Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 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 Free List and Sugar
Given Heavy Reduetion-Farm
Products Reduced.
Observation-Disclosures changes in
rates on variety of commodities in the
new tariff bill now before congress
follow:
Barley malt, from As cents to rs
cents bushel.
Buckwheat. from Is cents to cents
bushel.
y Oats, from Is cents to 10 cents a
.A.shel.
" Rice, cleaned, from cents to cent
~ pound.
Wheat, from rs 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 IS cents to Is cents a
pound.
Eggs. from cents to cents per
. dozen.
Nursery cuttings and seedlings,
from Is per cent to Is per cent.
Fresh vegetables. from 25 per cent
to Is per cent.
Apples, peaches, etc., from rs cents
to 10 cents bushel.
Raisins, from ~ cents to 2 cents
q pound.
Lemons-Present rate III cents
pound, proposed rate II cents for
package under IN cubic feet, So
cents for package up to ~ cubic
feet, 70 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 1 cent pound, proposed
rate same as for lemons.
Pineapples. from s cents to 6 cents
. cubic foot capacity of barrels or
packages, from So to S. thouasnd in
bulk.
Chocolate and cocoa-Present rate
when valued from Is cents to "a
cents, 21a cents pound and 10 per
cent ad valorem additional; proposed
rate 8 per cent ad valorem.
Value Of Raw Wool a Factor.
Wooden manufactured goods and
clothing 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 1o5
per cent to Is per cent.
Cloths, knit fabrics, felts and manu-
featured goods, from 81 per cent to
IS per cent.
Suspenders, ribbons, bindings, ETC.,
from SO per cent to IS per cent.
Cotton manufactures:
Curtains, table covers, ETC., from so
10 IS per cent.
Carriers, suspenders. etc., from As
per cent to Is 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 80 per cent.
Earthenware and Glassware.
Cement from cents hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
Lime from 5 cents a hundred
pounds to per cent ad valorem.
o10 n
$125.
Fuller's earth, manufactured, from
SO to $3.50 ton.
Mica, manufactured, from cents
and 20 per cent additional pound to
80 per cent ad valorem.
Chinaware, decorated, from GO per
cent to IS per cent ad valorem;
\ c,linaware, plain white, from IS per
Dent to so per cent ad valorem.
Cut and decorated glass from 60
per cent to 45 per cent ad valorem.
Mirrors from II cents and Is cents
a square foot to cents and 13 cents
a square foot.
Marble, rough, from IS cents to so
cents a cubic foot.
MarDI0 aTLlcl0B IrOm OV per CcuI "
IS per cent ad valorem.
Granite and building stone, dressed,
from 80 per cent to rs per cent ad
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 IL per cent
Round iron from Sc to $12 ton to
8 per cent.
Iron and steel forgings from 30
per cent to IL per cent.
Ball and roller bearings from As to
IS per cent.
Sheet steel or iron, now Sc to $1S.
e. cut to 20 per cent
Tin plate. now $24 ton, cut to 70
per cent
Shotguns and rifles. now $2.25 to
$40 each. changed to IS per cent.
Table and kitchen ware. froE ~ to
rs per cent.
Steam engines, printing presses,
machine tools, from 80 to IL per cent
Embroidering and lace making ma