Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-06
per pound; rougn plate gfass from Z 10 2 cents

per pound; rougn plate gtass from < TO . cents
| In the metal schedule iron and steel way
bars or bars made in part of steel r rails and
punched iron or steer fiat rails, 40 Of
cent per pound. The Mills bill fixes
a duty OF 81 per ton on iron and
steel railway bars, weighing more than twenty
five pounds to the yard, and $14 per ton on iron
or steel rails and SIS per ton on iron or steel
fiat rails weighing not overtwenty-five pounds
to the yard. Iron ore and sulphur ore in the SEN
| ate committees bill are taxed Is
cents per ton; pig iron, spiegeleisen, wrought
and scrap iron and scrap steel,
$40 OF cent per abound, the same
as under existing law; beams, Orders and all
structural steels, 40 cents per pound; boiler
| and plate iron or steel from to 3a cents per
| pound, and II valued above Ii cents per pound,
| As per centum ad valorem; hoop iron, from to
! Ito cents per pound; cut nails, / cent per
| pound; iron or steel wire,s from Il cents to 3
cents per pound; copper ore, III cents per
pound; copper plates and Abars, 2 cents per
pound; lead ore, ~ cents per pound; nickel
! ore, cents per pound; zinc in blocks, IA cents
per pound; in Sheets PA cents per pound
In the wood and Notwithstanding the duty
on hewn and sawed tirnessas per cer,ura ad
valorem; sawed boards, sttris4anks, etc., q per
| thousand feet.
In schedule Z, covering sugar, all sugars not
above 10 D. S., 10 OF cent per pound ;
present rates are 40 cents per pound !;
while the Mills bill PROPOSES duty OF 1900
| cents per pound; sugars above No. Is, and not
above IL D. S., SO cents FER pound; in tho
Mills bill it is 90-10 cents per pound. Above
No. IL, and not above 20 DIS. SIS cents per
pound. against 4O-lOO cents per pound in the
Mills bill. All above No. ~ D. S., 2 cents per
pound, against $40 cents per pound in the
| Mills bill.
Molasses testing above 56 degrees, cents
| per gallon (nOw g.. Sugar candy and all con-
| fectionery, including chocolate confectionery
| made wholly or in part OF sugar. valued ut II
cents or less pound, and on sugars after be-.
ing refined, when tinctured, colored or in any
way aduterated, cents per pound (now and
! lO); glucose or grape sugar Y cent go per
cent ad valorem).
In the tobacco schedule sthe duty on cigars
and cigarettes Is fixed atSS3. SO per pound; leaf
| tobacco not stemm ed, IS cents per
pound: stemmed, 81 per pound; manufactured
leaf tobacco 20 cents perspound; if stemmed,
Is cents; snuff 50 cents@pe pound
Wheat. 20 cents per bushel; wheat -four 20 rer
! cent. ad valorem; brandy 50 per proof gallon;
| cordials and absinthe are taxed - per proof
gallon; ale, porter and beer. in bottles, IS cents
| per gallon; otherwise than in bottles 20 cents
! per gallon ~
In the cotton manufactures schedule, cotton
| threads, warps, ETC., are taxed from 10 cents
| tOfo CcuLS per pOuuQS COllOU ciOLu from 212 10
| 6A cents per square yard; stockings, hose,
| gloves, shirts and drawers, IS per centrum ad
| ralorem Cotton cords, braids IS per cent. ad
| yalorem =
The duty on fax straw.is fixed at IS per ton:
! flax not hacked, s2o erton, the same at
present. In the Mills bill they are put on the
free list. Hacked fax in the Senate bill is
taxed $40 per ton; in the Mills bill $40. Tow Of
flax or hemp is taxed $40 per tom in the Mills
| bill it is on the free list Hemp $50 per ton.
| Burlaps not exceeding 60 INCHES in width, except
| such as may be suitable for cotton bagging
30 per centum I'D valorem; this in the Mills bill
| is on the free list. Hempsor jute carpeting
| 6 cents per square yard; cotton bagging and
| gunny cloth suitable for covering cotton, q Of
| ! cent per pound; gunny cloth, not bag
| ging, is taxed Is per centum ad valorem in the
Mills bill. Oilcloth lnofeum corticene 10
cents per square yard, and IS cents ad valorem.
