The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-22


and few others which were not in
the Senate bill, will, it is estimated
make reduction of between 81, $50, 900
and $1,000, 000 The revision made
throughout the tariff schedules are ex-
pected to make up the difference be-
tween the sums named and $50, 900, 600.
The internal-revenue features of the
bill are as follows:
The entire abolition OF all special taxes upon
dealers OF all kinds, commonly known as H.
censes: the taxes upon snun will be repealed
farmers and planters growing tobacco will have
the liberty TO sell TO whomsoever they please
without restraint, in the same manner rs .
farmer can dispose OF any other products OF his
land. The tax upon manufactured tobacco will be
reduced from cents to cents pound; cigars
cheroots and cigarettes will carry the same tax
as Is imposed under the present law. Alcohol
used In the arts is free under substantially
the same restrictions are prescribed in the
Senate bill. The reductions IN the revenue
from these sources will be in round numbers
between Sl7, 0O0.OOO and $80OO0W.
The earth earthenwar", glassware and chemi.
cal schedules remain substantially as in the
existing law.
There are u number OF important changes In
the metal schedule. Existing rates are main
tanned upon iron ore and pigiron; barbed wire
for fencing is made dutiable at $40 cent u
pound, which is below the duty upon that
kind OF iron entering into other uses.
Beams Orders and structural iron is re-
duced from II. cents to $40 cent pound,
which is reduction below thst of the Senate
bill. Railway iron is reduced $40 cent .
pound, the present rate being $l7 a ton, u reduc
tion OF about u ton, and q reduction in the
rate fixed by the Senate bill. The duty on steel
rails is reduced ~ ton. The duty on tin.
plate has been increased to 2 PIC cents pound.
Pig.tin remains free.
There is an increase in the duty upon pocket
cutlery which the committee justify upon the
ground OF the depressed condition OF that in
dustry in the United States and the sharp and
ruinous competition that has already been felt
from Germany. Gun barrels are placed upon
the free list Hand sewing needles are also
placed upon the free list. The new metal.
aluminium, is given designation for the first
time under metals and manufactures thereof"
and is made dutiable at 81 per cent ad valorem.
In the lumber schedule the duty on sawed
boards, sawed panks and finished lumber is re.
duced 10 per cent. from the present rate There
Is q special provision inserted that in case Can.
ada lays an export duty on lumber then duties
shall be collected according to the rates under
existing law.
There is an increase generally along tho en-
tire list in the duties upon agricultural products.
bushel, hops to ID cents pound, buckwheat to
Is cents bushe macaroni and vermicelli
cents pound, and oats 10 cents bushel Tho
duty on agricultural seeds Is Increased. Inc
duty on rice Is reduced from "a to cents
pound, rice -four and rice meal from to Y cent
pound, and broken rice to u cent pound.
Butter and substitutes therefor have the duty
increased to cents pound. The duty on eggs
10 raised to cents dozen; potatoes TO 90 cents
q hNs hal w
are made dutabe at y. cents pound. There
10 . small increase in the duty upon fruits.
Oranges and lemons in packages OF ~ cubic
feet or less, % cents; in packages exceeding IL
and not exceeding ga cubic feet, 50 cents
package. Raisns ga cents pound duty. Ad-
vances in duties have generally been con-
oeded the farming interests where it is be.
lieyed increased duties will benefit the farm.
or. Spirits, wines and other beverages
have been left as found in existing laws. Salt
also has not been touched. Cotton manufact-
ures are left substantially as in the bill Jute,
manila, sun and sisal grass are put upon the
free list, Is is wool de grass, which enters into
tho finishing Of leather A reduction is made
IN the duty on binding-twine.
In the wool schedule: Woods OF the first
GLASS, known as clothing woods, ii cents .
pound woods of the second class, known
az bombing woods, ~ cents; carpet woods
valued at 12 cents less 81 cents
. pound; valued at over 10 cents,
cents a pound. This is reduction OF
~ cents a pound from the Senate bill and an
increase Of IL cents from the present law. 1t
is believed, however, that the definitions and
classifcations and restrictions provided for
will make this duty even more valuable to tho
wool.growers than the duty fixed by the Bon.
ate bill. The carpet schedule has not yet been
definitely arranged.
Sugar, under and including Is Dutch stand
ard, is made dutiable at 35 per cent. and above
i6 Dutch standard at 40 per cent. This gives D
per cent additional duty to the refiners, and, as
the standard is raised from 1870 49, the people
of the United States will be enabled in case tho
refners combine to put up the prices, to import
sugar which will be in every way ft for family
USE This is cut in the duties upon sugar OF
80 to 80 per cent. Molasses is made dutiable
at 25 per cent ad valorem, the present rate be-
ing specific This Is a considerable reduction.
Among the new legislative provisions pro-
posed in the bill is one that no importations
shall be made into the United States which do
not show plainly the country from which they
are imported. This is done In order to put
stop to the practice which has become very
common OF sending foreign goods into the
United States with American brands thereon,
the purpose being to deceive the public and
have the wares supplant American goods which
have established regulations.