Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
TOBACCO.

The tobacco schedule is changed to read
as follows:
Wrapper tobacco, unstemmed. imported
In any bale. box, package, or In bulk,
NS per pound; If stemmed, s225 per
pound blouse and Senate bills. 81 and
81 p respectively on above articles)
"filler tobacco, unstemmed, imported
In any bale, box, package. or in bulk,
30 cents per pound; If stemmed, 80 cents
per pound" No change in rates, but
following proviso is added,
provided that the term wrapper to-
bacco. whenever used In this act, shall
be taken to mean that quality OF leaf
tobacco known commercially as wrapper
tobacco; provided further, that il any
lear tobacco imported in any bale. box.
or package. or I'm bulk, shall be the
growth Of different countries, or shall
diner In quality and value, save as pro-
Vided In the succeeding provision. then
the entire contents of such bale box.
package. or in bulk shall be subject TO
the same duty as wrapper tobacco pro-
Vided further, that IL any bale. box.
package, or bulk leaf tobacco OF uniform
quaiily contains exceeding Is percentum
or leaves suitable ln color. fneness of
texture, and size for wrappers for
cigars. then the entire contents of such
box, package. bale, or bulk shall be sub:
Ject 10 the same duty as wrapper to-
bacco: provided further, that collectors
snail not permit entry to be made, except
under regulations TO be prescribed bv
the Secretary of the Treasury. of anv
leaf tobacco imported in any bale. box.
package. or in bulk unless the invoices
covering the same shall specify in detail
the Character Of the leaf tobacco in such
Dale, box, package. or bulk, whether
wrapper or filler tobacco, quebrado or
sell working bales, as the case may be:
ana provided further, that in the exami-
nation for classification of any invoice
of imported leaf tobacco. at least one
bale If less than ten bales, and one hale
In every ten bales and more. IL deemed
necessary by the appraising officer. shall
be examined by the appraiser or person
authorized by law to make such examina-
tion, and for the purpose of fixing the
chsslication and amount Of duty charge
able on such invoice OF leaf tobacco the
examination OF ten hands out of each ex-
amined bale thereof shall be taken to
be a legal examination"
Snun and Snuff-iour, manufactured of
tobacco. ground. dry or damn. and
picked. scented, or otherwise, of all DE-
scriptions. 80 cents per pound. (Senate
and House bills 10 cents)
The cigar paragraph Is amended to read
as follows: Cigars. cigarettes, cheroots of
all kinds. 81 per pound. and % per cent.
al valorem: and paper cigars and ciga-
rettes, including wrappers. shall be sub
ject to the same duties as are herein I'M
posed upon cigars"
The duty on cigars In the House and
Senate bills Is s. per pound and % per
cent. al valorem.
Rice, free OF outer hull 81 OF cent per
pound. House and Senate bills cent?
Paddy. or rice having outer hull, l-2 cent
per pound. blouse and Senate bills 81
Of cent per poundD
SUGAR
The sugar schedule: "On and after
January lst, 1895. there shall be levied
collected, and paid on all sugars not above
No. 1s Dutch standard in color, and on
all tank bottoms. syrups OF cane-julce
or OF beet-juice. melada, concentrated
melada, concrete and concentrated mo-
lasses, a duty of 40 per centum. ad va
lorem, and upon all sugars above No. 16
Dutch standard In color there shall be
levied. collected, and paid a duty Of
one eight OF one cent per pound In addt-
ton to the said duty Of 10 per centum
ad valorem: and all sugars. tank bottoms,
syrups of cane-juice or OF beet-julce.
melada, Concentrated melada, concrete or
concentrated molasses, which are i'm
ported from or are the product OF any
country which at the time the same are
exported therefrom pays directly or In
directly bounty on the export thereof
shall pay duty OF one tenth Of one cent
per pound In addition to the foregoing
rates: provided. that nothing herein con-
tained shall be so construed as to abro-
gate or In any manner impair or affect
the provisions OF the treaty OF commercial
cial reciprocity concluded between the
United States and the King OF the Ha-
waiian Islands on the 18th day Of Janu-
ary. 1875. or the provisions Of any act
of Congress heretofore passed for the exc
cution Of the same. That on and after
January l. 1895, there shall be levied. col
lected. and paid on molasses testing 40
degrees CT less by the polariscope and
containing more than 20 per cent. OF
moisture, and on molasses testing above
10 degrees and not above IS degrees po-
lariscope a duty Of cents per gallon: IL
testing above IS degrees polariscope,
duty Of cents per gallon"