(b) The same, glazed, ornamented, or decorated, 19. Earthen and stone ware: (a) Household or kitchen utensils, except dishes or (b) Dishes, tableware, or other articles not spe- (c) Flowerpots of common earthenware and com- (d) Articles not specially provided for, gilt, 20. Faïence, not specially provided for: (a) Neither painted, gilt, nor ornamented in relief, (b) Gilt, painted, or with ornaments in relief, Provided, That none of the articles classified Provisos. under this paragraph shall pay a less rate of duty Minimum. than sixty per centum ad valorem. 21. Porcelain, in dishes or hollow ware and all other arti cles not specially provided for: (a) Neither painted, gilt, nor ornamented in relief, (b) Painted, gilt, ornamented in relief, or with let- (c) Ordinary clear white, transparent or not, which Provided, That none of the articles classified Minimum. under letters (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall pay a less rate of duty than sixty per centum ad 22. Porcelain, plain, in door knobs and similar articles, (a) The same wares, gilt, painted, or with orna- 23. Statuettes, flower stands, vases, high and bas reliefs, Minimum. Group 7. porcelain or bisque; bowls for opium pipes and cloisonné vases, N. W., kilo, twenty-five cents: Provided, That none of the articles classified under this paragraph shall pay a less rate of duty than sixty per centum ad valorem. GROUP 7.-PRECIOUS STONES, PEARLS AND IMITATIONS OF Precious 24. Precious stones and doublets, unset: Ad valorem, stones, pearls etc. Class II. Group 1. 25. fifteen per cent. Pearls, unset, fifteen per centum ad valorem. 26. Imitations of precious stones and of pearls, unset, fifteen per centum ad valorem. CLASS II.-METALS AND ALL MANUFACTURES IN WHICH A METAL ENTERES AS A PRINCIPAL ELEMENT. GROUP 1.-GOLD, SILVER, AND PLATINUM, AND ALLOYS OF Gold, silver, 27. Gold and platinum or alloys thereof: platinum, etc. (a) In jewelry, plate, and goldsmiths' wares, not otherwise provided for, N. W., hectog, twelve dollars and fifty cents; (b) Same set with pearls or precious stones, not otherwise provided for, N. W., hectog, twenty-five dollars; (c) Same set with doublets, imitation precious stones, or imitation pearls, N. W., hectog, seventeen dollars and fifty cents; (d) Same manufactured into articles other than jewelry or plate, except as otherwise specially provided, N. W., hectog, three dollars. 28. Silver: (a) In jewelry, plate, and toilet articles, not set with pearls or precious stones, or imitation pearls or imitation precious stones, N. W., hectog, one dollar; (b) In jewelry, plate, toilet articles, and all manufactures of silver, set with pearls or precious stones, N. W., hectog, fifteen dollars and fifty cents; (c) In jewelry, plate, toilet articles, and all manufactures of silver, set with imitation pearls. or imitation precious stones, N. W., hectog, eight dollars; (d) Other articles and manufactures of silver, not specially provided for, including toilet articles and plate composed in part of glass, porcelain, clay, steel, or common metal, of which the material of chief value is silver; also silver manufactured for dentists when not in sheets; solder and silver foil, N. W., hectog, forty cents. 29. Gold and silver plated wares: (a) Gold and silver plated jewelry, N. W., kilo, (b) Gold and silver plated wares other than jew- Provisos. Minimum. Provided, That none of the articles classified under paragraphs twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and twenty-nine shall pay a less rate of duty than twenty-five per centum ad valorem: And provided further, That all articles classified for duty under Net weight paragraphs twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and and packing. twenty-nine shall pay the prescribed rates on the net weight of the articles themselves, and that the immediate packing in which they are contained shall be assessed for duty under the paragraph covering the article of which it is manufactured. GROUP 2.-CAST IRON. Articles of malleable cast iron are dutiable as manufactures of wrought iron. 30. Pigs, G. W., one hundred kilos, ten cents; 31. Articles not coated or ornamented with another metal (b) Lubricating boxes for railway trucks and car- (c) Articles, other, not elsewhere mentioned, G. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-five cents. 32. Articles of all kinds not coated or ornamented with another metal or porcelain, either polished or turned, N. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar and twenty cents. 33. Articles of all kinds, enameled, bronze, gilt, tinned, or coated, or with ornaments, borders, or parts of other metals (gold or silver excepted), or combined with glass or ceramic ware, N. W., one hundred kilos, two dollars: Provided, That none of the articles classified under paragraphs thirty-two and thirty-three shall pay a less rate of duty than fifteen per centum ad valorem. GROUP 3.-WROUGHT IRON AND STEEL. 66 Group 2. Cast iron. Proviso. Group 3. and steel. 34. Iron, soft or wrought, in ingots or tochos," steel in Wrought iron ingots, G. W., one hundred kilos, twenty-four cents. 35. Wrought iron or steel, rolled: (a) Rails, G. W., one hundred kilos, thirty cents; Proviso. crossings, and similar simple track sections, shall The rods in question are iron or steel rods exceeding eight millimeters in thickness employed in the manufacture of iron wire. (c) The same, of crucible steel, G. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar and five cents; Crucible steel is distinguishable from bar and other pieces of iron or common steel by its sharp edges. The surface is very smooth, of a bluish color darker than that of iron, and its fracture is close grained. (This steel is generally imported in round, triangular, square, octagonal, or flat bars.) 36. Wrought iron and steel in sheets, rolled: (a) Neither polished nor tinned, and hoop iron, G. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-eight cents; By hoop iron (fleges) shall be understood unpolished, flat bands or circles less than three millimeters in thickness. (b) Tinned and tin plate, G. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar; (c) Polished, corrugated, perforated, cold rolled, galvanized or not, and bands of polished hoop iron, G. W., one hundred kilos, ninety cents: Provided, That any of the foregoing made up in ridgings, eaves, drainpipes, gutters, and similar articles shall be dutiable at the rate provided for the respective materials, with a surtax of one hundred per centum. 37. Wrought iron or steel: Cast in pieces in the rough, neither polished, turned, nor adjusted, weighing each: (a) Twenty-five kilos or more, G. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-five cents; (b) Less than twenty-five kilos, G. W., one hun- 38. Wrought iron or steel cast in pieces, finished: (b) Wheels weighing one hundred kilos or less; and tramways, and cranks, G. W., one hun 39. Wrought iron or steel pipes: (a) Covered with sheet brass, G. W., one hundred (b) Other, galvanized or not, G. W., one hundred 40. Wrought iron or steel wire, galvanized or not: (b) More than half and less than two millimeters (c) One half millimeter or less in diameter and 41. Wrought iron or steel in large pieces, composed of for vessels, etc. 42. Anchors, iron or steel plates for vessels, chains for Anchors, etc., vessels or machines, moorings, switches, and signal disks, G. W., one hundred kilos, fifty cents. 43. Anvils, G. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar and seventy-five cents. 44. Wire gauze: (a) Up to forty threads per square inch, N. W., (b) Of forty threads or more per square inch, fencing, etc. 45. Cables, fencing (barbed wire), netting; furniture, Barbed wire springs, N. W., one hundred kilos, seventy-five cents. 46. Tools and implements of all kinds, not apparatus, of Tools. 47. Screws, nuts, bolts, washers, and rivets, N. W., one 48. Nails, clasp nails, tacks and brads, N. W., one hun dred kilos, one dollar. 49. Saddlery hardware: (a) Common, made of iron or steel, common bits, Saddlery halter chains, spurs, buckles, and all fin- (b) The same, ornamented, nickeled or covered NOTE. This paragraph shall include sim- hardware. |