The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11

Ch0FOoGS OF 6ll kluus, hOUSo P9.OV P0I
pound and 25 cents ad valorem Senate
"a per pound and 25 per cent. ad valo
rem. A proviso is added that cigarettes
Of all kinds, weighing less than four
pounds per thousand shall pay a duty
of So per pound.
COTTON MANUFACTURES
On cotton thread and carded yarns,
warps and other forms, except the
spool thread, the House rate was three
tenths of a cent per number per pound
in numbers exceeding 80. The Senate
bill imposes three-tenths of a cent per
number per pound in addition to the
rate of 6 cents per pound on numbers
exceeding 20 and up TO 80; the Senate
bill makes the rate on No, so and above,
so per cent. Crochet darning and en-
broidery cottons on spools are made to
pay the same rates as threads on spools
and it is provided that the duty shall
be in no case be assessed in a less mum
Der of yarns than is marked on the
spools or reels. The classification Of
cotton cloths is changed SO that
bleached, valued at over Is instead of
IA cents per square yard, dyed, stained,
painted or printed at over III instead
of Is, and not bleached, ETC., at over
125 instead of IL are dutiable at 40 per
cent. The rate on cotton cloth dyed,
etc., not exceeding three square yards
to the pound is changed from 8 to 81
cents per square yard and that exceed
ing three square yards to the pound is
to pay 8 cents. The House duty Of 8
cents per square yard and 80 per cent.
on cloth OF cotton or other vegetable
fibre with an admixture Of silk, is re
placed by a more specific paragraph
putting the same rate on ''cloth com
posed of cotton or other vegetable fibre,
silk, whether known as silk, stripped
sleeve lings, silk stripes or otherwise"
and it is provided that no such cloth
shall pay less than so per cent. ad valo
rem. Cotton cloth filled or coated, is
made 8 cents per square yard and 90 per
cent. The term cotton cloth is defined
to mean all woven fabrics of cotton,
the warp and filling threads of which
can be counted by unravelIing or other
practicable means. Outside garments
of cotton having rubber as a compon-
ent material, instead of all such gar
ments, are rated at Is cents per pound
and 80 per cent. and gloves which were
exceptedby the House bill are included.
The rate on manufactures of cotton not
specially provided for is raised from
40 to 45 per cent.
Many important changes were made
in the wool and wooden schedule. In
the metal schedule there is a reduction
on tin plate and tuggers tin from II
cent to II cent. The provision reliev-
ing this paragraph from the benefits of
a drawback is stricken out.
An adj valorem duty Of 40 per cent
was f yed on mica instead OF the sliding
scale provided for in the House.
The House schedule on marble or
onyx, which was IS cents per cubic
foot in the rough and 81 10 on the sawed
or dressed, is replaced by following:
Marble or onyx, in block, rough or
squared only, IS cents per cubic foot
sawed or dressed over two inches in
thickness 81 10 per cubic foot; slabs or
paving tile of same containing not less
than four superficial inches if notmore
than one inch in thickness, IL cents
per superficial foot, more than one and
not more than one half inch thick Is
cents; more than one and one half and
not NOR than two inches, 1e cents
rubbed in whole or part 3 per foot ad
ditional.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Bans are reduced from SO to 40 cents
per bushel; hay from 81 to So so per
ton; hops from Is to 10 ceAts per pound
dried peas changed from 1 cent per
pound to 20 cents per bushel. Ever.