Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-05

tHoSe dDONe dG , Genus per pound. IhlS
bill puts duty of 31s cents on those
worth less than II cents per pound, and
s cents on those worth more than IL
cents per pound. Woolen manufactures
of the high grades are greatly in
creased. The duty on the finest cloths
is fixed at from three to four times the
duty on the wool in them, and 40 per
cent. ad valorem in addition.
In the metal schedule reduction of
about "a per ton is made in steel rails.
The present duty is one-eight of a cent
pound and the bill proposes to reduce
this to one-sixth. A reduction from
one-ninth cent to one-siXth cent per
pound is made in ''T'' rails, aud punched
iron or steel fiat rails are reduced one
half of cent. All iron railway bars
made in part of steel are also assessed
at one-sixth cent. The duty on copper
over 2 per cent. contained in sulphur
ore is decreased from 215 cents to II
cents per pound. 1t is provided that no
drawback shall be allowed on account
of shrinkage in the ore. The duties on
pig and bar iron remain as at present,
but round iron, in coils or rods, is as
sessed at a rate of one-tenth cent lower
than at present. The duty on sheet
iron, or sheet steel, polished, is about
doubled. Chains are reduced in duty
about one-sixth. Under the head of
cutlery, including pen and pocket
knives, table knives, forks, butchers
knives, ETC., reduction of from 10 to 35
per cent. ad valorem are made, the
cheaper grades paying the lower rates
of duty.
The duty on leather is increased on
an average about per cent.
The duties on. flax and jute are large
ly increased. Tow of fax or hemp is
made dutiable at SIS per ton. The
present duty is $40. The duty on cot
ton bagging, composed in whole or in
part Of hemp, fax, jute or jute butts is
about doubled. Linens, ducks, canvas,
handkerchiefs or other fabrics, COM
posed Of hemp, fax 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 all
along the line and is designed to give
farmers q market for many millions
worth of products now imported. The
duty on barley is increased from 10 to so
cents per bushel; barley-malt from 20
to As cents; corn meal from 10 to 90
cents; oats from 10 to Is cents; oatmeal
from one-half to / cent per pound;
cleaned rice reduced from 9 u to cents
per pound, uncleaned, reduced from
IL to IA cents; paddy, reduced from
II to three-fourth cent. Rye -four is
increased from one-half cent to i cents
per pound: wheat is increased from 20
cents to 25 cents per bushel, and wheat
flour increased from 20 per cent to 25
per cent. ad yalorem.
The duty on butter and choose is in
creased from A to 6 cents per pound.
Eggs, now admitted free of duty, are
made to pay cents per dozen; cabbages,
cents each, broomcorn So per ton, cider
cents per gallon, onions 40 cents per
bushel. Hay is increased from 50 to S4
per ton, and hops from s cents to Is
cents per 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 imported
in bulk, but those in packages are sub
iected to an increase of about 66 per
cent. All nuts, except almonds, filberts
and peanuts are reduced one-half cent
per pound.
The duty on bacon and hams is re-
duced from 5 to 2 cents per pound; on
beef mutton and pork from to cent.
The only change made in regard to
spirits, wines and other beverages is
that ginger ale and like waters are
EN-, instead of 13 cents per dozen, as at
present.
The free list is enlarged with items
in the Senate bill proposed last Con-
gress, and by the addition of nickel ore,
certain works of art such as paintings
and statuary by foreign artists; also
books and pamphlets printed exclu-
sively in other than the English Ian
guage. Raw silk is left on the free list,
and bounty is to be paid to producers
in this country. A bounty Of cents
per pound is proposed for cocoons raised
in this country, and 81 per pound on
reeled silk, to be paid for ten years.
The internal revenue features of the
bill contain number of interesting
changes from existing laws. 1t is pro-.
vided that after May L, 1891, all special
taxes upon dealers and retail dealers in
leaf tobacco, manufacturers of tobacco
or cigars, and peddlers of tobacco, shall
cease; but the dealers and peddlers will
be obliged to make registra ton with
the internal revenue collector of their
district Farmers and growers of to-
bacco are also exempted from the pres
ent tax after May 1, 1891. The bill pro-
vides that after January 1, 1891, the in
ternal taxes on smoking ana manu-
featured tobacco and on snuff shall be
reduced to 4 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 reduc-
ton goes into effect.