Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-19
TARIFF TINKERING.
Republican Substitute for the
Mills Bill.
A SWEEPING CUT ON SUGAR
The Duty ON Nearly All California
Products Increased-NO Re-
ductiOn on Wool.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

| Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, March 18.-The Repub-
lican members of the ways and means
committee have finally reached an agree
ment upon the sugar schedule. They
agreed to make raw sugar from No. Is,
Dutch standard, down, dutiable at 35
per cent ad valorem, and refined sugar
above 16, Dutch standard, dutiable at 60
per cent ad valorem. This is equivalent
to a so per cent reduction on many
grades of sugar, and more than so pei
cent on others, and will reduce the
revenue from $25, 900, 900 to $2S, 1000, 900.
There is no provision made for the pay
ment Of any bounty whatever.
The cut in the sugar duty which will
thus be made is more than two and a
half times that proposed by the Mile
bill, and the duty will be collected on
the value and not on the pound, as here
tofore. The duty given to refners is
only 5 per cent. more than that given to
raw sugar. AS No. Is, or below, will
admit two grades of merchantable sugar
fit for domestic uses, it is hoped and be-
lieved that this will take away from the
refiners the power to raise the prices of
sugar to the consumer at will.
The Republicans regard this heavy
reduction of sugar duties as most gem
erous concession to the Western senti.
ment. The rate fixed is lower than the
rate fixed by the Senate tariff bill, and is
moreover free from the objection raised
against the Senate bill viz. The bounty
clause of the Senate bill made q reduc.
tion of so per cent, and gave bounty of
l cent per pound. The action of the Re-
publican members of the ways and
means committee makes cut of more
thar so per cent, and eliminates the ex.
pertinent of paying bonus to one class
of producers directly from the treasury.
NEARLY ALL OTHER DUTIES INCREASED.
As rule, in the tariff measure pre-
pared by the Republican members of the
House committee on ways and means,
the duties are increased, though many
are lowered and slight additions are
made to the existing free list. There is
scarcely one of the industries of the Pa
cifc Coast which ia not the recipient of an
increased duty. Wool, fruits and nuts all
come in for an increase, and sugar alone
for decrease. An all.around increase
is made in
THE FRUIT SCHEDULE.
The duty on grapes, plums and prunes,
which at present is l cent per pound, is
2 cents; figs, 21s cents, and an increase
on oranges and lemons of from 80 to 80
cents per box, and about one-third in
crease per thousand in bulk.
raisins, making the duty 21a cents per
pound; almonds. cents per pound, un.
shelled; shelled. ~ cents. Other nuts
are given also an Increased duty: Fill
berts, cents per pound; peanuts, I'M
shelled, cent; shelled, ~ cents.
On chicory root, burned or roasted,
the duty is made 7 cents; on chocolate,
not confectionery, cents per pound, and
cocoa, prepared or manufactured, the
same.
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
While in general way the wool sched-
ule may be considered not completed,
still the main points have been decided
upon. The challenge of the so-called
tariff reformers has been accepted, and
instead of making free wool, the present
rates are retained, with, if anything, q
slight increase. The rates can be stared,
with little prospect of any change, as fol.
lows: On first-class the duty
will be II cents per pound un-
washed; double that, or 20 cents
per pound, on washed, and three times
the unwashed duty or 33 cents Oh
secured wool. This shows trihing in
crease-about l cent pound on un-
washed and a proportionate increase on
the other grades.
The second-class is extended 30 as to
include camel's hair, now on the free
list. On this the duty will be IL cents
per pound.
The third-class schedule will be wools
valued at II cents per pound,
or less, 31s cents per pound; if valued
over II cents per pound, the duty will be
cents. This is the unwashed rate. On
washed woods of this class the duty will
be cents per pound if valued at IL
cents or less; on secured wool valued at
IL cents or under the duty will be 101a
cents, or two and one half times the duty
on unwashed goods.
Manufactured woolen goods show an
| increase also; this, however, is only
made large enough to cover the increased
cost and du,y paid by the manufacturer
on raw material.
ADDITIONS TO THE TARIFF BILL.
Two bills introduced in the House were
added to the tariff bill. One of these
imposes a duty on imported fruit juices,
compounded of alcohol, of so per gallon
on the alcohol contained in the prepara.
ton, and an additional duty of 25 pei
cent. ad valorem. A bill providing foi
the fortifcaticn Of sweet wines. free oi
tax, was also added to the bill.