The herald., 1897-03-16

of classes / and imported IN any otner
than ordinary condition or sorted or In
creased in value by the rejection OF any
part of the original fleece snail pay
double duty, but skirted WOODS imported
in 1890 and before are excepted. Inc
duty upon wool changed in character OF
condition for evading the duty OF re-
duced in value by admixture OF dlrt OF
ether foreign substance shall be twice
doubled.
Dutv ON wools on which duty Is as
sessed amounting to three times or more
than II was unwashed shall not De
doubled on account of its being sorted
II any bale or package of wool OF mar
claimed by the importer to be dutlaoie as
of any specified class, containing any
wool subject to a higher duty tnan 'he
class specified the whole bale or pack
age shall be subject to the hignest rats
of duty chargeable on the VOL OF the
class subject to such higher rate OF duty
and if any package be claimed by the I'M
porters to be shoddy, mungo, nochs'
wool hair or other material or any CLASS
snecified and such bale contain any
mixture of any other material, the wnoie
hale or package shall be subject to duty
at the highest rate imposed upon any
article in said bale or package. Woois
on the skin shall pay the game rate as
other woods, duties on noils, snodoy' top
waste. slubbing waste, rowing waste
ring waste, yarn waste, garnetteo waste
and all other wastes composed wholly
or in part of wool, thirty cents per
mound; on wooden rags, mungo ana
f1ocks. 10 cents per pound.
Wool or hair in the form OF rop!ng,
rowing or tops and all Of which have
been advanced in any manner or py
any process Of manufacture peyono the
washed or secured condition, not spe-
cially provided for in this act, shall be
subject to the same duties as are I'M
posed upon manufactures Of wool not
specially provided for.
ON ropings and yarns made wholly or
in part of wool, valued at not more than
thirty cents per pound. the duty snail
be two and one-half times the duty on
one pound of unwa shed wool Of the first
class: valued at more than thirty cents
and not more than forty cents, three
times the duty of unwashed woois OF
the first class; valued at more than forty
cents, three and one-haK times. and up
on all the above additional duties shall
be imposed as follows:
On rovings, roping and yarns wholly
or in part of wool, and not advanced be-
yond the condition Of single yarn by
grouping or twisting two or more single
rovings, ropings, strands or yarn TO-
rether. the duty shall be fifteen cents
per pound on all numbers up to and in
cluding No. 80; on all numbers finer
than No. 30. fifteen cents and In addi-
ton three-tenths Of one cent for each
number in excess Of thirty II advanced
beyond the condition OF single yarn, the
additional duty shall be is cents on
numbers finer than thirty and not finer
than fifty; eighteen cents and three
tenths Of a cent additional for each num-
ber in excess of thirty, or numbers finer
than fffty; eighteen cents and four
tenths of a cent for each number ex-
ceeding thirty.
On rovings, roping and yarns, bleach
ed, colored, stained or printed, In whole
or in part. five cents per pound in lddi-
ton to the foregoing, and on genapped
yarns, bleached, colored or stained or
printed, in whole or in part. cents per
pound shall be imposed in addition to all
the foregoing duties.
The numbers of rovings, ropings and
yarns shall be determined by the number
of hanks of 100 yards of single yarns or
strands in a pound. The following
scheme of mixed specific and ad valorem
duties on manufactured goods had been
devised:
On cloths, knit fabrics. not provided
for in this act and all manufactures of
every description, wholly or In part OF
wool, not specifically provided for, val
ued at not more than 80 cents per pound.
the duty shall be three times the duty of
unwashed wool Of the first class; more
than 80 cents and not morothan 40 cents,
three and one-half times; more than 40
cents, four times. and in addition on all
the foregoing, the following duties:
Valued at not more than 30 cents per
pound, 8 cents; more than 80 and not
more than 40 cents, cents; more than
40 and not more than so cents, 10 cents;
more than SO and not more than 70 cents,
21 cents; more than 70 cents per pound,
in addition on such goods valued at not
exceeding 10 cents per square yard,
cents per square yard; more than 10 and
not exceeding 121s cents. 3% cents; more
than 121s. not exceeding TN, 5A cents;
more than 171k cents and not more than
221a cents, IN cents, and in addition
thereto, cents per square yard fo-
every cents per square yard or frac-
tional part thereof, of value In excess
of 22h cents per square yard and in
addition to all the articles in this para
graph, 20 per cent ad valorem; in all the
foregoing, weighing over ounces per
square yard. the duty shall be the same
as on cloths.
Clothing, ready-made and articles OF
wearing apparel. inclunding shaws and
knitted underwear not specially pro-
vided for felt not woven and not spe-
cialIy provided for. plushes and other
pile fabrics. duty of four and one-half
times that on unwashed wool Of the first
class, and sixty per cent ad vaiorem-
Cloaks, jackets. talmas, ulsters. or
other outside garments for ladies and
children's apparel, four and one-half
times the duty on unwashed wool OF the
first class and go per cent ad valorem.
Aubisson. Administer. Moquette and
Chinella carpets. figured or plain, car
pets woven whole for rooms and all car