Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
T HE NEW TARIFF
A Completed Comparison of Its Rates With
the Wilson Measure.
Some, I'm Addition to Those Already
Published, Gfven-List Of Articles
With Increased Duties.


With Increased Duties.
The completed comparison of the tariff
bill. prepared by MIR. Chas. II. Evans. the
tariff expert, WIS received at the Senate
and House document rooms today. The
following are some of the comparisons. in
addition TO those given in The Star last
week:
The average ad valorem duty of the
fax, hemp and jute schedule is lower in
the new law than in the Wilson law. That
of the Wilson law was 1884 per cent. The
present law is 45.1S per cent. The average
ad valorem of the pulp, paper and book
schedule under the present law is 1870 per
cent Under the Wilson law rs per cent.
The average ad valorem of the sundry
schedule is lower in the Dingley law than
it was in the Wilson law. Under the Ding
ley law 1t is 23.35 per cent: under ;he Viii
son law 1t was 24.79 per cent
The total value of articles transferred
from the free list to the dutiable list is
placed at slol.96S9f1. Only two articles
were transferred from the dutiable to the
free list. These We're cocoanuts in the shell
and sheep dips.
The following are the articles or which
there is an increase of duty in the present
law over the Wilson law
Acids:
Tactic,
Gallo.
Alcoholic perfumery.
compounds alcoholic.
Chloride of lime
Camphor, refined
Chalk
Chicle.
on: fusel Oil or amylic alcohol.
Opium:
Crude or manufactured, etc.
Morphia, or morphine, ETC.
Spirit varnishes
Paints:
Crayons
Smalts and fros:inps
spanish, Indian red &c
Potash. chlorate of
Prepara tons of alcohol
SODA, chlorate Of
Soda ASH.
Plaster rock or gypsum.
Plaster of Paris ground
Pumice Stone-Wholly or partiallv rnan,,
1actured; manufactured
Asphaltum and bitu.nen-Not Tried M,
advanced; dried or advanced
Bauxite or beauXite crude
Chemical glass ware
Plate glass, futcd &c
Plate glass. cast. polshal-Not ex1ecdio O.
| 10 by "A inches, above 10 by 24
rate glass, cast, polished silyered-Not
excending ~ bv ~ inches: above IL by ~
Cylinder and crown glass. polished sill
Nered-Not exceeding Is by n inches: aboya
16 by "a "'''
Cylinder and crown glass, polished. sfly-
| 10 by "a oD0'
Plate glass, cast, polished, silvered-Nof
exceeding 10 by n inches: above IL by "a
rate glass, cast, polished, unsiivered-Noi
eAo1eulng i" by - inches; above IL by II.
All other manufactures-Paste manu-
factures of. glass, broken and old glass.
| etc.
Manuf lctures of agate, aIabaster. Jet
anti
dressed or manufactured, hewn, dressed
| or polished. polishing and furnishing stones
Scissors and shears.
J dozen. pc
Valued at more than 20 cents
Valued at more than sl.75 per Dozen
Iinsel wire. lame or lain.
| Mica.
Chronometers, box or ship's
Watches.
Watch cases movements. etc.
Jewels for use in the manufacture of
watches or clocks.
Railroad ties.
Clapboards.
| Shingles.
Testing above 40 degrees and not above
56 degrees.
| Above Is degrees.
Sugars-All not above No. 16 Dutch stand
ard.
| Sugar above No. 16 Dutch standard.
! Sugar. maple. and strip.
Glucose or grape sugar.
Saccharine.
Orchids lily of the valley azaleas, palms,
etc.
Straw
Fruits preserved in their own juice.
CurrantS.
Olives, greal or prepared.
Dates.
| Oranges, lemons and LINES.
Orange and lemon peel, not preserved.
Socoanut meat or copra, etc
Pineapples.
| Meats, dressed or undressed, etc
| Chocolate and cocoa, prepared or manu-
| featured.
Dandelion root. etc, prepared.
Ginger ale or ginger beer.
Mineral waters, natural.
| All other manufactures of cotton not
| Specially provided for.
Hemp, tow Of
Hemp and jute carpets
All manufactures of other vegetable fiber
except flax hemp ana ramie. Gunny bags
ana sunny cloth. old or refuse.
carpets, treble ingram, three-ply. etc
carpets, wool Dutch and two-ply Ingram
Cards, playing
Other manufactures of paper
BEADS of glass, loose. unthreaded.
Beads beaded or jet trimmings, etc.
Braids plaits, laces, willow sheets etc
Coal, anthracite.
Corks.
Feathers and downs, crude: Ostrich. All
other
Feathers and downs for beds.
HairclotE, known as crinoline cloth.
Jewelry.
Precious stones and limitations of, set, not
specially provided for.
Pearls, set.
Hides of cattle. raw or uncured, etc
Leather: Band betting All leather
not specially provided for.
Coral, n manufactures of.
Spar. manufactures of.
Musical Instruments and parts of: Metal
chief value. Wood chief value.
Umbrellas, etc, covered with other ma
terial than silk, wool, etc.
Sticks for umbrellas, parasols or sun
shades.