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On copper rods, bolts, nails, spikes, copper bottoms, copper in sheets or plates, called braziers' copper, and other sheets of copper not otherwise provided for, thirty-five per centum, ad valorem.

On zinc, spelter, or teutenegue, manufactured in blocks or pigs, one and a half cent per pound.

On zinc, spelter, or teutenegue, in sheets, two and one quarter cents per pound.

On diamonds, cameos, mosaics, jems, pearls, rubies, and other precious stones, when not set, a duty of ten per centum, ad valorem.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That on and after the day and year aforesaid there shall be levied, collected and paid on the importation of the articles hereinafter mentioned the following duties, that is to say: On all wool unmanufactured, and all hair of the alpaca, goat, and other like animals, unmanufactured, the value whereof at the last port or place from whence exported to the United States, exclusive of charges in such ports, shall be twelve cents or less per pound, three cents per pound; exceeding twelve cents, and not exceeding twenty-four cents per pound, six cents per pound; exceeding twenty-four cents per pound, and not exceeding thirty-two cents, ten cents per pound; and, in addition thereto, ten per centum ad valorem; exceeding thirty-two cents per pound, twelve cents per pound, and in addition thereto, ten per centum ad valorem : Provided, That any wool of the sheep, or hair of the alpaca, the goat, and other like animals which shall be imported in any other than the ordinary condition, as now and heretofore prac ticed, or which shall be changed in its character or condition, for the purpose of evading the duty, or which shall be reduced in value by the admixture of dirt or any foreign substance, shall be subject to pay a duty of twelve cents per pound and ten per centum ad valorem, anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided further, That when wool of different qualities is imported in the same bale, bag or package, and the aggregate value of the contents of the bale, bag or package shall be appraised by the appraisers at a rate exceeding twentyfour cents per pound, it shall be charged with a duty of ten cents per pound and ten per centum ad valorem; and when bales of different qualities are embraced in the same invoice at the same price, whereby the ave rage price shall be lessened more than ten per centum, the value of the whole shall be appraised according to the value of the bale of the best quality; and no bale, bag or package shall be liable to a less rate of duty in consequence of being invoiced with wool of lower value; and provided further, that wool which shall be imported scoured shall pay, in lieu of the duties herein provided, three times the amount of such duties.

Second. On sheepskins, raw or manufactured, imported with the wool on, washed or unwashed, shall be subject to a duty of twenty per centum ad valorem; and on flocks, waste, or shoddy, three cents per pound.

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SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That on and after the day and year said there shall be levied, collected and paid on the importation of the articles hereinster mentioned, the following duties, that is to say:

First. On Wilton, Saxony and Aucusson, Axminster, pattern velvet, Tournay velvet and tapestry velvet carpets and carpeting, Brussels carpets wrought by the Jacquard machine, and all medallion or whole carpets, valued at one dollar and twenty-five cents or under per square yard, seventy cents per square yard; valu

ed at over one dollar and twenty-five cents per square yard, eighty cents per square yard: Provided, That no carpeting, carpets or rugs of the foregoing description shall pay a duty of less than fifty per centum ad valorem. On Brussels and tapestry Brussels carpets and carpetings, printed on the warp or otherwise, fifty cents per square yard. On all treble ingrain, three-ply and worsted chain Venetian carpets and carpeting, forty cents per square yard. On yarn, Venetian and two-ply ingrain carpets and carpeting, thirty-five cents per square yard. On hemp or jute carpeting, six and one-half cents per square yard. On druggets, bokings and felt carpets and carpetings, printed, colored or otherwise, twentyfive cents per square yard. On carpets and carpeting of wool, flax or cotton, or parts of either, or other material not otherwise specified, forty per centum ad valorem. Provided, That mats, rugs, screens, covers, hassocks, bedsides, and other portions of carpets or carpetings shall be subject to the rate of duty herein imposed on carpets or carpetings of like character or description, and on all other mats, screens, hassocks, and rugs, forty-five per centum ad valorem.

