The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-09-09

facts or partisan prejudice, attributed
the reduction of the tariff on wool to
the Democrats in Congress, it is but
simple justice to all concerned that the
case be plainly stated. Under what is
now called 1.-THE old or war tariff, all
woods, hair of the alpaca, goat and
other like animals, were divided, for
the purpose of fixing the duties to be
charged thereon, into three classes
namely: Glass l-clothing woods, which
included all woods of Merino blood;
Class 2-combing woods. which included
woods of English blood; Glass 3-carpet
and other similar woods. The duty
upon wool of the first class, imported
washed, was fixed at twice the amount
of the duty to which it was subjected
if imported unwashed, and the duty
upon wool of all classes, If imported
secured, was fixed at three times what
it would be subject to if imported I'M
washed. The duty upon wool of the
first class, the value whereof at the
port whence exported to the United
States was 30 cents or less per pound,
was ten cents per pound, and in addi-
tion, eleven per centum ad valorem;
and the duty upon wool of the same
class, the value whereof at the port
whence exported to the United States
exceeded 80 cents per pound, was
twelve cents per pound, and ten
per centum ad valorem. On WOO
of the second class, including
hair of the alpaca and goat, the value
of which at the port of export
was 80 cents per pound, the tariff was
ten cents per pound, and eleven per
centum al valorem, and on wool of the
same class, the value of which exceeds
80 cents per pound at the port of ex.
port, the duty was twelve cents per
pound and ten per centum ad valorem,
On wool of the third class, the value
which at the port whence exported to
the United States, was twelve cents fer
less per pound, the duty was three
cents per pound, and on wool of the
same class, the value of which at the
port of export exceeded twelve cents
per pound, the duty was SIX cents per
pound.
On the Sd of March, 1883, Congress
passed what is called "Tne New or Re.
vised Tariff Act" which divided wool
into three classes, as before The duty
on wool of the first class imported
washed was fixed at twice what it
would be if imported unwashed; and
the duty on wool of all classes, i'm.
ported secured, was placed at three
times the duty to which it would be
subjected if unwashed. Woods of the
first class, the value whereof at the port
whence exported to the United States
Is thirty cents or less per pound, are
subject to tariff Of ten cents per pound;
and on wool of the same class, the
value OF which at the port of export to
the United States exceeds thirty.two
cents per pound, the tariff is twelve
cents per pound. On woods of the sec.
ond class. including alpaca and goat
hair, the value whereof at the BORT
whence exported is thirty cents per
pound, the tariff is ten cents per pound;
and on wool Of the same class, the
value of which at the port whence ex.
ported exceeds thirty cents per pound,
the duty is twelve cents per pound. On
wool of the third class, the value
whereof at the port of shipment to the
United States is twelve cents or less
per pound, the duty is two and a half
cents per pound; and on wool of the
same class, the value whereof exceeds
twelve cents per pound at the port of
shipment, the duty is FIVE cents Der
pound.
The reduction made in the tariff on
wool by the act of 1883, amounts to the
ad valorem duty on wool Of the first
and second classes, and to one-half a
cent per pound On wool of the third
class. worth twelve cents or less Der
pound at the port or place whence ex.
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