The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-11

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ssrre SIS under the Wilson law But
few cns1ses are made II the rates, cut
many changes have been made il
classification. and THESE make the act
ual difference very wide As p'any
as twerty.seven rev classes have
been added to this division of the cot
ion schedule.
All cotton plushes. velvets, velvet
eens. etc, will now COS: the woman
81 per cent. more than under the vii.
son law. The rate hes heen raised
from 40 per cent. TO 14.G per cent
The clSssi6cations have not been
increased IN esch case AL wcolen
| plusheS have been increased from &C
| cer cent. to rates that run from IS to
LAT per cent. Silk plushes, velvets
and chenilles fare equally as badly.
In every Classification the rates have
been increased. The increases range
from IS TO 80 per cent. So the shop
per can prepare 10 take that much
more money with her when she starts
out to procure her winter outft.
| Hosiery i. going to cost nice little
isum hereafter. All cotton hosiery
will have an ad6itioDa 20.46 per cert.
itscked TO the price. Unoer the new
law the duty imposed ie 20 IS per cent
All six hosiery viii cost al Sdi:!ionsl
40 Ger cent for the rev law places
the duty ST 50 per cent instead c. SO
SIS under the Wilson law.
| Cotton under year does not escape.
Under the Wilson law only shirts snd
drawers were or the dutiable list. and
these at the general rate OF 80 per
cent. Now to shirts and drawers are
added vests, union suits, combination
SUiIs, tights, sweaters, corset cover
and all unGerwearo of every description,
and the duty is placed at IS per cert
Ncthlng the shspe of cotton uader-
wear Gao escape that Is per cent. raise.
Flanrels for underwear fare still
worse. Al the rates OF the he!f dcz
en- grades have bteo incras sed, ard
the average taken shows that the IN
crease has been 50 ger cent. The az
srage duty on flannel underwear u1-
der tie Wilson bill was IS per cent ;
under the the new law it is 100 ger
cent. Silk underwear will cost 10
per cent, more, but as on other arti,
cles, the rate on the luxuries IS not
nearly so high as On the necessities.
Boot, shoe apd corset iacings OF cot
ton are to cost per cent more than q
month ago. The rate has been III
creased from As to so per cent.
: determined raid mas besn made
on 'ace edgings, embroiGeriss. neck
ruffiings, ruchings, etc. Under the
Wilson law the duty was So per cent.
After the full effect of the new law
is felt it will be a long while before
the careful shopper csn boast to her
husband of the bargains she found at
the WOODEN dress goods counter. For
the price Of all woolau goods is going
to be greatly increased.
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas, estimates
that people will have to gay $3.50, Geo..
Geo a year more for their cotton and
woaien good rLder the new law than
under the ia. This enormous tax is
imposed tia: the treasury may csten-
sioiy benefit sS, 600, 600 year.
Fer silks the shopper will have to
pay much greater price. The duty
on the classihcalions as they have ex-
listed for three gears is 50 per cent
only per cent higher than under
the Wilson law. Bat eighteen new
classes have been added, and the dr
ties range from so cents per pouCd 10
S. In some cases, as with japanese
silk, the duty is 700 per cent. No one
has been able yet to estimates what the
increase in the price of silk dress
goods will be. Then crinollne cloth
for lining will cost more than 4 cents
yard more, for the duty has been
increased that much.
Millinery bills are g ing to be lsrg-
er hereafter. a woman's bonnet o.
hat must pay an additional duty of 5
per cent, while on trimmed hats the
new duties run from 81 per dozan a2d
20 ger cent. to 81 per DOZEN and 20 per
cent. The braiding for bonnets Or
hats. if net bleacbed, must pay daty
of Is per cent. Under the Wilson
bui these came in free. II the brai3s
are bleacheG they must pay duty OF
25 per cent. The Wilson bill charged
no duty on these articles.
Ostrich feathers, undressed, have
duty of Is per cent. laid on them,
while the dressed ostrich feathe 5
must pay Is per cent. more than was
imposed By the Wilson iaw. Al
other feathers and all artificial foH-
ers used for millinery purposes are 10
pay duty OF SO per cent, Instead Of
35 under the Wilson law. Beads and
Jet trimmings will pay 30 per cant.
more than at present. Birds for the
hat were not forgotten, and an addi.
tional duty Of Is per cent was laid or
them.