Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-30

can farmers and live stock growers
from the competitor of foreign produce
ers i'm about the same general terms
that such protection is afforded in the
emergency or temporary bill now in
effect, Cattle. sheep. swine. goats are
on the dutiablc list. The same is true
of meat products, milk, butter. cheese,
poultry, eggs, horses and mules. fish,
corn, barley. buckwheat. oats, rice.
rye. wheat bran, cereal breakfast
foods, apples. bananas, berries, cher
ries. cider, citrons. figs, peanuts. wal
nuts. grass seeds. vegetables and even
acorns.
To what extent this sweeping sched-
ule will affect the cost of living will be
a matter of debate when the House
and Senate take up the agricultural
products schedule for final action.
Lumber Paradox.
The lumber schedule is somewhat of
a paradox. The important product is
the subject of schedule which n
Cludcs timber hewn, sided and other
wise squared otherwise than by saw
ing. logs of certain varieties. brier
root. various forms of cedar. paving
pests, railroad ties, shingles, boxes,
barrels and certain other manufactur-
"a products. including toothpicks; but
with all this, IL does not deal with the
important matter Of dressed lumber.
ON the contrary. dressed lumber.
technically described as "planed on one
side. sawed boards, planks. deals and
other lumber not further manufactur-
grooyed is placed on the free list.
hut there is an important proviso,
just as there is in regard TO many of
the frec-listed articles. This provides
that II any other country laying
tariff on American lumber, meaning
Canada. Of course. refuses 10 lift that
tax the President is expected TO place
like tariff upon lumber from such
country In effect. this lays IS per
cent, ad valorcm tariff on Canadian
lumber. unless by negotiation the
President brings about reciprocity with
Canada. remote prospect.
Free List Long One.
The free list under Title is a long
one. Scores of articles are included in
il under two general schedules. This
list. II might be mentioned. embraces
agricultural implements. antitoxins.
asbestos. bagging for cotton. broken
bells binding. twine, dried blood bones,
books. borax. gold and silver bullion.
coal. coal tar products. coffee. copper
ore. bird eggs. cancelled stamps, emery
ore. palm leaf fans, fossils. gunrowdcr,
rawhide. ropes, hoofs, ice. iodine. iron
ore Joss stickc. leather, boots and
shoes. lemon juice. manuscripts, wood
pulp. on the same basis as Canadian
however. meerschaum, crude
needles. oakum. phosphatcs
plants, platinum, quinine. sheep dip raw
sin. Spunk newsprint paper on same
basis as wood pulp; stone and SaEd.
sulphur. tapioca. teeth, turtles, wax
and sundry other articles. some Of
them important but most of them not.
oil was originally placed on the free
list and 50 appears in the print of thS
pyl given out yesterday morning Later
i. the day. however. the committee
The; and decided to make i dutiable.
Reciprocity Included.
The feature az Title Is the reel |
orocity program laid down under the /!
President. with a view To securing +
trade with any foreign f
.ountry shall enter into a COM I
nerciaI treaty concerning the admis-
aon into such country of goods
nd wares and merchandise Of the
nitcd States"
The much discussed American valua-
ION idea IS provided for under ad- I
sections of the bill This I
,rovides that the word value" for
lrin purposes shall mean the price -
.ry article IN question ION the date /
II cXPortatIon of the imported mer-
hand.se at which comparable and +
-rmpctitive products of the United +
states Mere ordinarily sold or freely
lfered for sale in the usual wholesale F
quantities in tn 6 principal i
l,arkeJ or markets OF the United /
States"
Average Duty 56 Per Cent.
The new bill is said Ia provide a /
yeneral average Of tariff duties Of
,bout 10 per cent below the average
Il the Payne -Aldrich act Of 1909. the
aSt Republican tariff The Payne
Aldrich average vas about 66 per cent. +
while in the present tariff the general .
.Nerage is about 20 Per cent. In the
1ingley Tariff act Of 1890. which
'rGught trouble 10 the Republican
'arty. the general average was abou,
L per cent.