Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-24
SUGAR.

above that grade they pay Il cent pound
duty, and in addition Ito cent a pound
shall be collected on sugars above No. 16
coming from any country that pays
greater export bounty on refined sugars
than on the raw product.
All machinery imported into the United
States between Jan. l, 1890, and Jan. |,
1892, to be used in making beet sugar shall
not pay duty.
Under the old law sugars between Nos.
10 and 20 Dutch standard paid cents a
pound duty; above No 20, 3 5l-l00 cents
pound; beet sugar machinery, 50 per cent.
The payment of the bounty shall begin
April |, 1891; provided that in March, 1891,
sugars not above No. 10 may be refined
and stored in bond without payment of
duty.
Confectionery not specifically provided
for, 80 per cent; 8 to 10 cents "A pound.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
Cigar wrappers, 50 pound; if stemmed
s275; 20 cents and 81.
All other leaf, stemmed, so cents; 40
cents
Cigars, cheroots and cigarettes of all
kinds, 81. 80 a pound and 25 per cent; $3.50
and 25 per cent.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND PROVISIONS.
Horses and mules, $50 if valued at over
$50; 30 per cent
Cattle more than I years old, $40; less
than year, 1874; hogs 81 so; sheep, 70 cents
and $3.50; all other live stock, 20 per cent.
The old law made all animals dutiable at
20 per cent
The agricultural schedule contains many
items of small Importance; the general
tend of the change being an increase on
oranges, lemons and lines, however, there
is decrease Of about 25 per cent.
SPECIAL WINES, ETC.
Spirits distilled from grain or cordials
not specially provided for, $3.50 galon
81 Imitation liquors shall be subject to
the highest rate of duty provided for the
genuine articles and in no case less than
s.. 80 a gallon. 81 to 81
Bay rum, $3.50; 81; provided that it
shall he lawful for the secretary of the
treasury, in his discretion, to authorize the
ascertainment of the proof of wines, cor
dials and other liquors, by distillation or
otherwise, in cases where it is impracticable
to ascertain such proof by the means pre-
scribed by existing law or regulations new
provisions).
Sparkling wines, 81 dozen per half pint;
in excess of three gallons, q, 80 a gallon.
Old rates were, 81, $3.50, Sl.75 a dozen bot.
ties.
Ale, porter or beer, bottled or jagged, &C
cents gallon; 80 cents.
Ginger ale, etc, imported in plain glass
bottles holding less than ~ pints, 10 and
% cents a dozen; if otherwise than in such
bottles 80 cents n gallon and same duty on
coverings as ifimported empty; copper cent.
Mineral waters and limitations of natural
Lii, l..
more than one pint, 16 cents IA dozen:
quarts. p cents; if imported otherwise, &c
cents a gallon and same provisions as to
coverings; 30 per cent.
COTTON MANUFACTURES.
Yarn, 10 to As cents pound, valued I'M
der 81; over 81 n pound, 80 per cent; Is to %
cents.
The duty on cloth is laid on basis of .
cents "A square yard, not exceeding fifty
threads to the square inch, and ranges
from that up to 10 cents a yard and 50 pei
cent, IA reduction of 4 cent on the lower
grades and an increase of = cent on higher
Cloth containing mixture of silk pays II
cents and 30 per cent Ready made cloth
ing, 50 per cent: with rubber component
part, 30 cents Il pound, and 30 per cent. OLD
rates 35 and 10 per cent.
cent, old rates, 81 and 40 per cent.
Hose, 90 cents and 20 per cent. to -, ant
40 per cent. Il dozen according to value; A
per cent
Cotton cords, 40 per cent; 81 per cent.
Manufactures not specially provided for
40 per cent; 81 per cent.
FLAX, HEMP AND JUTE.
Hacked flax, 3 cents pound; $40 ton
Hacked hemp, $50 IA ton; S25.
Binding Irvine manufactured in who'll
or in part of istle, MANILA, sisal or lunn
40 cent ii pound 2 cents.
Gables, cordage and Irvine, IL to cents
2i5 to 80 cents
Burlaps not over co inches wide, L
cents; 30 per cent.
cent.
Cotton bagging and gunny cloth, 6-l
and $40 cents a yard; IL and = cents
pound and 3 and 4 cents yard
Flax gill netting, etc, 10 cents poun'
and 35 per cent, and 20 cents pound an,
40 per cent; 25 per cent.
Oicloth valued at 25 cents a square yar
a or more, 10 cents and 80 per cent; 40 pc
cent.
Yarns, cents a pound valued at les
than - cents; over 10 cents, As per cent; 3
and 40 per cent.
All manufactures of flax or hemp no
specified or provided for, 80 per cent; pre-
vided that until July l, 1894, all such fla
of more than one hundred threads to tn
square inch shall pay IS per cent; old Law
30 and 40 per cent.
Lace embroideries, etc, GO per cent;
and 40 per cent
Manufactures of jute, ramie, sisal, etc
valued at cents pound, cents; over
cents, 40 per cent. 81 per cent.
WOODS AND MANUFACTURES.
Bales of wool shall be dutiable at th
highest rate on any class contained Their,
in. The old law made any attempted evi
sion of duty punishable by double duty.
Woods of first and second classes sha
pay II and IL cents IA pound respectivel.
The old law made divisions of each elias
dutiable at 10 and II cents respectively.
Third class wool and camel's hair, e,
eding 10 cents value, 80 per cent; CEN
pound.
Shoddy and waste, 20 cents pound
cents
Wooden rags, etc 10 cents new pr