The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12

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BILE or onyx, which is 65 cents per
cubic foot, in the rough, and 81. 10
on the sawed or dressed is replaced
by the following: marble or
onyx, in block, rough or squared,
only 65 cents per cubic foot ; sawed
or dressed, over two inche stick,
81 10 per cubic foot; slabs or paw
ing tile, of same containing not
less than four superficial inches,
II cents per superficial foot more
than one and not more than II
inches thick, Is cents; more than
J and not more than 2 inches, 19
cents; rubber, in whole or part, 8
cents per foot additional.
Agricultural Products.-Beans
are reduced from SO cents to 40 |
cents per bushel hay from 81 to
$3.50 per ton; hops from Is to ~
cents per pound; dried peas
changed from cent per pound to
20 cents per bushel; evergreen]
seedlings are added to the para
graph i'll regard to tree cuttings, |
and made dutiable at $1.75 per
thousand. Articles in this para
graph not specifically provided for
are changed from 25 to 20 cents
per bushel; fiaxseed or linseed
from 30 to 25 cents per bushel, ),
and seeds of all kinds not specifi-
cally provided for from 40 to 25
per cent ad valorem. Herrings, i,
picked or salted, ! of / cent per
pound, instead of cent; herrings,
fresh, I of cent, instead of 1
cent per pound. There are nu-E
merous changes in the provisions
regarding fruits. Apples, peaches
and other edible fruits, when dried,
} are reduced from 2 cents to cent
per pound, and berries are stricken
kfrom the dutiable list. Pineap-
Piles, preserved in their own juice
, 25 per cent. Oranges and lemons
and other citrus fruits are placed
+. at per cent. instead of 4 of l per
| cent, as provided in the House
bill. All the provision of the
r House bill relating to citrus fruits,
5 are stricken out, as also the House
paragraph in regard to orange and
: lemon peels. For this last para
), graph substitute is provided
e containing the same rates as the
$ House Bill, but making a slightly
T different classification.
}. Flax, not hacked or dressed, is
a reduced from 1 cent to 4 of a cent
/ per pound, and hacked or dressed
+ flax from 3 cents to II cents pei
< pound. Tow of flax is changed sc
ie as to provide for straight duty
,. of 1 cent per pound. Hemp ano
It tow Of hemp are reduced from 81;
IS to 500 per ton, and hacked hemp
'e from $50 to $40 per ton.
5, Considerable additions wer,
y made to the paragraphs relating
a to cables and cordage. These in
Is clude Tampico fibre, MANILA ant
8. sisal grass, all of which are mad
IS dutiable at 1 cent per pound. Al
I'd increase is made on the duty o.
is threads made from yarn finer thai
d, five lea or number The paragrap
y in regard to yarns made Of fla
OF tow is changed from ad valorer
IL to specific rates, and duty of 81
er cents per pound provided for sir
tn gle yarns in gray, made of fla,
ZEE hemp or ramie, not finer tina
IS eight lea or number; finer tha
'er eight lea or number, and mot fine
ng than eighty lea, 40per cent. FINE
Is than eighty lea or number Is p'
l!y cent.
~ There is also a substitute Fl
or paragraph 329, in regard to -fla
I'd gill netting, which provides CHI
7 this netting, and also web ne
ng and seines, shall pay the san
'ed duty per pound as is imposed
re, the thread, twine or cord of whi'
BED they are made, and on addition
er- duty of 20 per cent.
moi Floor mattings are reduce
81 when valued at not exceeding t
ton cents per yard, from eight to TO
rec cents per square yard; valued
per exceeding ten cents to eight cer
| Is per square yard, with the 25
RIGS cent stricken off. There 'is-a spl
ing vision added for an additional 4
ted ty of % per cent. where they
lble manufactured with q warp CO
cot posed of cotton, flax or other W
lent etable fibre. Carpets made of "
gar etable fibre, except cotton, VIII
per the value does not exceed Is Gel
and per square yard, are made dut
by BILE at 5 cents per square yal
The where the value is above Is cel
tton per square yard at 10 cents
is ward, with all addition of 35
cent. This is different class
we're cation from the House bill