Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-08

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specially enumerated or prouided for all
earths or clays unwrought or unmanufac.
tured; China, clay or kaoline; opium
(crude) containing per centum aud
over of morphia, for medicinal purposes:
iron and steel cotton ties or hoops for
bailing purposes, not thinner than mum
Der twenty wire guage. Needles, sewing,
darning, knitting and all others not speci-
ally enumerated OF provided for in this
act.
COPPER, NIcKLE AND OTHER MINERALS.
pper-Im ported in the form of ores,
regulus of, and black or coarse copper
and copper cement, old copper fit only
for manufacture; niekle in ore, malt OF
/ other crude form not ready for consump-
ton of the arts; anthony, as regulus or
metal; quicksilver, ohromate of IRON or
| chronic ore; mineral substances in a
crude state and metals unwrought not
specially enumerated or provided for;
brick,
VEGETABLES, NUTS, FRUGr ETC.
| Vegetables ia their natural state, or in
salt or brine; chickOry root, ground or
ungrouni burnt or prepared, ana all 9TH
/ er articles used or intended to be used as
| coffee or substances thereof, not spe oial
! ly enumerated or provided for; cocoa,
| prepared or manufactured, dates, plums
and prunes, currants, zante or other; figs;
meats, game and poultry; beans, peas
and split peas; pulp, for papermaker's
use.
bibles, BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS,
printed in other languages than English;
and books and pamphlets and all publ
cations of foreign governments and pub
locations of foreign societies, historical
OF scientific, printed for gratuitous dis
| tribution.
BRIsTLEs, BULBS, FEATHERS, HAIR AND
SEEDS.
Bristles, bulbs and dubious roots, not
meaicInal; feathers OF all kinds, crude or
not dressed, colored or manufactured, flu
ishing powder, grease, griudstones, fin
isned or unfinished, curled hair, for beds
or mattresses; human hair, raw uncleaned
and not drawn; hatters' fur, not on the
skin; hemp and rape seed and other oil
seeds, linseed or 1axseed.
MARBLE, osIEB, BROOK CORN, RAGS, Ero.
Marble of all kinds in block, rough or
squared; osier or willow prepared for bas
ket-makers' use; broom corn, brushwood;
plaster of Paris when ground or calcined;
rags, of whatever material composed rat
tans and reeds, manufactured but not
made up into finished articles; paintings
in oil or water colors and statuary not
otherwise provided for. The term "stAt-
uary" shall be understood TO include pro
fessional productions of statuary or of &
| sculptor only.
STONES.
Stones, manufactured or undressed
freestone, granite, sandstone, and all
strings of gus or any other like material;
tallow waste and all not specially enum-
Grated or provided for.
WOOL, HAIR AND THEIR PRODUCTS.
The bill provides for admitting free of
duty after July 1, "ali woods, hair of the
| Alapaca goat and other like animals;
woods on the skin; wooden rags, shoddy,
mengo, waste and hocks." And after
/ Oct. l, 1888, it provides among other
| things for 40-per cent. duty on wooden
and worsted cloth, shawls and all manu-.
| features of wool, not specially enumer-
ated; and on aannels, blankets, knit
| goods; women's and ohiidren's dress goods
composed in part OF wool.
! ARTICLES ON WHICH DUTIES ARE REDUCED.
In addition to the free list the follow
/ ing are some of the most important
changes proposed by TIE bill:
| All leaf tobacco manufactured is
| fixed at 80 cents pound, and the pres
1 ent distinction between the Sumatra or
the ordinary wrapping tobacco is abol-
ished
Metals are to pay duty as follows: Pig
iron, Sc per ton; iron railway bars, ST.
steel, S11; bar iron, rolled or hammered
y cent per pound, not less than inch
wide and "a inch thick. In larger meas
urement, one cent per pound.
Iron slabs, blooms, loops, 35 per cent.
ad valorem; iron bars, blooms, bilets
in the manufacture of which charcoal is
used, $40 per ton; iron or steel tee rail =
S15 a tom round iron in coils or RODS
and rolled iron unenumerated, l cent
per pounds sheet iron thin, cent per
| pond; black taggers iron, 80 per cent
hoop iron, l cent per pound; cast iron
! pine, 6-cent per pound nails cent per
| pound; tacks, So per cent; snvils, anchors
etc, ~ cents per pound; rivets, etc, l Is
cents per pound; sledBes, axes etc1 "a
cents; chains, cents per pound: saws,
80 per cent; 6les, 30 per cent; ingot1
and blooms, 40 cent per pound wire
and manufactures thereof are left IN
changed; provided that the duty exceeds
80 per cent; old copper clippings, cent
per pound; lead, 1 4 cents per pound; in
sheets, q cents per pound; nickle, in
ore, 10 cents per pound; zinc spslter, .
cents per pound; hollow ware, 2l5 cents
per pound machine needles, 20 per cent,
TEE ENTIRE WOOL SCHEDULE
is subjected to 30 per cent. duty. All
grades Of sugar are reduced by an
anount varying from oue-dfth 70 one
! fourth Of the present duties. Cotton
! yarn is reduced TO 35 and 40 per cent
bleached linens to IS per cent: other
yarns % per cent. Cotton cloth 40 per
! cent.
The manufactures of wool are reduced
as follows: Wooden and worstod cloths, TO
4 40 per cent; far nels, blank its and knit
| goods, 40 per cent; dress goods, partly OF
/ wool, 40 per cent; ready made clothing,
.