The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-04-11
PROPOSED TARIFF
ON MANY ITEMS
A Concise Statement of the
Changes Made by New
Bill.
COMMODITIES ON FREE LIST
Rates Raised on Some Luxuries-Raw
Wool Placed on Free List and Sugar
Given Heavy Reduction-Farm
Products Reduced.

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shington-Important changes In
rates on variety of commodities in the
new tariff bill now before congress
follow:
Barley malt, from As cents to rs
cents bushel.
Buckwheat, from Is cents to cents
4 bushel.
Oats, from Is cents to 10 cents a
bushel
Rice, cleaned, from cents to 1 cent
pound.
Wheat, from rs cents to 10 cents a
bushel
Butter, from 6 cents to cents a
pound
Cheese, from 6 cents pound to 20
per cent ad valorem.
Beans, from As cents to 25 cents 4
pound.
Eggs, from 5 cents to cents per
dozen.
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
from % per cent to Is per cent.
Fresh vegetables, from % per cent
to 10 per cent.
Apples, peaches, etc, from 25 cents
| to 10 cents bushel.
Raisins, from 21a cents to 2 cents
pound.
Lemons-Present rate ~ cents
pound, proposed rate II cents for
package under IL cubic feet, IS
cents for package up to 2s cubic
feet, 70 cents for package up to 5
cubic feet, " cent a pound for lemons
in bulk or in larger packages.
Oranges, lines, grapefruit, etc
Present rate l cent pound, proposed
rate same as for lemons.
Pineapples, from s cents to 6 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. 21a cents pound and 10 per
cent ad valorem additional; proposed
rate per cent ad valorem.
Value Of Raw Wool Factor.
Wooden manufactured goods and
lothing-Present tariff rates are
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 los
per cent to Is per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics, felts and manu-
featured goods, from 81 per cent to
S5 per cent.
Suspenders, ribbons, bindings, ETC.,
from SO per cent to 35 per cent.
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains, table covers, ETC., from 80
to S5 per cent.
Carriers, suspenders, ETC., from As
per cent to % per cent.
Table cloths. from 40 to 25 per
cent.
Lace curtains, etc, from so to As
per cent.
Miscellaneous cotton goods, from IS
to 80 per cent. .a
Earthenware and Glassware.
Cement from cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
Lime from 5 cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
China clay, ton, from $3.50 to
SIPS.
Fuller's earth, manufactured, from
SO to $150 a tom
Mica, manufactured, from cents
and 20 per cent additional a pound to
| 30 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated, from so per
cent to SIS per cent ad valorem;
chinaware, plain white, from SIS per
cent to so per cent ad valorem.
Cut and decorated glass from 60
per cent to As per cent ad valorem.
Mirrors from II cents and rs cents
q square foot to 7 cents and Is cents
a square foot.
Marble, rough, from 65 cents to 80
cents cubic foot
Marble articles from so per cent to
As per cent ad valorem.
Granite and building stone, dressed,
from 80 per cent to 25 per cent ad
| valorem.
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Reduction on Automobiles.
Automobiles and motorcycles, As per
cent to 40 per cent. r
Ferromanganese, from $3.50 a ton
| to Is per cent
Round iron from Sc to So ton to
8 per cent.
Iron and steel forgings from 80
| per cent to Is per cent.
Ball and roller bearings from As to
IS per cent.
Sheet steel or iron, now SO to SIS,
cut to 20 per cent
Tin plate, now $24 ton, cut to 20
per cent
Shotguns and rifles, now $2.25 to
$40 each, changed to 35 per cent.
Table and kitchen ware, from 40 to
Is per cent
Steam engines, printing presses,
machine tools, from 30 to Is per cent.
Embroidering and lace making ma
chimes, now free, made dutiable at rs
per cent
The schedule carries a blanket
| clause that articles or wares not spe-
cially mentioned shall pay 80 per cent.