The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-31
tings there is a reduction.

tings there Is a reduction
Sugar and tobacco duties rennil
substantially as they are under thu
Dngley law. The free importation o
considerable quantities of both o
these articles from the Philippine Isl
ands is permitted and mA eria
change was made In the internal rev
enue law by an amendment taking tn,
tax off OF the sale of tobacco in The
hand
There is a uniform increase on spir
its, wines, and liquors of Is per cent
In the agricultural schedule hops
are increased from II to 16 cents a
pound and there is also an increase
on lemons, figs, almonds and pine
apples
Common window glass of the lower
sizes, in which the imports are heavy,
is given a reduction, and whore
changes are made in the chemical
schedule there was general de-
crease, except upon such articles as
fancy soaps and perfumes which were
Increased,
Lower Wood Pulp.
The publishers win their fight for
lower wood pulp and print paper, the
rate on the ordinary newspaper print
being fixed at 1915 per ton instead Ct
So as under the Diuglcy law, and on
the higher grades Of print paper Al
1915 instead of SIS. Mechanically
ground wood pulp is 20 come in free Of.
duty instead of paving one-twefth oil
a cent a pound as under the Dingley
law, hut provision is,made for a coun
tervailiug duty in case it becomes
to protect this country
Canada's inhibtions upon he export,
alton Of woods TO the United States,
Hides Free Lower Leather.
Hides of cattle come in free anil
there is a corresponding reduction on
leather and leather goods Tho
house rates are practically retained on
sole leather. leather for uppers, boots !
ana shoes aud harness. but the free
hide provision is based on the condi |
ton thai on and after October J. 1903 |
sole leather from the hides that are |
O be admitted free will pay a duty |
# five per cent; grain, buff and split
Gather seven and one-half per cent:
loojs and shoes, the upper leather of |
which is made from such hides, I'D
,er cent; aud harness and saddlerH
% per cent This schedule OF rates
will result in a reduction of - Der
'ent on boots and shoes, % per CEN
N harness aud saddIery, Is per cent
N sole leather and twelve and one.
Ialf per cent on leather for uppers
f made of the hides hat arc put on
he free list by the provision.
Lumber Lower
In the lumber schedule the only in
reases We're those on shingles from
hirty cents to fifty cents per thous
md, and on hriar wood and laurel
vod for the use Of pipe makers from
he free list TO Is per cent al yalor
m The rate on sawed lumber was
decreased from 81 per thousand ~
les per thousand. There was also
dimuuition on timber from one ceE'
er cubic foot to one half cent, an5 !
awed boards or white wood and kin
red wods from 81 per thousand to
o cents per thousand The reduc
ion in the differential rates in favor
( dressed lumber averaged about
ne third of the Diueley rate. Paving
osts, railroad ties. and telephone
oles are reduced from - TO 10 pc
ant ad yalorem clapboard from $50
er thousand to 1925; laths from p
ents to 20 cents per thousand, while
nee posts and kiudling wood wele
lken from the dufiable list and
laced on the free HIST
The only change in the sugar sched-
Ie consisted of a reduction Of five
of a cent in the differen
al -, p,Ffp,I cttru,