New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-06
CUBAN TARIFF CHANGES.
IENT OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER PRO-
MULGATED LAST MARCH

Washington. Oct. 6-The War Department has
made public the text of the Executive order
containing notifications of the Cuban tariff pro-
mulgated March 81. 1900. The principal changes
made have been noted heretofore. viz:
A reduction of from 10 to per cent ad valorem
IN the duty on railway equipment stock; of from
~ TO . per cent on sugar making machinery. and
tne cancellation OF the special concession relating
to Porto Rican coffee.
The features of the order they differ from the
existing schedule follows:
For the classification of parts of machinery the
following rules must be observed:
First-A separate piece of a machine is under
stood to be any object which is expressly speci-
NEG l py name under some heading of the tariff,
and which by its shape and by the in
house. though not completely finished. may be con-
sldered as exclusively destined a machine and
completely finished, il must pay under one Of the
hsSa n Of the tariff referring to machinery.
Second-Iubes, bars. axles, screws. bolts, sheets,
plates boiler bottoms. wire and other articles
ingy, though they be destined 10 IN machinery.
g., niirH-Iools. instruments and utensils employed
considered as parts of machinery for the applica-
terials which composed.
Machinery and apparatus for making sugar and
brandy now pay duty of 10 per cent ad vaIoren
The new tariff provides that articles Of this char
acter imported within twelve months from the late
of the PRONUNCIATION of this order shall be entitled
to rebate of 30 per cent of the duty specified
This concession is limited the following articles
whoever be the importer:
Weighing machines (platforms) for Weighing sugar
cane complete machines OF every kind for grinding
paratus for diffusion purifying apparatus, filters
and htering apparatus. apparatus called "trenes
NAL black. steam dess!catoIs (trampas) and granu-
(subdoresJ machines with their motors: vessels
called ''bombonas'' and "cachimbas.' swimmers
aeg IN
and pe of or
crusners' cars tporta templal, sulphurous gas APP
tempa5. cane transpoi ting apparatus. furnaces for
burning begasse. automatic crculator and regu-
COMPRISING sugar.
Also the following articles when they are i'm
ported directly by for planters on proof OF the
installation thereof in their establishments:
Betings for granulators. centrlfugals and lifters
lsuodores). tubes fues. cocks. shafts. crowns and
engines with or without pumps: casts for the con
gasometers for lighting the works; electric plants
and apparatus for use exclusively in lighting the
works Of a sugar estate or farm.
Agricultural machinery and apparatus now pays
a duty of 10 per cent ad valorem The modification
provides that the articles included in the paragraph
relating to those manufactures imported within
twelve months from the date of this order shall be
entitled to a rebate OF 80 per cent of the duty
specified
Under the head OF paragraphs Nos. 2S and 49,
covering marine engines and boilers etc. duti.
able at per cent ad valorem, 1t is provided that
articles corresponding to those mentioned in the
paragraphs Nos 2iS and 2i9 expressly imported by
ship owners and intended for in the repair OF
registered steam vessels will be dutiable at the
rate OF per cent ad valorem.
Coffee in the bean ground chicory roots and
chicory. sl2 10 100 Kilograms. This provision is
the same the existing tariff except that il cam
cells the special concession heretofore granted to
Porto Rican coffee OF SO per 100 Kilograms estab-
nshed at a time when the island suffering from
the effects OF the hurricane OF several years
ago.
The following special provision is made:
The following articles wher imported direct by
steam or street railroad company of the island
within twelve calendar months from the promul-
cation OF this order shall be entitled to entry al
guarantees the chief OF the customs service
may exact direct This concession to railway
material Is limited exclusively to the following:
Passenger coaches. complete. erected or knocked
down; freight cars. complete erected knocked
down pine wood prepared especially for freight
and tubes locomotive and tender frames and tanks
bridges. iron steel bridge work rfveted rolled
iron steel rails. points. crossings, signals. gate
and locomotives. complete and parts thereof in
Guiding all the running gear; spices. fshplates.
steam shovels complete. rock crushers complete
steam hammers complete: Cumming cars. hand
rick railway complete. ballast cars air
brakes. automatic couplings. railway ties of wood
ende4s a AND eeec motors and
dynamos and machinery exclusively used for fur
nshng power T and snt ,0r tho ,s,t
used to furnish power or light for airy other pur-
pose, shall thereby become liable to duty under
Stationary pumps and boilers for repairing shops
Including transmission shafts pulleys and betting
This order is to take effect on October 1.