Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-16

clally enumerated or provided for; iron,
sulphur, copper and lead ore, mineral
substances in a crude state and metals
unwrought not specially enumerated or
provided for; coal, coke, Indian corn or
maize, oats, hay and potatoes.
.THE NEW RATES.
The bill provides that from ard after
July next the following rates Of duty
shall take effect: Dressed lumber SOC. per
thousand for each finished side; cotton
cloth, unbleached, &c. per square yard;
bleached, 21sc.; dyed or cOlored, &c. for
the lowest grade up to 40 per cent. ad va
loren; for the highest with many inter-
mediate grades OF duty according to con-
ditons.
PIG IRON.
Pig and scrap iron and scrap steel, 10.
per pound; railway bars, Sl2 so per ton
for both iron and steel; bar iron, from
9-10c. to 1c.; sheet iron or steel, no duty
over go per cent; hoop iron, S-l0c.; all
manufactures, or goods partly manufac-
tured, Of this class of iron not specially
provided for, 2-10e. more duty than is i'm
posed on the iron for which it is made.
but no duty over copper cent; fish plates,
1c.; boiler tubes, 21Sc. per pound.
STRUCTURAL IRON.
Structural iron 1c., and on and after
Dec. 81 no duty on iron and steel, or any
article OF iron and steel, above 80 per cent.
ad valorem; copper, excepting copper
ores, from &c. to Sc. per pound; sheathing
or yellow metal 30. per pound; earthen-
ware and glassware 30 per cent. ad valOr-
EN- for the higher grades and 46 per cent.
for the lower; cylinder and crown glass
from SOC. per square foot for the higher
grades down TO 1Ec. for common window
glass.
SUGAR AND RICE.
On all sugar so per centum of the sew
eral duties and rates Of duty now imposed
on said sugar, imperative as to sugars
from countrys laying export duties; rice
cleaned 1c%. per pound and un-
cleaned 1c. per pound paddy
c. per pound, broken or
granulated rice 20 per cent. ad yalo-
rem; hemp, jute and FAX goods
per cent. ad valorem where not otherwise
specified; bags and bagging and like man
ufactures not specially enumerated or
provided for in this act Except bagging
TOR cOttOn) composed wholly or in part Of
fax, hemp, jute, gunny cloth, gunny bags,
or other material, 35 per eentum az
valorem.
OTHER BAGGING.
Bagging for cotton or other manufac-
lures not specially enumerated or pro-
vided for in this act, suitable to uses for
which cotton bagging is applied, COM
posed IN whole or In part of hemps, jute,
jute butts, fax, gunny bags, gunny cloth,
or other material, and valued at 7c. or
less per square yard, 1c. per pound; valued
at over 10. per square yard, 115c. per
pound; wOols of the third class, , S-10c.
per pound; all woolen goods not other
wise specially provided for, 25e,
per pound and 30 gar cent. ad valorem
woolen goods, classified from Sc. per
pound and 50 per cent. ad valorem to 35c.
per pound and 80 per cent. ad valorem
marble, 81 per cubic foot; all earths or
clays, wrought or manufactured, not
specially enumerated or provided for in
this act, 81 per ton.
MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS.
All medicinal preparations known as
essences, ethers, extracts. mixtures, spir-
its, tinctures and medicated wines, of
which alcohol is a component part not
specially enumerated or provided for in
this act, 40 cents per pound.