New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-30
MANY CHANGES IN DUTIES.


now THE NEW LAW AFFECTS VARIOUS CLASSES OF
npoRrED GOODS.
with certain exceptions hereinafter noted. the
new Tariff law will become operative July /.
While the new law in It's general structure closely
resembles the old one, there are many important
differences between the two acts few OF which
are of a general nature but most of which affect
the classification of articles the rates OF duty
imposed upon them.
The old law contained provision for the protec-
ton of American manufacturers OF watches, watch
cases, watch-movements or parts OF watch-move-
ments. by prohibiting the importation by anybody
else of such articles of foreign manufacture which
sbould copy or simulate the name or trademark
Of anydomestic manufacturer In the new law the
same provision is found, but the application OF the
principle is widened so as to include all other ar
6cles of foreign manufacture.
The "similitude" section of the old law provided
that non-enumerated articles should pay the same
rates of duty that werc imposed upon enumerated
articles which they most nearly resembled either
In material quality texture or use; that II any
non-enumerated article should equally resemble
two or more enumerated articles 1t should pay the
same rate as was chsrgeable the article which II
resembled paying the highest rate of duty; that all
articles manufactured from two or more materials
should pay the highest rate Of duty at which any
of their component parts were charseable. ln
the new law it is provided that such articles
shall pay the same rate of duty which is assessed
upon the component part of chief value which each
may contain The new law also contains an ad-
ditional clause as follows: "f two mole rates
Of duty should be applicable to any imported
article, it shall be classified for duty under the
highest of such rates" This applies to enumer-
ated as we'll as to non-enumerated articles The
new law also contains this clause: Provided.
That non enumerated articles simIlarin material
end quality and texture, aud the use b which
they may be applied, 10 articles on the free list.
and in the manufacture of which no dutiable ma
terials shall DO used, shall be Free"
The classifcat ,ns of articles for duty by tho new
law are much more comprehensive and at tho Same
time more definite than by the old one, FROM WHOA
also they differ widely in many respects, making IT
often extremely difficult and sometimes impossible
to institute comparisons Of rates. by the new law
the number of unenumerated and unclassiied
articles has been greatly reduced. The number of
paragraphs INTO which the dutable list was divided
by the old law was 534; In the new law 1t is only
<95 but the paragraphs as a rule are much moro
comprehensive The number of paragraphs in the
free list of the old law S57 the new law the
number is only 326. although the list has been ac-
tualy increased by the addition of 90 articles which
were dutiable under the old law. In the tables
which follow n. o. p. signifies PARTICLES not specially
enumerated or provided for in this act"
In Schedule A, comprising chemical products,
many changes have been made, some of which are
very important. Many of these products are largely
used in various arts and manufactures-especially
the manufacture of eottons and woollens. paper
iron and STEEL tobacco. etc In the list below given
come items are included the importations of which
have hitherto been comparatively small. The adj
.fr Ill w,aI InA Inr
increase of importatlons would follow cutting of
rates ON these articles and would at the same time
cheaper the products of the manufactures in which
such articles are used. 1t viii be observed that
borax boracic acid and borate of lime were taken
from the free list and added to the dutiable list
this done in answer to the appeals OF Senators
and Representatives, from the Pacific coast, who,
without distinction of party urged the transfer
The following table will explain itself:
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
Table showing the important changes IN schedule
Chemica pi they relate 10 articles which
are retained on the dutiabie list