Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-12

A duty q one cent per pound Wa
But upon the zinc IN the ore where y
contains more than 20 per cent q
Sinc. On zinc with less than 70 pr
cent there Il . lower rate OF duv.
Zinc now has duty Of 30 per cent
There was an added duty o. ono
haIf Of one cent per pound upon plain
bottle caps. and on decorated bcttle
cars the duty was increased from %
to IS per cent
The reductions in the metal sched-
ule are more numerous and geneTaliy
more marked than In most Of me
others. Heading the list IL iron ore.
which was decreased from 40 70 ID
cents per ton. Pig iron, iron KENT
ledge, and Spiegeleisen, were lowered
from a to $3.50 per ton,
Scrap iron and steel from four 70
one dollar per ton.
Reductions were made on bar iron'
round iron, slabs and blooms, structu'
raj steel mot fabricated, anchors, iron
and steel forgings, hoop, band, or
scroll iron or steel. steel bands or
strips.
Railway Bars and steel Rails.
The reduction ON cotton ties ID from
oye-tenths to three-tenthS Of one cent
per pound. and railway bars and steel
rails from seven.twenteths OF one
cent per pound to seven-fortieths'
Iron or steel sheets were also 70
duced. and the duty on charcoal iron
IL made six dollars . ton, instead
Of S12.
Other reductions in the metal sched-
ule affect polished sheets. rolled
sheets Of iron, steel, copper, or nickei.
steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms
and slabs: round iron or steel wire;
steel bars or rods, cold rolled, cold
drawn, or cold hammered, or pol
ished; anvils, axles; blacksmithS
hammers and sledges, track tools,
wedges and crowbars; bolts; cast iron
pipes: cast hollow ware; chains; lap
welded or jointed iron or steel boier
tubes; cut nails and spikes; horse
shoe nails; wire nails; spikes, nuts
and washers; cut tackS; steel plates
engraved: rivets; cross-cut saws, mill
saws. circular saws, pit and drag
saws. steel band saws and all other
saws; screws; wheels for railway pur.
poses; aluminium; momazite sand ana
thorite.
Tin plates reduced from one and
one-half to ONE and two-tenths cents
per pound.
Duties on table and carving knives
reduced and the minimum limit OF the
rates on these knives is made 40 per
cent ad valorem, instead Of 46. Ma
terial reductions are made in the rates
on Ales and the duty ON cash regis
tsFs, iuts manufacturing machinery.
typesetting machines, machine tools,
printing presses, sewing machines,
typewritsrs, and all steam engines, is
reduced TO 80 per cent, I'D valOrem
from the existing rate Of Is per cent.
Until January /, 1912, embroidery and
certain lacemaking machines, and ma
chimes used for the manufacture OF
linen cloth, and tar and oil spread
ing machines used in the conStruc'
ton Of roads, are to be admitted
free.
Lumber Schedule.
In the lumber schedule the only In
creases were those ON shingles from
80 cents To 80 cents per 1000, and on
briar wood and laurel wood for the
use Of pipe makers from the free list
to is per cent. ad vAlorem. The rate
on sawed lumber was decreased from
81 per 1000 to @1.25 per 1000. There
was also diminution on timber from
one cent per cubic foot to One-half
cent, and ON sawed boards Of white
wood and kindred woods from 81 per
1000 to 80 cents per 1000. The 70
duction in the dinerentisl rates In
favor Of dressed lumber averaged
about ons-third OF the Dingley rate.
Paving posts, railroad ties and tele-
phone poles are reduced from 20 to
10 per cant I'd valorem; clapbcaFda
from $50 per 1000 to S1.36; laths
from rs cents to 30 cents per 1000,
while fence posts and kindling wood
were taken from the dutiAble list and
placed on the free list.
The only change in the sugar SEIZED
ule consisted Of q reduction Of Eve
hundredths Of . cent In the diferen.
tial on refined sugar.
In agricultural products broom corn
was taken from the free list and made
dutiAble 1t three dollars per ton.
Hops are increased from II to 10
cents per pound There are also In.
creases on lemons, ngs, almonds, pinO'
Spples and ehlcoFy root The reduc
tons In the agricultural schedule Gov
cred bacon and hams from nve to four
cents per pound. lard from tive to
one and one-half cents, fresh meats
frca two 70 oas Aad sns-half csnts.
and starch from enc and one-hak 70
ems cent per pound. Tallev, woOl
grease. dsxtrin.. Daaa sugar hsetl.
garages and skit were also lowered.
The wine and liquor schedule was
Increased throughout to IL per cent.