The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-03
MEATS AND FLOUR
NOT ON FREE LIST
Important Alteration of Under
wood Tariff Bill Determined
Upon in Senate.
DUTIES WILL BE NOMINAL
Step Taken to Equalize Raw
Materials and Their
Products.
DUTIES WILL BE NOMINAL

Washington. June 2.-Ments and
-four VIII not go on the free list In the
Democratic tariff law IL recommen
tion of the Senate Finance Subcommit-
tee, In charge OF the official schedule
Is accepted. This important alteration
of the Underwood bill, as 1t passed the
House. was determined upon to-day by
the subcommittee, composed of Senators
Williams, Shively and Gore. 1t was de-
cidcd. In carrying out the determina-
tion to perfect the Underwood bill, by
equalizing raw materials and their pro-
ducts, that II would be wiser to levy
nominal duties on meats and flour pro
ducts than to put live stock and grain
on the free list
Taken From Free List.
In accordance with this decision, the
subcommittee, took from the free list
fresh meats-beef. mutton and pork
and made them dutinble at 10 per cent
nd valorem. Wheat flour was restored
to the dutiable list at the specific rate
or 10 cents barrel with other wheat
products at 10 per cent ad valorem,
and the Underwood duty on oats was
reduced from 10 cents q bushel to 6
cents busheli with compensatory
duty on oatmeal said TO be approXi-
mafely per cent ad valorem
Ihis rate on oatmeal was not def
nitely determined. but 1t is assured
that the recommendation will be to
take oatmeal from the free list Cat
tie. sheep and hogs will be left as
they are in the proposed bill. dutiable
at lo per cent ad valorem. and the I'm
derwood duty of 10 cents a bushei on
wheat will stand.
These recommendations Will be made
to the Finance Committee late this
week or carly next week, and the Sem
ators who propose the change believe
1t Will have the approval of the ma
no md al.s. IL
cratic caucus.
Soon after the passage OF the I'm
derwood bill by the House, there were
many protests against differcntiating
between raw materials and their pro
ducts. and II was one of the first fea-
lures to be taken up with the Sen
ate leaders and President Wilson
Several weeks ago the committee de-
termined to equalize the rates one
way or another, and a few days ago
President Wilson was consulted about
the matter by Senator Simmons, chair
man OF the Finance Committee and
Senator Williams
SuSur schedule Approved.
Another development to-day was the
approval without change, of the sugar
schedule as it passed the House: ana
other schedules advanced to varying
stages OF completion in the subcom-
Senator Shively that, in his opinion,
the tarin bill as it goes to the SEN
ate committee will be lower bill IN
the aggregate than the Underwood
hill
A protest hled to-day by the Amcri.
can Live Stock Association said in
part:
The result OF the free admission
CT meats from other countries wour:
be. first Of all. to discourage the live
stock business, and IL the prices were
forced &c the level OF Argentina beef
or Australian mutton, the business
would he SO unproftable that lhis
country WOULD soon cease to produce
It's .iwn meat"
Armour. Swift and> Morris havo larg.,
plants In Argentina. the protest as
serted. and handle 70 per cent Of the
export trade of South America. Tso
OF these hrms are building large
plants In Uruguay. Swift Is buiIdl ng
plant In Brisbane, Queensland.
There are three plants in Canada,
operated by the same American
packers.
'The nroposition that 10 place meat
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