New-York tribune., 1884-02-18
TARIFF REVISION.
SOME EVILS OF THE MORRISON BILL.
CONCLUSIONS OF THE TREASURY EXPERTS-RATE'
THAT WILL BE INCREASED.
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CONCLUSIONS OF 1HE lKEAsOkl
THAT WILL BIZ INCREASED.
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WAsuIyGroS, Feb. 1.-THE Treasury experts
have completed their first essay ON the Morrison
bill. The schedules as furnished by the public
printer comprise fifty pages. The figures are not
carried out yet to show what the probable reduc-
tiOn of duties will be if the Morrison bill shall be
adopted. The experts have not been able IN a
great many cases to show what percentage of
reduction should he applied to various articles
Taking some of the items it would appear that the
Morrison bill will increase instead of diminishing
tho rate of duties now paid. For example IN the
item of wiro the present rate on iron or steel wre
smaller than No. . and not smaller than No. 10 wire
gauge is 1 u cents pound by the Morrison BILL
according to the figures Of the Treasury experts.
While the rates iron wire of the same size will
be reduced TO l2 cents pound, the rate on steel
wire will be increased from 1l2 cents to 2 cents
pound. SO on wire smaller than No. 10 and
not smaller than No. 10, wire gauge ii will be in
creased in the cases of both iron and steel wire
from 2 cents pound to 2l2 cents. On wire smaller
than the above it is rather difficult to ascertain
from the figures what tho reduction will be,
but apparently that wire will stand
where it is Taking the whole wire schedule to-
gether the only reduction will be a of n
cent a pound on iron wire between No. . and No.
10 wire gauge, aud an increase on all other wire.
COTTON AND OTHER GOODS.
According to the figures of the experts cotton,
goods, blcached and unbleached, whether dyed,
colored or printed, not exceeding 200 threads to
or printed. Will not be reduced at
all, and if unbleached win be subject
the square inch, will be reduced 20 per cent, while
cotton cloth exceeding 200 threads to the
square inch, not bleached, dyed, colored
to reduction of I2 cent yard. Tue full re-
ducton applies to all stockings, hose, shirts and
drawers cotton cords, braids, cotton laces, en-
broideries, inscrtings, well as to spool
thread Jute butts go to the free list
while jute remains at 20 per cent.
Tin plate which is already so low that the manu-
facture has virtually stopped in the United States
$ reduced 20 per cent. Printed books are reduced
20 per cent. while blank books are not reduced in
fact the only reduction in the schedule of books
papers, etc, is on printed books and fancy
paper boxes. The schedule of wood and wooden
ware will disappont the advocates of free lumber
while timber hewn or sawed, and timber used for
spars and in building wharves, placed on the
free list The rates all other lUmberare ttalned
except on cabnet-ware aud house furniture
and manufactures of cedar wood, ebony etc,
and articles not specially enumerated.
Only few unimpOrtant items escape the 20 per
cent reduction in the schedule of pottery. earthcn-
ware anI glassware
and hoods for men, women and children, etc, Is
kept al 30 per cent but the rates Oh beads ana bead
ornaments are reduced from 30 per cent TO 40 per
cent, and on backing from % to 20 per cent while
brooms are kept at 20 per cent.
In few cases the experts seem 20 have been un-
able 10 reach any conclusion whateyer ana IN
sheer despair they put the words no data IN the
column headed by the Morrison bill. Among the
TENS thus distinguished is card clothing.