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

eight tenths of one cent to six tenths
Of ono cent per pound.
slabs, blooms, loops or other forms
less finished than bars from five
tenths OF one cent to four tenths OF
one cent per pound.
Charcoal iron, from $12 to Sc per
ton.
Beams, girders, Joints. angles and
80 forth, from Ave tenths Of one cent
to three tenths Of one cent per pound.
anchors, from one and one-half
cents per pound to one cent.
Iron and steel forgings, from IS
per centum to 80 per cent ad valorem
Hoop, band, or scroll iron or steel,
not thinner than number 10 wire gauge,
from nve-tenths OF one cent to three
tenths of one cent per pound; thinner
than number 10 and not thinner than
number 20, from six-tenths OF one cent
to four-tenths of cent per pound:
thinner than number 20. from eight
tenths to sx-tenths of one cent per
pound. Steel bands or strips. untem-
pered suitable for making bandsaws.
from three cents per pound to one and
one-half cents; II tempered from six
cents per pound and 20 per centum ad
,alorem to three cents per pound and 20
rer centum ad valorem.
Cotton ties from fve-tenths of one
cent per pound to three-tenths.
HAI.yE DUTIES ON RAILS
Railway bars and steel rails, from
seven-twentieths of one cent per pound
to seven fortieths; railway fish plates,
from four-tenths of one cent per pound
to two-tenths.
"Iron steel sheets. varued at three
cents per pound or less. thinner than
number 10 and not thinner than number
20 wire gauge. from seven-tenths to five
tenths of one cent per pound; not thinner
than q, from eght-tenths TO six-tenths
Of one cent; not thinner than 32 from
enc and one-tenth cents to eight-tenthS
cent; thinner than 80, from one and two.
tenths to nne-tenths of a cent; CORFU
gated or crimped from one and one
tcnth to eight-tenths OF one cent per
pound.
"Sheets polished, planished, or glanced.
from . cents to l and three-fourth5
per pound: IL picked or cleaned. two
tcnths of one per cent per pound in ad-
dition.
"Fin plates from one and one-half cents
to one and twoNenths cents per pound.
Round iron or steel wire. not smaller
than number 10 wire gauge from one and
one fourth cents per pound to one cent:
not smaller than number 16. from one and
one half cents to one and one fourth
cents per pound: smaller than number 16
from two cents to one and one half cents
per pound.
That all the foregoing valued at more
than four cents per pound shall pay not
less than 40 per centum ad valorem.
STEEL BARS AND RODS.
steel bars or rods. cold rolled, cold
drawn. or cold hammered. or polished,
from one fourth of one cent per pound
in addition to the above rates. to one
eighth OF one cent per pound on strips,
plates. or sheets OF iron or steel other
than polished. where cold rolled. and
SO forth. from one cent per pound in addi-
ton to the rates on plates, to five tenths
| Of one cent per pound.
Bolts. without threads or nuts. from
one and one half cents to one and one
fourth cents,per pound.
| Cast iron pipe from four tenths OF
one cent to one fourth of one cent per
| pound.
Cast hollow ware, coated glazed.
or timed. from two cents to one and
one-half cents per pound.
CHAINS not less than three fourths
of an inch in diameter from ono and
one-eight cents to seven-e lights Of a
cent per pound: not less than three
eights Of an inch In diameter. from
one and three eighths cents to one
and one eighths cents; not less than
eighths to one and six-eighths of one
| cent. But no chains will pay less
than forty-five per centum ad valor-
EN-.
Lap welded. but welded. scanned or
jointed iron or steel boiler tubes, if
not less than three eighths of an inch
In diameter. from two cents to one
cent per pound: not less than one
fourth. from two cents to one and
one-half cents per pound; II less than
one-fourth. two cents per pound; ;
welded cylindrical furnaces. from two
and one-half cents per pound to two
cents per pound; all other iron or
steel tubes. from IS per centum to 80
per centum ad valorem.
| KNIVES AND CUTLERY.
| ldDie, DutcHeTlnB, carving. etc, knives,
with pearl. shell or ivory handles, from
16 cents each to IA cents each; hanrles
| Of deer horn, from II cents each to 10
| cents each; with handles Of hard rubber
bone, celluloid. and so FORTH from 8 cents
to four cents each; with other handles
from one and one half cents each to one
cent each, with the same ad valorem
addition Of 10 per centum provided, that
none OF the above shall pay at a less
rate thon 40 per centum ad valorem, In
stead OF As In the present law.
"F1es were reduced from specific rates.
the equivalent Of 80 per centum ad
valorem. to 40 per centum ad valorem.
"Cut nails. spikes. from six tenths of
one cent to five tenths of one cent per
pound,
Horse shoe nails and hob nails from
two and one fourth cents to one and one
half cents per pound.
RATES ON NAILS.
Wire nails. not lighter than number
16 wire gauge from one-half of one cent
tn one-fourth of cent per pound; light
or than number 16 from one cent to one
half of one cent per pound
Spikes, nuts. washers and horse
mule or OK shoes, from one cent to ono.
half of one cent per pound
"Cut tacks. not exceeding IS ounces to
the thousand, from one and one fourth
cents to fve-eighths OF one cent per