The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10
THE NEW TARIFF.
some Of the Changes and improvements
Made on the Ola system.
TUbicaRo Times


The tariff bill which was reported from a
sul,-cgmmittee W the full COMMITTEES Ut Ways
and Means On Wednesday both simpifies aid
reduces duties About 2loO articles are made
subject to duty BY the existing laws. This bill
are not enumerated are declared to be free Of
duty. This reductipnof the number OF articles
subject to duty ought to make saving in the
collection 81 reyellusi For an example gf the
manner n which the duties are sirnptied and
reduced. take cotton fabrics. They are .elassi-
fled. as under the present law, according to
iineness and weight but the classification u
less minute. Under the present law oil
etc, with not exceeding 100 threads
b. the squire inch are taxed &
cents per square yard bleaehed, 81, cents
ent. fhs new bill reduces these rates TO
o. ~. and cents per square yard, respect
lively. The present law imposes different
rate on the same kind Of goods with over 100
and not over lao threads per square inch, and
still another on goods with over l4o and not
over 400 threads to The square inch. The bill
makes only three classes OF these goods
namely, those with less than 100 threads to
over 900 threads, and those with oyer 2oAl
threads, and makes the duties specific only
A like reduction and simplieatlon is made IN
the case Of jeans, denins. drillings, etc. the
lowest rate being reduced from 9 cents to al
cents per square yard The duties on spool
EDITIONS are MAIDS specific. and the nd vaoretn
a aHiss ranging from 20 to 50 per cent, are
as under the existing law. The duties now
vary according to size, weight and quality
from VI Of n cent per square foot to 60 cents.
The proposed duties range from cents to 10
cents per square foot Tn earthenware, stone |
ware, china, porcelain, and parian ware the
present duties are from 10 to 40 per cent The |
proposed duty is o uniform one Of 10 per cent. |
On flax not hackle.d or dressed, there is q
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and on haekled or dressed flax from $40 to $50 |
per ton. This reduction Of 90 per cent on Tie |
raw material and only % per cent. on the |
q essed article savors somewhat of protection. |
Hemp Ia reduced from S25 to $40 per ton and |
the tow Of FAX from $40 TO ~. manufacturers |
OF flax and hemp not specially provided for |
are reduced from 80 per cent TO I'd per cent.
The present duty on still wines imported In |
gallon and 40 per cent. The proposed duty ID
vi 30 per gallon. Other duties on wines are
not materially changed. The duties on brandy |
and other spirits, and on iqueurs, cordials. |
beer and porter, tile present duty Of 90 cents |
per gallon when imported IN BOTTLES, aud 10 |
cents per gallon when imported otherwise, is
retained
n considerable reduction Of tho duties on
metals is proposed. On pigiron the reduction
proposed Is from 81 to 20 per tom on scrap
iron, from $G to 81: on steel rails. from II 10
~, Ia, AZ and . cents, according to kind and
thickness, to ~ z, and cent per pound In
with different rates Of duty there ID
= general provision that articles not
.,1. shall pay 70 per cent "a, 20
and reduces the duties on some articles very
largely. The duties on lead are unchanged
30 Of quicksilver and zinc. The duty on sheet
tin is changed from t5 per cent to cent per
pound and on block tin from ID per cent to 10
per cent On copper ore the reductiotPs from
from 8 cents to cents; on sheet copper, from
As per cent tn 8 cents per pound On pig and
bar brass the reduction Is from IL per cent to
10 per cent. On manufactured articles Of
brass the duty is left ut 3D. per cent. And that,
too, savots Of protection
Under the existing law there are nine differ
ent grades of sugar, subject to different du
ties. The new bill drops i've Of these grades.
chasing all above No 49, Dutch standard, to-
gether Tho classification below that grade
the pulariseope In making the classification Of
sugars, which is an innovation. The duty on
sugar of the lowest grade is raised from u
10 2.M cents per pound; on the second grade
II s raised from q to 2.6i cents. on the
cents. Sugars Of the higher grades now pay
the highest. which pays 10 per cent.
The new bill imposes uniform duty Of 4o5
cents per pound on oil these higher grades. 1t
together to prevent as far as possible tho
frauds Of which the country has heard some
thing. Why such nice fractions are intro
dueed into fhe rates is not SO evident.
Silk for filling In skefns is reduced from 81
per cent ta p per cent Floss silk FIX T. IN.
cent to 35 per cent Manufactures Of silk
which are now taxed from 30 to 60 per cent ,