The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07

twelfth Of a cent a pound as under
the Dingley law, but provision is
made for a countervaili g duty In
case 1t becomes necessary to protect
this country against -Canada's fnhibi-
tons upon the exportatic of woods
to the United States.
Hides Of cattle come in free and
there is a corresponding reduction on
leather and leather goods. The free
hide provision is based on the condi-
ton that on and after October L,
1909, sole leather from the hides that
are to be admitted free will pay
duty of five per cent; grain, bun and
split leather tx per cent; boots and
shoes. the upper leather of which Is
made from such hides, 10 per cert,
and harness and saddlery, 20 per
cent. This schedule of rates will re-
suit in a reduction of 10 per cent. on
boots and shoes, 20 per cent. On har-
ness and saddIery. IS per cent. on sole
leather and 121s per cent. on leather
for uppers, If made of the hides that
are put on the free list by the pro-
vision.
Bituminous coal is reduced from 81
cents per ton to As cents, and there
is also a reduction on gunpowder,
matches and cartridges. Agricultural
implements go off from 20 per cent.
ad valorem to Is per cent. and the
older works of art are placed upon
the free list Petroleum, which re-
ceived much attention in both
houses, slips through without any
duty, countervafling or otherwise, and
most of It's products come in under
the same terms.
Increases in the chemical schedules
are as follows:
Liquid anhydrous ammonia, from 25
per cent ad valorem to five cent? per
pound.
Manufactures of collodion, Increased
I've per cent
Coca leaves increased five cents per
pound.
F:ncy soaps increased from Is cents
per pound to SO per centum ad va
loren.
ule was much longer, the principal
items being as follows:
Boracic acid from Ave to two cents
per pound.
Chronic acid and Tactic acid from
three to two cents per pound.
s icylic acid from ten to seven
cents per pound.
Tannic acid, or tannin, from SO to
35 cents per pound.
Sulphate of ammonia from three
tenths cent per pound to free list.
Borax from five to two cents per
pound.
Borate Of lime and other borate ma
terial from four to two cents per
pound.
Chloroform from 20 to 10 cents per
pound.
Copperas from one-fourth cent to If
teen hupdredths OF one cent per
pound.
Iodoform from 81 to rs cents per
pound,
Ai~orice from Az to 21z cents per
pound.
cottonseed OIL on Free List.
Cottonseed oil and cotton oil from
the dutiable to the free list.
Flaxseed, Hnseed and poppy seed
oil ION 20 to Is cents per gallon.
Peppermint oil from so to IS cents
per gallon.
Ocher and ochery earths, sienna and
sienna earths, and lumber and umber
earths, if ground in oil or water, from
IL to one cent per pound.
Varnishes from 35 per cent. to Is
per cent. ad valorem.
Methylated and spirit varnishes
from 1882 per gallon and 35 per cent
ad valorem to 35 cents per gallon and
IS per cent. ad valorem; white lead,
acetate Of lead, and a number of other
tn
eighth of a cent q pound.
Bichromate and chromate of potash
from three to IN cents per pound.
Chlorate of potash from 21a to two
cents per pound.
Crystal carbonate Of soda from
three-tenths to one-fourth of one cent
per pound; chlorate of soda from two
to 1A cents per pound.
Hydrate Of, or caustic soda, from
three-fourths to one-hah of one cent
per pound; nitrate of soda from "a
to two cents per pound.
Sulphate of soda, or salt cake, or
inter cake. from $1.25 to 81 per ton.
Strychnia, or strychnine, from 30 to
Is cents per ounce.
Sulphur, refined or sublimated, or
flowers of. from SO to Sc per ton.
In earthenware and glassware
there is but one increase This is slight
and is made on the smaller sizes Of
plate glass. The decreases in this
schedule include:
Fire brick, glazed, enameled, and SO
forth, from Is per cent. to 35 per cent
ad valorem; brick, other than FIRE
brick, II glazed, from As per cent. to
IS per cent ad valorem.
Plaster rock, or gypsum, crude, from
so to 80 cents per ton; II ground or
caIcined. from $2.25 to $1.25.
Unpublished, cylinder, crown and
common window glass, smaller glass