The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-02-12
NEW TARIFF BILL
IL shuts out Mexican Cattle From This
country-McRinicy Rates.

Country-McKinlcy Rates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Yesterdays
meeting of the Republican members
of sbe ways and means committe. was
tho most important OF the series, for it
resulted in the framing of the agrlcul-
tural schedule. which was made re-
enactment of the Mckinley law with
few changes, except on unlmportant
products. The most important step
in connection with this schedule was
the establishment OF rates of 50 mead
on cattle more than one year old, and
of % per cent ad valorem on cattle
valued at more than $50 head. Inc
Mckinley rates on other live stock, IN
Guiding the rate of So on cattle OF one
wear old or less are restored. Inc
Wilson rates were 90 per cent ad valo-
rem on live stock, and, while the new
duty of So on cattle does not reach the
Mckinley figure of $40 on cattle more
than wear old, it is expected that,
with the ad valorem on the more val
liable grades, it will prove adequate TO
shut out Mexican cattle. 1t is against
the Mexican stock that the increase IS
particularly directed on the represen-
tations of western cattlemen that their
business had been ruined by the Inn
portations from Mexico under the VII
son law, which amounted to more than
200, 900 head.
Much interest centered upon barley,
which the committee puts back to the
Mckinley duty of 80 cents bushel,
because the farmers contended that
the Wilson tariff had turned over the
market into the hands of the Cana
dians, while the masters, who have
been using Canadian barley, have made
n hard fight against any increase. The
Mckinley rates have been restored on
fruits and berries. mainly for the BEN
eft of the fruit growers of the Pacific
coast The fruit exchanges OF the
country had prepared schedule OF
rates below the Mckinley bill, al
though above the Wilson rates, but
they did not succeed in having their
schedule adopted.
Among the products in the agricul
tural schedule which are returned to
the Mckinley rates are breadstuffs and
rice, dairy products, meats and meat
products, eggs and poultry, vegetables
and salt The demand of the farmers
for the Mckinley rate of 81 a ton on
hay. instead of the Wilson rate of 81,
was granted. Chicory is placed at l
cent pound in accordance with the
requests of the growers in the Central
states, who believe they can capture
the home market with protection.
Rates ON oranges have not been fixed
yet, but the committee has decided to
change the classification and make the
rates higher than those of the McKin-
ley bill, for the benefit of the Califor-
mia interests.
The committee has decided to retain
the Wilson rates on wines and spirits
throug hout the wine and spitit sched
ules. This schedule of the Wilson act
was generally higher in it's rates than
IN the Mckinley act.
Throughout the work the policy of
esta blishing specific rates wherever it
was found possible to substitute them
for ad valorem has been followed. The
interests of farmers, it is stated, have
been particularly observed in fixing
duties for the purpose of protection.
On the other hand, the increase on
manufactured goods, most of them,
have been on higher grades of goods
and those which are considered lux
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