Second. On woolen cloths, woolen shawls, and all manufactures of wool of every description made wholly or in part of wool, not otherwise provided for, twenty four cents per pound, and in addition thereto forty per centum ad valo. rem. On goods of like description, when valued at over two dollars per square yard, or weighing less than ten ounces per square yard, a duty, in addition to the foregoing rates, of five per centum ad valorem: Provided, That goods of like description, composed of worsted, the hair of the alpaca, goat, or other like animals, and weighing over eight ounces to the square yard, shall be subject to pay the same duties and rates of duty herein provided for woolen cloths. On endless belts or felts for paper, and blanketing for printing machines, twenty cents per pound, and in addition thereto thirty-five per centum ad valorem. On flannels, uncolored, valued at thirty cents or less per square yard, twenty-four cents per pound, and thirty per centum ad valorem; valued at above thirty cents per square yard, and on all flannels colored, printed or plaided, not otherwise provided for, and flanuels composed in part of cotton, twenty-four cents per pound, and thirty-five per centum ad valorem. On flannels composed in part of silk, fifty per centum ad valorem. On hats of wool, twenty-four cents per pound, and in addition thereto thirty-five per centum ad valorem. On woolen and worsted yarn, valued at fifty cents and not over one dollar per pound, twenty cents per pound, and in addition thereto, twenty-five per centum ad valorem; valued at over one dollar per pound, twenty-four cents per pound, and in addition thereto thirty per centum ad valorem. On woolen worsted yarn, valued at less than fifty cents per pound, and not exceeding in fineness number fourteen, sixteen cents per pound, and in addition thereto twenty-five per centum ad valorem. On clothing, ready-made, and wearing apparel of every description, composed wholly or in part of wool, made up or manufactured wholly or in part by the tailor, seamstress or manufacturer, except hosiery, twenty-four cents per pound, and in addition therto forty per centum ad valorem. On blankets of all kinds made wholly or in part of wool, valued at not exceeding twenty-eight cents per pound, twelve cents per pound, and in addition thereto twenty per centum ad valorem; valued at above twenty-eight cents and not exceeding forty cents per pound, twenty four cents per pound and twenty-five per centum ad valorem; valued above forty cents per pound, twenty-four cents per pound and thirty per centum

ad valorem. On balmorals, and goods of similar description, or used for like purposes, composed of wool, worsted, or any other material, twenty-four cents per pound, and in addition thereto thirty-five per centum ad valorem.

On womens' and childrens' dress goods, composed wholly or in part of wool, worsted, mohair, alapaca, or goats' hair, gray or uncolored, not exceeding in value the sum of thirty cents per square yard, four cents per square yard, and in addition thereto, twenty-five per centum ad valorem; exceeding in value thirty cents per square yard, six cents per square yard, and in addition thereto, thirty per centum ad valorem.

On all goods of the last mentioned description, if stained, colored or printed, not exceeding in value the sum of thirty cents per square yard, four cents per square yard, and thirty per centum ad valorem; exceeding in value thirty cents per square yard, six cents per square yard, and in addition thereto, thirty five per centum ad valorem.

On shirts, drawers, hosiery of wool, or of which wool shall be a component material, not otherwise provided for, twenty cents per pound, and in addition thereto, thirty per centum ad valorem.

On bunting, and on all other manufactures of worsted, mohair, alapaca, or goats' hair, or of which worsted, mohair, alapaca, or goats' hair, shall be a component material, not otherwise provided for, fifty per centum ad val

orem.

On lastings, mohair cloth, silk, twist, or other manufacture of cloth, woven or made in patterns of such size, shape, and form, or cut in such manner as to be fit for shoes, slippers, boots, bootees, gaiters, and buttons exclusively, not combined with India-rubber, ten per centum ad valorem.

On oil-cloths for floors, stamped, painted, or printed, valued at fifty cents or less per square yard, thirty per centum ad valorem; valued at over fifty cents per square yard, and on all other oil-cloth, except silk oil-cloth, forty per centum ad valorem.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That on and after the day and year aforesaid, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the importation of the articles hereinafter mentioned, the following duties, that is to say:

First. On cotton, raw or unmanufactured, two cents per pound.

Second. On all manufactures of cotton (except jeans, denims, drillings, bedtickings, ginghams, plaids, cottonades, pantaloon stuff, and goods of like description.) not bleached, colored, stained, painted, or printed, and not exceeding one hundred threads to the square inch, counting the warp and filling, and exceeding in weight five ounces per square yard, five cents per square yard; if bleached, five cents and a half per squre yard; if colored, stained. painted, or printed, five cents and a half per square yard, and in addition thereto, ten per centum ad valorum. On finer and lighter goods of like description, exceeding one hundred threads and not exceeding two hundred threads to the square inch, counting the warp and filling, unbleached, five cents per square yard; if bleached, five cents and a half per square yard; if colored, stained, painted, or printed, five and a half cents per square yard, and in addition thereto, twenty per centum ad valorem. On goods of like description, exceeding two hundred threads to the square inch, counting the warp and filling, unbleached, five cents per square yard; if bleached, five and a half cents per square yard; if colored, stained, painted, or

printed, five and a half cents per square yard, and in addition thereto, twenty per centum ad valorem.

Third. On all cotton jeans, denims, drillings, bed-tickings, ginghams, plaids, cottonades, pantaloon stuffs, and goods of like description, or for similar use, if unbleached, and not exceeding one hundred threads to the square inch, counting the warp and filling, and exceeding five ounces to the square yard, six cents per square yard; if bleached, six cents and a half per square yard; if colored, stained, painted or printed, six cents and a half per square yard, and in addition thereto, ten per centum ad valorem. On finer or lighter goods of like description, exceeding one hundred threads, and not exceeding two hundred threads to the square inch, counting the warp and filling, if unbleached, six cents per square yard; if bleached, six and a half cents per square yard; if colored, stained, painted, or printed, six and a half cents per square yard, and in addition thereto, fifteen per centum, ad valorem. On goods of like description, exceeding two hundred threads to the square inch, counting the warp and filling, if unbleached, seven cents per square yard; if bleached, seven and a half cents per square yard; if colored, stained, painted, or printed, seven and a half cents per square yard, and in addition thereto, fifteen per centum ad valorem: Provided, That upon all plain woven cotton goods, not included in the foregoing schedules, unbleached, valued at over sixteen cents per square yard, bleached, valued at over twenty cents per square yard, colored, valued at over twenty-five cents per square yard, and cotton jeans, denims, and drillings, unbleached, valued at over twenty cents per square yard, and all other cotton goods, of every description, the value of which shall exceed twenty-five cents per square yard, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, a duty of thirty-five per centum ad valorem. And provided, further, That no cotton goods having more than two hundred threads to the square inch, counting the warp and filling, shall be admitted at a less rate of duty than is provided for goods which are of that number of threads.

