Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01
Share Which Tariff Duties
Form in National Revenue

collected as internal revenue. seldom.
however. reaching as much as l mill
ion dollars. In 1863 however, the
present system of internal revenue
was established the receipts there
from in that year being in round
terms 3S million dollars, while the
customs receipts were Ga millions. In
the period from 1864 to 1868 the in
ternal revenue receipts averaged 2ii
million dollars per annum. and the
customs receipts 1877 millions per
annum. With the close Of the civil.
war period interna! taxes were mOdi-
fed, and the annual average Of inter
nal-rcvenlc receipts during the period
from 1863 to 1897 was 1873 million
dollars per year, and the customs re-
ceipts 1Sl millions per year. During
the Spanish American war period from
1898 to 1902 the receipts from inter
nal revenue averaged 264 millions per
year. and the customs receipts PIP
millions Ter year. With the mOdifica-
ton of the inttrnalrevenue taxes
following the close of the Spanish
American gar the receipts therefrOm
again fell below those of the customs.
and the annual average of the inter
nel-revenue receipts in the period be-
tween 1903 and 1905 was 245 millions.
while those from customs was 2s4
millions.
1t must not he supposed. however.
that because a dozen articles or
groups OF articles pay three-folrths
Of the tariff duties: collected the max
h. l1t1 iv,in a ion,
OF rate of duly and the amo1nt OF
revenue likely to result therefrom Is
by any means a simple matter. The
rates Of duty levied are not applied
merely to groups Of articles as a
whole. lsr apply at different rates
and in the different terms TO various
grades and qualities of articles form
ing each group. and in many cases
to the various grades OF material
hearing 4 single name. Under the
title of cot ION cloth tor instance, the
rates Of duty on cloth not exceeding
so threads TO the square inch, count
ing warp and filling. are ! per cent
per vard if the material is not bleach.
ed, dyed or coIored. but ~ cents per
yard if bleached. and cents per yard
if dyed. cOlored. or printed " the
number of threads per square inch ex-
ceeds so and docs not exceed 100 the
rates are still hicher-1k cents per
r1uare yard on hat which is not
bleached. or dyed. or co!Ored and does
not exceed square yards to the
pound: for that which Is bleached
still anot her rate obtains for the va
rious grades: and for that which is
Owed or colOrrd another ard still high
or rate
For cloths exceeding 100 ara not
exceeding $50 .,hr. ads to the square
inch the rates ar. vet higher for the
various classes. whether unbleached,
b!eached OF dyed. and also in Jro-
potion 10 the number OF square
yards per pound For other grade.
exceeding 80 ard not exceeding 200
threads 10 tn" 50 rare inch, the rates
are higher For those exceeding 20"
and no. exceeding 200 threads To the
SQUARE inch tn. rates are still higher:
and for thos" cXCe"dinR 200 threads
10 the square inch even higher rates
arc named for tn" vsrio1s classes
and grades on cotton cloths alone
tho daiscs collected in 1900 were but
: million dollars The class Of
cotton gods which pays the
largest sum Is that OF lace.
whirh paid in IH"7 ~ million dollars.
ont Of the ~ millions paid iy cot
ton manufact res as whole. Thia
class " cotton lacrs includes isces.
lac. window curta ans. tides. piIIdw
shams. bcd s";s napkins. and other
articles made wholly or In part