The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-18

four by thirty inches, from 10 cents to
1917 cents per square foot; all above
that 221z cents per square foot. which
is d reduction on nearly all of these
large sizes.
Protection for Cement.
Keene's cement or other cement in
which gypsum is the component ma
terial of chief value. from 80 per centum
To 81 per centum ad valOrem.
AsphaItum and bitumn. not refined
or otherwise advanced in condition from
its natural state. to fifteen e1e-hun-
dredths of cent per pound on the btu
min contained therein.
F'lourspar, crude, from 10 per centum
ad valorem 10 50 cents per ton; crushed
OF otherwise manufactured, from 20 per
ccntum ad valorem to S1.75 per ton.
Pins with ornamental heads, with a
new classification. including those set
with precious stones, pearls or corals,
from 40 to so per ceutum ad valorem.
Watch movements, more than seven
jewels. from IS cents each and % per
centum ad valOrem. to 20 cents each:
il more than seven Jewels and not more
than eleven, from 80 cents each and 25
ad valoTem to S1.35 each: more than
eleven jewels and not more than fifteen.
from IS cents each and Is per centum
ad valOTem to s1.S5 each; having more
than seventeen jewels, the rates of duty
remain the same.
Watch cases and parts of watches
and clocks. the duty remains the same
Chronic acid and Tactic acid, from g
cents to 2 cents per pound.
Tannic acid or tannin, from 50 cents
to 30 cents per pound.
Valuations Explained.
One Of the most important of the mis-
ceilaneous provisions of the bill is that
providing for the method of valuation,
which Mr.. Payne explains as follows:
The bill adds a new paragraph to
section II of the customs administra-
tive act. which provides for the an
praisement Of goods imported by con-
signment and not by sale where there
is no market price at the place of the
origin OF the goods. After re-enacting
the present provisions to ascertain the
value, the bill adds this paragraph.
The actual market value or whole
sale price, as designed by law, of any
imported merchandise which is con-
signed for sale I'm the United States.
or which is not actually sold and freely
oHered Tor sale in usual wholesale
in the open market OF the
country of expectation to all purchas-
ers, shall not in any case be appraised
at less than the wholesale price at
which such or similar imported mer-
chandise is actually sold and freely Of
tered for sale in usual wholesale quau-
titles in the United States in the omen
market 10 all purchasers, due allow
ance by deduction being made for es-
timated duties thereon, for cost of
transportation, insurance and other
necessary expenses from the place of
shipment to the place of delivery. and
a reasonable commission, not exceed
ing 10 per centum, if any of the same
has been paid
1T viii be seen that this publication
is only applied to consigned goods, and
not 10 those actually sold for importa-
ton
Minimum and Maximum Tariff.
The following explanation of the
form was made by Mr.. Payne:
The new tariff bill is a minimum
and maximum tariff bill The mini
mum rates of duty are contained in the
first section. and the free list for the
minimum rates Is in the second sec
ton of the bill. The third section con-
tains the maximum rates. which are
generally equal to the minimum rates
and 20 per cent TN addition thereto. and
the articles on the free list. in the
transfer to the third section. bear a
duty of 20 per ccntum sd valorem as a
maximum rate The maximum rate
foes not go into effect IN any event
until sixty days after the passage of
Inc act. BY the fourth section the min
uum rates are applipd To all Goods i'm,