Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-04-11

sedueea from 25 per cent to- DO uan
cent, cattle from 25.0T per cent. tO II
per cent, sheep from 1871 per cent
to 10 per cent, barley from 43.O6 per
cent to- N23.07 per cent, rnacaronl
from 54.2s per cent. to 23.8ii per cent,
hay from 1921 per cent to 1851 per
cent, fruits from 27.21 per cent to
1888 per cent, figs from 5I.53 per cent
to 1910 per cent, lemons from $3.50
per cent. to 24.0S per cent, live poul-
try from 1910 per cent. to 6.67 per
cent. and vinegar from 33.03 per cent.
to 1888 per cent. Other changes are.
in proportion, and the general effect
has been to reduce in a very material
proportion the heavy taxes upon I'M
ported foodstuffs
General Slash on CottUns.
In schedule I, dealing with cotton
comparisons OF the principal items.
show reductions on cotton thread from
31.54 per cent to 1929 per cent; on
spool thread from 1896 per cent to
Is per cent; on cotton cloth from
42.74 per cent. to 1860 per cent: on
water proof cloth from 50.56 per cent.
to % per cent; on ready made cloth
ing from SO per cent to 80 per cent;
on collars and cuffs from 64.03 per
cent. to 25 per cent; on pushes from
51.40 per cent to 40 per cent, on
handkerchiefs from 1927 per cent. to
80 per cent; on stockings. 1854 per
cent. to SO per cent: on gloves from
1917 per cent. to 35 per cent: on I'M
derwear from 6027 per cent. to 20 per
cent, and on cotton damask from 40
per cent. TO IS per cent.
Flax, hemp and their products have
been similarly dealt with. Raw fiax
and raw hemp have been reduced from
s22.40 and $3.50 per ton, respective
ly, to $11.2O each; tute yarns have
been cut from $500 per cent. to 10
per cent; cables and cordage from
6.43 per cent. to 4.55 per cent; oil
cloths for floors from 1929 per cent.
to Is per cent; handkerchiefs from
so per cent to 35 per cent
How Schedule X Fares.
Schedule K, dealing with WOODS
and WOODEN manufactures, has been
the center of criticism for many years
and the committee has given It very
careful study. The result has been
to make raw wool free Of duty, to re-
duce yarns from 1884 per cent to 20
per cent; blankets from 1853 per cent
to 25 per cent; fannels from 1929 per
cent to rs and S5 per cent; dress
goods from 9970 per cent to So per
cent; clothing from 1856 per cent to
IS per cent; weddings, etc. from 82.7
per cent to 35 per cent, and carpets
from rates ranging from 60 per cent
to go per cent, TO rates ranging from
20 per cent to 35 per cent.
''Inasmuch as silk and silk goods
are distinctly to be classed as lux
uries, it has been deemed wise to
make only very moderate reductions
in the rates of duty. Partially manu-
featured goods have been cut from
2101 per cent to Is per cent; spun
silk yarn from 37.09 per cent to 80 per
cent; sewing silk from 35 per cent to
Is per cent; silk goods from 52.55
per cent to so per cent; silk handker-
chiefs (plain) from so per cent to 40
per cent; ribbons from SO per cent to
40 per cent; artificial silk yarns from
41.79 per cent to 35 per cent, and
braids, embroideries and the like OF
artificial silk, from 6849 per cent to
60 per cent
Print Paper on the Free List.
print paper, whose cost of produc-
ton Is as low in this country under
favorable conditions as it is anywhere
in the world has been transferred to
the free list when worth less than
21s cents per pound, while the higher
grades have been given tariff Of IL
per cent in place of 1880 per cent.
Copying paper has been cut from 42.32
per cent to 80 per cent, bag envelopes,
etc., from 1892 per cent to IS per
cent, parchment papers from 1872 per
cent to 35 per cent, Photographic pa
per from 2999 per cent to 25 per
cent, writing paper from 45.13 per
cent to % per cent; common wrap
ping paper from IS per cent to 25 per
cent and books from 25 per cent to
Is per cent.
JeweIry Only Slightly Reduced
ttJewelry has been only slightly re-
duced, falling from 1874 per cent to
60 per cent. A good illustration of
the attitude adopted with respect to
the application OF the tariff is seen In
the item, precious stones uncut.
which are given rate of 10 per cent
Notwithstanding they were on the
free list under the act Of 1909
Where the tariff rates balance the
difference In cost of production at
home and abroad, including an allow.
ance for the difference in freight
rates, the tariff must be competitive,
and from that point downward to the
lowest tariff that can be levied will
continue to be competitive to a great
er or less extent
Strikes Blow at Monopoly.
GCn tho other hand when the dlItioA