Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-19
PROPOSED TARIFF
ON MANY ITEMS
a Concise Statement OF the
Changes Made by New
Bill.
COMMODITIES ON FREE LIST
Rates Raised on Some Lurnries-Nn"
Wool placed on Free List and Sugar
Given Heavy Reduction-Farm
Products Reduced.

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Washington important changes IA
rates on variety Of commodities IN me
now tarin bill now before congress
follow:
barley malt. from - cents to 2"
cents bushcl
Buckwheat. nom - cents to cents
bushcl.
oats. from 10 cents TO 10 cents n
bushcl
Rice. cleaned. from . cents to cent
pound.
Wheat. from 25 cents to 10 cents a
bushel
Butter. from cents to 2 cents
pound.
Cheese. from 6 cents pound to 20
per cent nd valorcm
Beans. from IS cents to % cents
pound
Eggs. from cents to 2 cents per
dozen
Nursery cuuiurs and seedlings,
from - per cent To - per cont.
Fresh vegetables, from 20 per cent
TO ~ per cent
APPLES. peaches. etc. from % cents
TO 10 cents n bushel
Ralsius. from 2ia cents to : cents
pound
Lemons Present rate ! u cents
pound proposed rate II cents for
package under IA cubic feet, 10
cents for package up to 2H cubic
feet. 20 cents for package up to .
cubic feet ~ cent pound for lemons
I'm bulk or in larger packages.
Oranges lines. grapefruit. etc
Present rate I cent pound. proposed
rate same as for lemons.
Pineapples from s cents 10 6 cents
cubic foot capacity Of barrels or
packages. from s. to s. a Thousand In
bulk
Chocolate and cocoa-Prcsent rate
when valued from 10 cents to ~
cents. 2ia cents a pound and 10 per
cent nd valorem additional: proposed
rate & per cent nd valorem.
Value OF Raw Wool a Factor.
Wooden manufactured goods and
clothing Present tariff rates are
bared in many cases on value OF raw
wool Comparison IL here made with
the equivalent ad valorem duties a.
previously estimated by the ways and
means committee on wool prices In
1910:
Combed wool and tops, from 1O5
per cent to 10 per cent.
Cloths. knit fabrics. felts and manu-
featured goods. from 81 per cent 10
80 per cent
Suspenders. ribbons bindings. etc,
from s3 per cent TO 30 per cent.
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains. table covers. etc. from 80
10 % per cent.
Carriers. suspenders, etc. from IS
per cent TO % per cent.
Table cloths. from 40 to % per
cent
Lace curtains. etc. from 30 to IS
per cent.
Miscellaneous cotton goods, from IS
to 30 per cent
Earthenware and Glassware.
Cement from cents a hundred
pounds to per cent nd valorem.
Lime from 5 cents hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
China clay. ton, from $3.50 to
1925
Fillers earth. manufactured. from
81 to $50 ton.
Mica. manufactured from 3 cents
and 20 per cent additional a pound 70
30 per cent ad vaiorem.
Chinaware decorated from 60 per
cent to So per cent nd valorem.
chinaware. plain white. from SO pei
cent to 30 per cent nd valorem
Cut and decorated glass from &C
per cent to IS per cent ad vaiorem.
Mirrors from II cents and 25 cents
a square foot to 7 cents and 10 cents
square foot.
Marble. rough. from 65 cents to Sc
cents cubic foot
Marble articles from so per cent &c
As per cent ad valorem
Granite and building stone. dressed
from 50 per cent to % per cent ac
valorem.
Iron steel and metal products:
Reduction on Automobiles.
Automobiles and motorcycles, as pc
cent TO 40 per cent
Ferromanganese. from $3.50 tor
60 ~ per cent.
Round iron from Sc to si2 ton t,
per cent
Iron and steel forgings from 3
per cent to 10 per cent
Rail- and roller bearings from 45 L
30 per cent
Sheet steel or iron. now Sc to SIS
cut to 20 per cent.
Tin plate. now S2i a ton. cut to 2
per cent.
Shotguns and rifles. now s2.25 {
SO each. changed to IS pc cent.
Table and kitchen ware. from 40 {
rs per cent
Steam engines. printing presses
machine tools. from 80 to Is per cen
Embroidering and lace making mi
chimes. now free. made dutiable at 2
per cent.
The schedule carries blankt
clause that articles or wares not sp'
cially mentioned shall pay so per cen
Kitchen Sink.