The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-23
HEAVY CUTS IN
| DUTY ON STEEL
| ARE PROMISED
First Tariff Bill of Regular
4 Session Is Completed and
Ready for Action on Part
of Democratic Caucus.
ARTICLES ARE
PUT ON FREE LIST
On Others Reduction Ranges
I From 80 to SO Per Cent
/ Big Cut in Lead Bull
lion and Lead Ores.

- ASH ny oN, JIM '''HNN
tons of from so 10 80 per cent
ENB on all items in the iron and steel
wv tariff and the placing on the
- tariff free list OF iron ore, sew
ninE machines, printing machinery. cash
REGISTERS. nails and many other articles
egainst which a tariff Is now levied arc
proposed in tho Democratic steel revision
..farir bill. made public today.
n The bill wss completed by the Demo
cratic members Of the ways and means
cpmnittec on Saturday. After being sub
sln,ltted to the fun committee, X viii he
54aid before the Democratic caucus tomor-
row afternoon, and, II approved oy The
,,taucus will be formally introduced In the
srhouse Wednesday.
q sNeeping reductions arc made in all OF
T. he importan, items Of the iron and steel
Thrif
free List.
,9 Among articles dutiable under the
N payne Aldrlch bill which would be placed
III the free list are iron ore, existing duty
le.29 per cent: hoop and band iron and
,r~jfeel IS per cent: barbed wire and fonc-
U nc, III per cent; nails. 1872: horse
: hoes. 2l, tungsten ore, 10: zinc ore,
,46.57; cash registers. linotype machines,
sthaclnine tools, printing presses, sewing
nrhachinos and typcwrlters, 50 per cent.
~ The reductions made on finished steel
ssnd iron products range in many classes
shf great as % per cent. The figures
s9iven out by the committee ON ways and
Laaeans 20 accompany the bill show that
Ehis VIII make corresponding reduction
10 hos
!, I'D Valorem Rates.
ns lThe rate OF duty under the existing
rc- hyne -AIdrich tariff law has been re-
hnced to the equivalent ad valorem duty
the committee, Using the ad valorem
sSnuivalent as a basis, the important re-
luctions proposed b. the Democratic bal
4 a. fe;
Pig iron, from 1856 10 per cent. scrap
ar r0n, S.I2 TO 8, ferro manganese ore, l5.G
'Wp b.3: chrome metals, 1853 TO Is: bar
: ION and steel. 1873 10 10, slab iron and
M teel. from 25.32 to 10, round iron In
he oils or rods. 81 10 10: beams. girders.
q iu'-kc., 80 10 10; boiler plate, 81 TO 90; sheet
fdsfon and sheet steel, So 10 10: steel saw
Ind lRfos. % 10 Is: iron or steel forgings. 50
70 20; ball and roller bearings 10 to % ,
ont ioop iron, l1.sG TO 10. band iron. 50 to
; iP; railway bars, 1884 to 10; railway fish
lEiates. 20 10 10; steel ingots q S. to
yvssrQ- rlvet, screw and fence rods Il 10 10
oIc nvils. 2l.9o 10 10; automobiles motor
0 uycies and bicycles, 80 TO 20: axles and
IA. us Hle bars, li-8l To 10: blacksmith tools,
.t%ss.12 10 10; bolts, 1907 10 10: castirop
blot Apes, ali kinds. from 1913 10 10; chains,
nds3 to 20.
spa {nives and Cutlery.
der Knives and cutlery. I76 10 % razors.
IT. to So, scissors and shears, 52.55 to
- ia; carpenters, butchers and artisans
E appives kitchen knives and forks, 4S4s
an 2o; files and rasps. el1e to %.
y !. 6alusEets rl7es, % 10 10. brcech.Ioad
ego : shotguns and rifles. 1854 60 20; table,
slchcn and hospital utensils, 80 10 25:
',;s 5edles and bodkins. Is 10 70: fish hooks
m. 81 20 10. and fishing rods. reels and
atl@ fkle, 80 10 50 per cent.
INV "a Engraved plates for printing electro
Thpes and stereotypes, from 35 10 -
I'd iyJpoSraph plates, 90 10 25; saws, 2i.30 Il
nnv q umbrella aud parasol ribs and stretch
81 TO co: railway wheels. 56.3 TO g5
a., Minimum and alloys. 1919 10 20: anti
=, my, IS 10 10: German silver, 20 to 10
OF C3nze powder, etc, Il to IS; braziers
tlhpGisssPper l5.iS to 5: gold leaf, 2S SO TO So
,y a. q silver leaf, $40 10 30.
ed Mfinscl wire, etc, Is Increased from
,lgansf-s lgls 10 80 per cent, Tinsel wire product.
ali - ednced from G.. TO 40 per cent; hook.
litissH eyes. 90. so TO 10; lead bearing ore
ITO % per cent on the lead contents
sci. p bullion, 1853 to 20; nickel and al
no ryf9, 1880 10 10: pens, except gold. s.
inS, S,aq 20; gold pens. 20, not unchanged
- vss' 81 10 60 per cent; quicksIlvc I3 I,
dare u typo metal 81 to Is: watch move
'ls ~. nfs' 90 to 80; zinc, in blocks or pigs
~ of4 70 10; metal cans and packages. 6
naves m4p' bottle caps. 80 to so; steam engines
: to rs, and nippers and pliers from 8
SOL unsdd add 20 per cent
, snsINi other articles are 70 be dutIabl
NJ, e,ta "a eer the bill at a5 per cent ad valorsm
,aIsJ. Ee rate Is not specifically given.
er y Wn'ie barhed wire Is put on the fre
pms Telegraph and telephone wire ar
Q s1anotSn rate OF so per cent ad valorerr
SIIgss iI9 sSsS. FERRY ADMITTED