The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
THE REVISED CUBAN TARIFF.
THE NEW SCHEDULE Is GIVEN
TO THE PUBLIC.
Rates Ans Made Known at the Same
Time In Washington and
Havana.

Washington. May H-Tne war Depart
: ment has made public simultaneously here
/ and In Havana the schedules OF the re-
Z vsssr Cuban tariff. which goes Into effect
: Tune 18th. The revised tariff. II is cal
cuIatei. will slightly increase the rev.
euues Of the island. which were last year
! approxInately sIs.ooaOco. The primary
Z purp,se cf the revision OF the Porter tar
. in Is rO- to provide against n deficiency
? Of revenue but TO stimulate tmporiations
from he United States The trade De
tween suba and the United States has
not augumented since the American oc-
. cupatsOn, and even the application OF ihe
Porter tariff was not attended by any
ie-esit in the increase OF the assresa'e
volume OF trace. of The imports into
cuba les than - per cent originated IN
the limited states. The Porter tariff mace
xweepiuy cuts in the old Spanish tarH'
and i'm the ve-y beginning attention was
E directed 10 food products: II was isi1
TO be Just that these necessarles OF i,ie
should sustain rs little tax a possipi.,
So cattle were admitted NJ uu'S
81 per head. and foOdstuff generally pald
ONLY Is per cent advalorem- The mn,
tarv authorities in charge u the lsiAhu
we-s surprised 10 witness the effect ..
thc~. changes The prices Il food JIG
mot On down in Cuba; several staples Al
least actually advanced The tariI re-
vfvers felt that they could do iI''ie u
meet this strange situation AMI fee"i.i-
rueude,E that ths. few changes they sui'-
init h. tested for another year h'l",c
more radical measures are employed
Therefore. about the only important re-
auction made by them IN the to"d schs'i-
tsIss is in fh,. duty ON salt cod ana STOCK
rxh LARGELY consumed IN Cuhsi- Whlch i
reduced from s. To- 81. and IN the uu.s
on wheat Hour. reduced from Si-N" 70 O.
Their. are many other changes IN the
..hsr schedules. however. that are be
r7..,-eI Ia q. AZ the greatest Importance
- American exporters doing business
with Cubl- Special provision has been
made for saddlery and hardware Inc
paragraphs for cutlery and firearms nave
i.een made. i'm plumbers supplies where
INTENDED Tor sanitary uses solid Neseta"'e
oils cocoa Palm. etc-. have been llictedsc1
from SO 10 Sc. and a si'ecial clalss.li0 -ls'SI
Inns been made for cotton seed Oh 10 be
usrI exclusively in the manufacture %
soap. the duty being !" cents per ~ hiles-
Common soap in bars. including CASTLE
srap and ordinary securing COMPOSITIONS
Ter 1ne kil1s- s..
Tn. schedule ~ cotton and manufac-
lures thereof remains unchanged
The duty on hemp. Jute. piIa, nax anu
orhs- vegetable nbers has been slightly
from - per cent 10 ~ per cent al valo-
lem. wooden yarn increased from - per
cent TO = per cent
Manufactures II wool. etc. - per cent.
n consolidation being made ~ = Of the
II paragraphs in the Porter tariff
silks and manufactures u silks reduced
from - per cent Co - per cent
The duty On paper for printing purposes
has been reduced from 81 10 s.
.r.rU n.sasar sasfa
BARRIERS and dentists chairs and billiard
tables and bar fixtures " = per cent al
naIorem- The paragraph IN this group
reading wood 20 any kind manufactured
iuto furniture ar other wares" has been
changed from - cents per kiiOgram u ~
pr cent az vaioTem-
The duty on bovine nimals. excepting
calves and helfers. has been increased
from 81 to $ and the paragraph on h-Iss,
skins boots and shoes has been entirely
EpmudetaI
Ta- duty on coaches. railway carriages
and AL kinds of wagons. carts and hand
sar-- mss been reduced from - per cent
q - TER cent al valorem-
Special provision has been made Tor
cotton seed oil for food which j. nnw
placed ln tne same category as olive
Th- duty on bovine animals. exceptirs
ordinary biscuits n8w 10 pay $40 per l.ri
kilograms and fine biscuits So per IVl
On coffirs AMI unie-,akers' fixtures the
duty Is foo D. - pr cent al VAlnrem-
tr has been apparent a. all acquainted
with the working N the cuban tariff that
tie rates Of duty uut upon the schedule
for machinery and railway materials and
supplies. namely. g. cents per al ValBrem.
g. .s1 high The effect 81 this has been
n stop all importation II such articles
and the revenue from these schedules
has been extremely small In view u
che necessity for the construction and
reconstruction ~ railroads in cuba. and
upon th~ assurance given hv the various
companies that II material for the con
sf-Irfilu and equipment c.uid Dr. inn
ported ar "a reduced rate they will at once
begin u import large quantities. spe-
sl.t. provision has been Inserted In the
T1-if which allows railroad companies 10
import theSs supplies iutu the island Tor
a period ~ twelve IN 1uths from the date
cf population az rate - L. Per cent
al v1iH~em-
some fcw changes have been made iu
tho free ls-. one nr two fresh additions
being made AMI ono 0r two articles being
taken out and Put IN the dutiable ISL