The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1913-10-28
Agricultural Products and Provisions

Agricultural Products and Provisions
Cattle, sheep and other domestic
animals suitable for use as food
wheat and wheat products II d
eggs, have been transferred to the
free list. Reductions have been
made OH oats, butter, beets, frozen
eggs, peas, greenhouse stock =,
Zance currants, chocolate and cocoa
sweetened and extracts of meats
from the rates provided by the
house. The rates have been i'll,
creased over those provided by the
house on broken rice. fish packed
in oil and ground spices. A rat,
of 20 per cent ad volorem is placed
on ground spices in addition to the
specific rate provided by the house
on unground. The senate receded
from the reduced rate placed on
flaxseed and its amendment placing
duty on bananas. The house
classification on lemons and other
citrus fruits is accepted.
Schedule H. Spirits, Wines and Other
No changes of importance are
made in this schedule. The rates
on ginger ale and similar beve
RACES are slightly decreased o II
bottles containing not more than
one-half pint each. The senate
receded from its amendment plac-
ing an internal revenue tax on
grape brandy used in fortifying
sweet wines.
Papers and Books
The house rates have been re-
duced on common paper, box,
boards, papers partly covered with
metal leaf or gelatine and plain
basic papers for albumenizing for
Photographic printing. The rates
provided by the house for surface.
coated papers suitable for covering
boxes has been increased from IS
to 40 per cent. The senate amend
ments placing specific rates gra-
duated according to thickness and
size haye been agreed to are ap-
proximately equivalent to the ad
valorem rates provided in b e
house bill. A specific rate has
beer placed on lithographic views
of scenes and buildings located in
the United States instead of the
advalorem rate provided by the
house. This amendment results
in an increase in the rate of duty.
Roman, Portland and other
hydraulic, cements. limestone,
rock asphalts, asphaltum an d
bitumen have been transferred to
the free list. T he house rates
have been reduced on lenses, sur
veying instruments, telescopes,
microscopes, Photographic an d
projection lenses, in increased on
strips Of glass for lenses d
gauges, opera and field glasses. A
new classification has been made
for manufactured mica and
rate of 4 cents per pound placed on
all valued at not more than IS
cents per pound, and rs per Oent,
on that valued at more than IS
cents. This results in an increase
over the house rate of 80 per cent,
on the cheap glass of mica, cost
ing less than Ia cents, and reduc-
tior of all that is valued at more
than Is cents per pound.
Cotton Manufactures.
The senate classification of
cotton cloth, according to h e
average number of the yarns con-
tanned therein was accepted, in
stead of the house provision for the
highest number. This slightly
decreases the rate of some fancy
weaves and novelty cloth, but on
the greater bulk of cotton cloth
the rate is not affected. The rates
on bleached and dyed colored yarns
are increased and on cotton yarns
and cloth made o. yarn, from
numbers 79 to 90. The rates on
handkerchiefs or mufflers, II o
hemmed. have been deduced from
80 per cent, as provided by the
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