Evening star., 1897-07-31
Ad Valorem Duties of Wilson and
Dingley Laws.
INCREASE IN REVENUE EXPECTED
Averages Based on the Importations
in 1896.
CONSIDERED IN DETAIL

half of the proof sheets have been put
through the final revision. The work has
been done by Mr.. Charles H. Evans, the
expert, who has made the compa arisons for
every general tariff bill reported and every
tariff act since 1872. The comparison deals
with the present law, the law of '94 and
the House and Senate bills, giving rates,
equivalent ad valorems, quantity and value
OF goods imported under the law of '94 and
estimates for the new law.
The average ad valorem of all the sched-
uies under the Wilson act Qaw of '9D was
40 10 per cent. The average under the
Dinsley law is 54.G6 per cent. The aver
ages are figured out upon the basis of the
value of importations in various classes in
1885,
The chemical schedule average is 3O.67
per cent for the new law, as against 2S.53
per cent under the Wilson law. The aver
age equivalent ad valorem of the wool
schedule is S6.54 per cent, against 47.62 un-
der the Wilson law; the silk schedule IS
3.4l per cent, against 1896 under the Will
son law. The new -earthen ware and glass
ware schedule Is 52.47 per cent against 35
per cent under the Wilson law. The metal
schedule is 1924 per cent, against SSH
under the Wilson law The wood schedule
has an average rate of 17.49 per cent
against 24.76 under the Wilson law.
The equivalent ad valorem of rate under
the new sugar schedule is given at 74.16
against 1874 per cent under the Wilson
law. Tobacco is 121.9O per cent, against
lU3O6 under the Wilson law. Agricultural
products average 3S.42 per cert, against
- n under the Wilson law. Spirits, wines.
&c, average 6S.S3 per cent, against 81 "a
under the Wilson law. Cotton manufac-
lures average 52.33 per cent, against Is
under the Wilson law.
Increase Expected In Revenue.
The duties from the chemical schedule In
96 amounted to s5.619.2a9 The estimate
under the new law is ss 423OS4.
The duties from the earthen ware, etc.
schedule in '96 amounted to s. OO6, $780, I'm
der the new law the estimate is $12, ,3O3 14S
The duties in '06 from the metal schedule
were $13, ,106,416. The estimate for this
year is ST, ,4s7, ,4S2.
The wood schedule produced $685. ,749 in
96: the estimate for this year is 81 4:3s9 l38
Sugar produced $40, $40, 7O3 in '06: the es-
innate for the new law is SOL 1852.
In '96 the tobacco schedule produced rev.
enue to the amount of 1859, III. The
estimate for this year Is $16609,OSO.
The revenue from agricultural products
in '96 was s7,727.614 The estimate under
the new law is $14, ,6O1.
In B spirits. etc, produced revenue to
the amount of s6,935,64s; estimate under
the new law is S. 160.626.
Cotton manufactures produced 1871 ,701
in SO. The estimate under the new law is
s11 ,134,I ,I64.
Compa risOns In Detnil.
The following are some of the detail COM
parisons between the equivalent ad valorem
rates Of duty under the Dingley law and
those under the Wilson law:
Wilson law, fire brick, % and 80 per cent;
Dingley bill, 45 per cent.
Tiles-Wilson law, 40 per cent; Dingley
law, 40 per cent.
Of ric low nd
(calcinedD 1888 per cent; Dingley law, 1893
and 33.SS per cent.
China, porcelain, parian, bisque. earthen
stone and china ware-Wilson law, 80 per
cent decorated and 30 per cent plain; Ding
ley law. ~ per cent and SO per cent, re-
spectively.
Cut or engraved glass decanters, etc
Wilson law, ~ per cent; Dingley law, 60
per cent.
Pocket knives, razors, scissors. etc.-Wil-
son law, 45 per cent; Dingley law from 40
per cent to 39S7 per cent.
Table knives-Wilson law, 45 per cent and
80 per cent different grades); Dingley law,
45 per cent.
Files-Wilson law. 2927 per cent to e751
per cent; Dingley law. 48.6S per cent to
81 per cent
Firearms-Wilson law from % to 30 per
cent; Dingley law, from 25 to 90 per cent.
Nails-Wilson law, from 80 per cent to
30 per cent: Dingley law, from 25 per cent
to 46. II per cent.
W.
cent; Dingley law, S.7S per cent.
Pins-Wilson law. 25 per cent; Dingley
la~, 35 per cent.
Cycles-Wilson law, So per cent; Dingley
law. 45 per cent.
Lumber-Wilscn law, free; Dingley law,
20 per cent.
Casks and barrels-Wilson law, 20 per
cent; Dingley law, 80 per cent.
Toothpicks-Wilson law, IS per cent;
Dingley law, 50 per cent.
Furniture-Wilson law, 25 per cent; Ding
ley law, 35 per cent.
Sugar, molasses, etc-Wilson law, low
grade molasses, free; higher grade, 1890
per cent, and sugar from 10 per cent to
4S.OS per cent. Dingley law, molasses from
1878 per cent to 1885; sugar, from 65. .G5 per
cent to Is per cent.
Wrapper tobacco-Wilson law, 12429 per
cent: Dingley law. 1898 per cent.
Stemmed leaf tobacco-Wilson law, 222.98
per cent; Dingley law, 306.57 per cent.
Manufactures of tobacco-Wiison law,
23sn per cent; Dingley law, 327.39 per
cent.
Breadstuffs-wilson law. from 20 to 40
per cent; Dingley law. from 1918 to 1896
per cent.
Mules-Wison law. 20 per cent: Dingiey
law. 314.O3 per cent, when valued below
$50 per head; 25 per cent when valued
above that.
Raisins-wilson law. 1852 per cent: Ding
ley law, 57.52 per cent.
Currants-Wilson law. Zanti. 1892 per
cent; others free; Dingley law, Zanti, 1889
per cent; others, 1880 per cent.
Olives-wilson law. 20 per cent; Dingley
law. 35 per cent.
Plums and prunes. Wilson law, 1889 per
cent: Dingley law. 23s5 per cent. Figs.
Wilson law, 27.72 per cent, Dingley law,
1896 per cent Oranges, lemons. lines.
etc., Wilson law, 20 per cent; Dingley law,
80 per cent. Pineapples, Wilson law, 20
per cent: Dingley law, so per cent
The duty on champagne is the same in
both acts.
Compounds Of distilled spirits, Wilson
law, 965. 10 per cent; Dingiey bill, 1,2O634
per cent. Cordials. Wilson law. 92.70 per
cent: Dingley law, 112.95 per cent. Fruit
brandies, Wilson law, 276S2 per cent; Ding
ley law, 34802 per cent.
The cotton schedule Is substantially the
same in the two laws. Sleeve Innings paid
duty Of 45 per cent under the Wilson
law; under the Dingley law they pay a duty
of 67.34 per cent.
Wearing apparel, manufactured, paid 20
per cent under the Wilson law and pays
50 under the present law. Pushes, ETC.,
paid 40 per cent under the Wilson law and
pay 74.67 per cent under the Dingiey law.
If bleached those paid II. 80 under the VIII
son law and pay 74.37 under the Dingley
Jaw. Corduroys paid 40 and 1850 under the
Wilson law. and pay 69.62 under the Ding
ley law.