New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
seamless or weldless iron or steel tubes shall be
subject to duty OF 10 per cent al Vaiorem'


in any other shape and nail rods In coils or other-
wise. valued cents or less per pound four-tenths
pe og cent per pound Provided that ali
round iron or steel rods smaller than No. D wire
Sdcd further mat ali iron or steel wire rods which
have been tempered or treated In any manner OF
partly manufactured shall be classed ana du'iao'e
Round iron or steel wire. all sizes not smaller than
No l3 wire gauge ia cents per pound smaller tnah
No. 10 wire gauge and not smaller Than No 10 wire
gauge. Ia cents per pound: smaller than NO 10 VIE
gauge cents per pound; all other IRON or stc.I
wire. and wire strip sieel including sucn a. l.
commonly known as cfinclne wire, corset WIRE nee,
die wire, piano wire. clock and Watcn wires. ana
all steel wires. whether polished unpolsned tenn
lengths. drawn cold through dies or rolls and hat
wire, fiat steel wire or sheet steel In strips, un-
teria. metal all the foregoing manufactures OF
whatever shape or form valued above = cents per
pound. A. per cent ad v9lorem. Provided that artl-
Giles manufactured from iron OF steel wire snail pay
the maximum rate OF duty which would be imposed
iicles and I'm addition thereto l2 cents per pound;
dr!ll rods. including such are called Stubs
steel" and all cold-drawn steel rods. of whatever
size or shape. valued above Genus per pound,
whether polished unpol.shed in coils or straight
- per cent al va!orem. And provided further, that
wireclotl and wire netting made in meshes Of any
form from iron. steel. brass copper. or any other
metal shall pay duty equal in amount TO that M
and cents per pound in addition thereto And pro-
steel wire coated with zinc tin or other meal
except fence wlfe) one-half or per cent per pound
IN addition to the rate Imposed on the wire OF which
ii is made.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
No allowance or reduction OF duties for partial
loss or damage In consequence OF rust or OF dis
'oioidton sildI De liue upon any us pi!ou ~
iron or steel, or upon any article wholly or partly
manuiaciuod OF iron or steel. or upon any manu-
facture Of iron steel
An metal produced from Iron its ores which
i cast and malleable, Of whatever description OF
form. without regard TO the percentage OF carbon
contained therein, whether produced by cementa-
Dne,imoiic Tbomas.9;tjcbrist basic. Siemens-Mar
nh
or either. or by combination or TWO OF more OF
Inc pIo.esses, ., trII squiydes E "? ron ron or m
ores a meta! either granular or fbrous In struct-
known as malleabe-iron castings. shall be ciassed
and denominated steel
No article no: specially provided for In this act
which is wholly or partly manufactured from TN
plate, terne plate. or the sheet, plate, hoop band;
or scroll iron o: steel herein provided tor or OF
which such tin plate. terne plate, sheet, plate
hoop, band. or scroll iron or steel snail be me
material Of chief value, shall pay q lower rate OF
duty than that imposed on the tin plate terne
plate or sheet plate hoop band or scroll .5 Ton or
the component thereof Of chief value
or section which are cold rolled cold drawn. cold
hammered. or polished in any way In addition 70 me
shall he paid fourth OF cent per pound in adj
dtion to the rates provided In this act on bars or
rolled and on all strips plates or sheets of iron
steel Of whatever shape. other than the polished.
nbefore provided for. which cold rolled cold ham
mered blued. brightened. tempered. or polished by
sh better than the grade of cold rolled smooth only
hereinbefore provided for there shall be paid cent
act upon plates strips sheets OF iron or steel of
pafds there eha be paid three fourths OF cent per
pound addition to the rate provided In this act for
steel saw plates.
