Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Twelve heads, and duties depend on resist
ance a square milllmeter Of section and on
diameter. ana duties are raised. but COM
parison is difficult owing 70 the new class
ifioation.
Rails OF iron or steel. which now pay
81" general and $3.50 minimum duty. are
divided into ordinary. paying $50 and
&l.0, and special steel containing over 3
per cent OF manganese. which pays $50
and IS.
Copper rolled or hammered in bars is re-
duced from 500 general and s. minimum
TO &40 and 81. but copper in plates
is raised considerably. rate now depending
on length and thickness.
The minimum duty on alcohol Cwood
spiriU is reduced from S1.s5 to 50 cents.
Colors and pencils are increased as to
general duty, but not as to the minimum.
Earthenware and pottery show some in
creases In general duty, but not in the
minimum.
Mercerized cotton goods are to pay a
surtax Of 500 a hundred kiles on present
rates.
How Leather Jared.
In leather the changes are
not nearly so great as have been demanded
by leather and skin trade in France. The
most important increases are on mineral
tanned leather other than alum tanned.
Calf, goat, kid, sheep. horse. etc. OF this
tonnage are raised from S12 to SIS. Whole
hides, mineral annage, will pay S12 in
stead Of s. The Increases proposed on the
general duty for leather are much greater
than those on the minimum. Valises, hand
bags, etc, jump from S4 and SIG to s66
general and s4 minimum.
Artificial silk. which has hitherto paid
duty on the alcoholic chemical products 1t
contains, is rated at $500 general and s2OO
minimum.
Watch movements without cases have
their minimum rates raised. The minimum
duty on finished watches with gold cases il
raised. for cylinder escapements from s.
cents to 20 cents each. for lever or other
escapements from 10 cents to 20 cents. The
duty on silver watches OF other metals 80
and 65 per cent on minimum duty, the gen.
eral duty remaining unchanged.
Steam and other engines are reclassified
according to weight and pay an increased
minimum duty.
Pumps and ventilators have the general
duty reduced and their minimum raised.
Machinery
Knitting machines are divided into four
classes according to weight and pay a
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machines, where there is a heavy increase
In both general and minimum.
Printing machines instead Of paying SLIGO
general and $40 minimum are divided
into seven classes. with rates from $3.50 to
A.50 general and $40 to 50
Linotypes and other type setting ma
chimes will pay 50 general and Sc mini
mum.
Agricultural machines instead OF being
all in one class at 50 general and sl.sO
minimum are divided into three classes,
paying according to weight from $40 to
IS general and from 81 to SO minimum.
Sewing machines are raised, for stands
and transmission gears from 81 to $.6O
general and $50 to SO minimum, for
machines proper from so to SIS general
and 81 to $40 minimum.
Machine tools are subdivided according
to weight and the duties greatly raised.
Typewriters are to pay SIS general and
$40 minimum and calculating machines
80 and IS.
There are twenty classes OF tools instead
of the three OF the present teriff, and the
rates are all greatly increased. Iron work
for carriages is entered in eight classes in
stead of one, iron and steel cables in
twelve instead of two. with heavy in
cTeases.
Guns are raised heavily. Dynamite is
reduced from $40 to 10 cents and 10 cents.
Bent wood furniture is increased from
16 to 80 per cent, and Austria has requested
rec consideration OF the new proposals.
The duty on pianos is raised from $12 to
$50 each general and $40 to $50 each
minimum; for grand pianos 1t is raised
from ST. to 500 each general and $7 to
$40 each minimum.
monographs. gramt phones and the like
pay s1s general and $12 minimum per
20 kilos.
The duty on apparatus for playing pianos
mechanically Is raised from 1910 each
general and 50 each minimum to $12, SIS,
$50 general and IS. $2, $40 minimum,
According to the number of notes.
Automobiles. for chases weighing 1000
kilos or more. pay SIS general and SIC
minimum per 100 kilos; for chases be-
tween 500 and 1000 kilos. $2S general and
81 minimum, while the lightest, under
500 kilos, pay the highest rates. $50 to $40.
The duty on corsets is raised, for cotton
from s cents to 10 cents each general
and from 6 cents to 10 cents each mini
mum, for silk from 80 cents to 60 cents
each general and for the minimum from "a
cents to 40 cents.