Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-18

equivalent to "a per centum nd vaiorem
to 30 per centum ad valorem; mine and
blasting fuse from s5 per centum TO 25
per centum ad valorem.
HIDES, ON FREE LIST.
Hides of cattle from Is per centum
ad valorem to free list. Band and sole
leather, from 20 per centum ad valorem
to 1--WE per centum ad valorem. Upper
leather, caifskins, channels skins, kan
CARGO. sheep and goat skins, and other
leather not provided for from 20 per
centum 10 IS per centum ad valorem.
Patent leather. Weighing not over 10
pounds per dozen skins, from 10 cents
pound and 20 per centum ad valorem;
Weighing over 10 pounds and not over 25
pounds per dozen skins from 30 cents per
pound and 10 per centum ad valorcm;
Weighing over rs pounds, from 20 cents
per dozen and 20 cents per pound and
10 per centum ad valorem. all to 20 per
centum ad valorem; boots and shoes
from IS per centum ad valorem to 20 per
centum ad valorem boots and Shoes
from 20 per centum ad valorem to Is per
centum ad valorem; shoe laces. from 30
cents per gross and 20 per centum nd
leather cut into shoe uppers and so forth
from % to 20 per centum ad valorem; all
other manufactures of leather from IS
per centum ad valorem to go per centum
ad valorem.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Agricultural implements, plows, from
20 per centum ad valorem to 10 per
centum ad valorem. and further provis-
ion to free list from any country admit
ting American agricultural machinery
free.
Works Of art. including paintings and
statuary. more than 20 years old, from
90 per centum to the free list.
1.-THE articles mentioned IN the remain
Ing paragraphs are rated, substantially,
ct the same duty as under the present
law.
"The duties on women's and chlldrens
gloves, not over IL inches In length, are
considerably increased on Schmaschens
glace. of sheep origin; glace other than
OF sheep origin with exterior grain sur
face removed, and kid OF other leather
than OF sheepskin.' The rate applied 20
these gloves is 81 per dozen pair, and 3:
cents In addition per dozen pair for each
inch over a."
DUTIES INCREASED.
Some further increases under various
schedules are:
Cast polished plate glass, increas d
from eight cents to 10 cents per square
foot on sizes not exceeding l6 by "A
square inches. and on those above thai.
and not exceeding "a by 80 inches, from
lC cents to II IL cents per square foot:
all above that, % IL per square foot.
which is a reduction on nearly all of
these larger Sizes
'Keenes cement or other cement In
which gypsum is the component ma
terlal of chief value. from 80 per CEN
tum to 35 per centum ad valorem.
"Asphaltum and bitumln. not re-
fined or otherwise advanced in condi-
ton from its natural state, to fifteen
one hundredths of one cent per pound
on the bitumin contained therein.
"Fluorspar, crude from 10 per CEN
tum ad valorem to so cents per ton
crushed or otherwise manufactured
from 20 per centun ad valorem to
$l.75 per ton.
pins with ornamental heads, with
new classified ton. including those
set with precious stones, pearls or
corals. from 40 to so per centum ad
valorem.
WATCH MOVEMENTS.
Watch movements with more than
seven jewels. from 80 cents each TO
! 25 per centum ad valorem, to 70 cents
each; II moro than seven Jewels and
not more than II, from SO cents each
and Is per centum ad valorem to
$l.35 each; more than II and not more
than IS jewels from 70 cents each and
% per centum al valorem to Sl.S5
each; having more than II Jewels. the
rates OF duty remain the same.
sApo6Memcent aB.TiSSf' NTH NIT HT
Watch cases and parts of watches
and clocks. the duty remains the same.
Chronic acid and Tactic acid from
three cents to two cents per pound.
"Tannic acid. or tannn. from 80 cents
to 25 cents per pound"
A NEW PARAGRAPH.
One Of the most important Of the mis-
celaneous provisions OF the bill is that
providing for the method Of valuation,
|
THE bill adds new paragraph to
| section III OF the customs administrative
act, which provides for the appraise-
ment Of goods imported by consignment
and not by sale where there Ia no mark
| ct price at the place of the origin OF the
goods. After re-enacting the present pro-
visions to ascertain the value the bill
adds this paragraph: The actual market
value or wholesale price. as defined by
law, or any imported merchandise which
is consigned for sale In the United States
or which Is not actually sold and freely
offered for sale In usual wholesale guam
titles In the open market OF the coun-
try Of expectation to all purchasers shall
not in any case be appraised at less than
the Wholesale price at which such n
similar or imported merchandise is sold
and freely offered for sale in usual whole
sale quantities in the United states In
the open market to all purchasers. due
allowance by deduction being made for
! estimated duties thereon. cost of trans
portation insurance and other necessary
EXPENSES from the place OF shipment to
the place Of delivery and reasonable
commission not exceeding ten per CEN
tum. II any of the same has been paid.
at will be seen that this provision is
only applied to consigned goods. and not
to those actually sold for Importation"
!. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM BILL
The following explanation Of tho form
O. the bill was made by Mr.. Payne:
The new tariff bill is a minimum and
maximum tariff bill Theminmum rates