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The Customs Duties of the United States

A TABLE OF LEADING ARTICLES IMPORTED, GIVING THE RATE OF TAXATION AT ENTRY BY THE NEW TARIFF COMPARED WITH THAT BY THE TARIFF OF 1883. The articles covered by the Tariff act of 1890 number many thousands. The following table embraces about 300 selected articles, being mainly those in most general use in the United States. N. o. sp. indicates "When not otherwise specified." Alcohol....

ARTICLES.

Aluminum, unmanufactured.

Aniline Colors or Dyes.

Animals for breeding purposes.

Bagging for cotton.

Bags, grain..

Barley, bushel of 48 lbs.

Beads, ornamental..

Old Tariff (1883) Rate. New Tariff (McKinley) Rate 10 per ct. ad valorum. 10 per cent. ad valorum.

Free 35 per cent..

Free 1/2c. per lb. 40 per cent.

IOC per bushel 15c. per lb. 35 per cent.

Free. 1 6-10 & 1 8-10c. per lb. 2c. per lb. 25 per cent. 30c. per bushel. 50 per cent.

Beef, Mutton and Pork.

Ic. per lb.. 2c. per lb.

Beer, Ale, not in bottles. 20c. per gallon.

Beer, Porter and Ale, in bottles. 20c. per gallon. " 35c. " 40c.