The Elbert County tribune., 1913-04-18
PROPOSED TARIFF
ON MANY ITEMS
a Concise Statement Of the
Changes Made by New
Bill.
COMMODITIES ON FREE LIST
Rates Raised on Some LuxurIes-Rsw
Wool Placed on Free List and Sugar
Given Heavy ReductIon-Farm
Products Reduced.

Washington-Importa changes In
rates on variety of commodities in the
new tariff bill now before congress
follow:
Barley malt, from As cents to 25
cents a bushel.
Buckwheat. from IL cents to cents
= bushel.
Oats, from 15 cents to 10 cents a
bushel.
Rice. cleaned. from 2 cents to cent
. pound.
Wheat. from rs cents to 10 cents a
bushel.
Butter. from cents to cents a
pound.
Cheese. from cents . pound to 20
per cent ad valorem.
Beans, from 46 cents to 2b cents n
pound.
Eggs. from cents to cents per
dozen.
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
from 25 per cent to 1b per cent.
Fresh vegetables. from 25 per cent
to Is per cent.
Apples. peaches. ETC., from rs cents
to 10 cents bushel.
Raisins. from az cents to 2 cents
q pound.
Lemons-Present rate III cents
pound, proposed rate II cents for
package under IL cubic feet, s5
cents for package up to 2h cubic
feet, 70 cents for package up to 6
cubic feet. n cent a pound for lemons
in bulk or in larger packages.
Oranges, lines. grapefruit, ETC.
Present rate cent pound. proposed
rate same as for lemons.
Pineapples, from 8 cents to cents
a cubic foot capacity of barrels or
packages. from IS to IS u thouasnd in
bulk.
Chocolate and cocoa-Present rate
when valued from 15 cents to "a
cents, 21h cents pound and 10 per
cent ad valorem additional; proposed
rate per cent nd valorem.
Value Of Raw Wool Factor.
Woolen manufactured goods and
clothing-Present tariff rates arc
based in many cases on value Of raw
wool. Comparison is here made with
the equivalent ad valorem duties as
previously estimated by the ways and
means committee on wool prices in
1910:
Combed wool and tops. from 105
per cent to Is per cent
Cloths. knit fabrics, felts and manu-
factured goods. from OF per cent to
Be per cent.
6uspenders, ribbons. bindings. etc.
from SO per cent to 35 per cent
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains, table covers. etc, from 80
TO SB per cent.
Carriers, suspenders, ETC., from 45
per cent to rs per cent.
Table cloths. from 40 to rs per
cent
Lace curtains. etc. from 80 to As
per cent.
Miscellaneous cotton goods. from As
to 30 per cent
Earthenware and Glassware.
Cement from cents hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
Lime from cents a hundred
pounds to 8 per cent ad valorem.
China clay. ton. from $3.50 to
$1.25.
Fuller's earth, manufactured. from
t3 to $1.50 ton.
Mica, manufactured. from cents
and 20 per cent additional pound to
80 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated, from so per
cent to 55 per cent ad valorem:
chinaware. plain white. from b6 per
cent to so per cent ad valorem.
Cut and decorated glass from 60
per cent to 45 per cent ad valorem.
Mirrors from IL cents and 25 cents
q square foot to cents and Is cents
q square foot.
Marble. rough. from 65 cents to so
cents cubic foot.
Marble articles from so per cent to
Is per cent ad valorem.
Granite and building stone. dressed.
from 90 per cent to 25 per cent nd
valorem
Iron. steel and metal products:
Reduction on Automobiles.
Automobiles and motorcycles, As per
cent to 40 per cent.
Ferromanganese. from $3.50 ton
to 15 per cent.
Round iron from So to s12 ton to
s per cent.
Iron and steel forgings from 80
per cent to 15 per cent
Ball and roller bearings from as to
S6 per cent.
Sheet steel or iron. now SO to SIS,
cut to 20 per cent
Tin plate. now s24 ton. cut to 20
per cent
Shotguns and rifles, now $2.2b to
$40 each. changed to 35 per cent.
Table and kitchen wnre. from 40 to
25 per cent.
Steam engines. printing presses.
machine tools. from 30 to 15 per cent.
Embroidering and lace making ma
chimes. now free. made dutiable at rs
per cent
The schedule carries blanket