New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-05
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.
A COMPARISON or irs RATS wIrH THOSE RECON-
MENDED BY THE TARIFF COMMISSION.

A COMPARISON OF ITS RATS wIrH THOSE RECON-
MENDED BY THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCSE.l
WAsnISGroN. March A comparison Of the
rates in the new tariff law with the recommenda-
tious Of tho Taril Commission shows in most cases
n close correspondence between Them The demand
Of the country for the Tariff Commission bill has,
| therefore, been substantially satisfied.
The Commission recommended duty Of 05 per
cent al yalorem upon decorated china, porcelain
| earthen. stone and crockcry ware. etc. the new
law fixes the rate at 90 per cent, advance OF 10
per cent over The old rate. On the same articles
plain. except carthen stone and crOckcry ware the
Commission recommended 90 per cent and tho new
law Xes the duty at % per cent, an advance of o
per cent. On plain earhen, stone and crOckery ware
the now law adopts the Commissions rate 90 per
cent, which is advance of u per cent.
On glass bottles. etc, the Commission recommended
11l2 cents per pound The new law makes the rate
/ cent per pound On flint glass bottles the Com
mission rate was cents per pound; the new law
makes 1t 40 per cent al valorem On articles OF cut
glass the Commissions rate 80 per cent was re-
duced TO 40 per cent, advance of per cent over
the old rate. On unpublished cylinder crown, aud
common window glass tho Commissions rates were
the same in the old law; tho new
law reduces this Il of cent per pound on each SIZE
On all other articles in the schedule the new law
adopts the Commiss ions rates.
In the metal schc dule the Commission rate on
iron ore, pyrites, etc. was 80 cents per ton plus
2l2 cents per pound for the copper contained
therein the new rate is 70 cents per ton plus 2l2
cents per pound for all copper where the
amount contained exceeds per cent On pig iron
the rates the same. SO 81 ton. the old rate
being 81 per ton. On scrap steel the rate is
80 80 per ton, the old rate being SO and IS per ton
On steel rails the Commissions rate S17 02 per
ton. The rate adopted is $l7, a reduction of S11
per ton from the old rate. On bar iron. comprising
rounds, flats and squares OF various sizes, on which
the Commission rates were 0-l0. and 2-l0 cents
per pound, the now rates are $40, 1 l and Ito
cents per pound respectively.
special rate OF S22 per ton is imposed on all
charcoal iron bars blooms sizes or shap es Of any
kind. On Trails weighing less than 20 pounds to
the yard the Commissions rates were 7-lO cents Der
pound, and when punched 9-IO cents per pound
the rates are 910 and s. 10 cents per pound re-
spectvely. The Commissions rates on round iron in
coils or rods less than 7l6 Of IN inch in diameter
and bars or shapes of rolled iron not specially
enumerated fhe rate is l 2-lO cents per
pound the Commissions rate 1 z cents on the
size specified and 1-1O on the unspeciGed classes
On boiler, or other plated iron, the new
rate is lila cents per pound common sheet
iron, thinner than and one half inches and not
longer than No. wire guage, LILO cents: from 20
TO 20 wire gauge, 210; from 20 TO ~ wire guage
5-l thinner than 20 wire gauge including CON-
mon taggers IRON, 80 per cent al valorem; where
galvanized, p cent per pound additional
for all except tin plates, terne !
plates and taggers tin. The Commissions |
rates were $40, BIO. 7-l0 and 0l0 respec- |
lively, and L of cent when galvanized.
On polished sheet-iron the Commission q rate was
8 cents per pound. The new rate is 2i9 !
cents per pound. On iron or steel cotton |
the Commissions rate was 1 40 cents per |
pound. The new is 80 per cent ad valorem. /
On hoop. band and scroll iron of different !
sizes, the new rates l cent per pound, 2-10 |
cents and 4-10 cents The corresponding Com
mission rates are the same, except on iron thinner
than IL wire gauge, which was fixed at
1 Clio cents per pound. On cut nails and spikes
tho Commissions rate of / d cents per pound was
adopted.
On chairs. according to size, the new rates are
ia cents and 2i2 cents per pound.
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