Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-03-25

only to secure the larger lmporta-
ton of American manufactures in
the South and Central American
countries, but also to open the mar
kets of European countries, particu-
larly German and France, to the
freer use of American meats and
agricultural products generally.
The wool schedule, as far as
agreed upon by the committee, is
practically the Mckinley schedule
in it's entirety, except that wool
from Egypt, Morocco and China,
lambs wool, which came in under
class of the Mckinley bill, has been
placed in class 1, and win be taxed
at IL cents per pound. While the
Mckinley rates on manufactures of
wool have been Professionally adopted
by the committee, they are still sub
ject to change.
Copying paper, weighing 6 pounds
to the ream, is taxed 6 cents per
pound, and over pounds cents
and 10 per cent. Alhuminized or
sensitized paper, 80 per gent. Sur
face coated papers, cardboard, etc.,
are taxed 35 per cent, as in the Nc
Kinley law.
Mckinley rates are restored on
envelopes and papers not other
wise provided for and on books,
playing cards and manufactures of
paper not otherwise provided for.
In the sundries schedule there
have been a great many changes.
Crude bristles are taken from the
free list and all bristles are taxed at
10 cents per pound. Brushes and
brooms and hair pencils are taxed at
35 per cent.
The rates on buttons are lower
than the McKinlsy rates. Agate but
tons will pay per cent per line per
gross; buttons of vegetable ivory,
glass, bone or horn, one-fourth of
one cent per line per gross and Is
per cent; shoe buttons, 80 cents ad
valorem.
Coal and coke are restored to the
Mckinley rate. Cork bark is taken
from the free list and taxed at cents
per pound. Manufactured corks
above one half inch in diameter, Is
cents per pound; below one half inch
in diameter, 25 cents per pound.
Mckinley rates are restored on
dolls, etc., and on emery and fire.
crackers. The rates of the present
law remain on Eliminates and COM
mon gun powder. Smokeless pow
der is taxed at 12 cents per pound.
Mckinley rates are restored on
matches and percussion caps.
Musical instruments are taxed 35
per cent and fans, except palm leaf,
40 per cent. Mckinley rates are re-
stored on furs, brass beads, gunwads
and human hair.
Haircloth, known as crinoline
cloth, is raised above the Mckinley
rate to 10 cents per square yard, and
hair cloth, known as hair seating. is
restored to the Mckinley rate of 80
cents. Calfskins, etc, are restored
to the Mckinley rate. .The dnties
on gloves of all kinds are still under
consideration by the committee,
with the probability that the Nc
Kinley rates will be adopted. Ladies'
gloves are to be used as basis of
reciprocity to limited extent.
Mckinley rates are restored on
manufactures of leather, gutta
percha, etc., on the manufactures of
ivory, ETC., and on masks and mat
ting. land water color paintings
and statuary not otherwise provided
for are taken from the free list and
taxed 25 per cent. The present
rates remain on pencil lead and
Photographic dry plates. Mckinley
rates are restored on pipes and
smokers articles, hatters' plush and
umbrella sticks.
The free list has received a gen.
eral overhauling.
| The amount of wearing apparel
or other personal effects purchased
abroad that can be brought in by
citizens returning from foreign
countries is limited to 5000 worth.
Orchids and other plants used for
forcing under glass are restored to
the free list. Other additions to
the free list are cocoanuts in the
shell and pineapple.
Diamonds and other precious
stones, rough or uncut. miners,
glazers' and engravers' diamonds,
not set, and diamond dust for both
remain ON the free list but jewels
to be used in the manufacture OF
watches and clocks are made dutia-
BILE. The general basket clause al
the end of the bill is left as in the
present law. 1t imposes a duty OF
10 per cent ad valorem on raw and
unmanufactured articles not already
provided for.
Decided opposition to the duties
on raw woods has been developed
and considerable pressure is being
brought to bear to secure the
change.