Evening star., 1902-01-14


pound or less. thinner than number ten and
not thinner than number twenty wire
gauge. reduced from T-10 to A-10 of one
cent per pound thinner than number twen-
ty wire gauge and not thinner than num-
Der Twenty-Five wire gauge, reduced from
$40 to o-1O OF one cent per pound; thinner
than number twenty-five wire gauge and
not thinner than number thirty-two wire
gauge, reduced from 1 lilo to I-10 cents per
pound: thinner than number thirty-two
wire gauge, reduced from 1 2-10 to 40
cents per pound: corrugated or crimped,
reduced from 1 lilo to Clio cents per
pound.
The duty on these goods under the Will
son act ranged from 40 to l lilo cents
per pound. Under the Mckinley act, from
i cent to 1 4-10 cents per pound.
E2-An iron or steel sheets or plates,
and all hoop. band scroll iron steel,
excepting what are known commercially
as tin plates. terne plates. and taggers tin.
and hereinafter provided for, when gal
vanized or coated with zinc. spelter or
other metals, or any alloy of those metals,
snail pay lilo of one cent per pound more
duty than II the same not so galvan-
lied or coated, reduced from 2-1O
133-Sheets of iron OF steel, polished.
planfshed or glanced. by whatever name
designated. reduced from cents to / cent
per pound: Provided. That plates or
designated. other than the polished, plan
ished or glanced herein provided for. which
have been picked or cleaned by acid, or
by any other material or process or which
are cold rolled, smoothe only not polished
shall pay lilo (instead of 2-1O) of one cent
per pound more than the corresponding
gauges OF common or black sheet iron or
steel.
Tin or Terne Plates.
13fTin or terne plates reduced from IL
cents per pound to L cent. These paid 1 1-5
under the Wilson act and under the Nc
kinley act. from / to 2 2-1O cents per
pound.
135-Crucible steel not otherwise provided
for In this act; die blocks or blanks etc.
shall pay from 2-10 to $40 cents per pound
reduction Of one-half
136-Wire rods, etc. of this paragraph,
reduced from 4-10 to lilo cent per pound
and from 81 to 4-1O cents per pound The
MCKINLEY act duty was about clio cents
per pound
13T-Round iron or steel wire No. 13
gauge. reduced from II cents to Il cent
per pound; next smaller size reduced from
112 to u cents per pound next smaller size
reduced from cents to 1 cent per pound
The duties of the Mckinley act ranged
from IA cents to cents per pound, and
of the Wilson act from IA cents to cents.
The ad valOrem duty on the foregoing is
reduced by the new bill from 40 per cent To
80 per cent.
1A-Blaeksmith's tools, etc, reduced
from y cents per pound to / cent Der
pound The Mckinley rate was 2A cents
and the Wilson rate Ia cents.
to-Bolts, etc reduced from IL cents to
cent Inc mckinley rate was pa, the
wilson rate 11a cents per pound.
Cast Iron Pipe.
14I-Cast iron pipe reduced from 4-1o to
2-1O cents per pound The Mckinley rate
was 9-1o and the Wilson rate Clio.
14S-Specified iron castings, such as store
plates. tailors and hatters irons, etc, re-
duced from s-10 to 4-10 cents per pound.
The Mckinley rate was 1 2-1O and the
Wilson rate $40
1ieMalleabl Bile iron castings not other
wise specified reduced from 9-1O to $40 of
cent per pound. The Mckinley rate was
1&. the Wilson rate 9-10.
15l-Chain or chains of all kinds made of
iron or steel, not less than three-fourths of
one inch in diameter reduced from is to
4 cents per pound; less than three-fourths
of one inch and not less than three-eighths
of one inch in diameter reduced from Ia to
L cent per pound; less than three-eighths
of one inch in diameter and not less than
five-sixteenths of one inch in diameter re-
duced from 1fs to IA cents per pound; less
than ive-sixteenths of one inch in diameter
reduced from to cents per pound; but
no chain or chains of any description shall
pay lower rate of duty than 30 per cent
ad yalorem, reduced from 40.
The rates on these goods ranged from
= clio to 2la cents under the Mckinley act
and paid ~ per cent ad yalorem under the
Wilson bill.
152 Lap welded. butt welded. scanned or
jointed iron or steel boiler tubes pipes
Hues or stays, not thinner than number
sixteen wire gauge. reduced from to
cent per pound: welded cylindrical fur
naces, made from plate metal 2ia cents
per pound: all other iron or steel tubes,
finished, not specially provided for in this
act, 20 per centum ad valorem treduced
from 35) These goods paid 2ls cents per
pound under the Mckinley act and the
furnace IL per cent ad valorem.
leo Nails. spikes, tacks and needles. re-
duced from SlX-tenthS to three-tenthS of l
cent per pound. The Mckinley rate was 1
cent; Wilson rate. ID per cent ad valorem
161 Horseshoe nails, etc, reduced from
"a to l cent per pound. They paid 4 cents
under the Mckinley bill.
162 Wire nails. ETC. reduced from - to i,
cent per pound and from 1 cent to u. They
ranged from to 4 cents under the Nc
kinley act. and were % per cent ad yalo-
rem in the Wilson act.
To- Spikes. nuts, washers. horseshoes,
etc, reduced from L cent to y cent a
pond Mckinley rate. 1 $40
16i. Rivets. reduced from cents to /
cent per pound. Mckinley rate, 21a cents
169- Screws reduced from cents to =
cents. from TO 3. from s12 to 4. and from
u TO q cents per pound according to size.
These goods ranged from cents to IA
cents under the Mckinley act.
Ill Railway car wheels. reduced from
IL cents per pound to 1 cent. Ingots and
blooms for the same, reduced from Ia to
Y of 1 cent. The wheels paid 2Ia cents
and the ingots Ia under the Mckinley act
and Ia cents under the Wilson act
l93- Amended so as to provide that ar
tlcies or wares not specially provided for
in this act, composed wholly or in part of
iron or steel, 30 per cent ad yalorem ire
duced from I5).