The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-13

l South Atlantic aggregation this year, and l will probably make himself a factor in 1 the race. The manager is popular in Bir- auctions have been made in the rates l on anvils, blacksmith hammers and l sledges, bolts, easing of malleable iron, i swords and side-arms, cut nails, cut spikes, nuts and washers and horseshoes. l The Dingley rate on women's and chill drens gloves, which were materially in l creased by the House, have been re- 1 stored. Fur-lined gloves are provided with duty that Is $1.5O lower than the orig inal rates in the Payne bill.
 l While practically no change has been | made in the hide or leather schedules, compound rates are provided for patent leather and channels skins are specifically mentioned with a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem.
 The proviso of the Payne bill permitting the free entry of agricultural implements under certain conditions has been stricken out but various increases have been made in the duties coming under the agricultural schedule.
 The only change in the rates of articles coming under the. head of dairy products is the placing of 9 per cent ad valorem on casein, which was on the free list. In the articles listed under farm products, sugar DeetS are gwen d TeQuctlOn Ol ID per cent ad yalorem In the duty The Dingley rates are restored on pineappes and an increase of A of 1 cent a pound is accorded to lemons. Slight increases are made in the duties on fresh meats. bacon, ham and lard, while tallow is taken from the free list and assessed at one-half cent per pound. Cocoa is restored to the free list and reduction of nearly 30 per cent Is made in the rates on coffee substitutes. as well as on cocoa and chocolate products.
 Hardwoods on Free List.
 With the exception of the restoration of hardwoods to the free list there is but one change in the lumber schedule. This strikes out the duty on reeds made from rattans. Two changes are made in the sugar schedule. One increases the duty on saccharine from 50 cents a pound to 75 cents.
 In the Dingley law the rate on sacchar- inc is S1.50 a pound and 10 per cent ad valorem. The House ways and means committee made the duty N per cent ad valorem straight and then later procured the adoption of an amendment which made the duty specific at 50 cents pound Saccharine is used in certain cases as a substitute for sugar and is a product of synthetic chemistry.
 One of the most significant changes made by the Senate committee is that which restores the rate of the Dngley law on womens stockings. The House ways and means committee had provided in the Payne tariff bill material increases in the duties on fashioned hosiery.a
 Women Take Notice.
 This probably aroused more popular in terest than any other in the Payne bill, thousands of club women, principally in the west, taking stand against the duty and women employed in the hosiery fac tories of the east declaring in favor of the increased rates The increase provided in the Payne bill affected the cheaper grades of hosiery and did not disturb the higher grades.
 Other changes in the cotton schedule include a provision that no cotton thread or carded yarn shall pay a less rate of duty than 20 per cent ad valorem, and that threads and yarns when mercerized shall pay an additional duty of one-twen- tieth of 1 per cent per pound
 Cotton and cotton waste and flax manu- factured or advanced in value are taken from the free list and provided with duty of 20 per cent ad valorem, although that unmanufactured is left on the free list A minimum rate of 20 per cent ad vaorem is provided for spools, thread or cotton upon which a specific duty would equal lower ad valorem rate. The paragraph covering cotton cloth, not bleached or dyed is extended to in clude additional values.
 Pat on Wool.
 The Senate committee stands pat on the changes in the wool schedule, for which it was responsible at the time the Dingley bill was under consideration in Congress. It restores the provisions of that law, striking out all the changes made by the House ways and means. committee. These inclu1e the reduction of the rates on low-priced wool of the third class and the increase of the rates on the higher grade wool for the third class or carpet wool 1t restores the Dngley rates to top waste and shoddy, which were reduced cents per pound by the House. It strikes out the special provision for tops, leaving them subject to the duty provided for manufacturers of wool not specially provided for.
 In the chemical schedules there are nu- merous important changes. The Payne rates have been restored on varnishes and on coal tar dies and colors. The southern states will be interested in the reduction of the duty. on crude barytes from S1.50 to 75 cents per ton. the rate provided by the Payne bill before it was amended in the House.
 Compound Rate of Duty. A compound rate of duty of 21a cents per pOulu dllu 10 per CcHl hu Niioic ciH 10 provided for glue valued above 10 cents per pound and not above 35 cents per pound instead of a 25 per cent ad valorem duty Crude gypsum Is provided with a 50 per cent reduction and oil of nuts, which was on the free list. has been made dutabe at s cents per gallon. The rate on ultramarine blue has been reduced 4 cent per pound. An increase of F cent per pound has been made in vermillion red and creamin colors. Other increases are made in mineral, lead, white lead, white acetate of lead, and several other paints and colors and their component parts
 By changing phraseology the duties on common earthenware in two colors has been considerably decreased. straight duty of s1 50 per ton is placed on asphal- fun, and bitumin in the crude state and R per ton if dried. An ad valorem duty of 90 per cent is substituted for the B rate on gas retorts and a specific duty of 70 cents per 100 feet is placed on carbons for electric lighting. this belng a reduc- tion of 20 cents on the Dingley rate. The provision stating that the value of corks, caps, labels and packing charges shall be ! added to the value of bottles filled with merchandise thar Is free of duty or sub