St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-01
Shrinkage in the Ore.

Shrlnkage In the Ofe.
The duties on pig and bar iron re-
main as at present, but round iron in
coils or rods is assessed at a rate one
tenth of cent lower than at present.
The duty ON sheet iron, OF sheet steel,
polished, is about dOnbled.
Chains are reduced in duty about one
sixth. Under the head of cutlery, in-
cluding pen and pocket knives, table
knives, forks, butchers knives, ETC.,
reductions of from 10 to 35 per cent
ad valorem are made. the cheap
grades paying the lower rates
of duty. The duty on leather
is increased on an aveIage of about 5
per cent. The duties on flax and jute
are largely increased. Tow of flax or
hemp is made dutiable at s25 per tosl.
The present duty is SO. The duty on
cotton bagging, composed in whole Or
in part of hemp. flax, jute or jute butts
is about doubled. Linens, ducks, Gait
vas, handkerchiefs or other fabrics.
composed of hemp, flax 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 de-
signed to give farmers market tor
many millions worth of products now
creased from 10 to 80 cents per buShei; /;
barley malt from 20 to As cents; corn
meal from 10 to 20 cents; oats from 10 to
15 cents: oat meal from one-half to one
cent per pound; cleaned rice
reduced from two an a quarter
to two cents per pound; uncleaned,
reduced from ~ to II cents; padty.
reduced from II to "a cents; rye flour
is increased from q to ~ cents per
pound; wheat is increased from 20 cents
25 per bushel, and wheat flour in
treaSed from 20 per cent to % per cent
cd yalorem. The duty on
Butter and Cheese. \
is increased from 4 to 6 cents pei
pound. Eggs, now admitted free OF
duty, are made to pay cents per dozen,
cabbages, cents each; broom corn, IS
per ton; cider, 5 cents per gallon;
onions, 40 cents per bushel. Hay is in
creased from So to 81 per ton, and hops
from dents to 15 cents sper pound.
The duty on oranges, when imported IN
packages, is doubled, but when
in bulk it is increased 40 cents pei
thousand. No change is made in
the duty on lemons when ill-
ported in bulk, but these in packages
are subject to an increase Of about &c
per cent. All nuts, except almonds. I'll.
bertS and peanuts, are reduced One-haif
cent per pound. The duty on bacon and
hams is reduced from 5 to 2 cents pei
pound; on beef, mutton and pork, from
2 to cent. The only change made IN
regard to spirits, wines and otilsl
beverages, is that ginger ale a ID
like waters are made dutiable 81
20 per cent adj va1Orem. instea,l
of Is cents per dozen, as at preset.
The free list is enlarged with items ia
the senate bill proposed last congress:
and by the addition of nickel ore, ces
tain works OF art, such as paintings and
statuary by foreign artists; also books
and pamphlets printed exclusively In
other than the English language. Raw
silk is left Oh the free list and bounty
is to be paid to producers in this couFl-
try. A bounty of seven cents per pound
is proposed for cOcoons raised in
reeled silk to be paid for ten years,
The internal revenue features fol
the bill contain number of interesting
changes from existing law. 1t is pro
vided that after May l, 1891, all special
taxes upon dealers and retail dealers in
leaf tobacco, dealers in tobacco, manu-
facturers of tobacco or cigars and ped
dlers of tobacco shall cease, but the
dealers and peddlers will be obliged to
make registration with the internal
revenue collector of their district,
Farmers and growers of to-
bacco are also exempted from
the present tax after May l, 1891. The
bill provides that after JAN l. 1891, the
internal taxes on smoking and manu-,
factnred tobacco and on snuff shall ee
reduced to four cents per pound. a
drawback equal to the full amount oi
the reduction is to be allowed on al
original and unbroken factory packages
of tobacco, snuff, cigars. cheroots and
cigarettes, held by manufacturers OF
dealers at the time the proposed redue
tion goes into effect.