The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12


bacco: Wrapper tobacco or filler
tobacco, when mixed or packed
with more than 5 per cent. Tin
welght) Of wrapper tobacco, and
all 'leaf tobacco, the product of |
two or more'eountries, or depend
encles, when mixed OF packed to-
gether, if unstemmed, $3.50 per
pound; if stemmed, 1926 per
pound; filler tobacco, not spe-
cially provided for in this act, if
unstemmed, 35 cents per pound
if stemmed, SO cents per pound.
A paragraph is inserted defining
tobacco terms as follows: "The
term wrapper tobacco, as used in
this act, means that quality of
leaf tobacco which is suitable for
cigar wrappers, and the term filler
tobacco means all other leaf to-
bacco, unless the invoices Of the
same shall specify in detail the
character of such tobacco, whether
wrapper or filler, its origin and
quality. In the examination for
classification of any imported leaf
tobacco at least one bale, box or
package in every ten, and at least
one in every invoice, shall be ex-
an1ined by the appraiser OF person
authorized by law to make such
examination, and at least ten
hands shall be examined in each
examined bale, box or package" !"
Other changes in the tobacco
schedule are as follows: "All
other tobacco, manufactured or
unmanufactured, not especially
provided for in this act 40 cents
per pound" The House rate was
IS cents. Snuff and snuff flour
and manufacturers of snuff, House
rate IS cents; Senate rate 40 cents
per pound.
Cigars, cigarettes, cheroots, of
all kinds, House $3.50 per pound,
and 25 per cent, ad valorem; Sen
, ate, 81 per pound and 25 per cent.
ad valorem. A proviso is added
that cigarettes of all kind weigh.
ing less than four pounds pei
! thousand shall pay duty of s;
per pound.
Cotton Manufactures.-On cot
: ton thread and carded yarns
wraps and other forms, except th'
: spool thread, the House rate wa
, $40 of cent per number pc
r pound, on numbers exceeding 20
The Senate bill imposes $40 of I
cent per number per pound in ad
> dition to the rate of cents pc
r pound on No. 20, on numbers ex
ceeding 20 and up to 80. TIL
| Senate bill makes the rate on No
D 80 and above SO per cent. Croche
darning and embroidering cotton
Il on spools are made to pay tn
d same rates as threads on spools
: and it is provided that the dut
g shall in no case be assessed in
n less number of yards than
II marked on the spools or reel:
q The classification of cotton cloth
is changed so that bleached value
:, at over Is, instead of IA, cen1
n per square yard; dyed, stained
IS painted or printed at over Ii
cents, instead of 16, and NJ
l. bleached, etc., at over 124, il
ID stead Of IL, are dutiable at 40 p
II cent. The rate on cotton clot
y- dyed, etc., not exceeding thr
ID square yards to the pound,
O. changed from 8 to 6 cents p
d, square yard, and that exceedll
e. three square yards to the pound
Sc to pay 8 cents. The House dn
I'd of 8 cents per square yard and
ed per cent. on cloth of cotton
be other vegetable fibre, with an
up mixture of silk, is replaced by
he more specified paragraph, putt
the same rates on cloths compos
NO of cotton, or other vegetable fib
10 silk, whether known as silk, strip
of sleeve Innings, silk stripes or 9th
GO wise, and it is provided that
i, q such cloth shall pay less than
in per cent. ad valorem. Cott
di- cloth filled or coated is made tn
ng, cents per square yards and 20
IN. cent. The term, cotton cloth
use defined to mean all woven fabl
nd of cotton, the warp and fill
cd threads of which can be coun
re- by unraYeling or other practica
nps means. Outside garments of
, of ton having rubber as a compon
material, instead of all such
+at- ments are rated at Is cents
ad pound, and SO per cent,
an gloves, which were excepted
for the House bill are included.
,all rate on manufactures of cot
fol- not especially provided for
the raised from 40 to As per cent.
,ars Many important changes