The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-01-18
VOLUME XLH.-NUMBER 1456
Clothes to be Cheaper.
The Wool Tariff Schedule Goes Into Effec

The Wool Tariff Schedule Goes Into Effect.
The tariff act of 1894, passed at the
last session of Congress, went into full
force and effect in every particular Tues
day. Although the bill became law
August % last, it was provided that one
whole schedule and one item in another
schedule should not take effect until
January /, 1895. The schedule was
"wool" and the single item was "dolls,"
toys, etc, etc." Shortly after the tariff act
was passed there was q difference of
opinion between the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Attorney General and the
Board of General Appraisers on the sub
ject of WOOL
Throughout the wool schedule the
hair of the camel, goat or alpaca is classi.
fed with wool, pure and simple, and
when the question came before the Court
of Appraisers they decided the goods made
of such material were exempt from the
new duty until January:::.1, 1895. Th!s
ruling the Department reversed and held
that only goods composed wholly of wool
should be exempt from the new duty
until January 1. Consequently much of
the foreign manufactures entered were
Withdrawn for consumption under the
reduced rates of duty.
There can now be no doubt as to what
the rates shall be and any article under
the woolen schedule, however classified,
will be subject to the reduced duty since
the ruling of the Treasury Department
has gone into effect. The entire wooden
schedule shows great reductions under
the tariff act of 1894, and the matter is
one of special interest to importers. The
average ad valorem rate under the Nc
Kinley act was 1852 per cent; under the
present law tn" rate is 1882 per cent.
making an rerage reduction of so. SO per
cent.
THE REDUCTIONS.
The reductions upon the various items
of the woolen schedule are as follows:
Shoddy, II per cent.
Yarns, woolen and worsted, according
to classification, 62 to 80 per cent.
Cloths, three classes, so to IS per cent.
Shawls, three classes, 55 to II per
cent.
Knit fabrics, four classes, 81 to "a per
cent.
All other manufactures not specially
provided for, three classes, AZ to 70 per
cent.
Blankets, four classes, Sc to ~ per
cent.
Hats four classes, 80 to " per cent.
Flannels for underwear, four classes,
48 to 72 per cent.
Dress goods, women's and children's
Italian cloth, ETC., five classes, 43 to 81
per cent.
Other clothing ready made, ETC., 3s
per cent.
Felts, not woven, So per cent.
Pushes, an other pile fabrics, 52 per
cent.
Cloaks, dolmans, jackets, talmas, ulsters
and other outside garments for women
and childrens, ETC., 38 per cent.
Webbing, goring, braces, binding,
fringes, gimps, cords and tassels, dress
trimmings, laces and embroideries, etc.,
Al per cent.
Carpets and Carpeting-Aubusson
Administer, moquette and chenille carpets,
and carpets woven whole for rooms,
and. Oriental, Berlin and other similar
rugs, "a per cent.
Saxony, Wilton and Tournay velvet
carpets, AZ per cent.
Brussels, 81 per cent.
Velvet and tapestry, velvet carpets,
printed on the warp or otherwise, A per
cent.
Tapestry Brussels, printed on the
warp or otherwise, 48 per cent.
Treble ingram, three.ply, and all chain
Venetian carpets, 48 per cent.
Wool, Dutch and two-ply ingram car
pets, 81 per cent.
Druggets and bookings, printed, col.
ored or otherwise, "a per cent.
Felt carpeting, So per cent.
Carpets of wool, or in part of, not
specially provided for, 40 per cent.
Carpetings and carpets of cotton, 40
per cent.
The single item selected as an excep.
tion appears under the head of sundries
and is as follows:
"Dolls, doll heads, toy marbles, OF
whatever material composed, and all
other toys composed of rubber, china,
porcelain, ,parian, bisque, earthon or stone
ware, and not specially provided for in
this act, 25 per cent. ad valorem."
This is reduction, according to the
Finance Committees expert, Of 28 per
cent, but tho Mckinley act made the duty