The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-28

I "s SsNNN ahu FuiuA'
leather and manufacture. Of ..sss.sIs Al
Vegetables snoA "a "a a
Wood and manufactures Of anaa.sso ia,
Feathers a.. - =. a.
Hide> Of cattle aaaa "a 4. a,
Paper and manufactures Of aE7A0 .p a "a
Glass and glassware ..... 1sI4fsa AOa
Diamonds and other gem. 1.seT sO 10 n
These are the items and xroups Of larx-
es' payment. dozen others paid from
hOo.OoO 90 o. 500. 600 About twenty
more paid from ss0O. 900 TO o. .OOO. 900. The
PAYNE bill will Of course make some change
IN al vaiorem rates in the returns for the
current year. but In very few cases will the
chanRe he marked In such classification
az that from which thess figures are taken
Hides. now on The free list. brought the
''ovsrnnsnt SsOsa. 7Ss in 1910. Dividing
some OF the above groups into their com
ponent parts. IL appears that sugar was
Tar the largest contributor to the national
revenue through the custom houae.
That article alone paid more than ESQ. 600
ono. Raw wool contributed 81. Os2. ESQ
on basis % 20 ~ per cent ad yaIorem.
and manufactures % WOOL contributed
SIC. 77s.s57 on a basis of % 70 Der cent adj
vslcresn. Cotton cloth paid a. 5xs ass
IN duties on q basis % 81 81 per cen, and
cotton lace goods. such an window c,Ir-
tains. insertine-. Houncin9s. veilinss.
r'ichings. and q lot % other things OF tina,
class and kind. paid an interesting total Of
81, sss.s7o on a basis OF 90 per cent nd
valorem
TN hasis Of eO.4 per cent q an .Is
was paid in duties on cotton stocLinx.-
ana on . Si7 per cent basis q .SI7 a7S
was paid on gloves made Of aid or other
leather. The engaging sum of 500. IsI. on
on % per cent. basis. was paid on hand
kerchiefs composed of fax. hemp or
ramie embroidered by hand or machinery
With letter. monogram. or otherwise
tAmooured or applique. or made wholly
or In part % lace OF in imitation Of lace.
Perfumery, on a So per cent. basis.
welded SsIT.sI7. and ostrich feathers
brought Sstf.0s7 on a rs PER cent basis.
SILK ribbons brought ssis .2ss on a 80 per
cent. basis. smokers paid nearly 5000.
600 duty on imported Cuban cisars on an
~ per cent basis and about SO 900 OOo on
an IS - per cent. basis for leaf tobacco
from various markets for manufacture
in this country. The nations need Of
buttons 81 many kinds brought the Treas
eign automobiles Wrought o. 10. coo. We
bought $500. asO worth Of arecracker. and
wanted them enough 90 nay I27 20 per cent
al Valor"m duty. To keep us cool In sum-
mer We paid tiOT OOO In duties On fans. and
TO keep some Of No Sarm in winter nearly
1O0o.0oO was paid In duties on f,Irs. We
paid 81 40 $50 duty on various kinds 81
hats and bonnets and material out Of which
20 make hats and bonnets. and we paid
t7s.00 on boots and shoes We paid
y On on on cheese and imitation cheese
aud ssS .0OO on pens aud penholders. The
list IL long and 10 not lacking in social and
commercial curioSities
The Use % specific rates Of duty some
times plays queer tricks when the specific
h converted into it, ad Valorsm eauiva-
lent. The duty on caviars in packages
q 100 pounds or over was three fourths
% q cent pound which is the eouivaI lent
of trifie more than ons-haIf Of Dor cent.
ad valorem. The duty on the same article
in packages of less than 100 pounds was
- per cent ad valorem. The rate on
caviare In 100 pound lots appears Co he the
minimum. The maximum rate vas sia ?
per cent imposed on some alcohol i'm
ported from Germany Some alcohol
from Cuba paid go per cent and some gin
from Spain paid 52S per cent. One dol
lars worth of tobacco from the Philip
pines paid - 80 in duties and sI2 50 worth
% Cuban leaf paid s?s 90 duty, or 2Is q
p"r cent. grad" 81 woollcn blankets
paid 100 per cent and some Wooller dress
goods paid A. high a. las per cent some
81 the ah-ur'iities of the Dingley tariff
have bsen corrected by the Payne hill. and
the corrections help To make up the nu-
mericaliy imposing list u reductions.
TIE average ad valorem rate on the
total imports Was y 20 per cen, and the
average on dutiable goods a lone was - 70
p~' cent The average on imports from
the Philippines vas az, per cent and on
imports from Cuba. whose products are
highly favored by reciprocity treaty.
the average was So s. per cent The aver
age 81 10 10 per cent on dutilbIe goods
was the lowest rate in ihirty-Rve yesr-.
In Isoa the average vas So ~ Ecr cent.
The estimate Of sIgE - made a. the
nor capita value 81 impOrts The pur.
chReer Of sugar and coffee zho~ a value
81 SI7s.Ooo.0nO. This ~xceeds the value Of
the total imports ~ tho country for anv
yelT prior 10 1851 Coffee was free ~ duty
bat the 1910 customs receipts On sugar
alone exceeded the total revenuea ~ ire
Government sixty years ago