Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-09
THE LOVELY M.klNLKY RlLL.

On Monday the much lauded Nc
Kinley bill went into effect. Some ex-
amples of the changes resulting from it
will be found of interest. The old rate
on ale and beer was &c.,, lis now 4Oc.
per gallon. On anvils the rate was &c.
per pound against 21ac. now. Bacon
and hams have peen advanced from &c.
to DC. per pound. Barley from 1Oc. to
soc. per bushel Beans from 10c.
to 40c. per bushel. Beef, mutton,
and pork from 1c. to &c. per pound.
Brooms and brushes from 25c. and
SOC. ad valorem respectively to 35c. and
4Oc. Champagne from 81 to So per doz-
en-, and cigars and cigarettes from $3.50
to $3.50 and 25 per centum. Corn-meal
from 1Oc. to zoe. Feather busters from
20 to So per centum ad valsrem. Laces
from 40 per centum to go per centum ad
valorem. Maccaroni, which was free. is
now placed at &c. per pound. Needles
from 25 to 35 per centum ad valorem.
Oatmeal from &c. per pound to 1c.
Olive oil is increased from 25 per centum
ad valorem to 35 per centum. Peas
from 1Oc. per bushel to zoe. Potatoes
from 15c. to 25c. per bushel. Spectacles
and eyeglasses from 40 per centum ad
valorem to 60.
Wool and cotton products are espec-
ially taxed. The old rate on wool and
hair of the first class was 10c. The new
rate is lie. On the second class
the rate is unchanged, but on the third
class of the value of 13c or less per
pound, the rate is advanced from 21ac
to 80 per centum. On the third class
value 13c or less, including camel's hair,
which was free, the rate has been made
32 per centum. On the third class of
13c value or over, the rate has been
changed from &c to 50per centum.
On cotton goods the unbleached is
changed from &c. to 31ac. per
square yard. The bleached from 4c.
to 41ac. per square yard. Dyed or
printed cotton cloth advanced &c.
to SEC. per square yard. More
than that the following proviso is in
serted:
''That on all cotton cloth exceeding
$50 and not exceeding 200 threads to
the square inch, counting the warp and
filling, not bleached, dyed, colored.
stained, painted or printed, valued at
over eight cents per square yard;
bleached, valued at over ten cents per
square yard; dyed, colored, stained.
painted or printed, valued at over twelve
(13) cents per square yard, there shall
be levied, collected and paid duty of
forty-6ve (40) per cent.
An analysis of the bill shows that the
tax, for such it is, on all necessities is
increased. This tax the consumer, be
it we'll understood, has to pay. The
New York Herald says of the matter:
''The history of nations probably does
not record the enactment of measure
which is so we'll calculated to burden
people with needless, inexcusable taxa
ton. The cost of nearly all the neces-
sites of life is enhanced to the con-
sumner for the pretended object of build
ing up home industries. The cheaper
the goods invariably the higher the rate
of the duty. This is especially true of
all articles OF food, drink and wearing
apparel, sugar alone excepted. There
are no foreign markets IN 1T tor the
American farmer, for it's effect is
wholly in the direction of restrict
ing trade with other peoples. There is
no outlet in it for the surplus produc-
ton of the American manufacturer, for
he is denied the right to purchase his
raw materials in the cheapest market.
Especially does the new law weigh
heavily upon the American importer,
the rate of duty in many classes of goods
being so high as to render their impor-
tation impossible. 1t has the importing
business under ban and serves notice
on those engaged in it to relinquish or
starve."