The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-18
A Concise Statement OF the
Changes Made by New
Bill.
COMMODITIES ON FREE LIST
Rates Raised on Some LuHur'es-ha"
Wool Placed on Free List and sugar
Given Heavy Reduction-Farm
Products Reduced

cents a bushel.
Buckwheat, from 10 cents to cents
a bushel.
Oats, from Is cents to 10 cents
Dushel.
Rice, cleaned. from . cents to l cent
a pound.
Wheat, from % cents to 10 cents a
bushel
Butter. from cents to 3 cents
pound
Cheese. from cents pound to ~
per cent ad yalorem
Beans, from As cents to % cents a
pound
Eggs. from cents to . cents per
dozen
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
from % per cent to Is per cent
Fresh vegetables, from 25 per cent
to Is per cent.
Apples. peaches, etc, from Is cents
to 10 cents a bushel.
Raisins, from 2ls cents to 2 cents
a pound
Lemons-Present rate Y cents
pound, proposed rate II cents for
package under IA cubic feet, 30
cents for package UP to 2h cubic
feet, 70 cents for package up to 3
cubic feet, u cent 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 cents to 6 cents
a cubic foot capacity Of barrels or
packages, from So to S. Thousand in
bulk.
Chocolate and cocoa-Present rate
when valued from Is cents to "a
cents. 21s cents pound and 10 per
cent ad yalorem additional; proposed
rate per cent ad valorem.
Value of Raw Wool a Factor.
Wooden manufactured goods and
clothing 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 105
per cent to Is per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics. felts and manu-
featured goods, from 81 per cent to
35 per cent.
Subscribers, ribbons. bindings, etc,
from SO per cent to IS per cent.
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains. table covers, etc, from so
to 81 per cent.
Carriers, suspenders, etc, from As
per cent to % per cent.
Table cloths. from 40 to % per
cent.
Lace curtains, etc. from 50 to As
per cent
Miscellaneous cotton goods, from Is
to 30 per cent
Earthenwsre and Glassware.
Cement from cents hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem
Lime from ) cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
China clay, a ton, from $3.50 to
s1.25
Fuller's earth, manufactured, from
SO to $3.50 ton.
Mica, manufactured, from cents
and 20 per cent additional pound to
80 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated, from so per
cent to So per cent ad valorem:
chinaware, plain white, from SIS per
cent to 80 per cent ad yalerem,
Cut and decorated glass from GO
per cent to As per cent ad valorem.
Mirrors from IL cents and 25 cents
square foot to 7 cents and Is cents
a square foot
Marble. rough. from IS cents to so
cents cubic foot.
Marble articles from so per cent to
| AZ per cent ad yalorem.
Granite and building stone, dressed;
from so per cent to Is per cent ad
/ galorem.
iron, steel and metal products.
Reduction on Automobiles.
Automobiles and motorcycles, AS per
cent to 40 per cent.
Ferromanganese, from $3.50 ton
to is per cent
I Round iron from So. to sl2 a ton to
per cent.
Iron and steel forgings from 80
| per cent to Is per cent. IL
! BAH and roller bearings from AZ To
So per-, cents,St.s. I; Aw,2 ~ !.
Sheet steel or iron. now Sc to SIS
cut to 20 per cent. :, {
! Tin plate. now $2A ton, cut to ~
! per. cent "a !,
| Shotguns and rifles, now !. 1925 Il
| $40 each. changed to IS per cent. !
Table and kitchen ware, from 40 Il
,25 per cent.
Steam engines. printing presses
machine tools, from. 80 TO is per cent
Embroidering and lace making ma
chimes, now free. made dutiabla at y
per cent. Z