Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-12

square iron less than three-fourths of one
inch square, l cent round iron, in coils or
rods, less than seven-sixteenths of one
inch in diameter 1-10 cents; rolled iron
or steel, fence wire, rods coils or loops
valued at 3! cents or less per pound,
cent bars or shapes of rolled iron not
especially enumerated or provided for IN
this Act, 2-1O cents per pound, provided
that all iron in slabs, booms, loops or other
forms less finished than iron in bars and
more advanced than pig iron Except cast
lngs), shall be rated as iron in bals and
pay duty accordingly. None of the above
iron shall pay less rate of duty than
80 per centum ad valorem provided fur
ther, that all iron bars, booms, billets, sizes
or shapes of any kind, in the manufacture
of which charcoal is used as fuel, shall be
subject to duty of net less than $50 per
ton.
In fact, the entire list of iron and steel
manufactures is reduced, almost without
exception, though reductions are only
slight. A few new classifications in metals,
such as gold pens, for instance, are cre-
ated. In wood and the manufactures of
wood the same reductions are observable.
There are no changes made in the pres
ent sugar schedule, except a new provision
requiring sugar DRAWINGS, or sweepings, to
pay duty as sugar or molasses, according to
to test
An increase is made of the duty on con-
fectlonery, not enumerated, at from 10 to
10 cents per pound, and the addition of
section imposing tariff of one cent per
pound on glucose or grape sugar.
Relating to tobacco, the following
changes are made: Leaf wrappers, un-
stemmed, 60 cents; stemmed, so cents; un-
manufactured tobacco, 80 cents.
Horses and mules, $40 per head; cattle,
81; hogs and sheep, 80 cents. Other live
animals, 20 per cent.
Oranges in bulk, 81 rs per 900; hops, 6
cents pound; salt in bags, sacks and
packages 10 cents per hundred; in bulk,
cents.
The only change made in wines, LIQUORS,
ETC., is the inclusion of new section fix
ing the duty on malt extract at 20 cents per
gallon In casks, 40 cents in bottles or Jugs,
and 40 per cent. ad valorem on the solid
extract. Cherry and prune Juice or wine,
or other fruit wines containing not more
than 20 per cent. of alcohol, so cents per
gallon. or if containing more. 81. Ginger
beer, or ale, 25 cents per dozen bottles for
hree-fourth pints, and so cents on one and
half pints.
All cotton cloth not exceeding 100 threads
to the square inch counting warp and FILL
II,
painted, nor printed, valued at over six
cents per square yard; bleached, valued at
over eight cents per square yard dyed
colored, stained, painted, or printed, val
ued at over ten cents per square yard 35
per cent. ad valorem. Cottons between 100
to 200 threads to the square inch, not
bleached, q cents per square yard :;
bleached, 81 cents; dyed and stained, 4t
and 80 per cent. ad valorem. Cotton ex-
ceeding 200 threads, not bleached, 81 :;
bleached, AZ; dyed, 81 and 35 per cent. ad
valorem.
In flax, hemp, jute, oilcloths and bags
the changes, while not great, are generally
reductions.
Clothing and combing woods are un.
changed. Carpet and other woods. 8 cents
Ring waste, thread waste, yarn waste, top
waste and other similar products of wool
are reduced 30 cents per pound, which is
new provision.
Woolen cloths, shawls, ETC., are reclassi-
fed, as are silks, women's and children's
dress goods, bunting and lastings.
Carpets are generally unchanged.
Paper-hangings, writing and drawing
papers, 20 per cent. ad valorem printing
paper, l! cents per pound.
Furs. dressed but unmanufactured, 20
per cent. ad valorem.
Gloves, kid or goat from So to $5 per
dozen. Glove or other dressed leather. and
known as glace finish, from 50 to 81 per
dozen. Gloves of undressed leather, from
81 to S4 per dozen. Fur trimmed or lined,
81 additional. Pique suede, so cents addi-
tional; embroidered, so cents.
Gunpowder valued at 20 cents per pound,
3 cents; above, cents.
Matches, ten cents per gross for boxes
containing not more than 100 matches, and
when otherwise imported, one cent per
1000 matches.
Pipes and smokers articles, not enum-
Grated, 60 per cent. sd valorem. Common
clay pipes, % per cent.
Sections prohibit the importation of OBJ
scene books, pictures or images, or of in
struments or drugs intended for immoral
purposes; prohibit the importation of neat
cattle, or neat cattle hides, from countries
where contagion exist.
The importation of opium containing
more than nine per centum of morphia
and of opium prepared for smoking is pro-
hibited