Rocky Ford enterprise., 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 FREQ List and Sugar
Given Heavy ReduetIon-Farm
Products Reduced.

WaShinBtOn.-lmpOrt changes IN
rates on variety of commodities in the
new tariff bill now before congress
follow:
Barley malt, from 45 cents to 20
cents bushel.
Buckwheat. from 15 cents to cents
bushel.
Oats, from is cents to 10 cents a
bushel.
Rice, cleaned, from cents to cent
4 pound.
Wheat, from rs cents to 10 cents a
bushel.
Butter, from 9 cents to 8 cents a
pound.
Cheese, from cents q pound to 20
per cent ad valorem.
Beans. from 45 cents to rs cents a
pound.
Eggs, from cents to cents per
dozen.
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
from a5 per cent to 15 per cent.
Fresh vegetables. from 25 per cent
to 10 per cent.
Apples. peaches, ETC.. from rs cents
to 10 cents a bushel.
Raisins, from 2a cents to 2 cents
q pound.
Lemons-Present rate III cents
pound, proposed rate IT cents for
package under ~ cubic feet. S5
cents for package up to 2h cubic
feet. 10 cents for package up to 6
cubic feet. " cent a pound for lemons
in bulk or in larger packages.
Oranges. lines. grapefruit. etc
Present rate cent pound. proposed
rate same as for lemons.
, Pineapples. from s cents to cents
q cubic foot capacity of barrels or
packages. from IS to IS n thouasnd in
bulk.
Chocolate and cocoa-Present rate
when valued from 16 cents to "a
cents. 21s cents a pound and 10 per
cent ad valorem 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 Is per cent.
! Cloths, knit fabrics felts and manu-
factured goods, from OF per cent to
85 per cent.
Suspenders. ribbons. bindings. ETC..
from SO per cent to S5 per cent
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains, table covers, ETC.. from 80
TO IS per cent.
Carriers, suspenders. ETC.. from As
per cent to 2b per cent.
Table cloths. from 40 to 25 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 vaiorem.
Lime from cents hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
China clay. a ton. from $3.50 to
s1.25.
Fuller's earth. manufactured, from
50 to s1.50 ton.
Mica, manufactured. from cents
and 20 per cent additional a pound to
80 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated. from so per
cent to So per cent ad valorem;
chinaware, plain white. from 55 per
cent to so per cent ad valorem.
Cut and decorated glass from 60
per cent to 45 per cent ad valorem.
fr~, nI 70
a square foot to 7 cents and IS cents
a square foot.
Marble. rough. from IS cents to so
cents a cubic foot.
Marble articles from 80 per cent to
45 per cent ad valorem.
Granite and building stone, dressed.
from 80 per cent to 25 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 a ton
to is per cent.
Round iron from SO to s12 ton, to
8 per cent.
Iron and steel forgings from 80
per cent to 15 per cent.
Ball and roller bearings from 4b to
86 per cent.
Sheet steel or iron. now So to SIS.
cut to 20 per cent
Tin plate. now s24 ton, cut to 20
per cent.
shotguns and rifles. now s2.Rb to
$40 each. changed to S5 per cent
Table and kitchen ware, from 10 to
25 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