The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
HITS THE HOME.
Some Results of the New Tariff
Schedule.
Little That Goes Into General
Use Escaped a Raise.
COTTONS,AND WOOLENS
Will Cost the PeOple$15O,OOO,-
600 More
And Yield Revenue offs 9,OOO,-
900 1t Is Estimated.
These Are the Statements of a
New York PAPER.
COTTONSAND WOOLENS
These Are the Statements of a
New York Paper.

New York, July 21-The JOurnal
prints the following regarding the eff
feet of the new tariff law:
In the domain of the house and home
the duties of the new tariff bill will be-
gin with kindling wood and end with
shingles on the roof. The duty on kind
ling 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 for each
additional quarter of cubic foot. The
coal which is to be used will have du-
ty of 81 cents a ton. Under the Wilson
law il is 40 cents a ton. Tin pans ana
cups have an additional duty. The rate
on tin plates has been increased from
one-fifth to one-half cent per pound to
the manufacturer. The duty on cheap
brown or yellow earthenware has been
increased from 20 to % per cent.
China ware has an increased duty of
% per cent, being raised from 80 to 60
per cent. Besides, two new clasSthca-
JionS have been placed on the duuable
list. On pressed glass the duty has
been increased from 40 per cent under
the Wilson law to so per cent. On cut
glass the increase has been Is per cent,
from s. to go per cent. Decanters, etc,
have an increased duty of from 40 to
60 per cent. All the table cutlery bears
an increased burden, the duty having
been changed from 35 per cent under
the Wilson law to As per cent
The duty on all furniture has been
raised from % per cent to 35. Marble
mantels have an additional duty OF 10
cents, the duty being raised from so to
IS cents per cubic foot. Ten per cent ad-
ditiOnal 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 80 to 40 per
cent, and pillow shamS and other bed
coverings are specially provided for
cd int of
dutiab BILE classes, and the rate has been
increased from 90 per cent under the
Wilson law to an average between 40
and 80 per cent
On paper hangings the rate is per
cent greater than under the Wilson law,
where it was 20 per cent BroomS are
on the dutiab BILE list at 40 per cent, an
increase of 20 per cent, and feather duS-
tiers have an increased duty of 5 per
cent, the present rate being 40 per cent.
All manufactures of willow bear an ad-
ditional duty of Is per cent, being m
creased from 25 to 40 per cent
The lumber which would go to make
n house has been taken from the free
list of the Wilson bill, and the rates
now range from 81 per 1000 feet to 50. 25
when planed on both sides Clapboards,
which used to be on the free list, are
now paying a duty of 80 per 1,OOO
feet, and shingles 80 cents per 1OoO
Laths pay a duty of Is per cent instead
of being free as under the Wilson law.
Toothpicks and matches fare alike I'M
der the new law. The increase on
toothpicks being from 30 to 40 per cent,
and on matches from 20 to % per cent.
Watches and clocks bear an additional
duty of Is per cent, the rate increasing
from 25 to 40 per cent.
Beginning with the breakfast of the
family the duty oatmeal and rolled
oats has been increased 2.47 per cent
Milk has been taken from the free list
and a duty of cents a gallon, or 3132
per cent has been added. Sugar will
cost at least 1 cent pound more under
the new tariff than under the Wilson
law.
On butter and its substitutes the rate
of duty has been increased from 4 cents
a pound to cents pound, or 1921 per
cent.
The duty on eggs is increased from
cents to 5 cents per dozen. Pork, beer
and mutton all have marked increases
on rates, though as the United States
exports these articles the effects of the
duty is nullified. Beans are increased
from 20 to AIS per cent. Cabbages
which were free under the Wilson law,
bear a duty now of 3 cents each The
duty on onions has been increased
from 20 cents to 40 cents per bushel
Green peas came in under the Wilson
law free; now they pay duty of 40
cents per bushel. If the peas are dried
the duty has been increased from 10 TO
25 cents per buShel
Salt which was free, now bears du-
ty of 10 cents on each 100 pounds, and
on mustard the duty has been increaS-
=
Woman will have to pay more than
her share of the increased prices which
are to be laid upon everything. She is
to be made the especial victim of high
er duties and increased prices. From
the feather which tips her hat to the
shoes upon her feet, every article of her
wearing apparel bears an additional
tax. Nothing has escaped the keen
eyes of Mr.. Dingley and his associates
At the earliest opportunity the begin
ming was made. 1t came on perfumery
and Cologne waters. The Wilson law
imposed duty on these articles which
amounted to 6212 per cent. The auth
ors of the Dingley bill added nearly 10
per cent. It now stands at 71A per
cent. With the usual methods of the
retailers. the increase will be over 20
per cent on the retail price. Every
ounce of prepared chalk found on the
dresser of the boudoir will hereafter
cost one third more than it does now.
The perfumed toilet soaps that the
women are so fond of did not escape
the dreaded increase. The new duties
bear very hard on all these articles. A
Is cent cake of soap will hereafter cost
nearly 40 cents.
When a woman sits down to sew
now she must pay more for all the re-
quirements of her sewing basket. Her
scissors will cost her 9 So per cent more
than under the Wilson law. Then all
scissors imported were charged a duty
of as per cent. The new law makes
three classes and the minimum duty
charged is 5463 per cent. All her nee
dies, knitting or sewing machine, will
cost her more. For the past three
wears the duty on these articles was %
per cent; now it is 35 The pins she
uses will cost more. All kinds of pins
have been stuck into a paragraph and
a couple of new clauses made. Under
the Wilson law, the duty was 25 per
cent, but this duty has been raised to
SIS per cent under the new law. All her
spool thread will cost more, for the du-