Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31

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he gave, first the Increases and then tho
decreases. The figures, in all cases, were
comparisons with the Dingley law. In
schedule A, relating to chemicals, ne gave
the Increases as follows.
Liquid and anhydrous ammonia from q
per cent ad valor,m to 8 cents per pound.
Manufactures Of collldion, increased 5
per cent. Cocoa leaves increased ; cents
per pound.
Fancy soaps increased from Is cents per
pound to 90 per cent ad valorem.
The list Of decreases in this schedule
was much longer, the items being as fol-
lows:
Boraoic acid from to 2 cents per pound.
Chronic acid and Tactic acid from 3 to
2 cents.
salicylic acid from 10 to I cents per
pound.
Tsnnic acid or tannin rom 80 to 35 cents
per pound.
sulphate of ammonia from three-tenths
Of l cent per pound to free list.
Borsx from 8 to 2 cents per pound.
Borste OF lime and other borate material,
from 4 to 2 cents per pound.
Chloroform from 20 to 10 cents per pound.
CopperAs from one-fourth Of / cent to
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Iodoform from 81 to IS cents per pound.
Licorice from "A to IN cents per pound.
Cottonseed oil and croton oil, from the
dutiable to the free list.
Flaxseed, linseed and poppyseed oil from
20 to Is cents per gallon.
Peppermint oil from 90 to Is cents per
gallon.
Ochre and ochrey earths, china and
sienna and lumber earths, IL ground in oil
or water, from In to l cent per pound.
Varnishes from 35 per cent to IS per
cent ad valorem.
Methylated and spirit varnishes, from
Sl32 per gallon and 35 per cent ad valorem
to 80 cents per gallon and IS per cent ad
va!orem.
Lead Products Reduced.
White lead, acetate of lead, and a number
Of other lead products from a to a Of a
cent a pound.
Bichromate and chromate Of potash, from
3 to Pa cents per pound.
Chlorate of potash, from 2R to 2 cents
per pound.
Crystal carbonate of soda, from three
tenths to 4 Of l cent per pound. Chlorate
Of soda from 2 to III cents per pound.
Hydrate of soda or caustic soda from a
to u OF l cent per pound. Nitrate of soda
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Sulphate of soda, or salt cake, or inter
cake, from sl25 to 81 per ton.
Strychnia or strychnine, from 80 to is
cents per ounce.
sulphur, refined or lima or flow.
ers Of, from s. to SO per ton.
In earthen ware and glassware there is
but one increase, according to MI. Payne's
figures. This is slight and is made on the
smaller sizes OF plate glass. The decreases
on this schedule include:
Duty on Fire Brick.
Fire brick, glazed, enameled, ETC., from
i5 per cent 20 So per cent ad valorem:
brick. other than fire brick, IL glazed, from
IS per cent to 81 per cent ad valorem.
Plaster rock or gypsum. crude, from 50 to
sc cents per ton; II ground or calcined,
from &2.8 to sl.25.
Unpublished. cylinder. crown and common
window glass, smaller glass and cheaper
values, reduced y cent per pound
Onyx in block, from sl5C per cubic foot
to s. cents per cubic foot.
Marble, sawed or dressed. over two
inches in thickness, from $40 to 81 per
cubic foot, with other reductions on the
entire marble paragraph and on other
stone.
lueTe is a general reduction In mica 10 y
pei cent advalorein. There was before a
mixed specific and ad valorem system.
Structural steel. fitted for use, falls in
the basket clause at 45 per cent ad valorem.
There also is an increase on razors and
upon nippers and pliers.
Lithographic plates are increased from o.
TO 90 per cent ad valorem.
Chrome metal, ferrosilicon, tungsten and
other new metals. used In the manufacture
Of steels, are made dutiable at not more
than IS per cent ad valorem. Tungsten ore
is made dutiable at 10 per cent.
The duty on watches was readjusted. re-
raining at about the same as the Dingley
law.
Metal Schedule IL Down.
A duty OF l per cent per pound was put
on the zinc in the ore where it contains
more than 20 per cent Of zinc. On zinc
with less than 20 per cent there is a lower
rate of duty. Zine now bias a duty of q
per cent.
There was an added duty of u of / cent