The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-03
WOOL DUTY CUT.
Underwood Bill Goes to
Democratic Caucus.
EXPECT FIGHT ON ADOPTION
Measure Places Duty of Three to
Five Cents Pound on Raw
Wool and Big Reductions
on Manufactures.

Washington, June 2.-The Under
wood wool bill, presented for consld'
Grafton to the house Democratic eau
Gus follows closely the Wilson act oil
1894 as to manufactures OF wool, but
differs from that act In that II place
duty OF ~ per cent ad valorem on
raw wool. admitted free under the
Wilson act
IA examination OF the Underwood
measure. about which lively fight
vas wagcd IN the caucus, shows tna'
he average ad valorem duty assessed
against manufacturers OF wool Is 42.5J
per cent. No duty exceeds 90 per cent
adj yalorem. Aside from a general
sealing down of the duties, as com
pared with the Payne-Aldrich tarin
act. tie makeup OF the Underwood
Dill is significant In that all duties a.e
made under the az valorem system In
stead OF "A combination Of specific and
ad ,alorem.
The new duties, together with the
present duties as figured on an ad va
loren basis by Mr.. Underwood are as
follows.
Noils, waste, shoddies, etc, proposed
duty 20 per cent; existing duty 1896
Ter cent.
Combed wool or tops. proposed duty
- per cent: existing duty 1913 per
cent
Yarns made wholly or in part OF
WOOL. proposed duty 80 per cent ex
sting duty S23S per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics and all manu-
features oil wool. proposed duty 10 per
cent; existing duty 97.ll per cent.
blankets and fannels. proposed duty
20 peg cent when valued at less than
" cents per pound; As per cent when
valued at more than 80 cents per
pound. existing duty 800 per cent
WOmcn's and children's dress gods
and similar goods, proposed duty -
pc. cent; existing duty 1925 per
cent
Rcaiy-made clothing and articles OF
wearing apparel. proposed duty A per
cent: existing duty Sl.3l per cent.
Pfa.ls. ribbons. Insertions. laces
embfoiderios. MEETINGS and like artl
cles wholly or in part made OF WOOL
proposed duty 81 per cent; existing
duty 500 per cent
Administer. Aubusson, Moqueite and
chenille carpets. proposed duty 40 per
cent. existing duty 62.0s per cent
saxony. Wilton and velvet carpets
proposed duty IS per cent. existing
duty 70li per cent.
Brussels carpets. proposed duty 81
per cent: existing duty 1923 per cent
Velvet tapestry carpets. printed on
the warp or otherwise. proposed duty
IS per cent. existing duty GAG pei
cent.
Tapestry brussels carpets. printed
on the warp or otherwise, proposed
duty 30 per cent; existing duty GAL
per cent
Trebleingrain. three-ply and all
chain Venetian carpets. proposed duty
30 per cent; existing duty 6i.3l pei
cent
Wool dutch and two-ply ingram car
pets, proposed duty p per cent ex
isting duty $3.50 per cent.
Oriental rugs. proposed duty 80 per
cent: existing duty 6O.57 per cent.
Diuggets and bookings, printed OF
colored, proposed duty. % per cent
existing duty G6.2S per cent.
Carpets not otherwise provided Tor,
of wool fax or cotton and mats. mat
ting and rugs Of cotton, proposed duty
% per cent. existing duty 1898 per
cent
The bill states.
whenever in this act the word
wool Is used In connection with a
manufactured article Of which it is a
component material, it shall be held
to include wool or hair OF the sheep
camel. goat, alpaca. or other like AMI
mails. whether manufactured by the
wooden. worsted. felt or any other pro
cess"
The proposed wool tariff represents
reduction OF only Sl.350.0Oo in the
revenues Of the government, according
10 a statement presented TO the eau
Gus byM r. Underwood.
Imports OF wool for the last year
amounted to s7O,744.65O. and the Dem.
ocratic leaders estimate that the re-
duction that the first year under the
proposed duties would result in the
importation Of s13O.S22, 900 worth OF
wool
The duties collected In the last
,ear on wooden imports amounted to
tII .9O4,549, while under the first year
Of the new duties 1t is figured the
revenue would be $4O,556,2OO.
The general average ad yalorem
duty on manufactured wool under the
proposed law is estimated at 42.5j per
cent, while under the existing law II
Is figured as 9O1O per cent.
The duty on raw wool under the
proposed law is 20 per cent. while I'M
der the existing law 1t is 44.3l per
cent
Mr.. Underwood declared the duties
collected last year on raw wool
amounted to s21 100000. The reduction
of the raw wool duty to 20 per cent
rs proposed would cut these duties, he
said, to ;13,39S,O0O even under a
greatly stimulated import trade. To
reduce these duties further would be
impracticable at this time, he added,
even had the committee desired to
10 so.
LOCAL MARKETS.
Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)
Wheat, 85c to GOO; corn, Coo to 63c;
meal, 81. 40 to 81. go per 100;oats, 40 to 45;
old hens, live, IL to IL; dressed, IL to Is;
winter chickens, Is to 20, ID. dressed Is
to 20; spring chickens, Is to 20 cts ID;
eggs, 10 to Ia; lard, IL to IL; ducks,
live. 9 TO 10; dressed Is to l6;butter, Is
to 2O;country hams, IL to l5;bacon sides,
IL to Is; Irish potatoes, rs to 80; lambs,
g. to 81 hides, green, z; dry
sailed, 10 to u; dry hides, 10 to Is; calf
skins No. /, $l.00 to SIPS; baled hay,
Sl8 to $50 per ton; live hogs, 6 to 6 l-2;
beef, live weight, to B.; pork, to 8;