Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-09-18
MEXICO'S NEW TARIFF.
MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES
MADE BY THE NEW LAW.
Coal, Lumber aud Iron Retained On
the Free Efst-Rates Decreased
on Intoxicating Beverages-

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 11--A dispatch
from the City of Mexico gives the fol.
lowing summary of the new Mexscan
tariff, which has just made its appear
ance in the Diario Official: One of the
most nota BILE features of the new law
is its greater definitcness. The num-
Der of classes of merchandise have been
increased from $50 to 300 with cor
responding gain in convenience. The
free list retai.s coal, coke, wood, pulp,
lum Der, railway, telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light sup
plies, barbed wire, iron pipe, sheet
iron, Portland cement, explosives for
mines, power machinery, boilers anu
engines, wheels, cables, ores, cordage,
agricultural implements, and a num-
Der of other articles. The precious
stones, formerly free, are taxed from
SO to So per carat. Sulphuric and
muriatic acids, formerly free, will be
cents a klogramme. This is the
metric weight and is equivalent to
Is pounds There are no
ad valorem duties, and UNI
less otherwise specified the fol-
lowing duties are SO much per kilo-
gram Liquors, wine, and beer in glass
are unchanged; liquors in wood are re-
duced from 40 cents to 80 cents; wine
from IL cents to 10 cents, and beer to
cents. Many drugs and chemicals
have been reduced, phosphorus from
rs cents to so cents, while matches are
increased from S1.25 to S1.50. Com
mon paper for certain purposes is re-
duced from 10 to 5 cents, brown wrap
ping paper from b to cents,
Bristol board to 25 cents, and
pasteboard to Is cents; playing
cards are increased to SLIGO. Wall pa
per was 20 cents. 1t is divided into
three classes and will pay 10 cents, 20
cents and 20 cents, according to de-
scription. Paper with printed head
ings, document blanks, monographs, as
well as printed tickets of all kinds will
pay 81. Raw cotton is unchanged, as
is also cotton cloth. There are some
differences in threads and in under.
wear. There are few changes
in linen and some reduc-
tions. Silk is practically unchanged.
Wooden carpets are lower, and there
are reductions in WOODEN cloth, under
wear, clothing, gloves and fringes.
Grains are not changed. Preserved
iTultS dTe lnCreaSeu from on TO 20 Genus.
Virginia leaf tobacco from 10 to 25
cents, crude petroleum from l to 2
cents, while refined is unchanged.
Fixed oils not specified are reduced
from so to 20 cents and
lubricating oils to 5 cents, common
scraps are increased from s to 30 cents,
common glass bottles are reduced to
l cent; glass and porcelain otherwise
are unchanged. Furniture, finished
and ready for use, mas been advanced
s cents and will pay from 20 to 40
cents, according to quality. Common
wood furniture, unfinished is reduced
from Is to 8 cents. Jewelry Is in
creased and will pay from $50 to S75,
according to class
Carriages are unchanged and will pay
from 35 to 60 cents according to weight.
Tools are reduced from 10 cents to 5
cents; steel ingots are reduced from s
to 4 cents; pig iron is changed from
to 3 cents; bar iron from s to 10 cents;
angle iron will be cents; sheet iron
and corrugated iron, galvanized or not,
cents. Iron beams will remain at !
cent.
Manufacturers of iron, not otherwise
specified. will be increased from 20
cents to rs cents. On many cases
legal weight is substituted for gross
weight, that is, the goods do not have
to pay duty on the box or barrel CON
tanning them.