The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-31

! and steel forgings, hoop. band or scroll
iron or steel, steel bands or strips.
WHERE TAX Is REDUCED
The reduction on cotton ties is from
five-t enths to three-tenths of cent
per pound, and railway bars and steel
rails from seven-twentieths of a cent
per pound to seven fortieths. Iron or
steel sheets were also reduced and the
duty on charcoal iron is made Sc a ton
instead of $12.
Other reductions in thesnsetal schedule
aneet polished "f shed sheets ssn as rolled
Tin plate is reduced FROM IL 10 2-1o
cents per pound. -
The minimum duty taWs and cary
rem instead of Is. MaterAa. - edsictions
are made in the rates on lfaee and. the
Outing on Sash rsgste fsps use
chimes. machine tools. printing presses,
typewriters and all steam engipe4 is re-
duced to 80 per cent ad lvalorem from
January is fa,e e@ nj ad certain nn
lace making machines anS machines
used for the manufacture of linen cloth
and tar and oil spreading machines used
IN the construction of roads are to be
admitted free.
LUMBER SCHEDULE CHANGES
In the lumber schedule the only in
creaseS were those on shingles fromE 30
to so cents per 1000, and on briar wood
makers from the free list to Il per
cent ad valorem. The rate on Sawed
lumber was decreased from 81 per 900
10 Sl.25 per 1000. There was also a
dimtnution on timber from / cent per
cubic foot to one-half of / cent, and
on sawed boards of white wood and
kindred woods from 81 per 1000 to so
cents per 1000.
The reduction in the differential rates
m favor of dressed lumber averaged
about one-third of the Dingley rate
finc
phone poles are reduced from 20 to 10
per cent ad valorem; clapboards from
Sl.o0 per ! 900 to SIPS; lathes from %
cents to 20 cents per 1000 while fence
posts and kindltng wood were placed
on the free list.
The only change in the sugar sched-
or a cent in the differential on refined
sugar.
In agricultural products broom corn
was taken from the free list and made
dutiablc at SO per ton Hops are in
creased from II to 16 cents per pound
mere are also increases on lemons figs
ALMONDS, pineapples and chicory root.
The reductions in the agricultural
schedule covered bacon and hams from
to cents per pound, lard from 2 TO
/ z cents, fresh meats from 2 to 1 Y
cents and L starch from II to cent per
peas, sugar beets, cabbages and sa
were also lowered.
INCREASE IN LIQUORS
The wine and liquor schedule was in
creased to 10 per cent over the Dingley
The cotton schedule was reconstruct
ed and readjusted to bring the duties
up TO those collected during the first
four years of the operation of the
Dingley law, and to the rates then col
lected under that law Since that time
the rates have been lowered in some
cases from so to per cent by court
decisions. These new rates, Payne ex-
planned, We're equivalent to an addition
on the whole, of per cent ad valorem
increase over that collected under the
present law for last year.
cotton hosiery valued at not more
than 81 per dozen is Increased from
2O to 20 cents per dozen pairs; more
than 81 and less than $3.50 per dozen
pairs, from SO cents to IS cents per
dozen pairs; more than $50 and not
more than 81, from 20 cents to 80 cents
per dozen pairs.
The remaining rates on stockings
are the same as under the present law
Hemp is increased from $50 to $3.50
per ton and hackle hemp from $40 to
$40 per ton. The cheaper laces re-
main as in the present law, but there
is an increase from so to 20 per cent
on some of the higher priced laces
In this schedule single coarse yarns
are reduced from cents to cents per
pound and gill MEETINGS from % to 20
per cent ad valorem.
There was a general reduction in
A reduction of 20 to Is cents is made
in hydraulic hose.
Oilcloth including linoleum. was re-
duced about one third.
WOOL SCHEDULE THE SAME
There was practically no change in
the wool schedule but there was a. re-
adjustment between tops and yarns
and small decrease on cloths with
cotton warp.
Mechanically ground wood pulp was
exempted from duty and placed on the
free list with a provision for coun-
tervailing duty against Canada. The
lower grade of printing paper was re-
duced from $6 to 1915 per ton and the
higher grade from So to 1915. There
is an increase on surface coated pa