Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-12

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tax, in specified quantities of not less
than 300 proof gallons, without pay
ment of in nal revenue tax on same,
or on spirits from which it
may have been distilled, for the sole
purpose OF use in such industrial pur-
suits as shall be specified in the per-
nit.
| PENALTIES ARE PROVIDED
| For the violation OF the above provis-
ions where the intention is to defraud
Weiss beer containing less than 2%
| per cent. If alcohol shall not be sub
ject to internal revenue tax. The tax
on distilled spirits shall be so cents
a gallon and rebates are allowed to
that which has paid a per cent tax
out of the Treasury. There are many
| reductions in the chemical section.
| The chief earthenware and glassware
changes are in nearly every instance
| reductions.
ON METALS
The chief changes are as follows:
Copper ore, u cents in each pound
of tine copper contained; old copper
and clippings for manufacture, cents :;
composition metal and ingots. plates
or bars, 21 cents. Iron ore, rs cents
per ton, as at present, but new pro-
vision is added forbidling deductions
in duty on account of moisture. Pig
iron is unchanged. Bar iron, rolled
or hammered, comprising flats, not
less than one inch wide, nor less than
three-eig ghths of one inch thick, $40
of cent per pound; comprising round
iron, not less than three fourths
Of an inch in diameter and square
iron not less than three-fourth of an
inch square, 9-10 Of per cent;
fats less than one inch wide, or less
than three -eights of an igch thick,
round iron less than three-fouiths of
an inch and not less than seven-six-
teentbs OF an inch in diameter. and
square iron less than 8 of an inch
square, cent round iron in ills Or
rods less than ZIG of au inch in diane
ter, lilo cents; role | iron or steel
fence wire, valued at 31ia cents or less
per pound, cent; bars or shapes of
iron not especially enumerated or pro-
vided for in this act, 210 cents per
pound provided that al iron in slabs,
loops or other forms ss finished
than ron in bars and more
advanced than pig Iron, except
castings, shall be rated as iron in bars
and pay duty accordingly, and none
Of the above iron sh Ill + y 4 less rate
OF duty than 35 pc, cent. I'd valorem
provided further, that iron bars,
booms, and billets, in sizes or shapes,
of any kind, in the mauufacture of
which charcoal is used as fuel, shall
be subject to duty of not less than $22
per ton.
The entire list of iron and steel
manufactures is included almost with
out exception, though the reductions
are often only slight. A few new
classifications in metals, such as gold
pens, for instance, are created.
In wood and manufactures OF wood,
some reductions are observable
There are no changes made in the
present sugar schedule, except new
provision requiring sugar DRAWINGS or
sweepings to pay duty as sugar or
molasses, according to test. An in
crease OF the duty on confectionery,
not enumerated, from 10 to Is cents
per pound and an addition of the sec
ton imposing tariff of one cent per
pound on glucose or grape sugar Is
made.
RELATING TO TOBACCO,
The following changes are made:
Leaf wrappers, unstemmed, 60 cents;
stemmed, 80 cents; upmanufac-
tured tobacco, 80 cents. Horses and
mules, $40 per head; cattle, $4; hogs
and sheep, so cents; other live ami
mails, 20 cents per head. Oranges in
bulk, SIZE per 900. Hops, cents
pound. Salt in bags, sacks and
packages, 10 cents per 100; in bulk, s
cents. The only change mada in
wines, liquors, etc., is the inclu ion
OF new section, fixing the
duty on malt extract at 20 cents
per gallon in casks, 40 cents in bot
ties or jugs, or 40 per cent. ad valorem
on the solid extract. Cherry or prune
juice or wine, or other fruit wines,
containing more than 20 per cent. OF
alcohol, so cents per gallon, or if con-
tanning more, 81; ginger be'r or ale,
25 cents per dozen bottles for d pints
and 80 cents on q pints. All cotton
cloth not exceeding 100 threads to the
squa inch, counting warp aud filling,
not bleached, dyed, colored,
stained, painted or printed, val
ued at over 6 cents per square
yard; bleached, valued at over c. nts
per square yard; dyed, colored,
stained, painted or printed, valued at
over 10 cents per square yard, 35 per
cent. ad valorem. Cottons between
100 to 200 threads to the square inch,
not bleached, 21a cents per square
yard; bleached, 81 cents; dyed and
stained ~ cents, and 35 cents ad
valorem. Cotton exceeding 200
threads, not bleached, So cents;
bleached, ~ cents; dyed, 51s cents,
and 50 per cent. ad valorem.
In fax, hemp, jute, oiIcloths
and bags the changes, while not
great, ara generally reduc-
tions. Clothing and combing woods
are unchanged; carpet and other
wools, cents. Ring waste, thread
waste, yarn waste, top waste and
other similar products of wool are
made dutiable at 80 cents per pound,
which is new provision. Woolen
cloths, shawls etc. are reclassified as
are silks, ,women's and children's dress
goods, bunting and hastings. Carpets
are generally unchanged. Paper
hangings, writing and drawing
papers, twenty per cent. ad
valorem: printing paper ~ cents
per pound. Furs, dressed but un-
manufactured, 20 per cent. ad val
orem; gloves, kid or goat, from So to
$5 per dozer; glove or other dressed
/ leather, and known as glace finish,
from 81 to "a per dozen; gloves OF
undressed leather, from 50 to $4 per
dozen; fur trimmed or lined, 81 addi-
tional; pique suede, SO cents addi-
tional; embroidered, 80 cents. Gun
powder valued at 20 cents per pound,
so cents above, 8 cents. Matches, 10
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