The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-19
TINKERING The TARIFF
CHANCES Made Under The New Code Of
Protective Duties.
Almost Every Product OF Earth and
Sea Has Had a Little Duty Added
To or Taken From II Under
the New Bill.


The glassware classifications are
changed and n large general reduction
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s., ALL, ,.,,,,o,d fro,,, s,a IA ,o
. o'eei 's raiis arc 'o''"'' ''''' Si"''' '"
sil.D per ton.
No bounty Will he gwen on production
less than 500 pounds OF sugar annually
and sugars between thirteen and sixteen
standard nav N duty Of 40 cents per
,,o,,nd wbiie suuars above six,een nav 4. 10
i.g % ,o
iiis.eau VI s"'
Iopacco Is unchaheeu'
Slight reductions are made in many
items in the agricultural schedule and
exporters of meat are not allowed a
rebate ON salt used i'm the curing of the
n,oats
-, g.,;. ,;.,
N"'"'"i e"e''es''s '''ne'' """rs
free.
Duties ON cotton manufactures are re-
duced all through the schedule.
Only slight changes are made IN wool,
the principal one being to correcta typo
graphical error that the house refused To
correct.
The bounty Tor silk and silk cocoons
raised and ree.ed IN the United States Is
stricken out; silks are taken from the list
and made dutiable at 30 per cent. ad va
lorum.
The limitation OF 500 as the value OF
the United States is stricken out.
A large number of changes were made
i'm the chemical. schedule, many decreases
and some increases. Among them tannic
acid or tannin is reduced from 81 to 80
cents per pound, crude glycerine from .
To ~ cents. opium containing nine per
cent or less OF morphia and opium pre-
pared for smoking, is increased from $40
to Sl2 per pound. Birthstone and sulphur
not otherwise provided for are transferred
To the free list, as are also muriatic and
sulphuric acid not otherwise provided for.
Peppermint oil is made 25 per cent.
ad valorem instead of 81 per pound. Buty-
ric or propylic alcohol is duitable in
the chemical schedule at 10 per cent. ad
valorem and is transferred to the liquor
schedule and changed to 81 per gallon.
Many changes have been made i'm the
earthenware and glassware schedule, all
reductions, among Others glass and glass
ware not otherwise enumerated, which i'm
the house bill are covered by six separate
paragraphs, are consolidated in one para
graph including small mirrors and lenses,
and made TO pay duty OF As per cent. ad
large general reduction.
In the metal schedule the following are
some of the changes: Iron ore containing
more than per, cent. of copper. y cent
per pound ON the copper instead Of I u
ssns S,a c1ss OF hoop rSn or anS s,ee du'a z
made to include iron from 10 to 20 wire
gauge, class dutiable at 1.3 is made to
include iron thinner than No. 20 wire
guage, iron or steel rails, reduced from
Sl3.i4 to Sll.O per ton.
The provision that after July l, 1891,
manufacturers of which tin plate is the
| chief part, shall pay i'm addition to the
| rate of duty on tin plates, an al volorem
| duty of IS per cent, is struck out.
On manufactured steel, valued at not
more than X cent per pound, a reduction
| of one-tenth per pound on all grades is
made. Cold polished iron or steel a cent
per pound instead Of u cents. Cast hol-
low ware 2E cents per pound instead of 3
cents.
The provision making As per cent ad
valorem the minimum duty on chains is
struck out.
The duty on shot guns and revolvers of
35 and 40 per cent ad valorem is changed
to specific duty of from 40 cents to 80
| each, according to value, and Is per cent.
ad valorem.
Fine copper imported i'm the form of
| ore, one-half cent per pound instead OF
one-fourth cent. Old copper 1 cent pei
pound instead OF ~ cents. Coarse cop.
per and copper cement cent per pound
instead of IL cents. Copper i'm Other
forms not manufactured ~ cent.
per pound, instead of 2 cents
nickel and nickel alloy cents
per pound. reduced from Is cents
Black zinc ~ cents per pound lreducet
from lM centsl. gold watches and gold
chains % per cent. ad valorem, REDUCED
from 40 per cent; mica, dutiable at rs pei
cent. adj valorem, and nickel crude duti
able at Is per cent. ad valorem, and nicke
crude dutiable at 3 cents per pound, ar,
transferred to the free list.
In the wood schedule sawed boards ar,
made 81 per loo feet instead of 3. 80
The Eeuse provision fixing an equal re
taliatory duty on sawed lumber importe,
from countries imposing an export dut,
ON logs is struck out and provision in
serted making the duty imposed in sucl
cases the same as the rates unde
the present law. In the suga
schedule . cents per pound bount,
Is extended TO maple suRa
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