Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-23
UP GOES THE COST OF LIVING.
Eject of New Tariff Bill in House
and Home.
CNew York Journal)

LNcW loIh JuuIHdll
In the domain OF the house and home
the duties of the new tariff bill will be
gin with kndlng-wood and end with tbs
shingles on the roof. The duty on kin
ding wood has been placed at three
tenths of a cent on bundles of the size
Of one-fourth of a cubic foot and it in
creases three-tenths of a cent Tor eacf
additional quarter of a cubic foot.
The coal which is to be used will hav,
a duty Of 81 cents a ton. Under the
Wilson law il ia 40 cents ton. Til
pans and cups have an additional duty
The rate on tin plates has been Increased
from Is to II cent per pound TO the
manufacturer. The duty on cheap brown
or yellow earthenware has been increased
from 20 10 Is per cent.
Chinaware has an increased duty OF
% per cent. being raised from IS TO GO pei
cent. Besides. two new classifcations
have been placed on the dutiable list
ON pressed glass the duty has been in
creased from 20 per cent. under the VIII
son law TO 90 per cent. on cut-glass IN,
increase has been 10 per cent, from g
TO go per cent. Declnters, etc. have an
increased duty of from 30 10 60 per cent
All the table cutlery bears an increased
burden. the duty having been changed
from 80 per cent. under the Wilson law
TO a. per cent.
MORE DUTY ON FURNITURE.
The duty on all furniture has been
raised from p per cent. 10 30. Marble
mantels have AN additional duty Of 10
cents. the duty being raised from 30 to
g cents per cubic foot. Ten per cent.
additional has been laid on all curtains
and table covers Of cotton chenille and
the same additional rate is laid on cur
tains made Of other materials. Table
damask has an added duty of per cent.
being raised from IS to 30 per cent. ana
pillow-shams and other bed coverings
are specially provided for. Blankets are
divided into a number Of dutiable class
es. and the rate has been increased from
% per cent under the Wilson Jaw to an
average between Is and 80 per cent
WALL PAPER AND BROONS HIGHER.
On paper hangings the rate is . per
cent. greater than under the Wilson law
where II was 20 per cent. BroOms are
on the dutiabe list at 40 per cent, an
Increase of % per cent. ana feather dus-
ters have an increased duty Of per cent,
the present rate being 40 per cent. All
manufactures of willow bear an addi-
tional duty Of Is per cent, being increased
from y to 40 per cent.
The lumber which would 70 TO make a
house has been taken from the free list
of the Wilson bill and the rates now
range from 81 per thousand feet TO s5.O5.
when blamed on both sides. ClapbOards,
which used to be on the free list, are
now paying a duty of $50 per thou
sand feet. and shingles 30 cents a thou
s,nd. Laths pay a duty Of 10 per cent.
~
son Law. Toothpicks and matches fare
alike under the new law. the increase
ON toothpicks being from IS 10 20 per
cent. and on matches from % to % per
cent watches and clocks bear an add
tional duty of 10 per cent. the rate in
creasing from p to 40 per cent.
TAXES OK THE BREAKFAST TABLE.
Beginning with the breakfast Of the
family. the duty on oatmeal and rolled
oats has been increased PA per cent.
The Wilson law rate was l. per cent.
MIX has been taken from the free list,
and a duty Of cents gallon, or BIB
Der cent. has been added. sugar VIII
cost at least ! cent a pound more uh-
der the new tariff than under the VII
son law. on butter and It's substitutes
the rate Of duty has been increased
from cents a pound 10 cents pound
or l2.6 per cent.
The duty on eggs is increasea from >
cents 10 : cents per dozen. Pork. best.
and mutton all have marked Increases
on rates. though as The United states
exports these articles the effect or the
duty Is nulified. Beans are increased
from 20 TO as per cent. CatOages, when
were free under the Wilson law bear a
duty now Of 3 cents each. The duty on
onions has been increased from ~ 70 40
cents per bushel Green peas came IN
under the Wilson law free; now they pay
duty Of 40 cents per bushel III me
peas are dried the duty has been IN
creased from p TO 80 cents a bushel. The
duty on potatoes has been increased from
Is TO - cents per bushel.
Salt which was free now bears duty
of 10 cents on each 100 pounds. and on
mustard the duty has been increased from
q 10 G45 per cent.
WOMEN THE GREATEST SUFFERERS
Woman will have 10 pay more than her
share OF the increased prices which are 10
be laid upon everything She, is % be
made the especial victim OF higher duties
and Increased prices. From the feather
which tips her hat 10 the shoes upon ner
feet; every article Of her wearing apparel
bears an additional tax Nothing escapes
the keen eyes OF Mr.. Dingley and his as
sociates. At the earliest opportunity the
beginning was made. 10 came on per-
fumery and Cologne waters. The Wilson
aw imposed a duty on these articles which
amounted 20 62;s per cent The authors
Of the Dingley bill added nearly 10 per
cent. II now stands al M per cent
With the usual methods OF the retailers.
tho increase will be over % per cent. on
he retail price. Every ounce Of prepared
chalk found on the dresser OF fhe bou-
ioir will hereafter cost one third more
than IL does now.
The perfumed toilet soaps that the wo-
men are so fond of did not escape the
dreaded increase. The new duties bear
very hard on all these articles. -o1