The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-16

No allowance or reduction of duties for
partial loss or damage in consequence of
rust or discoloration shall be made upon
any description of iron or steel, or upon
any article wholly or party manufactured
of iron or steel. or upon any manufacture
OF iron or steel.
All metal produced from iron or its ores,
which is cast and malleable. OF whatever
description or form. without regard to the
percentage Of carbon contained therein,
whether produced by cemeutation. or con-
verted. cast or made from iron or It's ores,
by the crucible. Bessemer, Clapp-Griffith.
pneumatic. Thomas Gilchrist, Siemens-
Martin or open hearth process. or by the
equivalent of either. or by combination
of two or more processes or their equiva-
Tents, or by any fusion or other process
which produces from iron or its ores a
metal either granular or fibrous In struc-
ture. which is cast and malleable. except
Ing what is known as malleable iron cast-
ings. shall be Classed and denominated as
steel.
No article not specially provided for In
this act, which Is wholly or partly made
from tin plate. terne plate or the sheet.
plate, hoop. band or scroll iron or steel
herein provided for. or OF which such tin
plate. terne plate. sheet plate. hoop, band
or scroll iron or steel shall be the ma
'ciidi VI NHiti suuii pay q ioNSA A"Ns
of duty than that imposed on the tin plate
terne plate, or sheet, plate. hoop. band
or scroll iron or steel, from which 1t is
made. or of which 1t shall be the component
thereof Of chief value.
On all iron or steel bars or rods of what
ever shape or section which are cold rolled.
cold drawn. cold hammered, or polished In
any way in addition to the ordinary pro-
cess of hot rolling or hammerings there
snail hp maid " In addition
the rates provided in this act; on bars or
rods of whatever section or shape which
are hot rolled. and on all strips, plates or
sheets OF iron or steel of whatever shape,
other than the polished, planished or
Glanced sheet iron or sheet steel herein
before provided for. which are cold rolled,
cold hammered, blued frightened, tenn
pered or polished by any process In such
perfected surface finish, or polished better
IMAM the grade OF cold rolled. smooth only,
hereinbefore provided for. there shall be
paid cent pound in addition to the rates
provided In this act upon plates, strips, or
sheets of iron or steel of common or black
finish: and on steel circular saw plates
there shall be paid y cent pound in addi-
ton to the rate provided In this act for
steel saw plates.
Axles or parts thereof axle bars, axle
blanks or forgings for axles, whether Of
IRON or steel. without reference to the stage
or state OF manufacture. Y cents pound
provided. that when iron or steel axles
are imported fitted In wheels. or parts of
wheels Of iron or STEEL they shall be du-
table at the same rate as the wheels in
which they are fitted.
Anvils OF iron or steel. or OF iron and
steel combined. by whatever process made,
or in whatever stage OF manufacture, 2
cents pound.
Biacksmith's hammers and sledges, track
Tools. wedges and crowbars. whether OF
IRON or steel. ~ cents pound
Ian welded. butt welded. scanned or Joint
ed iron or steel boiler tubes. pipes. fues
or stays, not thinner than No. 10 wire
gauge, 2 cents pound
Bolts. with or without threads or nuts,
or bolt blanks and finished hinges or hinge
blanks. whether of iron or steel, az cents
pound.
Card clothing manufactured from temp
cred steel wire. 40 cents per square foot
all other. 20 cents per sqrarc foot
Cast iron pipe of every description, 4-lo
cent pound.
Cast iron vessels. plates. stove plates. and
irons. sad irons. tallor's irons, hatter's irons
and castings Of iron. not finished parts OF
machinery. and not specially provided Tor
In this act. 25 per cent ad valorem.
Castings OF malleable iron. not specially