The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-15

HilAi IRON ana mill cTdnkS or wrought
iron, wrought iron for ships, and forg-
ings of iron or steel, or of combined
iron and Steel for vessels, steam engines
and locomotives, or parts thereof.
weighing each go lbs. or more / Bloc
h.; other forgings of iron or steel. or
of combined iron and steel, of what
ever shape or whatever degree or stage
of manufacture, not specially provided
fol in this act 11hc h.; provided that
no forgings of iron or steel, or forgings
of iron and steel combined, shall nav
a less rate of duty than s35 per cent ad
valorem
Hoop, or band, or scroll, or other iron
or steel, valued al Sc lb or less, inches
or less in width, and less than "a inch
thick, and not thinner than No 10 wire
gauge. 6-10c h. thinner than No 10
wire gauge and not thinner than No.
20 gauge, 7-10c h.; thinner than No.
20 wire gauge, 9-10c H.; provided that
hoop or band iron, or hoop or band
steel, cut to length, or wholly or part
ly manufactured into hoops. or ties.
coated or not coated with paint or any
other preparation, with or without
buckles or fastenings for baling cotton
or any other commodity, barrel hoops
of iron or steel, and hoop or band iron
or hoop or band steel 1ared, splayed or
punched, with or without buckles or
fdstenings, shall pay 1-l0c h more
duty than that imposed On the hoop or
band iron or steel of which they are
made.
Railway bars, made of iron or steel.
and railway bars made in part of steel
t rails, and punched iron or steel fat
rails, 7-20c b.; railway f1shplates or
splice bars made of iron or steel. 1bc
h.
Sheets of iron or steel, common or
black, including all iron or steel COM
merciany known as common or black
taSgers iron or steel, and skelp iron or
steel, valued at Sc per pound or less
thinner than No 10 and not thinner
than No. 20 wire gauge, 7-10c lb.: thin
ner than No. 20 wire gauge slice ID. !;
thinner than No. . wire gauge and not
thinner than No. % wire gauge, / lice
h., thinner than No 81 wire gauge
1 2-10c ID; provided that ell common
or black sheet iron or sheet steel not
thinner than No. 10 wire gauge shall
pay duty as plate iron or steel
All iron or steel sheets or plates. and
all hoop, hand or scroll iron or steel,
except what ara l-row commercially
IS tin plates. ieaden plates and taggers
tin and hereinafter provided for, when
galvanized or coated with zinc CT soeI-
ter, OF other metals. or any alloy Of
these metals. shall pay &c more duty
than the rates imposed by the praced-
gauges CT forms Of common black sheet
or taggers iron or steel.
Sheet iron or sheet steel, polished
planiShed or glanced, by whatever
name designated, &c ID; provided that
plate or sheet or tagEerS iron CT steel,
by whatever name designated other
than The polished phnished or the
giarced herein provided fer. which has
been picked or cleaned by acid or by
any other material or process, CT when
is cold rolled, sTn0Ot1ed only, rot pol
iAhed, shall ray ~ lb. mere duty than
the corresponding gauges of common
black sheet or taggers iron or steel.
Sheets CT plates Of iron or steel, or
tagEers iron, or steel coated with tin
OF lead or with q mixture of which
these metals, or either Of them is a
component part. by the dipping or any
other process. and commercially known
as tin plates, terne plates and iaggers
tin. l1zc H.
Steel ingots, cogged insots, blooms
and slabs. by whatever process made;
die bio Ks or blanks billets ana bars
and tapered or beveied bars; pressed,
sEeared or stamped shapes; saw plate
wholly or partially manufactured;
hammer mOlGs Or swagea steel; gun
barrel n7clGs not il lars; alloys used as
substitutes for steel i'll the 9lanufac-
tuTe of tools; all descriptions and
shapes Of dry sand. ICam or iron mold
ed steel castings, sheets ard plates, and
steel in all forms ard shapes not spe-
cially provided for in this act. all of thu
above valued at 1c ID. or less 7-20c IL;
valued above 1c and not above l aloe
h., 5-i0c ID; valued above ! Alec and
not above / S-I0c H. 7-f0c h.; valued
above ! S-10c and not above 2-10c ID,
S-10c ID; valued above 2-10c and not
above Sc lb.. l Lice H., valued above &c
ID. and not above &c H., 1 4-10c h.: val
ued above &c lb and not above 7c III,
6-10c ID. valued above &c and not above
Zoe h, ? 5-l0c h.; valued above Ice and
not above 12c h.. &c lb;valued above 13c
and not above Ice h.. > 5-10c ID; val
ued above Ice h., Sc h.; provided. thar
all seamless or weldless forms of hOI-
low or cylindrical iron or steel in the
rough or not smoOthed or polished and
less advanced in manufacture than fin
ished tubes whether known as hollow
billets or blanks or otherwise, thinner
than lis Of one inch IN the walls, SHAH
be subject to a duty Of IS per cent ad
ValOrem; and provided. further, that all
finished seamless or weldless iron or
steel tubes shall be subject to a duty
of As per cent ad valorem.
Wire.
Rivet, screw. fence and other iron
or steel wire rods, whether round oval,
fat or square or in any other shape.
and nail rods in coils or otherwise. val
ued at &c or less per h., Aloe h.; val
ued over &c h., &c lb.; provided, thai
all round iron or steel rods smaller
than No. 6 wire gauge shall be classed
and dutiable as wire; provided further
that all iron or steel wire rods which
have been tempered or treated in any
manner or partly manufactured shall
be cIassed and dutiable as wire.
Round iron or steel wire, all sizes not
smaller than Is wire gauge, 114c ID;
smaller than Is wire gauge and rot
smaller than 16 wire gauge lie h.
smaller than 16 wire gauge, &c h.; all
other iron or steel wire and wire or
strip steel including such as is COM
monty known as crinOline wire corset
wire, needle wire. piano wire. clock and
watch wires and all steel wires. whether
polished or unpublished, tempered or IN
tempered, in coils or straight and cut
to lengths, drawn cold through dies or
rolls and hat wire, fiat steel wire or
sheet steel in strips, uncovered or COW
cred with cotton, silk or other material
or metal, all the foregoing manufac-
lures of whatever shape or form. val
ued above &c h., 45 per cent ad val
Orem; provided, that articles manufac-
tured from iron or steel wire shall pay
the maximum rate Of duty which would
be imposed upon any wire used in the
manufacture Of such articles and in
addition thereto 113c h.: drill rods. in
Guiding such as are called Stubs
Steel" and all cold drawn steel rods
of whatever size or shape. valued above
&c h., whether polished or unpublished,
in coils or straight, As per cent ad val
orem.
General Provisions.
No allowance or reduction of duties
for partial loss or damage in conse-
quence of rust or discoloration shall be
made unOn anV descrin+inn Of iron or