| Show IM A NUTSHELL the transfers to the free list include twenty five changes under the lumber schedule nineteen under chemicals eighteen under wool fifteen under agricultural products ten under flax etc eight under sundries eun dries eight under metals and four under spirits thero are none in the cotton silk or paper schedule the following shows the relative importance of these changes in each schedule tho values and duties given being according ace to importations in 1893 value detles chemicals Eart bet and class gag 05 metals lumber 10 4 spirits flax etc wool sundries total made free oat ot imports now dutiable only remain dutiable under the proposed tariff and the du ties on these are expected to be reduced from to a reduction of per cent tho changes are calculated to destroy important branches of manufacture ia flax and hemp woollens and sundries besides those which the heavy reductions of duty will affect but in place of taken from duties on articles remaining and taken off from articles made free the sugar and whisky bill imposes about on sugar and on whisky less the many millions which abo two great frosts can pocket new york tribune |
