The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-31

over 81 per gallon, $l.oU per gsiioo
Wines of sll kinds import.
cd in bottles and not otherwise
proyided for shall be subject to
q duty of 100 per cent. sd valorem, pro.
yided that any wine imported containing
more than "a per cent. of alcohol be for.
fei,ed to the United States, and provided
also that there shall be an allowance OF
5 per cent. and no more on all etier-
vescing wines, liquors, cord'sls and dis.
titled spirits in bottles, to be deducted
from the invoice quantity, In lieu OF
breskage. Champagne, and all other
sparkling wines, in bottles contalnin
not more than one quart or less than
one pint, Sc per one dozen bottles.
Schedule G-Sugsrs-Sugar not above
No Z Dutch standard in color, and that
tests not above so by the norariscope, in
cluding tank bottoms, concretes, syrups OF
sugar cane juice, melsdo, concentrated
melsdo, concentrated molasses, and mo-
lasses that tests 81 by the polariscope,
shall pay duty Of 2 cents and 3l-lOOths
Of cent per pound.
Schedule H-Silks and Silk Goods
On all silks spun for filling, in skeins, 3
per cent. ad yslorem; in the gum, not
more advanced than singles, tram, and
thrown or srgsnsine, 80 per cent. ad
valorem; floss silks, sewing silk in gum
or purified, 80 per cent. ad vslorem; silk
twist, composed OF mohair and silk, 80
per cent. ad valorem. On all silks, sstins
and velvets, in the piece or otherwise, or
in whole or in part made up, OF whatever
description and tor whatever purpose, not
otherwise provided for, 80 per cent. sd
val Drem.
Schedule I.-Pemento, white, black
and red or cayenne pepper, and all
cloves, 10 cents per pound; ground Pc
mento and ground pepper OF all kinds,
csssis and casais vers, Is cents per
pound; cinnamon, mace, nutmegs, cassla
buds, ground csssis and all other spices
not otherwise specified, rs cents per
pound; ground or prepared spices, 80
cents per pound; Glove stems and ground
ginger, cents per pound; ginger pre-
served or picked and essence OF ginger,
25 per centum sd vslorem.
Woolen Goods--Wool, all woods, hair
of the alpaca goat and other animals,
shall be divided, for the purpose OF h1-
ing the duties to be charged thereon, into
the three following classes: Glass L
Clothing wool; that is say, merino, mes
tia, metz or NETS woods, or other woods
of merino blood, intermediate or down,
clothing woods and woods Of like chsrsc-
ter with any of the preceding, including
such as have heretofore been usually i'm
ported into the United States
from Buenos Ayres, New Zealand,
Australia, Cape of Good Hope,
Russia, Great Britain, Canada
and elsewhere. and also includ-
ing all woods not hereinafter mentioned
or designed in classes 2 and 3. Glass 2
Combing woods, that is to say, Leicester,
Cotswold, Down combing woods, Canada
long woods, or other like combing woods
of English blood and usually known by
the terms herein used, and also the hair
of the alpaca goat and other animals.
Glass 3-Csrpet woods and other similar
woods, such as Doreskoi native, South
Cordors, Valparaiso native
and SMYRNA, and including all such
woods of like character as have been
heretofore usually imported into
the United States.
Woods OF first class, value thereof at
the last port or place, whence exported
TO the United States, excluding charges
in said port shall be 32 cents or less a
pound. -,
Woods of second class and all hairs of
alpaca goat and other animals, the value
whereof at last port or place whence ex-
ported to the United States, excluding
charges in said port, shall be 81 cents or
less pound.
Woods of third class, the value whereof
at last port or place whence exported TO
the United States excluding charges in
said port, shall be II cents or less
pound.
Cloths woolen shswls and all man
ufaclures of wool Of every description, or
of which wool shall be component of
chief value, not herein otherwise pro-
vided for, 80 per cent advslorem.
Section provides for sn addition OF b
per cent. to the market value of goods in
lieu of what are technically known as
charges and commissions. These con-
sist OF the cost OF transportation, pack
ing, etc, and commissions from the place
OF production of all articles imported
into the United States. This change
tends TO equalize the duitable value Of
different importations of similar goods.
prevents fraud on the part Of importers
IN understanding the actual amount of
expenses they have incurred, and also
tends to relieve customs officers and
merchants from much annoyance and
dispute as TO the proper amount of costs
to be charged, thus avoiding litigation
and doubt and aiding in the speedy
liquidation of entries.
Section 8, This section comprises the
new principle intended to encourage the
expectation Of American manufactured
goods made of foreign materials, by Civ
ing to makers the privileges OF obtaining
raw material free of duty. The product
OF manufacture to be exported, care be.
ing taken whilst sfording this facility
aud encouragement, and industries bene-
fitted, to guard the Treasury from any
fraud or evasion of the law.
Section 4. This section is substantially
the law now, divested of great deal Of
unnecessary regulation as to its execu-
tion. 1t simply prohibits the importation
into the United States Of obscene articles
OF any character.
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