Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-04-18

to 10 per cent, barley from 43.O5 per
cent. to 2S.07 per cent, macaFoni
from 34.25 per cent. to 1881 per cent,
hay from 1921 per cent to 1857 per
cent, fruits from 1921 per cent to
1888 per cent, figs from 51,53 per cent.
to 42.10 per cent, lemons from 1886
per cent. to 24.O3 per cent, live poul-
try from 1910 per cent. to 6.67 per
cent, and vinegar from 1903 per cent,
to 1879 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 cottons.
"In schedule l. dealing with cotton,
comparisons Of the principal items
show reductions on cotton thread from
S154 per cent. to 1929 per cent; on
spool thread from 1895 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 25 per cent; on ready made cloth
ing from SO per cent. to 80 per cent;
on collars and cuffs from 64.0S per
cent. to rs per cent; on pushes from
51.40 per cent. to 40 per cent; on
handkerchiefs from 5927 per cent to
30 per cent; on stockings, 1881 per
cent, to so per cent; on gloves from
1917 per cent to IS per cent; on un,
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 flax
and raw hemp have been reduced from
$22.4O and $3.50 per ton, respective
ly, to s1120 each; jute yarns have
been cut from $500 per cent to 1b
per cent. cables and cordage from
643 per cent. to 455 per cent; oil
cloths for floors from 44.29 per cent.
to Is per cent; handkerchiefs from
so per cent. to IS per cent.
How Schedule X Fares
Schedule X, dealing with wools
and wooden manufactures, has been
the center Of criticism for many years
and the committee has given 1t 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 1859 per cent
to 25 per cent; fiannels from 1929 per
cent to rs and IS per cent; dress
goods from 1910 per cent to So per
cent; clothing from 1855 per cent to
So per cent; weddings, etc, from 1927
per cent to IS per cent, and carpets
from rates ranging from so per cent
to 50 per cent, TO rates ranging from
20 per cent to IS per cent.
'Inasmuch as silk and silk goods
are distinctly to be classed as lux
urIes, 1t 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 IL per cent; spun
silk yarn from 37.09 per cent to 35 per
cent; sewing silk from IS 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 68.49 per cent to
go 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 1t 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 a 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 1922 per cent to 35 per
cent, parchment papers from 1892 per
cent to S5 per cent Photographic pa
per from 29.99 per cent to rs per
cent, writing paper from 4513 per
cent to rs per cent; common wrap
ping paper from IS per cent to rs per
cent and books from rs per cent to
Is per cent.
Jewelry Only Slightly Reduced.
"Jewelry has been only slightly re-
duced falling from 75.74 per cent to
go 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 a rate Of 10 per cent
Notwithstanding they we're 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 An be levied win
continue to be competitive to a great
er or less extent
Strikes Blow at Monopoly.
"On the other hand, when the duties
levied at the custom house are high
enough to allow the American manu-.
facturer to make profit before his
can enter the field, we have
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