The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-13

has been considerably decreased a
straight duty of $1.50 per ton is plac-
ed on asphaltum and bitumin in the
crude state and So per ton if dried. An
all valorem duty of thirty per cent is
substituted for the So rate on gas re-
torts, and specific duty of seventy
cents per hundred feet is placed on
carbon for electric lighting, this be-
ing a reduction of twenty cents in
the Dingloy rate. The provision stat
ing that the value of corks, caps, la
bells and packing charges shall be add
ed to the value of bottles filled with
merchandise that is free of duty or
Subject to specific duties only TO de-
termine the ad valorem rate on such
bottles has been stricken out.
Tobacco Rates
The provision placing an increased
duty OH filler tobacco imported from
countries which prohibit the impor
tation of American tobacco, has been
stricken from the bill This provision
was aimed at Turkey, which exports
the greater port of the filled tobac
co which comes to this country and
which prohibits the importation of to-
bacco raised in America. The duty
on brandy and other spirits and COR
dials has been increased thirty-five
cents per gallon. The minimum lin
it OH spirituous beverages is made
$1.75 per gallon. an increase of twen-
ty-five cents. The duty OH bay rum
is increased twenty-five cent sper gal
Ion and that ON malt extract is slight
ly increased.
is increased twenty-five cents per gall
The increase in the duty on cham
payne is equal to slightly over thir-
teen cents per quart bottle. Ginger
wine. girger cordial and vermouth are
stricken from the paragraph covering
still wines, the duty (which para
graph is increased five cents per gal
Ion on those wines containing less
than fourteen per cent absolute al
cohol and ten cents per gallon on the
stronger wines. The duty on ale. por-
ter and beer is increased five cents
per gallon when in bottles or jugs
and three cents per gallon other
wise. An increase of ten cents per
gallon is made in the duty on fruit
juices. On mineral waters the in
crease is ten cents per dozen bottles.
Tax on Spirits
from the free list and provision per-
mitting the free importation of arti-
cles which are returned after having
been exported, has been re-drafted.
Wood ash and various coal tar pro-
ducts of which paranitramilin is an
example. have been stricken from the
free list. Copperas or sulphate of
iron. which was made dutiable by an
amendment adopted in the house, is
returned to the non-dutiable list. to
which cutch and Brazil nuts are add
ed.
still wines, the duty on which para
Extract Of licorice. used in making
chewing tobacco. is taken from the
free list and benzoic acid is made du-
table at twenty-five per cent ad va
loren. Certain restrictions regard
ing articles containing alcohol are
modified Refined salt peter is added
to the list of non-dutiable articles.
from which bologna sausages are
stricken. Included in the paragraph
covering oils. in which petroleum is
left In the terms of the bill as it
passed the house are anise. berga-
mot, cedrat. citronella. jasmine. juni-
per. lavender. lemon. neroli and
orange oils and enfleurage grease.
These were not provided for i'm the
free list Altar OF roses. rosemary
and sesame oils have also been added
to this paragraph. in which the olive
oil for manufacturing purposes. sub
iect to free entry. is limited to oil
valued at not more than sixty cents
per gallon.