The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-18
A COncise Statement Of the
Changes Made by New
Bill.
COMMODITIES ON FREE LIST
Rates Raised on Some Luxurles--Raw
Wool Placed on Free List and Sugar
Given Heavy Reduction-Farm
Products Reduced.


rates on variety Of commodities in the
new tariff bill now before congress
follow:
Barley malt. from As cents to %
cents bushel.
Buckwheat, from Is cents to cents
q bushel.
Oats. from Is cents to 10 cents a
bushel.
Rice, cleaned, from cents to 1 cent
a pound.
Wheat, from rs cents to 10 cents a
bushel
Butter, from 8 cents to cents a
pound.
Cheese, from 6 cents a pound to 20
per cent ad valorem.
Beans, from As cents to rs cents
pound
Eggs, from cents to 2 cents per
dozen.
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
from rs per cent to Is per cent.
Fresh vegetables, from rs per cent
to Is per cent.
Apples, peaches, etc, from rs cents
to 10 cents a bushel
Raisins, from ~ cents to 2 cents
a pound
Lemons-Present rate III cents
pound, proposed rate II cents for
package under IN cubic feet, S5
cents for package up to IA cubic
feet, 70 cents for package up to 5
cubic feet. a cent pound for lemons
in bulk or in larger packages
Oranges, lines, grapefruit, ETC.
Present rate 1 cent pound, proposed
rate same as for lemons.
Pineapples, from cents to cents
a cubic foot capacity Of barrels or
packages, from IS to S. Thousand in
bulk.
Chocolate and cocoa-Present rate
when valued from is cents to "a
cents, ~ cents pound and 10 per
cent ad valorem additional; proposed
rate per cent ad valorem.
Value of Raw Wool a Factor.
Wooden manufactured goods and
clothing Present tariff rates are
baUed 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 los
per cent to Is per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics, felts and manu-
featured goods, from OF per cent to
IS per cent.
Suspenders, ribbons, bindings, etc.,
from SO per cent to So per cent.
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains, table covers, etc, from 30
to S5 per cent.
Carriers, suspenders, ETC., from As
per cent to rs per cent.
Table cloths. from 40 to rs per
cent.
Lace curtains, etc, from 50 to 45
per cent.
Miscellaneous cotton goods, from 46
to 30 per cent,
Earthenware and Glassware.
Cement from cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
Lime from cents a hundred
pounds to 5 per cent ad valorem.
China clay, a ton, from $3.50 to
31.25.
Fuller's earth. manufactured, from
SO to $3.50 ton.
Mica, manufactured, from 5 cents
and 20 per cent additional pound to
80 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated, from so per
cent to 81 per cent ad valorem;
chinaware, plain white, from 55 per
cent to so per cent ad valorem.
Cut and decorated glass from so
per cent to As per cent ad valorem.
Mirrors from II cents and % cents
a square foot to cents and 10 cents
a square foot.
Marble, rough, from 65 cents to so
cents cubic foot.
Marble articles from so per cent to
As per cent ad valorem.
Granite and building stone, dressed.
from so per cent to 25 per cent ad
valorem.
Iron, steel and metal products:
Reduction on Automobiles.
Automobiles and motorcycles, As per
cent to 40 per cent.
Ferromanganese from $3.50 a ton
to Is per cent
Round iron from So to $12 q ton to
8 per cent.
Iron and steel forgings from 30
per cent to Is per cent
Ball and roller bearings from IS to
81 per cent,
Sheet steel or iron, now So to SIS,
cut to 20 per cent.
Tin plate, now a24 a ton. cut to 20
per cent.
shotguns and rifles, now S2.36 to
$40 each, changed to IS per cent.
Table and kitchen ware, from 40 to
rs per cent
Steam engines, printing presses,
machine tools, from 80 to 10 per cent.
Embroidering and lace making ma
chimes, now free. made dutiabls at rs
per cent.
The schedule carries a blanket
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