The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
COTTON AND wooLEN GOODS.
Some Radical Reductions as Conn
pared with Present Rates.

pared with Present Rates.
Spool thread Of cotton, containg one
inch spool. not exceeding 100 yards of
thread, AZ cents per dozen, and also for
every additional 100 yards of thread.
Az cents per pound; present law,
cents per pound.
Clothing ready made and articles CT
wearing apparel of every description; /;
handkerchiefs composed of cotton or
other vegetable fiber, or Of which cotton
or other vegetable fiber is the component
material of chief value. 40 per cent. ad
valOrem; present law is 80 per cent.
Pushes, velvets, velveteenS, etc, not
bleeched, died or cOlored, 80 per cent;
present law, 10 cents per yard and 20
per cent.
Stockings. hose and half-hose made
on knitting machines or frames, shirt
ing and drawers valued at not more
than $1.5O per dozen, 80 cents ad
ValOrem.
Stockings, hose and half-hose, selv-
edged, including such as are CONNER
cially known as seamless, 20 per cent.
ad valOrem. Present duty on this class
range from 2 cents per dozen on hosiery
and 20 per cent. ad Valorem, and tax 10
81 per dozen and 40 per cent. al valorem
on shirts and drawers.
The classification in the wool schedule
proper was disposed of in two short sec
tions.
The first provides that wool, hair, etc.
improved or advanced beyond its orig
inal condition as waste by the use Of
machinery or the application of labor,
or both, shall be subject to a duty of -
per cent. ad ValOrem.
The second. that on like material val
ued at not more than So cents per pound,
the duty shall be % per cent, valued at
over 80 cents per pound, the duty shall
be 30 per cent.
Duties are fixed on manufactures of
wool as follows:
On wooden and worsted yarns, 30 per
cent; valued at more than 40 cents per
pound; 80 per cent ad valorem.
On woOlen or worsted cloth, shawls,
knit fabrics and other manufactures 40
per cent. ad valorem. On woman's and
children's dress goods, coat Innings,
bunting and goods of similar description
or character 40 per cent. ad valorem.
On cloaKs, Jackets. ulsters or other
outside garments for ladies and chill
dren's apparel 45 per cent. ad valorem.
Present law 1917 per pound and 90 per.
cent. ad valorem.
AubuSsOn, Administer, mouquette and
chenille carpets, and all carpeting of
like character, or condition and orien-
tial, Berlin and other similar rugs, 80
per cent. ad valorem. Present law 60
cents per square yard and 40 per cent.
pets 30 per cent. al valorem. Present
law 60 cents per pound and 40 per cent.
Brussels carpet 80 per cent. ad valOrem.
Present law "A cents per square yard
and 40 per cent.
The bill provides that on all rates OF
duty in the woOlen schedule, except on
carpets, shall be a reduction of l cent
on the hundred on the 1st of July, 1896,
and thereafter Of a like amount on the
first days of July, 1897, 1898 and 1899 and
1900.
Flax, hackled. known as dressed
line" IL cent per pound. Present law
cents Yarn made Of jute 20 per cent.
ad VaJOrem. Present law 30 per cent.
Gables, cordage and twine except bind
ing twine) 10 per cent. ad Valorem. Bur-
laps, not exceeding sixty inches in
width, containing not over forty threads
TO the square inch, counting warp and
filling and bags for grain made OF such
burlaps, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Bagging for cotton. gunny cloth and
all similar material suitable for covering
cotton, 10 per cent. ad valorem.
Linen collars and cuffs and shirts and
all articles Of wearing apparel not es-
pecially provided for. 35 per cent ad
valorem.
All manufactures Of fax, hemp, jute
or other vegetable fibre. except cotton.
80 per cent. ad valorem. Present law
from 2 cents per pound to 40 per cent.
ad valorem.
Sole leather. 5 per cent. ad valorem;
present law, 10 per cent. Band or belt
ing leather, 10 per cent. ad valorem mo
change.) Leather made into shoe uppers
or vamps, or other forms, 20 per cent.
ad valorem. The glove schedule has been
entirely rearranged and differs from the
Mckinley law quite materially.
Printing paper, unsized, for books and
newspapers, II per cent. ad valorem.
Present law Is per cent. Surface coated
paper and manufactures thereof card
boards, Autographs, prints, except illus
trations when forming part of peri
odical newspaper or in printed books
photographs, autographs and scrap al
buns, 25 per cent ad valorem. Present
law, 80 per cent.
Envelopes, 20 per cent. ad valorem.
Present duty 25 per cent. Playing cards.
1Oc per package and so per cent ad
valorem. Present duty soc per package.