St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-01
Shrinkage in the Ore.

allowed on account OF
Shriukage in the Ore.
The duties on pig and bar iron re-
main as at present, but round iron IN
coils or rods is assessed at rate one
tenth of cent lower than at present.
The duty on sheet iron, OF sheet steel,
polished, is about doubled.
Chains are reduced in duty about one
sixth. Under the head of cutlery, IN
GLIDING pen and pocket knives, table
knives, forks, butchers knives, etc.,
reductions Of from 10 to 81 per cent
ad ,valorem are made; the cheap
grades paying the lower rates
of duty. The duty ON leather
is increased on an avelage of about S
per cent. The duties on flax and jute
are largely increased. Tow of flax or
hemp is made dutiable at s25 per ton.
The present duty is SO. The duty en-
cotton bagging. composed in whole Or
in part of hemp, fax, jute or jute butts
is about doubled. Linens, ducks, cat
vas, handkerchiefs or other fabrics,
composed of hemp, flax or jute, are
made dutiable at so per cent ad
valorem, an increase of Is per
cent. The duty on agricultural
products is greatly increased. The
increase is ali along the line. and is de-
signed to give farmers a market tor
many millions worth of products now
imported. The duty on barley is in
creased from 10 to 80 cents per bushel;
barley malt from 20 to As cents; corn
meal from 10 to 90 cents: oats from 10 to
ID cents; oat meal from One-half to one
cent per pound: cleaned rice
reduced from two an quarter
to two cents per pound; uncleaned,
reduced from ~ to II cents; padty,
reduced from IA to "a cents; rye flour
is increased from q to ~ cents per
pound; wheat is increased from 90 cents
o 25 per bushel, and wheat flour III
treaSed from 90 per cent to % per cent
cd valorem. The duty on
Butter and Cheese.
is increased from to cents per
pound. Eggs, now admitted free of
duty, are made to pay scents per dozen,
cabbages, cents each: broom corn, So
per ton; cider, 5 cents per gallon !;
onions, 40 cents per bushel. Hay is in
creased from So to 81 per ton, and hops
from dents to 10 cents sper pound.
The duty on oranges, when imported in
packages. is doubled, but when
In bulk it is increased 40 cents per
thousand. No change is made in
the duty on lemons when ili-
ported in bulk. but these in packages
are subject to an increase Of about so
per cent. All nuts, except almonds, fl
bertS and peanuts, are reduced One-half
cent per pound. The duty on bacon and
hams is reduced from to 2 cents per
2 to cent. The only change made IN
pnnnpI n cniritC XMinnC and nthrp
beverages, is that ginger ale a ID
like waters are made dutiable st
20 per cent ad vaiorem, instead
of Is cents per dozen, as at preset.
The free list is enlarged with items III
the senate bill proposed last congre.-a:.,
and by the addition of nickel ore. ce'J
tain works OF art, such as paintings and
statuary by foreign artists; also book 5
and pamphlets printed exclusively in
other than the English language. Raw
silk is left Oh the free list, and a bounty
is to be paid to producers in this coun-
try. A bounty of seven cents per pound
is proposed for cocoons raised in
this country, and 81 per pound Oh
reeled silk to be paid for ten years.
The internal revenue features aof
the bill contain number of interesting
changes from existing law. 1t is pro-
VlueQ lldt dIlcT May |, 1871, all SDeciai
taxes upon dealers and retail dealers in
leaf tobacco, dealers in tobacco, mana-
facturers of tobacco or cigars and ped
dlers of tobacco shall cease, but the
dealers and peddlerS will be obliged to
make registration with the internal
revenue collector of their district.
Farmers and growers of to-
bacco are also exempted from
the present tax after May l, 1891. The
bill provides that after Jan. l. 1891, the
internal taxes on smoking and manu-
featured tobacco and on snuff shall be
reduced to four cents per pound. A
drawback equal to the full amount of
the reduction is to be allowed on all
original and unbroken factory packages
of tobacco, snuff, cigars, cheroots and
cigarettes, held by manufacturers or
dealers at the time the proposed redue-
ton goes into effect.