The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28

creased from tno ul2u 'sCHeuulo Ah
which it mysteriously crowded itself
Decorated ware is reduced from 90 10 40
per cent, undecorated from 55 TO 10 per
In common window glass, where close
combinations have kept up the prices
to consumers under the scale OF duties
averaging q hundred per cent, reduc-
ton OF more than one-halt has been
made in all the larger sizes. There is
no doubt that theae rates will permit q
very healthy growth OF the industry
here. In plate glass reductions are
made, the larger size from 80 cents TO ~
cents per square foot; on silver reduced
from 90 to So cents.
In the iron aud ,steel schedule we be-
gin with free ore. The discovery OF the
immense deposits OF bessemer ores in
the lake regions and OF foundry ores in
Alabama has rapidly swept US 10 the
leadership OF the world in the produe-
ton OF iron and steel, and brought near
ut hand IN undisputed supremacy IN
the great field OF manufactures. The
use oil steam shovels reduces the cost Of
mining to point where the wages pS!u
natural labor are irrelevant. Flg
iron We reduce from 6.72 per ton, which
is from 30 to 30 per cent, TO uniform
duty OF 223 per cent, u rate someEhat:
higher in proportion than the rest OF
the schedule, because OF cheap freight
rates on foreign pig, it being tavorlte
freight on westward voyages. Steel
rails we reduce from SIS Al per ton, now
70 per cent to % per cent. As the pool
which has kept up prices so many years
in this country seems now dlsorgan-
lied, the other producers will soon need
protection, more against Mr.. Carnegie
at Pittsburgh and Mr.. Stirling ut Chi
cago than against foreign producers.
Tue residue OF the schedule varies IRON
25 to 50 per cent. Beams and gIrders
are S5 per cent, because OF the waste
cutter beams and the variety OF lengths
and also OF the frequent necessity OF
changing the rolls in making heams
ana girders, because OF the irregular
quantities and lengths and sizes OF
orders.
TIS PLATE INDUSTRY DOOMED.
Tin plates are reduc d to 40 per cent,
a little more than one-hslf OF the Mc-
Kinley rate. This is revenue duty,
and Mt the same time enough to permit
any existing mills to live and flourish.
Cheaper grades OF pocket cutlery are 30
per cent, higher grades As. Table cut
lery is put at So per cent. These are
very substantial reductions from pres
ent rates, which. being specific, reach
in some grades OF pocket cutlery as
high as 80 per cent, but with the release
Of taxes on raw material, especially on
pearl and ivory Tor handles, seem ample.
Both copper ores and pig copper are
made free, We being large exporters OF
the latter, and the duty serving only TO
enable the producers to sell higher to
our people than to foreigners. Nickel
is free. Lead ore has small duty Of
Is per cent. Pig lead l cent q pound.
Silver lead ores are restored to the free
LIST. Manufactured lumber is free.
Manufactured is put at 25 per cent, with
the proviso that in any export duties or
charges on foreign lumber it shall be
admitted only at rates now existing.
Sugar has been a difficult subject to
deal with. Raw sugar was transferred
to the free list by the Mckinley bill,
because nearly all the taxes paid on it
went to the publ: treasury. A strong
desire amongst members OF the COM
mittee was to put an ad yalorem OF 20
or % per cent oil it and to abolish the
bounty ut once. After much consider
alton it was decided to reduce to one
hall the duty on refined sugars and TO
repeal the bounty one-eiehth each year,
leaving raw sugar untaxed aSat present.
In the tobacco schedule those rates
we're sought which would bring most
revenue. The present taxes OF 81 %
per pound on wrapper leaf have blotted
ont many small establishments and
actually impaired revenue. We make
the rates 81 and 81 70 per pound on
wrapper leaf and 80 cents and so cents
per pound on filler tobacco unstemmed
and stemmed in each.
Manufactures OF tobacco are put at 40
cents. Cigars are reduced from 81 so
per pound and % per cent ad valorem
to So per pound and % per cent. 1t is
believed to be the most productive rev.
enue rate, and is higher than. the law OF
1858.
Live animals are put at 20 per cent
Barley is reduced from 60 cents per
bushel to 20 per cent, which is about II
cents. 'Breadstufs, OF which we are
immense exporters, are made free, ex-
cept when imported from countries
putting duties on our like product, in,
which case it is 90 per cent. First veg
etables, fruits, eggs and like food pro.
ducts are untaXed for the benefit OF our
own consumers, largely the working
people OF the cities. Salt in bulk ID
FREQ; in packages the salt is free, but
the corzting dutiable at rates pre-
scribed for like articles. The tariff on
spirits is put at double the internal
revenue rates on like spirits, and some
slight reduction is made on still wines,
malt liquors, ginger ale and like beyer-
ages in the interest OF increased rove
nue.. Tho duty on sparkling wines is
likewise slightly reduced for the same
reason; that on champagne being put
at 81 per dozen quarts, as against SIS in
the Mckinley bill and 50 in the law OF
1888.
In cotton manufactures substantial
reductions are made, especially on
cheap cloths and prints. Burlaps and
cotton and grain and bagging are put at
10 per cent, but when imported for GOV.
enng OF articles to'be exported are duty
free.
Wool is made free. This takes the
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