| In the wool and woolens schedules the duty
| on first and second class woods, clothing, woods
| and combing wools-is fixed at II cents per
pound. The present duty on these woods is 10
cents per pound; if valued at less than 30 cents
per pound and - cents per pound if valued
| more than 30 cents per pound. The duty on
carpet woods, or woods Of the third-Class valued
at II cents pound s6 fixed at eh cents
| per pound, il valued at more than IL cents
pound cents per pound. In the Mills bill
| all woods, hair of the Alpaca goat. and other
| like animals are placed on the free list. The
| duty on wooden rags, shoddy, munSo, foczs
| and wool waste In the Senate Committees bill
! is fixed at 10 cents per pound, the same as un-
der existing law, and those In the Mills bill are
| also placed on the free list
The duty on wooden cloths. shawls and all
manufactures OF wool of every DIES crption not
! specially enumerated in the bill, valued at not
| exceeding 40 cents per pound, is fixed at IS
| cents per pound and IS per centum ad valorem;
valued at above 30 cents and not exceeding
10, IS cents per pound and DO per centum
ad valorem; valued sat above 20 cents
| a pound, 40 cents pound per
centum ad valorem. The Mills bill proposes
duty OF 10 per ceItum ad valorem on these
| goods The duty on hannels blankets and
hats, valued at not exceeding 81 cents
| pound is fixed in the Senate bill at 10 cents
| per pound; valued at above 80 cents
ound and not exceeding Accents u pound, IL
cents per pound; valued atEabove 40 cents
pound, and not exceeding 80 cents. IS cents per
pound, and 80 per centum ad valorem; valued
at above 30 cents IL pound, 40 cents per pound,
and 10 per centum ad valorem.
The duty on the cheapest grade OF women's
and children's dress goods, coat Innings, Italian
cloths, part wool or worsteds Is fixed at cents
per square yard and 40 per cent I'D valorem;
on the higher grades II cents per yard,
and 40 per cent. ad valorem. In the
Mills s1sr bill ill., these goods are taxed
clothing in the senats3s.bill is taxed 90
| cents per pound and 90 per centum ad valorem;
in the Mills bill only 45 per centum ad vulorem
Cloaks, dolmans, jackets, talmas, etc, Is cents
per pound aud Is per centum ad valorem; in
| the Mills bill only d per acentum ad valorem.
No change in existing rates is proposed on
carpetings. "'s
The silk and silk goods schedule imposes
tax OF so cents per pound on partially manu-
featured goods, and 30 per cent. on thrown silk
Goods in the piece, including ribbons are taxed
from rs cents and IS per centum ad valorem to
1926 pound and Is per centum ad valorem &C.
cording to percentage of silk in the goods.
Velvets, pushes, etc. are taxed from 81 a
pound and IS per centum ad valorem to g. 50
per pound and Is per cent ad valorem. Silk
weddings, gorings, etc, 80 per centum ad
valorem; laces, e1nbrOideries, ETC., 60 per
centum ad valorem. Z
Paper hangings, imperial, letter and note
paper are taxed Is per centum; the same as
existing law and as proposed by the Mills bill.
Manufactures Of paper not specially enumer-
| ated, . per centum ad valorem.
In the sundres schedule btuminous coal
IS taxed Is cents per ton; matches 10
cents per gross boxes, or cent per
thousand matches. if not in boxes;
manufactured stone, except marble. IA cents
per cubic foot' dressed, Is per eenturn ad
loren. Watches, watch,cases and jeWelry, 25
per centum nd val0rem.
Brushes and brooms, 20 per cent. ad valorem
tnow 30 per cent. and IS per cent) broom corn,
IA ton; feathers, manufactured, 20 per cent.
60 per cent? 8E@
Fire-crackers. S cents a pound 900 per cent?
Gunpowder and explosives, when valued at 20
cents or less pound. cents u pound (now g.:
above 20 cents q pound cents pound (now
l0). r#.F'
Hair, human, drawn but not manufactured,
20 per cent ad valorem (now 30; hair, curled
for beds, Is per cent nov go.
Hats, of fur wholly or partially manutact-
ured including tur-hat bodies, so per cent
CalfShins, tanned or dressed, and skins of all
kinds not specially enumerated 25 cents per