The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-02
THE Duty ON wooLEN GOODS.
An Advance ON the Rates PrOposed by
the Tariff Comm ission.

WASHINGTON, January 1.-The Ways and
Means Committee Saturday completed its
consideration OF the schedule Of wool and
woolen manufactures, and advanced the
rates about ten PEI ca. on an average over
that recommended by the Tariff Commits
sion, which leaves the rate, as fixed by the
committee, reduced about ten per cent
below the existing one. This advance was
upon woolen cloth and ready.made cloth
ing. The committee also added the item OF
endless betsand felts for printing machines.
The duty on woolea cloths, WOODEN shawls
and all manufactures Of wool OF every de-
scription, made wholly or in part OF wool,
not otherwise provided for, valued at not
exceeding so cents per pound, was fix!
ed ut 50 cents per pound, and 10 per
centum dd udloren; valued at above
eighty cents per pound, thirty-tive cents
per pound, and, in addition thereto, 10 per
centum al ualOrem; tlannels, blankets, hats
OF wool, knit goods and all goods made on
knitting frames, balmorals, woolen and
worsted yarns, and all manufactures OF
every description composed wholly or in
part ei worsted, the hair OF the alpaca goat
or other animals, except such Us arc COM
posed in part OF wool not exceeding 40
cents per pound, l2 cents per pound; val
ued at above 40 cents per pound and not
exceeding 20 cents per pound, is cents per
pound; valued al atabove 10 cents per pound,
and not exceeding SO cents per pound, 2S
cents per pound; valued at above 50 cents
per pound and not exceeding 81 per pound,
30 cents per pound; andin addition thereto,
upon all the above named articles, 85 per
centum nd vdlOrem; valued at above 81 per
pound, IS cents per pound, and in addition
thereto 40 per centum dd UalOrem.
Among the other items agreed on were
the following: Worsted stutls, valued at
not exceeding 90 cents per square yard, .
cents square. yard, and 35 cents al rdt-
orem; II the value exceeds 20 cents per
square yard the duty Is to be cents per
square yard and 45 per cent dd ratorenl;
clothing, ready.made, and wearing apparel
OF every description, and balmoral skirts
and skirting, and goods OF similar descrip.
ton, or used for like purposes, composed
wholly or in part Of wool, worsted, the hair
OF the alpaca goat or other like animals,
made up or manufactured wholly or in
part by the tailor, seamstress or manufac-
turer, except knit goods, 40 cents per
pound, and In addition thereto 10 per
centum ad ualOrem: endless belts or ielts
for paper or printing machines, 20
cents per pound. and 80 per cent
ad rdlorem; Aubusson, Administer
and chenille carpets, and carpets woven
whole for rooms, 45 cents per square yard,
and in addition thereto So per centum dd
uaiorem; Saxony, Wilton and Tournay
carpets, wrought by the jacquard machine,
45 cents per square yard, and in addition
thereto SIS per centum dd raiOrem; Brussels
carpets, wrought by the jacquard machine,
80 cents per square yard, and in addition
thereto 35 per centum ad rutorem; patent
velvet and tapestry velvet carpets, printed
on the warp or otherwise, % cents per
square yard, and in addition thereto So
per centum ad ralOren; tapestry Brussels
carpets, printed on the warp or otherwise,
10 cents per square yard, and in addition
thereto S5 per centum al rdiorem; treble
ingram, three-ply and worsted chain Vene.
tian carpets, 12 cents per square yard, and
in addition thereto, IS per centum dd
pulOrem.