Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-15

sl2 so; d'rto for myself, sl2 so. This
foots Up $3.50
There is left me s2l3 so With which to
clothe myself sad family. The winter
clothing, so.cslled, is the big
item. Now, l want you to tell
how much the tariff tax is on the
blankets, clothing, etc, which 1 must buy
each year. First, under the law IS 1t now
s'tpds; secon what 1t would be under
the Minis bill; third, wha. 1t would be IN
DIR the Senate bill
! Ft,t tell me how many blsn36tNlou
bUs in e veal:
Hsv m.ny suits of clothes esch tesss
and the boys? ,SSbSSE
Two each. My best suit csstS from
1926 to $50, my working suit. t $I2 to
SIS. The best suits for thsSthfee boys
average S8 each, the com MOI ones So. v
How many dresses for the wife and
girls?
Two each; one Sunday and one every
day. My wife buys by the yard and
makes them herself. Elch of them mus.
have g cloak or dolman, or whatever they
call 1t.
Very we'll; let US see what the taxes on
them would be under the three PROPOSE
tons. Your blankets would weigh four
pounds each, and medium price would
be go cents pound, manufscturer's
charges. On this class. as the tariff now
stands, the duty is "a cents per pound
and IS per cent ed val rem added. The
tariff tax would be Sl4 50; manufsc-
turef's cost price. sig 20; dealers profit,
81; total cost, SS7 60.
TIE tax proposed IN the Mills bill is
40 per cent. ed yslorem. This would MAKE
the tariff tax 81 68; manufacturers cost
: price, $40 20; Dealers prCns, S3.12;
total, $50.
The tex proposed in the Senate bill is
40 cents per pound and 40 per cent. sd"
vslorem added. This would make the
'sx $40 As; manufacturers cost price,
S19 20; Dealers profits, $500; total.
ST. 20.
Now, IS to the clothing OF yourself and
boys. We will say thst your best sui,
weighs eight pounds and the manuf.c.
turel's price is SIS. Your coarse sui,
turer's price is 81. The best suits OF
eacn, and the manufacturers price Is
81 90 each. Their common suits weigh
three pounds, and tae manufacturer g
!, price ia 81 80 each.
u The present tariff tax on such clothing
is 40 cents per pound, and 95 per cent.
sd valorem added. TIE tax on your best
suit would be s6.45; manufacturer q
price, SIS; Dealers proh:, 50 So; total,
s26.
The Mills bill proposes 40 per cent. I'D
vslorem tariff. This would make the tax
on your suit So Is; man utactuTer's price,
SIS; desler's profit, 50 25; total, 1924
The Senate bill proposes 40 cents S
pound and IS per cent. ad valorem. This
would make the tax on your eui. IS % !;
manufacturer price, SIS; dealers profit,
IS C5; total, S2S.
Under the present law, the taxee, etc
being the same, your common suit woulu
. cost you Sl3.
Under the Mills bill, Sl2
Under tae Senate BIZ SlA go.
The clothes for your boys are taxed the
same as yours.
Unter the present tariff their three
best suits would cost S25.
Under the Mills bill s2l so.
!, Under the Ssnste bill S29
Their three common suits under the
!, present Tariff laws would cost SIS.
Uader the Mills bill sl2
Under the S snGts bill SIS 60.
For the best dresses for your wife and
girls she would want that grade Of wool,
ems valued By the mauufaciure at fiji,
cents yard. Uader the present tariff
the tax on this class Of goods Is NINE
cen,sl per yard and 40 le. cent. at
valorem. II would take thirty yards fol
the four dresses. The tex on the goods
would be IS 10; m,nu'sc.urer's price
.. SIS; Dealers pref, SIS 80; total. 1927.
Under the Mills bill the tax is 40 pei
cent. id valcrem. This would make the
tax Sc; manufacturers price, SIS; deal.
: er's profit, SIS; total, 1924.
Uader the Senate bill the tax Is II cents
per yard ard 40 per cent. advalorem
This would make the tsx $3.50; manu-.
fac urer's price, SIS; Dealers profit
SO 40; total, S27 20.
The everyday dresses at Is to 20 centt
q yard, manufacturers price, ere taxed
under the existing law cents per yard
and 35 per cent. sd vslorem. On the ;oul
the tax would be So 60; manufacturer's
price, Sc; Dealers profits, 81 40; totsl
Sill.
Under the Mills bill the tx is 40 pei
cent. ad vslorem, and on the four dresses
1t would be 50 10; manufacturers price
Sc; dealers profits, so cents; total.
SO 20.
Under the Senate bill the tax is cents
per yard ana 40 per cent I'D vslorem
This would make the tax 81 20: manufsc
tureI's price, Sc; Dealers ptof., 81 40;
total, 81 so.
lathe four cloaks would average foul
s9Hounds, and the manufacturers price bt
Sc each. Under the present law the tariff
tax ie IS cents per pound and 40 per cen
III
sfsS0; manufacturers price, s24; deal
> a's profits, So so; total, s44 60.
Mills Bill-rarif, 10 per cent ad valo.
remif This would make the tax $40 60
msntfActurer's price, 1924; dealer'l
' profit, SO 80; total, s3s 10.
Senate Biil7Tarifi, 45 cents per pouni
aud 40 per cent I'D v.lorem. This woult