The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-03-23
Reciprocity Act Favored by
Canada and the United States
NHE full text of the Mccall bill
for Canadian reciprocity as
passed by the house of repre-
senta tiyes Is as follows:

- be u enacte1 by Inc senate ana
house of representatives OF the United
States OF America in congress assem-
bled, That there shall be levied, col
lccted and paid upon the articles here
matter enumerated, the growth, prod
uct or manufacture of the Dominion of
Canada. when imported thercfrom into
the United States or any of its posses
sions, except the Philippine Islands
and the islands OF, Guam and Tutuila,
in lieu of the duties now levied, col
lected and paid the following duties.
namely:
Fresh meats = beef, veal, mutton,
lamb, pork and all other fresh or re-
frigerated meats excepting game-1A
cents per pound.
Bacon and hams not in tins or jars,
IA cents per pound.
Meats of all kindS-dried, smok ed
salted. in brine or prepared or pre-
served in any manncr-not otherwise
herein provided for, IA cents per
pound:
Canned meats and canned poultry,
20 per centum ad valorena.
Extract of meat, fluid or not, 20 per
ccntum ad valorcm.
lcnc and cotton stearine and animal
stearinc. ~ cents per pound.
Tallow, 40 cents per hundred pounds.
Egg yolk, egg albumcn and blood al
bumcn, ~ per centum adj valorem.
Fish Except shellfisD, by whatever
name known, packed in oil, In tin
boxes or cans. including the weight OF
the package-(a) when Weighing over
twenty ounces and not over thirty-siX
ounces each. J cents per package; CD
when weighing over twelve ounces and
not over twenty ounces each. cents
per package: (c) when weighing
twelve ounces each or less. - cents per
package: (d) when weighing thirty-slX
ounces each or more or when packed
in Oil. in bottles, jars or kegs, 30 per
ccntum ad valorem.
TOma toes aud other vegetables, in
Guiding corn i'll cans or other air tight
packages and including The weight OF
the package, Ia cents per pound.
Wheat flour and semolina and rye
-four, 80 cents per barrel OF 1876 pounds
Oatmeal and rolled oats. including the
weight of paper covering, 80 cents per
hundred pounds.
CornmeaI, 12a cents per hundred
pounds.
bdtieS Hidit, i'b CentS per nunQred
pounds
Barley, pot, pcarlcd or patent, one
half cent per pound.
Buckwheat -four or meal, one.halr
cent per pound.
Split peas, dried. ~. cents per bushel
OF sixty pounds.
Prepared cereal foods. not otherwise
provided for herein, IL. per ccntum
ad valorem.
Bran, middlingS and other offals of
grain used for animal food, 13Ia cents
per hundred pounds.
Aiaaaroni and vcrmicelli, cent per
pound.
Biscuits. waters and cakes, when
swcctencd with sugar, honey. molas-
scs or other material, % per ccntum
ad ralorcm.
Biscuits. waters. cakes and other
baked articles composed in whole or
In part of eggs or any kind of -four
or meal. when combined with choco-
late nuts, fruits or confectionery; also
candicd peel. candicd popcorn. can
died nuts. capdicd fruits, sugar candy
and confectionery OF all kinds. S2i. per
contum adj vaIorcm.
Maple sugar and maple strip, 1 cent
per pound.
lickics. including picked nuts.
sauces of all kinds. and fish paste or
sauce. 32IE per centum adj valorcm.
Cherry juice and prunc Juice, or
Prune wine, and other fruit juices and
fruit sirup. nonalcohoIic, III. per cent
UNI ad valorem.
Mineral waters and limitations of
natural mineral waters. in bottles or
jugs. 1Ila per centum nd valorcm.
Essential oils, -: ncr centum nd va
loren.
/ Grapevincs. rooScbcrry. raspberry
and currant bushes, III per ccntum
ad valorem.
Farm wagons and finished parts
thereof, 22ia per ceutum ad valorem.
Flows, tooth and disk harrows, har-
vesters. reapers. agricultural drills and
pia nterS. mowers. horse RI kes, cultiva-
tors. thrashinG machines including
wind stackerS. baGEers. wcishers and
self feeders therefor and finished Darts
thereof imported for repair of the fore
going. - per ccntum Id valorem
Portable engines with boilers in
combination. horsepowers and traction
engines 1or farm purposes, hay leaders
potato HGGers. fodder or feed cutters.
grain crlshcrs. tanning mills. hay ted
derS. EARN or field rollers manure
spreade1s, wecacrs and windmills and
finished parts thereof imported for re-
pair OF the foregoing. except shaftiuS.
20 per centum ad valorcIn-
GrindStoneS of sandstone not mount
ed. finished or not. > cents per hundred