The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-27
Vegetables to he Admitted Free, but
Cereals, Meats and Manufactures
Are HeaviIy Assessed.
MAY CAUSE A TARIFF WAR
BERLIN COMMERCIAL CIRCLES OP-
POSED TO THE INCREASES.
Duty on Some Products of the United
States Almost Quadrupied-
Synopsis of the Bill.

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tariff law and the customs rates. The bill
stipulates that in any new commercial trea-
ties entered into by Germany the duties
shall not be lower than 5 marks on rye,
5k marks on wheat. 3 marks on barley and
5 marks on oats. The duties OH grain, pro-
visions and cattle are as published last
week by the Stuttgarter Beobachter and al
ready cabled from Berlin. with the excep-
ton of potatoes, which are exempt.
The North German Gazette, discussing
the publication by the Reichsanzeiger of
the customs announcements, points out
that the draft Of the new tariff was pub
lished because 1T already had been partly
printed in an authorized manner. but as
it had not yet been thoroughly discussed In
the Bundesrath neither the provisions OF
the bill nor the customs rates were un-
alterable before the bill reached the Reichs-
tag.
The tariff bill. as printed by the Reichs-
anzeiger. fills a pamphlet OF l67 pages.
The duties on grain are the same as pub
lished in the Stuttgarter Beobachter. The
duty on maize is 4 marks per metric hun
dred weight, without minimum; the duty
OF barley is 4 marks per metric hundred
weight maximum and 3 marks per metric
hundred weight minimum; clover seed will
pay a duty Of 5 marks per metric hundred
weight; rice Is 4 marks per hundred weight;
malt OF barley will pay AZ marks per met
rc hundred weight. while other malt will
pay 8 marks. Cotton is free. while hops
will pay 40 and hop meal 60 marks per
metric hundred weight. Most all vege-
tables will be free OF duty. Apples.
unpacked or in sacks. will be free
Of duty; apples packed in other ways
will pay a duty OF 6 marks. Hard
woods, not sawed, will pay 20 pfen-
nigs per hundredweight, or / mark
so pfennigs per solid metre; soft WOODS,
not sawed. will pay 20 pfennigs per hun
dred weight, or ! mark ~ pfennigs per
solid metres. Hardwoods, sawed. will pay
l mark % pfennigs per hundred weight.
or 10 marks per solid metre; soft woods,
sawed, will pay l mark % pfennigs per
hundred weight, or Z marks so pfennigs
per solid metre. Barrel slaves will pay
80 pfennigs per hundred weight.
Horses worth from 800 marks TO $500
marks are scaled under the tariff law to
pay duties ranging from 80 marks to
coo marks apiece. Beef cattle will be
charged % marks, young cattle Is, calves 4
ana hogs 10 marks apiece. Fresh meats
VIII pay 80 marks a hundred weight; pre-
pared as table delicacies they will pay IS
marks a hundred weight. Meat extracts
will pay 30 marks a hundred weight, sau-
sages 10, lard II marks 50 pfennings a hun
dred weight and oleomargarine will pay the
same as butter. Cheese will pay 80 marks a
hundred weight.
All Hours, except oat flour. will pay 1871
marks a hundred weight, while oat -four
Will pay 10 marks. Cotton-seed oil, in casks,
viii pay 1z12 and not in casks 20 marks a
hundred weight. Sugar will pay 40 marks a
hundred weight. as Will fruit sugars, glu-
cose, dextrin, etc. Margarine butter will
pay ~ marks. Artificial lard will pay 121a
marks. Fruit preparations will pay 80
marks ana brandy 80 marks a hundred
wise unspecified will pay rs marks a hum
dred weight.
Raw tobacco will pay IS marks per hun
bacco. temmed tobacco leaves and chewing
tobacco will pay $50 marks per hundred
weight. Cigars and cigarettes will pay 27o
marks.
Petroleum will pay 10 and 6 marks per
hundred weight, according 10 it's quality.
pay from 80 to 80 marks, and shoes from IS
to lN marks per metric hundredweight.
Wood manufactures will be taxed as fol-
lows, per metric hundredweight, In marks:
Planned wood. 6; further manufactured, 10;
prepared flooring. 8 10 IS; furniture made
from hardwood. Il; in the rough, ID; FIN
ished furniture OF soft wood. S, and In the
rough, Y marks.
Finished pig iron. 1 mark per metric
same finished. Az marks; the same below
seven millimeters, in the rough s., in the
latter finished, 8 marks; rollers. rough 3a
marks: finished, 10 marks. Fine castings
VIII pay a marks; rails and blooms, l
mark so pfennigs; wrought bars and hoops
VIII pay from l to marks: sheets, 8
wire will pay from 3 10 5 marks;
polished or galvanized it will pay
from 8 marks 30 pfennigs to 6 marks:
steam boilers will pay from 8 10 5 per
metric hundredweight; spades and shovels
will pay 5. forks 10. saws 10 and 20. files 10
to 40. rough screws 5, finished screws u.
Aluminium, hammered or rolled. will pay
II marks: lead. rolled, 3; copper, wrought or
rolled. 70: copper wire. II. locomotives will
pay from Q 20 IL marks per metric hundred
weight. Steam engines will pay 3H marks
per hundredweight. Sewing machines 35.
and st~one-working Will range from 20 marks
on machines weighing two and one-half
hundredweight to 4 marks on machines
Weighing ten tons. Steam threshers and
mowers will pay 9, while the duties on
other machinery range from 3 marks 50
pfennigs TO Is marks per metric hundred
weight.
The duties on dynamos and motors range
from 9 marks on machines weighing I'VE
hundredweight or less TO 6 marks on dyna-
mos and motors weighing from five to
thirty hun6redweight. Telephone and tele-
graph apparatus will pay 60 marks.
The duties on wagons VIII range from
marks, while buggies and carriages viii pay
from 100 TO 200 marks. Bicycle parts. rough.
40: finished. 10. Pianos and organs will
pay 10 and pipe organs Is.
All the foregoing duties are reckoned per
metric hurdredweight. Section s OF this
tariff law provides hat dutiable goods sent
TO Germany from countries treating Ger
man ships and German goods more un-
favorably than those of other countries
may be assessed at double the rates pro-
viGed for under this law, or to the full value
of these goods. and that dutiable goods ar
irving from such countries that are on the
free list may be assessed 80 per cent. OF
their full value.
The text of the measure appeared toe
late for comment in the evening papers
Opinion IN Berlin commercial circles. how
ever. is that the American schedules are
monstrous. involving a great burden for
Germany's Industrial and commercial
classes. together with a serious injury IL
foreign trade. tariff wars and hindrances
to commercial treaties.
Americans In business In Berlin regard
the trouble as exceedingly bad for both
erman and the United States. pointing
out that the sharp agitation during the
last few years against certain American
PRODUCTS has borne fruit i'm the presen,
bill. Besides the agricultural schedules
the Americans express keen dlsappo,nt.
nIent at the heavy Increases In machinery
/ The present duties. ranging from 2lz TO
marks per hundred weight. are In man,
cases more than doubled. In the case OF
saws they are o~uadrupled. American
woods are also hard hit. The measure
shows a reclassifcation Of articles ard q
much more minute division. Comparison
therefore. are often difficult.