Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-04-18
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 Reduetlon-Farm
Products Reduced.


shington.-Important changes in
rates on variety of commodities In the
new tariff bill now before congress
follow:
Barley malt, from 45 cents to rs
cents bushel.
Buckwheat. from Is cents to 8 cents
y bushel.
Oats, from Is cents to 10 cents a
bushel.
Rice, cleaned, from cents to cent
q pound.
Wheat, from 25 cents to 10 cents a
bushel
Butter. from cents to 3 cents
pound.
Cheese, from cents pound to 20
per cent ad valorem.
Beans, from As cents to rs cents n
pound.
Eggs, from cents to cents per
dozen.
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
from rs per cent to 10 per cent.
Fresh vegetables, from 25 per cent
to IL per cent.
Apples, peaches, etc, from 25 cents
to 10 cents a bushel
Raisins, from 21a cents to 2 cents
q pound.
Lemons-Present rate tx cents
pound, proposed rate II, cents for
package under IA cubic feet, 35
cents for package up to III cubic
feet, 70 cents for package up to 8
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
cubic foot capacity of barrels or
packages, from IS to S. a Thousand in
bulk.
Chocolate and cocoa-Present rate
when valued from Is cents to "a
cents, 21s 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
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
85 per cent.
Suspenders, ribbons, bindings, ETC.,
from SO per cent to IS per cent.
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains, table covers, etc, from 80
% IS per cent.
Carriers, suspenders, etc, from As
per cent to Is per cent.
Table cloths. from 40 to rs per
cent.
Lace curtains etc, from 80 to As
per cent.
Miscellaneous cotton goods, from IS
to 80 per cent.
Earthenware and Glassware.
Cement from cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem,
Lime from cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
China clay, ton, from $3.50 to
s1.25.
Fuller's earth, manufactured, from
So to $3.50 ton.
Mica, manufactured, from 8 cents
and 20 per cent additional pound to
30 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated, from go per
cent to So per cent ad valorem:
chinaware, plain white, from 55 per
cent to 80 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 10 cents
q square foot
Marble, rough, from 65 cents to 80
cents a cubic foot.
Marble articles from 30 per cent to
45 per cent ad valorem.
Granite and building stone, dressed,
from so per cent to rs per cent I'D
valorem.
Iron, steel and metal products:
Reduction on Automobiles.
Automobiles and motorcycles, As per
cent to 40 per cent
Ferromanganese, from $3.50 ton
to IL per cent.
Round iron from Sc to $12 a ton to
per cent
Iron and steel forgings from 30
per cent to Is per cent
Ball and roller bearings from As to
IS per cent.
Sheet steel or iron, now Sc to SIS,
cut to 20 per cent. 4
Tin plate, now $24 a ton, cut to 20
per cent.
Shotguns and rifles, now s2.25 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 80 to Is per cent
Embroidering and lace making ma
chimes, now free, made dutiable at rs
per cent
The schedule carries blanket
clause that articles or wares not spe-