The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-13

paragraphs incorporated in the free
list of the present law are restored
TO the dutiable list at the Mckinley
rates, with the exception of white
pine, which is now classed with spruce
and pays 81 per LOCO feet, instead OF
81 as under the Mckinley law.
A clause is inserted providing for
an additional duty of % per cent ad
Yalorem on lumber to be imposed in
retaliation in case any country i'm
poses discriminating taxes on similar
articles proposed to be opposed to the
United States
The tax on tooth picks is changed
from 30 per cent to one-half a cent
per 1000.
The sugar schedule is specific
throughout and gives the refiners no
concealed protection in an ad valorem
1uty. 1t imposes on all sugars test
ing SO degrees by the polariscope /. .625
per cent per pound with an addition
pr O3 of cent per pound for each
1egree above So, and the subtraction
Pr .03 of cent for each degree below
20. On all sugars above No. 16 Dutch
standard in color, one-eighth cent per
pound is imposed in addition, and on
al sugars from countries paying boun-
rles an additional duty equivalent to
the net bounty in excess of any special
TAX imposed by such country.
The tax on confectionery valued at
II cents or less per pound and on tine
rured, colored or adulterated sugars is
made 10 cents per pound and 10 per
cent; on confectionery not specially
provided for, 80 per cent ad valorem,
and on glucose 1 cent per pound
Ihere is no change from the Nc
-Alnley rates on the duty on leaf to-
bacco suitable for cigar wrappers, but
all other leaf, unstemmed, is increased
from 30 cents to 20 cents per pound,
and Stemmed from so to 80 cents.
Tobacco, not otherwise provided for.
is increased from 40 cents to 20 cents
per hundred.
with few exceptions the Mckinley
rates have been restored throughout
the agricultural schedule. The tax on
horses and mules is reduced from $50
to $50 per head, with a proviso that
horses valued at more than 500 shall
pay a duty of u per cent ad valorem.
These articles in the agricultural |
schedule have been taken from the free
list and made dutiable:
Farina, Il cent per pound; cabbage, |
4 cents each; Sauerkraut, 45 per cent; |
milk, cents per gallon; cider, IS cents |
per gallon; nursery stock, 80 per cent; |
fish for bait, Il cent per pound; dates. |
20 per cent; bologna sausages, 25 per
cent; underground chicory root, 1 cent
per pound; tallow, 1 cent per 100; wool
grease, y cent per pound.
Grapes and peaches are changed from
20 per cent to 21a cents per pound Or
anges, lemons and lines are increased
from 8 cents per cubic foot of capacity
10 q cent per pound, and plums and |
prunes from IL cent to cents per
bound.
/ The rates in the present law are gen
rally maintained throughout the en-
ire LIQUOR schedule, but champagne
ind mineral waters are to be used as
. basis of reciprocity, with the omis-
iiOn Of part of the duty in return for
pecial facilities for the importation of
foods from the United States.
In the cotton goods schedule there are
ew changes from the present law, ex-
ert some slight increases on the finer
trades of goods. The Mckinley rates
re restored or ready made clothing,
n cotton chenille goods and on hosiery,
hirts and drawers not otherwise pro-
-ideG for.
There IS an entire new classification
f seamless hosiery, shirts and draw ,
rs. Hosiery valued at not more than
l.50 per dozen pairs viii pay 80 cents
er dozen and Il per cent; valued at
lorc than S1.50. and not more than $3
er dozen, "a cents per dozen and 20
er cent; valued at more than s3 per
oxen, 81 per dozen and 20 per cent. .
Shirts and drawers valued at not
lore than S1.50 per dozen, % per cent; I
alued at S1.50, and not more than SO
er dozen, 20 cents per dozen, and % 5
er cent; valued at more than So per I
Oxen, 81 per dozen and 80 per cent. c
The present rate remains on cords. [
raids, ETC., and on all manufactures of I
1tton not specially provided for '
In the fax, hemp and jute schedule, 2
i the articles placed on the free list 4
the present law are restored to the C
ltiable list at Mckinley rates, except v
lat of hemp, which is increased from V
le Mckinley rate of u cent per pound il
1 cent. Jute yarn is changed from so h
II cent ad valorem to l cent pound c
I'd 10 per cent. I
Gables, cordage and twine not other C
;se provided for, are taxed at l cent h
II pound binding twine, when i'm I
,rted from countries placing a duty on p
n
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