Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-20

The rate on baskets Is IS TO % per cent. In
stead of IS to 81 per cent
The list under discussion is promised
with the statement that the greater part
OF the manufactured goods imported into
Canada come from Great Britain" and
that therefore 1T Is only fair to take the
rates OF duty on British goods as the
standard OF comparison with our Ctne
United States) tariff rates The official
Canadian import statistics. however, show
that the greater part Of Canadas imports
Of many of the leading items listed comes
from the United states and pays duties
much higher than those stated for COM
parison. Nearly nine-tenths Of the fur.
niture purchased by Canada, for example.
comes from the United states. and is
dutiable At 30 per cent. instead Of at 20 pcr
cent as stated. our own rate on fur
niture is but S5 per cent. .....
Goods sent 20 Canada.
Imports Of furniture into Canada during
the year ended March 81. 1910. we're as fol-
lows:
From
United states .................... sS5i or
Great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SIPS
other countries. ..................4...... a l07
------
Total ............................ .SgJ4 3sv
Common or laundry soap the grade to
which the Canadian rate quoted applies.
lie bought by Canadians mainly from the
United States. and IS. taxed 81 per 100
pounds instead Of IS cents The 81 rate
is equivalent TO nearly IS per cent ad
valorem. and the proper United States rate
Is 20 per cent the 30 per cent rate being
erroneous. Canadian imports were:
From
United Statee- ...-... .-- e1o1 AL
Other countries. ,...................... $50
Total .S1s9. s53
Pianos bought by Canada come chiefly
from this country and are taxed 30 per
cent instead Of % per cent. The imports
were.
FROM
other countries. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1852
Total Recommendation. .S296, 1913
Stoves used by Canadians. when from
abroad, are largely Of United States origin.
as the following import figures show, and
enter at Is per cent instead Of 10 per cent:
From
Other countries. .!...................... 1l6l1
Total ,.................... .s4g2. 53S
The same is true as to sewing machines,
the tax on the vast majority Of imports
being so per cent instead of 20 per cent:
From
United States sSO3 $50
Other countries. ....................,.... 1850
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1922. 2io
Four-fifths of the tinware taken by the
Dominion is from America and is taxed at
% per cent instead Of Is per cent
From
Other countries. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1882
Total ............................ 1901, O03
Rubber boots and shoes entering from
this country are taxed at IS per cent in
stead OF 10 per cent, and our share in Can
ada's purchases is;
From
United States .$113 956
Other countries. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1SS
Iotal ........................... .$ll5 S43
Three-fourths of Canada's imports of
clocks come from the United States and
most Of the remainder from Germany at
the same rate Of duty-So per cent instead
of 20 per cent;
United States 1924 $50
Germany Observation-Disclosures. 6S,735
Other countries. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 49,417
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .SnS, 1874
Two-thirds OF Canadas imports of
watches and parts of come from the
United States at 30 per cent and most of
the remainder from Switzerland at the in
termedate rate Of 27A per cent The rate
listed is 20 per cent:
From