The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-04-20
THE TARIFF ON wooLESs REDUCED.

the CFtSoht@H, arc setunR up the Clhih
that the Mil's bill, while putting wool on
the free listmakes no reduction on manu-
factured weolens. This is not true,as will
clearly appear by comparing the present
law with the Mills bill. Under the pres.
ent law, ,ilannels, blankets, hats of wool, knit |
goods, wooleR and worsted yarns, and all |
manufactures of every descriptions ,compos-
ed wholly or In part OF worsted,not other.
wise specially provided for or enumerated,
valued at not exceeding 3oeents per pound
shall pay duty of 10 cents per pound ;
valued at above 50 cents per pound,and not
exceeding 40 cents per pound,ra cents per
pound; valued at above 40 cents per pound
and not exceeding 90 cents per pound, IS
cents per pound valued at above 90 cents
per pound and not exceeding So cents per
pound, "a cents per pound ; and In addi.
ten thereto, upon all the above named ar
ticles, IS per cent I'D valorem valued at
above SO cents per pound, IS cents per
pound and 20 per cent ad valorem. Under
the Mills bill all the above named articles
will pay an ad valorem duty of 30 percent.
Now let us see how much reduction the
Mills bill makes on the above articles.
Take the article Of blankets,as an example.
Suppose Boston merchant orders blan.
kets, weighing In the aggregate 1900
pounds, from Paris. They are valued at
90 cents per pound, or $500 for the lot.
Under our present tariff law there arc two
duties to pay on these blankets. The first
specific duty OF 10 cents per pound, (which
would am cunt to $too. The other duty Is
an ad valorsm duty of IS per cent on the
value Of the blankets. The blankets are
worth $Sooand IS per cent Of $500 is SOS.
Adding the specific duty, which Is $Ioo,te
the ad valorem duty,wsich Is SIoS,and we
have $,os as the amount OF duty which
the Boston merchant would have to pay
on his blankets under the present law.
Under the Mills bill he would have TO pay
90 per cent ad valorem on the 5000, the
value OF the blankets, which would be SIso.
Hence under the present law he would
pay Ssos duty and under the Mills bill
$I3o. Deducting SIso from $sos leaves
SIS rs the amount of reduction which the
Mills bill makes in a lot of blankets worth
$500, which is an actual reduction OF AK
per cent. Now,on any of the line OF goods
named above which are valued at 50 cents
per pound, the rate of reduction is just the
same. Suppose an Albany merchant or
ders 1909 pounds of wOolen and worsted
yarns from foreign country which arc of
the value of So cents per pound. On these
geeds, as shown by the law above quoted
aRd now in force, he would have two du-
ties to pay. First, specific duty OF u
cents per pound, or Sa4o Then he would
have to pay, in addition, an ad valorem
duty of 3s per cent on the value OF the
goods The 1000 pounds of yarn at So
cents per pound would be worth $500. The
IS per cent ad valOrem duty on the $500
is $3.50. Adding the S24o and S7so to
gether gives the amount of duty which the
Albany merchant would have TO pay un
der the present law which is $500 on SSoc
worth of yarn. Under the Mills bill he
would have to pay an ad vaiorem duty o
30 rer cent on the $500, which would b.
S37o. Subtracting the $500 from the SsaS
gives the amount Of reduction of duty b,
the Mills bill on $500 worth OF yarn which
is $500, which is a reduction Of IS per cent
Under the present law wooden cloths, wool
en- shawis and all manufactures OF wool o
every description, made wholly or in par
of wool not specially enumerated or other
wise provided for,valued at not exceeding
SO cents per pound, shall pay duty of 3
cents per pound, and in addition theret
an ad vaIo-em daty of s. per cent.
. valued at above Socents per pound, IS cents
per pound and 20 per cent ad valorem
This class of woolens under the Mills bil
, will pay an ad valorem duty Of 10 per cen
Now let us see what reduction the Mill
I bill makes in this class Of wooiens. SUP
, pose Salem merchant orders shawls from
foreign market of 1000 pounds weight
and Of the value of % cents per pound, o
a total value Of S9oo lie would have Il
pay under the present law specific dut
of IS cents per pound which, in the aggre
gate, would amount to $3.50 on the 100
pounds, and in addition thereto he weul,
have to pay an ad valorem duty of 20 pc
cent on the $ooo which would be $500. Ad
ding the specific duty, $3.50, to the ad va
loren duty, $500, and we have S7Io as tn
amount of duty which the Salem merchan
, would have to pay on his shipment Q
shawls under the present law How mucI
would he have to pay under the Mil
bill Jast 10 per cent on the 5000, whicl
would be 5000. Subtracting the duty IN
> der the Mill's bill, $500 from the $7I o,dut
under the present law, and we have S35oa
the amount Of reduction OF duty by tn
Mills bill on $500 worth of shawls. Unde
the present law, women's and children
dress goods, coat Innings and goods of lik
description composed in part Of wOol,wors
|, ed, the hair of the alpaca, goat, or othe
animals, valued at not exceeding 20 cent
per square yard, shall pay duty of s cent
per square yard, and in addition thereto 8
per cent ad valorem valued at above
cents per square yard, cents per squar
yard and 40 per cent ad valorem If com
posed wholly of wool, worsted, the hair Q
the alpaca, goat, or other animals, or of
mixture of them, 9 cents per square var
and ~ per cent ad yalorem, Pydvided tina
all such goods weighing over ounces pc
square yard shall pay a duty Of IS cent
per pound and 40 per cent ad valorem. al
this class of goods under the Mills bill ar
; made dutiablc at 40 per cent ad valorem
How much reduction does the Mills bill
make on this class of goods The dut,
under the present law on 1900 yards o
women's dress goods, worth 20 cents pc