The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-17
CUBAN : TARIFF RATES
Proposed Increase and Compare
sons Made by the U. S. Min
lister at Havana.

Washington, Aug. 16-Minister
Squiers has sent to the state depart
ment from Cuba the detailed text OF
the Cut an loan bill as IL recently
passed tie senate. and of the house bill
He says concerning them:
The senate bill is now before the
house and seems the more favorably
talked Of However, understand there
is some considerable objection in the
house 10 certain provisions of the SEN
ate bill, particularly article l. which ]
will report as 1 am better informed
The bill shows that in section 10. the
executive is directed TO negotiate a loan
OF $50, 0O0, 600. the proceeds of which are
TO be used in part for the payment OF
the Indebtedness and obligations 4le-
gally contracted in behalf of revolution
by the four commanders of the liber-
ating army after Feb. 25, 1895, and
prior to Sept 19 Of the same year and
TO the payment of the Indebtedness and
obligations which the revolutionary
government itself. or through it's legal
representatives, may have contracted
privately in foreign countries. in COM
pliance with the first provision of the
constitution"
Another section provides for the pay
ment of the wages of the liberia ting
army of Cuba after the rolls of said
army have been revised and the COM
pensatfOn due each member thereof
has been decided.
Mr.. Squiers also gives in detail a
comparison of the tariff rates at pres
ent and the proposed increase as fol-
lows:
Coal. 1000 Kilograms. now free, %
cents per 1000 pounds.
Stearine, per 100 Kilograms, present
rate 50, increase $50 per cent.
Pine lumber, at present free, 40 per
cent ad valorem.
Putty, per kilogram. present .0S, in
crease. 100 per cent.
Canned beef, per 100 Kilograms. pres
ent $3.50, increase, 50 per cent.
Fresh mutton, 100 kilograms, present,
$3.50, increase, 50 per cent.
Fresh pork. 100 Kilograms. present,
81. increase 100 per cent.
Salt beef, 100 Kilograms, present $3.50,
increase so per cent.
Salt pork. 100 Kilograms. present
$3.50, increase 100 per cent.
Jerked beef, 100 Kilograms, present
1896, increase 50 to 100 per cent.
Bacon. 1e0 Kilograms present 81, in
crease 100 per cent.
Hams, 100 Kilograms. present $3.50,
increase so per cent. Cd
Lard, 100 kilograms, $3.50, increase
100 per cent.
Cheese, 100 kilograms, present so
cents, increase 100 per cent.
Wheat flour, 100 Kilograms. present
81, increase 100 per cent. =
Butter, 100 Kilograms, present 81, in
crease 10 per cent.
Goldfish, present 81, increase 100 per
cent ,--
Herring. 100 Kilograms, present 81,
increase so per cent. go
Rice, 400 Kilograms, present 81, in
crease 100 per cent.
Eggs, 100 Kilograms, present s., in
crease 100 per cent. -
Beans and peas, 100 Kilograms, pres
ent s11O, increase 100 per cent.
Onions 100 Kilograms, present 20
cents, increase 100 per cent.
Potatoes, zoe kilograms, present 80;
increase 100 per cent.
Olive oil, 100 Kilograms, present SO;
increase 100 per cent.
Coffee, 100 Kilograms, present $12.15;
increase 80 per cent.
Corn, 100 Kilograms, present 80; in
crease 80 per cent.
Boots and shoes, present 90; increase
10 to II per cent.
Wine, litre. present IS; increase 20
per cent.
Wines, hectoI, present s1s; increase
20 per cent.
Liquors, hectoI, present s12, s24; in
crease 20 per cent.
Cigar, hectol, present s1.6O; increase
so per cent.
Beer in wood, hectol, present SO: in
crease so per cent.
Beer, bottled, hectol, present 81; ir><
crease so per cent.
Hats, dozen, present 20 per cent ad
valorem; increase 60 per cent
Alimentary preserves, Kilograms,
present % per cent ad valorem; in
crease 100 per cent.