
cocoa, five cents prepared cocoa or chocolate,
seven cents.
Sugar two, three and four cents per pound,
according to standard. MOlasses from cane,
five cents per gallon; tank bottom syrup or
concentrated molasses, IL cents per pound.
Pimento and pepper, five cents; ditto ground
ten cents ginger, two cents ground ginger
five cents cinnamon and nutmegs, twenty
cents mace, twenty five cents ; cloves, five
cents Glove stems, three cents cassia buds,
ground cassia and cassia vera, twenty cents
All other spices. twenty cents if ground, thir
ty cents per pound.
Wines of all kinds in casks fifty cents per
gallon Wine in bottles two dollars per dozen
on less than quart bottles if in bottles contain
ing more than a quart, it is to pay in addition
eighty cents per gallon on the excess. Spark
ling wines in bottles 81 per dozen for quarts
So per dozen for pints on bottles containing
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Provided that il liquor containing more than
twenty five per cent. of alcohol by Thralls hy
drometer be entered wine. it shall be forei
ted. Provided also that all packages shall con
tain not less than dozen bottles, and pay an
additional duty of three cents on each bottle.
No allowance will be made for breakage except
such as is actually ascertained by count
Brandy and other spirits, not otherwise p'o-
vided for, two dollars per proof gallon. Cor
dials, kirschwasser, and articles of that class,
two dollars per gallon-all packages to contain
not less than fourteen gallons. Bay rum two
dollars per gallon. Coloring for brandy sixty
per cent. ad Ual0renl. Mineral or medicinal wa
ter 81. so per dozen quart bottles $3.50 per two
dozen pints in casks ten cents per gallon.
Cigars two dollars per pound, subject to in
ternal revenue tax.
Cotton cloths, unbleached, five cents per
square yard bleached, five cents per square
yard and ten per cent ad UalOrems colored,
twenty per cent. Spool cotton, twelve cents
per DOZEN Cotton thread, forty per cent ad
ralorenr. Cotton shirts, drawers and articles
knit or woven on frames, including corsets, five
cents per pound and thirty five per cent. Gd
ualorene. Cotton or flax lace, not made by
needles, forty per cent. Lace shawls, &C., made
by needles, forty five per cent. All manufac-
lures of cotton not otherwise provided for, thir-
ty five per cent
Woods on the skin are charged with the same
duty that other woods now pay. Woollen fan
nels, blankets, yarn, &C., eighty five per cent.
Wool and belts and betting, twenty cents per
pound and thirty-fve per cent. Women's and
chldrens wool dress goods, weighing less than
four ounces per square yard and valued at not
more than twenty cents per square yard, six
cents per square yard and thirty i've per cent.
ad ualorenl if valued at over twenty cents per
square yard, eight cents and forty per cent. ad
celosem. A discrimination of ten per cent. is
made on gray and uncolored goods. Woollen
clothing and wearing apparel, except knit
goods, fifty cents per pound and forty per cent.
Weddings. BRAID &c. fifty cents per pound and
thirty five per cent. Cords, tassels, buttons,
&C., sixty per cent. All manufactured articles
wholly or partly of wool, not otherwise provi-
ded for,lffty cents per pound and thirty five per
cent. Aubusson and Administer carpets fifty
per cent. Saxony, Wilton and Tourney velvet
carpets seventy cents per square yard Brussels
forty four cents patent tapestry velvet, forty
cents tapestry Brussels, twenty eight cents
worsted chain Venetian, three-ply &C., seven
teen cents yarn, Venetian and two-ply in
grain, twelve cents felt carpets and carpeting
&C., twelve cents. In addition, on all the above
thirty five per cent. az UqLorem is charged, ex-
cept on Aubusson and Administer. All classes
not provided to pay forty-fve per cent. Oil
CLOTH forty i've per cent silk oil cloth, sixty
per cent.
Spun silk twenty-five per cent thrown and
floss silks, thirty per cent do. dyed or purif
ed, forty per cent; silk buttons and ornaments
fifty per cent; silk plush, forty per cent; silk
lace, sixty per cent; manufactures of mixed
materials, silk being the component of chief
value, sixty per cent; all manufactures OF silk
not otherwise provided for, sixty per cent.
Flax and hemp are charged with the same
duties as announced in previous eommunica
tions. except that jute and other vegetable fbres
are charged fifteen dollars per ton cordage and
rope, three cents per pound gunny cloth, four
nd inf birfI -Gue
cent al Ualorem !; Eastwood mats, fifteen per
cent: all manufactures fax not otherwise pro
vded for, fifteen per cent.
India rubber goods, twenty five per cent.
Zinc, spelter and tentenague, in blocks or
pigs, two cents per pound zinc in sheets, two
and three quarter cents old type, two cents
tin plate two and a-half cents.
Goat or sheepskin mats, fifty per cent. live
animals, twenty per cent except breeders
which are free.
Flour or meal, of oats, one cent per pound
of wheat, &c, half cent per pound malt, thir
ty per cent
cents currants, two and a-half cents raisns,
&C., three cents potatoes, fifteen cents per
bushel paddy, one cent per pound.
Timber, one cent per cubic foot ; boards, 81
per /, 900 feet all other sawed lumber, 50 per
1000; hubs, 20 per cent. ad valoreDs pickets
and pailings, 81 per 1000 feet pine and cedar
cents pine and spruce clapboards, 30 per cent.
ad UGLOreus.
Cabinet furniture, &C., 40 per cent; carriages,
IS per cent, except in actual use by emigrants
when they are free.
Lime, limestone and crude gypsum, 10 per
cent. Undressed marble, 25 per cent and 81
per cubic foot. Dressed marble, 80 per cent.
and % cents per superficial foot, if not exceed
ing two inches in thickness IF more than two
inches in thickness, 10 cents per foot addition
al. All other marble so per cent. Soapstone,
freestone, sandstone, granite and oil building
stone, except MARBLE So per ton.
Undressed furs, 10 per cent. Umbrellas
parasos and sunshades, covered with silk, so |
per cent; if with other material, so per cent |
Umbrella, &c. sticks, frames, tips, &C., so per
cent
White lead, 3 cents per pound dry ground, |
81 cents. LiAseed oil, 30 cents per gallon
Linseed, 30 cents per bushel. No drawback is |
allowed on oil cake. Burning fluid, 50 per gal |
Ion.
Castor beans, one dollar per bushel sumac, |
half cent per pound ; varnish, fifty cents per |
pound and twenty five per cent; vinegar, ten |
cents per gallon and q cents per gallon for |
each additional one per cent. Of acid aconita |
and its salts, two dollars per ounce /; atropia |
and its salts, two dollars per ounce; bone black |
one cent per pound murcury, seven cents per
pound corrosive sublimate, fifteen cents per |
pound refined camphor, twenty cents per