MANUFACTURES OF IRON AND STEEL"
Anvils Of iron or steel, or Of iron and steel com,
bined by whatever process made, or in whatever
stage of manufacture, cents per pound , -
AxIcs or parts thereof axle bars axle blanks. or
forcings for axles whether of iron or steel withou,
reference 10 IN stage or stat OF manurao'ure d
axes are imported nted in wheels; or paris OI
wheels Of iron or steel they snail ne dulante "a, the
rate as the wheels in whlch ,hey are Lt'.o ,
Elacl;smiths' hammers and sledges, track toois,
wedges and crowbars. whether or iron OF Steel f2
Bolts with or without threads or nuts, or bolt.
blanks, and finished hinges or hlngepIanks "he'her
Card-clothing manufactured from tempered steel
wire Is cents per square foot all other ~ cents per
Sast-iron pipe Of every description. 40 of cent
Cast-iron vessels plates. stove-pates andlrons,
sad-rons tailorS irons tatters irons. and castings
Of iron. not specially provided for in this Act $40
castings OF malleable iron not specially provided
for i'm this Act, 10 cents per pound.
Cast hollow ware coated glazed or timed cents
chain or chains Of all kinds made OF iron or steel
not Joss than a Of ! inch In diameter IA cents per
pound loss than 3. Of inch and not less than = OF
3. Of inch in diameter and not less than 5-l6 Of
inch in diameter , cents per pound; less than 5-lS
chain or chains Of any description shall pay lower
rate Of duty than % per cent ad yalor@m. ,-..
or steel boiler tubes pres hues or stays not tn nner
than 40. lG wire gauge cents per poun1
CUTLERY
Penknlves. pocket-kniyes. or claspkniyes and
erascrs or manicure knives OF all kinds or parts
thereof. wholly or partially manufactured. includ-
ing such as have c9rkserews ME blades d or mani
blade II valued at not more than 40 cents per dozen
others having bui one blade 80 cents per dozen and
~ per cent al val0rem: II having but blades.
bui three bades 81 . per dozen and 20 per cent al
valorem if having four blades or more, s. per
dozen and - per cent ad valorem. and on all The
articles in This paragrapn with handles or handle
covering OF pearl or tortoise shell having but Two
blades % cents per dozen. and having three blades
or more - cents per dozen IN addition to TIE fore
finished. valued AZ not more thdn ;" per dozeIl.
per dozen valued at more than 81 per dozen. 81 20
per dozen. and I'm addition thereto. on all razors
and razor blades. 10 per cent ad v3iorem Scissors
and shears. finished or unfinished, valued at not
more than 81 10 per dozen, 80 cents per dozen and
II per cent ad vaorcm: valued more than 81 70
per dozen. 70 cents per dozen and % per cent al
swords sword blades. and side arms, So per cent
en- bread. butter vegetable. fruit. cheese. plumb.
ers. painters palette artists, and shoe knives,
dies OF mothcrof-peall. shell or ivory l6 cents
Zach with handles of deer horn Z cents each;
handles Of any other material than those above
mentioned IL cents each, and in addition, on all
the aboye articles. u per cent adj vaorem: provid-
cd that none Of the above-named articles shall pay
a less rate of duty than 10 per cent ad valorem
Files, file blanks. rasps, and floats. of al cuts
ana kinds { inches I'm length and under 80 cents
per dozen: over ! inches in length and under
inches 800 cents per dozen. inches in length and
under a inches, 81 - per dozen; "A inches IN length
ana over. 81 10 per dozen.
FIREARMS.
Muskets. muzzle-Oadng shotguns. rifles and
parts thereof - per cent ad valOrem
poube-bdTTe.l,d. sporting, breech- loading shot
guns. combination snOtguu- and rifles. valued d
not more than s.. 81 each, valued at more than s.
and lot more than 81 81 each. valued at more
than S2 s. each double barrels for sporting
breech-loadiug shotguns ana rifles further adj
yaaccd I'm manufacture than rough bored only, 3
each. stocks Tor dOublc-blrrelled sporting brooch
loading shotguns and rifles wholly or partially
manufactured. s. each. ana IN addition thereto
al sucn gu.s. rifles. stocks ana barrels. 81 per
cent ad valcren on all other parts OF such guns
rifles, nttings for such stocks or barrels.
finished or unfinished, 20 per cent ad valorem:
Provided that all dOuble-barro sporting br-cch-
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