Fourth. On spool thread of cotton, six cents per dozen spools, containing on each spool not exceeding one hundred yards of thread, and in addition thereto, thirty per centum ad valorem; exceeding one hundred yards, for every additional hundred yards of thread on each spool, or fractional part thereof in excess of one hundred yards, six cents per dozen, and thirty per centum ad valorem.

On cotton shirts and drawers, woven, or made on frames, and on all cotton hosiery, thirty-five per centum ad valorem.

On cotton velvet, thirty-five per contum ad valorem.

On cotton braids, insertings, lace, trimmings, or bobbinet, and all other manufactures of cotton, not otherwise provided for, thirty five per centum ad valorem.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That on and after the day and year aforesaid, in lieu of the duties heretofore impossd by law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the goods, wares, and merchandise enumerated and provided for in this section, imported from foreign countries, the following duties and rates of duties, that is to say:

First. On brown and bleached linens ducks, canvas paddings, cotton bottoms, burlaps, diapers, crash, buckabacks, handkerchiefs, lawns, or other manufactures of flax, jute, or hemp, or of which flax. jute, or hemp shall be the component material of chief value, not otherwise provided for, valued at thirty cents or less

per square yard, thirty five per centum ad valorem; valued at above thirty cents per square yard, forty per centum ad valorem. On flax, or linen yarns for carpets, not exceeding number eight, Lee, and valued at twenty-four cents or less per pound, thirty per centum ad valorem. On flax or linen yarns, valued at above twenty-four cents per pound, thirty-five per centum ad valorem. On flax or linen thread, twine and pack thread, and all other manufactures of flax, or of which flax shall be the component material of chief value, not otherwise provided for, forty per centum ad valorem.

Second. On tarred cables or cordage, three cents per pound. On untarred Manilla cordage, two and one half cents per pound. On all other untarred cord- ̧ age, three and a half cents per pound. On hemp yarns, five cents per pound. On coir-yarn,one and a half cent per pound. On seines, six and a half cents per pound. Third. On gunny cloth, gunny bag, and cotton bagging, or other manufacture, not otherwise provided for, suitable for the uses to which cotton bagging is applied, composed in whole or in part of hemp, jute, flax, or other material, valued at ten cents or less per square yard, three cents per pound; over ten cents per square yard, four cents per pound, on sail duck, or canvas for sails, thirty per centum ad valorem; on Russia, and other sheetings of flax or hemp, brown and white, thirty-five per centum ad valorem ; on all other manufac tures of hemp, or of which hemp shall be the component material of chief value, not otherwise provided for, thirty per centum ad valorem ; on grass cloth, thirty per centum ad valorem; on jute yarns, twenty-five per centum ad valorem; on all other manufactures of jute or Sisal grass, not otherwise provided for, thirty per centum ad valorem.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That on and after the day and year aforesaid, in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law, on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, on the goods, wares, and merchandise enumerated and provided for in this section, imported from foreign countries, the following duties and rates of duty, that is to say:

On spun silk for filling, in skeins or cops, twenty-five per centum, ad valorem; on silk in the gum, not more advanced than singles, tram, and thrown or organize, thirty-five per centum ad valorem; on floss silks, thirty-five per centum ad valorem; on sewing silk, in the gum or purified, forty per centum ad valorem ; on all dress and piece silks, ribbons and silk velvets, or velvets of which silk is the component material of chief value, sixty per centum ad valorem; on silk vestings, pongees, shawls, scarfs, mantillas, pelerines, handkerchiefs, veils, laces, shirts, drawers, bonnets, hats, caps, turbans, chemisettes, hose, mitts, aprons, stockings, gloves, suspenders, watch-chains, webbing braids, fringes, galloons, tassel cords, and trimmings, sixty per centum ad valorem.

On all manufactures of silk, or of which silk is a component material of chief value, not otherwise provided for, fifty per centum ad valorem.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That on and after the day and year aforesaid, in lieu of the duties heretofore imposed by law on the articles hereinafter mentioned, there shall be levied, collected and paid, on the goods, wares and merchandise enumerated and provided for in this section, imported from foreign countries, the following duties and rates of duty, that is to say:

On all brown earthenware and common stoneware, gas retorts, stoneware not ornamented, twenty-five per centum ad valorem.

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