The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-28
UP GOES THE COST OF LIVING.
Effect of the New Tariff Bill In the House and
Home-Fr0m Kindling Wood to Shingles.

and chenilles fare equally as badly In
every classification the rates have been
increased. The increases range from 10
, to 80 per cent. So the shopper can pre-
pare to take that much more money
with her when she starts out to pro-
cure her winter outft.
HOSIERY PRICES GOING UP.
Hosiery is going to cost a nice little
sum hereafter. All cotton hosiery will
have an additional 2046 per cent tackled
TO the price. Under the new law the
duty imposed is 70.46 per cent. All
silk hosiery viii cost an additional 10
per cent, for the new law places the
duty at 60 per cent instead of 90 as
under the Wilson law.
Cotton underwear does not escape.
Under the Wilson law only shirts and
drawers were on the dutiable list, and
these at the general rate of 80 per
cent. Now TO shirts and drawers are
added vests. union suits. combination
suits, tights, sweaters, corset covers
and all underwear of every descriD-
ton, and the duty is placed at 65 per
cent. Nothing in the shape of cotton
underwear can escape that 10 per cent
raise.
Flannels for underwear fare still
worse. All the rates on the half dozen
grades have been increased, and the
average taken shows that the increase
on flannel for underwear the Wilson
bill was As per cent; under the new law
it is 100 per cent Silk underwear will
also cost 10 per cent more, but as on
other articles the rate on the Injuries
is not nearly so high as on the neces-
stiles.
Boot, shoe and corset lacings of cot
ton are to cost per cent more than a
month ago. The rate has been in
creased from 40 to 50 per cent.
A determined raid has been made on
lace edgings, embroideries, neck ruff
ings, ruchings, etc. Under the Wilson
law the duty was so per cent.
NO MORE DRESS GOODS BAR
GAINS
After the full effect of the new law
is felt it Will be a long time before the
careful shopper can boast to her hus-
band of the bargains she found at the
wooden goods counter. For the price
of all wooden dress goods is going to be
greatly increased.
Senators Jones of Arkansas estimates
that the people will have to pay $780,
900, 900 a year more for their cotton and
wooden goods under the new law than
under the old. This enormous tax is
imposed that the treasury may Osten-
sibly benefit $4,000 900 a year.
For silks the shopper will have TO
pay much greater price. The duty
on the classifications as they have ex-
listed for three years is 80 per cent,
only 5 per cent higher than under the
Wilson law. But IS new classes have
been added, and the duties range from
80 cents per pound to So. In some cases
as. with Japanese silks, the duty is 700
per cent. No one has been able to yet
estimate what the increase in the price
of silk dress goods viii be. Then the
crinoline cloth for lining will cost
more than 4 cents a yard more, for
the duty has been increased that
much.
MILLINERY BILLS WILL BE LAR
GER
Millinery bills are going to be larger
hereafter. A woman's bonnet or hat
must pay an additional duty of per
cent, while on trimmed hats the new
duties run from 81 per dozen and 20
per cent to 81 per dozen and 20 per
cent. The braiding for bonnets or hats
if not bleached. must pay duty of Is
per cent. Under the Wilson bill these
came in free. If the braids are bleached
they must pay a duty of % per cent
The Wilson bill charged no duty on
these articles.
Ostrich feathers, undressed, have a
duty of Is per cent laid on them, while
the dressed ostrich feathers must pay
Is per cent more than was imposed by
the Wilson law. All other feathers
and all artificial flowers used for mill
linery purposes are to pay a duty of
so per cent instead of 80 under the
Wilson law. Beads and jet trimmings
will pay 20 per cent more than at pres
ent. Birds for the hat were not for
gotten, and an additional duty of 10
per cent was laid on them.-New York
Journal.