The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-04-01
THE TARIFF BILL.
UP! UP!! UP!!! GO THE PRICES
ON NEG ESSARIES, &c.
II the Bill as Reported Shall Become a
Law--Whilc the People Groan BE-
meath Burdens-.ThOse Burdens are
TO be Made IIcavier--''Oh, Tempera!
Oh, MOreS!s,
(By United Press

CBy United Press.)
WASHINGTON. March 31.-The new
tariff bill was submitted to the fall
ways and means committee this morn
ing, and passed upon by the committee.
The minority were given ten days to pre-
pare their amendments and to submit
their views on the bill.
Ii is estimated that the bill makes a
total annual reduction in the revenues OF
ABOUT $50, 900, ,000. The sugar and to-
bacco schedules are greatly changed.
The duty on the former is greatly under
the sugar schedule. The standard is
changed from number 13 to number 1G.
All sugars aobvC number 16, Dutch
standard, are placed at forty per cent
ad valorem The existing law provides
that these sugars shall pay duty at the
rate of two dollars and seventy-fve
cents. and three cents per pound.
Molasses testing above ffty-six degrees
/, made dutiable at twenty five per cent,
a change from the specific duty of eight
cents per gallon.
The duty on leaf tobacco suitable for
cigar wrappers, stemmed and unstem
med, is considerably increased. Under
the existing law the stemmed quality Is
dutiable at one dollar per pound, aad
this is increased in the Mckinley bill to
two dollars and fifteen per pound.
The duty on unstemmed is increased
from 75 cents to 81 per pound. A pro-
viso is inserted to the effect that if any
portion of any tobacco imported in any
package, or in bulk, shall be suitable
for cigar wrappers, the entire quantity
OF tobacco contained in such package
or bulk shall be dutiable, if not stem
med at 50; and if stemmed, at $2.75 per
pound. No change is made IN regard
10 all other tobacco on leaf, un-.
manufactured and not stemmed, but
stemmed tobacco is made dutiable at
30 cents per pound. Tobacco manu-
factured and of all descriptions not
specially enumerated or provided for,
is placed at 40 cents per pound
change from the present duty
OF thirty per cent advalorem No
change is made in regard to snuff and
snuff flour made Of tobacco. Cigars,
cigarettes and cheroots of all kinds are
made dutiable at three dollars per
pound and thirty-tive per cont. al valo-
rem. Under existing laws they are du-
table at two dollars and fifty cents per
pound, and twenty five per cent. adya
iOr,-a.
Hides whether raw or uncured,
whether dry, salted or picked, and
other skins, except sheep skins with the
wool on, are taken from the free list
and MADE dutiable at fifteen per cent.
ad valorem.
Ia the wood schedule the duty is re-
duced slightly throughout.
In the cotton goods schedule there
is an increase of three cents per pound
on thread, yarns and warps, and on cot
ton cloths an increase OF from one
quarter to three quarters of cent pei
yard.
A considerable increase is made or
the wool and woolens schedule. Wooler
manufactures ofIthe high grades are
greatly increased. The duty on the
finest cloths is fixed at from three tC
four times the duty on the wool ii
them. and forty per cent. ad valorem il
addition.
In the metal schedule reduction o
about $4 per ton is made in steel rails
The present duty is $40 OF a cent pc
pound and the bill proposes to reduc
this to 6.10 of a cent. A reduction
from 9-1O of cent to 610 Of a cent pc
pound is made in IT" rails, ,and punche
iron and steel flat rails are reduced f
2.10o cent The duties on pig am
bar iron remain as at present.
The duty on agricultural products
greatly increased. The increase is a.
along the line, and is designed to civ
farmers market for many million
worth of products now imported.
The duty on barley is increased fror
10 to 80 cents per bushel; barley MAJ
from 20 10 As cents; corn meal from |
to 20 cents; oats from 10 to Is cents
oat meal from ! to | cent per pouDt
cleaned rice from / to 2 cents per poUnC
uneleancd reduced from 1 ] to II cent
rye flour increased from ] to Il cen
per Mound; wheat is increased from
10 25 cents per bushel; and wheat fiol
increased 20 to 20 per cent ad valoren
The duty on butter and cheese is il
creased from to 6 cents per poun
Eggs now admitted free OF duty a
made to-day 5 cents per dozen. Ca
bage 3 cents each; broom corn SS p
tOu5 CllOF - Genus pci S"iiO4, Ohioho
cents per bushel. Hay is increas,
from 81 to 81 per ton, and hops from
cents to 10 cents per pound. The du
on oranges, when imported in package
is doubled; but when in bulk it Is
creased 40 cents per thousand
No change Is made in the duty
lemons when imported III bulk,
those in packages are subjected TO az
crease Of about 66 per cent.
All nuts except almonds, tilberts a
peanuts, are reduced two cents |
pound.
The duty on bacon and hams is
duced from five to two cents per pour
in beef, mutton and pork from three
one cent.
Death, the Reaper, still is Reapil
On March Goth, Miss Ida Arno
eldest daugter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Th
Arnold, died in this city of pneumor
She was fifteen years of age.
Sunday morning, March 30th, al
brief illness, Mrs. Joseph A. Fl
wood, daughter of Mr.. VIM. M. Boyl
Her funeral will take place from Cn
church this morning at eleven o'clc