The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-06-26

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from S2); manufactured, IS per ton ire
duced from 81; white acetate of lead,
81 cents per pound Increased from 3
cents); brown acetate of lead, 81 cents
per pound Increased from cents); hy-
drate of potash, cent per pound ire
duced from IL cents); sulphate of
potash, 20 per cent ad valorem lin
stead OF 2 cents per pound); sulphate OF
soda, 20 per cent. ad valorem Gnstead
of cent per pound); ground sumac, 3-1O
cent per pound (reduced from one half
cent?. Muriatic acid and sulphuric
acid, not otherwise provided for, dutia-
BILE at 4 cent per pound, are trans
ferred to the free list. Chloride Of
calcium is stricken out OF the chemical
schedules, also printers composition,
and duty will be assessed on its COM
ponent parts. Peppermint, 25 per cent
ad valorem, instead of 81 per pound;
butelic or propylic alcohol, dutiable in
the chemicals schedule at 10 per cent. ad
valorem, is transferred to the liquor
schedule at 81 a gallon. Blues and
chromes, ground in water, 25 per cent.
ad valorem, instead of 6 and Al cents
per pound respectively. Artists water
color paints are made dutiable accord
ing to class, instead of so per cent. ad
valorem. Birthstone and sulphur, not
otherwise provided for, are transferred
to the free list instead of being made
dutiable at IS per ton. Green glass
bottles holding not less than a pint,
and demijohns and carboys 1 cent
per pound, reduced from II cents);
bottles holding less than one pint, II
cents per pound (reduced from = cents
per pound and so cents per gross, accord
ing to size.) Ground plate glass is
made to pay duty of 10 per cent ad
valorem in addition to the rate charge.
Spectacles and eyeglasses, 60 per cent.
ad valorem, instead of so cents per
dozen and 35 per cent ad valorem;
lenses costing Sl.50 per gross pairs or
less, 60 per cent. ad valorem, instead of
81 per gross; spectacles and eyeglasses,
lenses beve1ed, 60 per cent. ad valorem,
instead of rs cents per gross pairs and
45 per cent. ad valorem.
In the metal schedule occur the fol-
lowing changes: Class No. . of hoop
iron or steel, dutiable at 1. 1 cents per
pound, is made to include iron from ten
to twenty wire gauge, and class No. 3,
dutiable at 1.3 cents per pound, is made
to include iron thinner than twenty
wire gauge. The additional duty i'm
posed on iron plates and hoop-iron is
made u cent per pound, instead of q
cent The provision that after July l,
1891, manufactures of which tin plate is
the chief part shall pay in addition to
the rate of duty upon tin plates an ad
valorem duty of 35 per cent, is struck
out The provision making As per cent.
ad volorem the minimum DUTY on chains
is struck out. Crochet needles, S5 per
cent ad valorem, instead of Is cents per
1000; needles, not specially provided
for, 25 per cent ad valorem, instead of
Is cents per 1000; crude aluminium 20
per cent. ad valorem, instead of 35 per
cent; bronze powder, Is per cent. ad
valorem, instead Of Is cents per pound;
fine copper, imported in the form of ore,
Il cent per pound, instead of IA cents
per pound; old copper, l cent per pound,
instead of IA cents; coarse copper and
copper cement, 1 cent per pound, in
stead of a cent; copper in other
forms not manufactured, IA cents per
pound, instead of ? cents; block zinc
IL cents per pound (reduced from ia
cents;) nickel, crude, dutiable at cents
per pound, is transferred to the free
list.
In the wood schedule the House pro-
vision fixing an equal retaliatory duty
on sawed lumber imported from coun-
tries imposing an export duty on logs,
is struck out, and provision inserted
making the duty to be imposed in such
cases the same as rates under the pres
ent law. Sawed boards of cabinet
woods 20 per cent. ad volorem (reduced
from S5 per cent?.
In the agricultural schedule the
changes are: Broken rice a cent
per pound (reduced from 4 cent?. The
provision allowing a drawback on
sugar used in the manufacture
of condensed milk is struck out. Oil
seeds, not specially provided for in the
act, 25 cents per bushel (reduced from
80 cents). Fish, not specially enumer-
ated, a cent per pound (reduced
from 1 cent. Metal packages, con-
tanning she'll fish admitted free of duty,
IL cents per quart, instead 2B cents
per quart capacity. Grapes 90 cents
per barrel of three cubic feet instead
of cents per pound. Prepared cocoa,
not specially provided for, , cents per
pound (reduced from 8 cents.). The
provision giving to exporters of meat
drawback of the duty paid on salt used
in the curing of meat for export is
struck out Gum substitute l cent per
pound, instead of cents.
Following are the changes in the
schedule of spirits, wines and other
beverages: Still wines in jugs con-
tanning each not more than one pint,
S1.65 per case instead of S1.60. Any ex-
cess of wines beyond the invoice
quantity, e1S cents per pint instead of
cents-but no additional duty is to be
assessed on the bottles or jugs. Bottles
or jugs containing one pint or less of
liquors. Q cents each additional, in
stead of s cents. Fruit juice if not
especially provided for, containing
not more than IS per cent. of alcohol, so
cents per gallon, instead of 90 cents.
Soda and similar waters in bottles con-
tanning not more than three-quarters OF
pint each, ten cents per dozen, instead
of IS cents; containing more than three
fourths of pint and not more than one
and one-half pints, 20 cents per dozen,
instead of 26 cents.
The changes in the schedule of cot