The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
METALS.


Importance is made in paragraph lei, relat-
| ing to coils or rods Of less than 1-16 Of an
| inch In diameter which is made to include
| hammered as well as rolled iron. and on
! which tho duty is reduced from the house
rate Of IS TO 4 cent per pound There is
also reduction on slabs, blooms, loops,
| etc from - 10 a of a cent per sound.
| Beams Orders, ETC., are reduced from IL
! to % of a cent. Boiler plates, iron or steel,
are reduced from 30 per cent to 20 per cent
ad valorem; anchors of steel or iron from
III cents per pounds to liz cents. Forg-
| ings. not especially provided for. are made
dutiable at SO per cent ad valorem. whereas
the house rate gave the same nd valorem,
/ with an additional cent and half per
pound.
There are also reductions in the hook,
bands and scroll paragraph. as follows:
! Valued at 3 cents per pound or less. from
| six teuths to five-tenths OF a cat per
| pound; thinner than No 10 wire gauge,
| from seven tenths TO six tenths per pound;
| thinner than No. 20 wire gauge from
nine tenths TO eight-;enths. Railway bars,
| T rails. etc, are reduced from seven
twentie,hs to three-tenths of a cent per
| pound. and railway fish plates from one
| half TO fOur-te of n cent per pound.
| There is a reduction In the paragraph re-
| lating to galvanized iron and steel sheets
and galvanized hoop iron. etc, from one
| fourth of a cent per pound to two-tenths
of cent: on sheets of iron or steel, pol
| lshed planed. etc. from cents per pound
to / rs cents. with u provision reducing
the duty on plates. sheets, etc, whish
| have been picked or cleaned by acid from
one fourth TO two-tenths of cent per
| pound. There is reduction on tin plates,
| terne plates and taggers tin from one and
a half cents TO one and four-tenths cents
per pound. The provision is stricken out
relieving this paragraph from the benefits
Of a, drawback.
Min Skating, connecting rods and piston
rods are added to paragraph 1871, and are
| made dutiable at three tenths of cent
| per pound. In the same paragraph steel
| iugots, cogged ingots, etc. valued at
cegt a pound and less. are made dutiable
at three -tenths Of cent per pound in
stead of seven twentioths. as in the house
bill; valued above | cent, at four-tenths
| instead of etenths; valued above IA
cents. at six-tenths instead of seven
tenths; valued at 1 $40, at ven-tenths
| instead of eight-tenths: valued above
2-l0, ninc-tenths of a cent per pound in
stead OF l ITO cents; valued above cents
| per pound. 1 30 cents instead of 40;
valued above cents, J $40 cents per
| pound instead of 610 cents: calued
above I cents. cents per pound instead of
2 $40 valued above 10 cents. . ITO cents
per pound instead of cents valued above
| 10 cents. $40 cents per pound instead of
| 3 5-l0; valued above IL cents per pound.
| 4 40 cents instead of cents
The provision of the house bill making
all iron or steel wire rods which have been
tempered or treated, dutable as wire. is
| stricken out. The entire paragraph re-
| lating to round iron or steel wtre is can
celed and new language substituted. Ac-
cording TO the new classification round
iron or steel wire, not smaller than No. 10
wire gauge, is made dutiabe az Ia cents
per pound, while smaller wire. but not
below No. l6 wire gauge u placed at L
cents per pound. and still smaller at
cents per pound. a new paragraph is add
| ed in regard to iron or steel or other wire
not specially provided for. such as is COM
monty known as hat. bonnet, corset, piano
and watch wire, including corset steels.
which are made dutiable at 40 per cent ad
| valorcm, whether covered or uncovered.
| Wire cloth and wire netting made in meas
ures are rated at 40 per cent. An addi-
| tional duty of two-tenths of cent a pound
! is made on wire coated with zinc or tin
or any other metal.
| Paragraph l3I. in regard 10 iron or steel
| bars. cold rolled. etc, is stricken out en-
| tirely.
| Axles, axle bars and forsings for axles
| are reduced from ~ cents to / cent
| per pound. where the value Is not more
| Than cents per pound. castings OF MALE
| able iron not specially provided for from
| - cents 10 $40 Of cent per pound; chains
| not less than three fourths of an inch in
| diameter, from ~. 10 cent per pound
| chains less than three fourths OF an inch
from lt2 to ~ cents per pound; chGins,
less than three eiehths OF an inch, IN
| creased from 10 pig cents All iron or
steel tubes not specially provided for are
made dutiable at 30 per cent ad valorem.
the cutlery Paragraph is entirely strick-
| en- out ana substitute added, as fol-
| lows: cn-knves, clasp knives pruning
Knives erasers. manicure knives, valued at
not more than 10 cents per dozen, 10 per
cent al valorem: valued at more than 40
| cents Fer dozen. / cent per piece and 40
| per cent ad valorem; valued at more than
'u cents cents per piece and 10 per
| cent al v1lorem; valued at more than
| sl'oo per dozen, ~ cents per piece and 10
| per cent I'D "alorem: valued at more than
| 60 per dozen. 20 cents Per piece and
| 40 per cent ad valorem. Razor blades and
,dHofs' valued nj not more than Si.50 per
dozen, 30 cents per dozen ana Is Der cent
| "a Valorem valued at more than 81 80 per
ao2en' Sl.75 and 90 per cent ad valorem
sclssors and shears. valued at more than
Nv Genus per dozen, 10 cents per dozen and
10 per cent ad valorem; valued at more
IMAM 80 cents. 80 cents per dozen and IL
per cent al valorem valued at more than
sl'to per dozen. 10 cents per dozen and 25
per cent ad valorom. The classification
u, regard 10 lilies rasps, etc. is somewhat
tuese articles, when oi,
inches in length and under are made amti
snie al 30 cents per dozen; exceeding that
i , end not exceeding AZ inches in
llehsth, 30 cents per dozen: over AZ, inches.
o. cents per dozen; over I inches, 81 per
bill. =" 'no ho"se
Ihere Is also change in the classified
non OF double barreled shotguns. the low
s So i'eere OF value named being $40. in
s'VAn OF 30, as In the house Bill The duty
IS changed from specific to ad yalorem and
s n,aue oo per cent on goods OF this class
shoisnns valued at more than sio ara
made dutiable at SO each. f'' "''
Paragraph l5s. In regard .,
Is changed SO as to make II anplieahi s' =,
l ua,,s no, less than inch In length and
,,s;n than No &c wire gauge. and "' 70
p as r nnna the house rate Of q cent
nails of smaller size are rated a, ~ wire WIRE
nes pound, Knitting or sewing machine
hsenles are reduced from 30 IN ab no.. CON,
n