Greene County herald., 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 Luxuriee-Raw
Wool Placed on Free LIst and Sugar
Given Heavy Reductlon--Farm
Products Reduced.

Washington. n.-Important changes in
rates Cd variety of commodities in the
new tariff bill now before congress
follow:
Barley malt, from As cents to 25
cents a bushei
Buckwheat. from is cents to cents
a bushel.
Oats, from IL cents to 10 cents q
bushel
hice, cleaned. from cents to cent
O pound
Wheat, from 25 cents to 10 cents a
bushel
Butter. from cents to cents a
pound.
Cheese, from cents pound to 20
per cent ad valorem
Beans, from 45 cents to rs cents
pound
Eggs, from cents to cents per
sozen
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
n 25 per cent to Is per cent.
ash vegetables, from 25 per cent
per cent.
es, peaches, ETC., from rs cents
ents a bushel.
ms, from 21s cents to cents
s-Present rate Ia cents
proposed rate II cents for
under IL cubic feet, 35
sor package up to 21s cubic
10 cents for package up to s
- R1v 1o-~n
u bulk or In larger packages.
Oranges, lines, grapefruit, ETC.
Present rate cent pound, proposed
rate same as for lemons.
Pineapples, from 5 cents to cents
cubic foot capacity Of barrels or
packages. from So to S. thouasnd in
bNlk.
when valued from Is cents to "a
cents, 21a cents pound and 10 per
cent ad vaIorem additional; proposed
rate per cent ad valorem.
Value Of Raw Wool a Factor.
Woolen 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 15 per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics felts and manu-
featured goods. from 81 per cent to
SO per cent.
Suspenders, ribbons, bindings, etc.,
from S3 per cent to S5 per cent
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains, table co%ers, etc., from 80
to IS per cent.
Carriers, suspenders, ETC.. from As
per cent to 25 per cent
Table cloths. from 40 to rs per
cent.
Lace curtains. etc.. from so to As
per cent.
Miscellaneous cotton goods, from As
to 30 per cent
Earthenware and Glassware.
Cement from cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
Lime from cents q hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
China clay, a ton. from $3.50 to
s1.25.
Fuller's earth, manufactured, from
So to $50 a ton
Mica, manufactured. from cents
and 20 per cent additional pound to
80 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated, from so per
cent 10 55 per cent ad valorem;
chinaware, plain white, from 55 per
cent to so per cent ad valorem.
Cut and decorated glass from so
per cent to As per cent ad valoren.
Mirrors from IL cents and % cents
q square foot to cents and 13 cents
q square foot
Marble, rough, from 65 cents to so
cents a cubic foot.
Marble articles from so per cent to
As per cent ad valorem.
Granite and building stone, dressed,
from so per cent to 25 per cent ad
valorem.
Iron, steel and metal products:
Reduction on Automobiles.
Automobiles and motorcycles, 46 per
cent to 40 per cent.
Ferrcmanganese, from $3.50 a ton
20 is per cent.
Round iron from s6 to s12 ton to
s per cent
Iron and steel forgings from 80
per cent to Is per cent.
Ball and roller bearings from 45 to
IS per dent.
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 s2.25 to
$40 each, changed to 35 per cent.
Table and kitchen ware, from 40 to
25 per cent.
Steam engines, printing presses,
machine tools, from 80 to Is per cent.