The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-04
SATURDAY, OCT q, 1918.
THE NEW TARIFF.

phe new democratic tariff is nOW in
force. 1t is the first democratic tariff
since 1894 and the lowest tariff for
almost half a century. The primary
aim of this tariff is to lower the cost
Of, living and to remove the unfair
"protection" under which gigantic
trusts and mOnOpolies have been built
up at the expense of the
The contents of the market basket
will not be entirely free under the
democratic tariff. Many Of he
products Of use on the American aver
age table will be free. however. Chief
among these will be meats, milk and
eggs.
Practically all vegetables are contin-
ued on the dutiable list. Potatoes will
be admitted free when coming from
countries that give free access to our
potatoes. The same principle Is appli-
ed in the case Of wheat. These two
commodities, imported from countries
that tax our products, will have 20
pay a Countervailing duty of 10 per
cent ad Valorem.
The democratic tariff on cattle,
sheep and other animals intended for
food are free of duty, whereas these
products were assessed 10 per cent ad
Valorem by the old law. Eggs, which
Will be admitted free under the new
tariff, were taxed 5 cents a dozen by
the old law.
MIX another orfic1o fron I;Sto1 -,
the democrats, formerly paid 2 cents
a gallon at the custom houses. Cream,
ais admitted free by the pending bill.
formerly D"id 5 cents q gallon.
Bread Will pay a rate Of 25 per cent
under the new law. as it did before.
Salt was taxed at Z cents a pound
by the former law. 1t will be admit
ted free by the new.
Sugar will be free at the end Ct
three years.
At the beginning of this congress it
was supposed that the democratic
market basket" would be garnished
with free vegetables. Only a few of
them are free listed.
e. early all vegetables in their natur-
al state will pay IS per cent ad
Valorem, whereas they paid rs per
cent before.
Vegetables cut, sliced, or otherwise
prepared, will pay 20 per cent here
after, as compared with 40 per cent
as at present.
Cabbage will be admitted free. They
paid 2 cents apiece before.
Beans and lentils will pay 25 cents
a bushel, as compared with As cents.
Beets will be admitted at 5 per cent.
as against the old rate of % per
cent.
Pickles paid 40 per cent; they
will pay rs per cent under the new
tariff.
Oatmeal and rolled oats paid l
cent a pound; the new rate is reduced
TO 30 cents a hu~ndredweight.
Butter was taxed at 6 cents a pound.
TWO n a half cents a pound will be
levied on it under the new law.
:, Flour will be admitted free from
such countries as admit the American
product free. Otherwise it will pay
"a duty of As cent a barrel. The old
rate was so cents a barrel.
Cheese paid 6 cents a pound; it will
pay 2k cents hereafter.
The old law taxed vinegar TN cents
"a gallon. The democrats reduced the
rate to 4 cents.
y Apples, peaches, ounces, cherries.
.plums and pears, green or ripe. will
pay 10 cents a busheI under the new
tariff as compared with Is cents be-
fore. Edible berries will pay u cent a
quart; l cent a quart was levied.
Lemons. lines, grape fruit and or
;anges will be taxed at u cent a pound
,as compared with l cent before.
Pineapples will pay IS a thousand
instead of So a thousand, and bananas
ARE free.
These are notable reductions in food
PARTICLES. To compensate the owe
Iof food-stuffs almost every manu-
stactured article that the farmer uses,
lunder the old law, highly taxed and
&belng sold in foreign countries cheap
ier thai in America, will be on the
free list, or come in at greatly re-
gduced prices.