Evening journal., 1922-04-12

meath.
ing those products entirely. Penalty
duties imposed under this authority
may be as high as so per cent ad
valorem.
6. Seize and declare forfeit TO the
U. S. any products imported in vio-
iation Of any proclamation made
under the preceding provisions.
Elaborate provisions are made
for necessary Investigations for en-
forcement OF findings and proclama-
tions; for notifications; for hearings
and appeals.
The House Ways and Means Re
publicans are angry at the foreign
valuation scheme They say It will
lead to 4undervaluations, hence loss
of revenue TO this government and
too little protection to the Ameri-
can industries.
Rates.
Rates on many things have been
Increased above those provided by
the Fordney fnpuse bill. The farm
bloc" has admittedly been given es-
pecial consideration, and It Is. in
general. quite happy with the rates
applied for sharp increases were
made in rates on farm products.
Cattle were increased from 1 IA to
1 i-2 cents a pound; sheep and
goats. from cent a pound to 50 a
head, regardless Of weight; fresh
lamb. from 2 to 8 cents a pound and
mutton and goat meat from l Ia to
IL cents a pound. The latter pro-
visions are aimed at imports Of
Australian and New Zealand. Large
fly, Il being recalled that such i'm
ports were once tried in an effort to
force down home prices.
Bacon. ham. shoulders and other
prepared pork were increased from
IA cents to cents a pound; lard
compounds and substitutes from 90
per cent advalorem TO cents a
pound. Opponents of tho bill say
the new rates will keep meat prices
from dropping; perhaps cause them
In some cases 10 rise.
Reindeer meat. venison and other
game. except birds. went from 1 1-2
to cents a pound. Meats, fresh or
prepared. 20 per cent advalorem in
stead Of Is. the House rate; milk
IL cents a gallon instead Of
cent; sour milk and buttermllk one
cent instead Of one haln cent;
cream. 22 i-2 cents instead Of 10
cents a gallon.
Live poultry was raised from
cents TO B. dressed. from to 6 all
other dead birds, rated s cents a
pound instead Of 20 per cent ad-
Z valorem. Eggs went from cents a
dozen to s; frozen or preserved from
4 TO 6; and dried eggs from 10 cents
to 16 a pound.
other food rates were;-honey'
cents up u; halibut, salmon and
swordfsh. fresh. frozen or iced
cents a pound; all other fish, / cen
"a pound-the House rate; fish in oil
80 per cent advalorem. up 4 pei
cent; barley. 20 cents a bushel, al
cents; buckwheat. 10 cents pei
hundredwelght. down 20 cents; mac
aroni and other pastes, ? cents
pound up y oats, Is cents bushel
tup 5: ground oats. As cents up Il
per hundredweights; grits and oa
products, 90 cents per hundred
weight. up 80 cents; rough rice. 3-'
cents. down Is; other brands als'
decreased; rye, Is cents a bushel
up Sc rye -four and meal. As cents
up Is: wheat, 80 cents a bushel, NJ
5; wheat -four and products Is
cents per hundredweight, up q
cents: bran and similar feeds. lC
per cent. advalorem, down pei
cent; mixed feeds taking grain and
oil cake, is per cent advalorem, NJ
Q per cent; cereal breakfast foods
25 per cent. advalorem. up pei
cent: biscuits. waters and cakes, 81
per cent. up q apples 80 cents q
bushel. up 6 bananas, house tariff
eliminated: edible berries. 4 cents
/, lup 4; cherries. cents, up y
! maraschino cherries. 40 per cent
I advalorem, up 20; cider, 8 cents
e. gallon. down 8; preserved figs 3
: per cent advalorem. up is per cent
fresh or dried dates (added in thi
n bill) at / cent a pound plus S5 pc
cent. advalorem; raisins-prote'
4 ton for California; cents
| pound. up u lemons, unchanged
II . cents pound oranges. unchange
at cent a pound; grapefruit
cent down y
II The wool schedule is based on
/ rate Of 33 cents for wool import'
II in secured state. this being a Z ce
III increase over the house figure. Sou
III American and some kindred WOO
III unmixed. took a "a cent SECURE
II rate. Woolen goods. at ounc
N per square yard and valued at n
over so cents were rated at 40 cen
II lper pound and so per cent. advalore
II while those valued at over so Ger
II were rated at 40 cents and So p
II cent.-all higher than the house bi
III The senate committee rqised [
n rate on wrapper and mixed wrapr
II and filler tobacco and all leaf
II bacco. the product of two or me
II countries when mixed or packed
gether 90 unstemmed, IL ma
the rate s2.35 a pound. up 25 cen
II stemmed. SO. up rs cents; and ,
rates on filler tobacco not specia
III provided for TO S5 cents a poui
III | unsfenaroed (doHn 81 and to