Porfumery. 102. Mineral, vegetable, and animal wax, unwrought, and paraffin in lumps, G. W., one hundred kilos, two dollars. 103. Articles of stearin and paraffin; wax of all kinds, wrought, N. W., one hundred kilos, five dollars. 104. Soap and other scouring compositions; all soaps, soap powders and preparations, and similar scour ing compositions, fifteen per centum ad valorem. 105. Perfumery: (a) Essential oils, extracts, and products used in the preparation of perfumery, including musk, N. W., kilo, five dollars; (b) All other kinds of perfumery not otherwise provided for; powders and oils for toilet purposes, N. W., kilo, fifty cents: Provided, That none of the articles classified under paragraph one hundred and five shall pay a less rate of duty than twenty-five per centum ad valorem. GROUP 5.-VARIOUS. Proviso. Group 5. ous. Miscellane- 106. Artificial or chemical fertilizers, G. W., one hun dred kilos, five cents. 107. Starch and feculæ for industrial purposes, N. W., one hundred kilos, two dollars. 108. Dextrin, N. W., one hundred kilos, one dollar. 109. Glues, albumens, and gelatin, G. W., one hundred kilos, four dollars. 110. Carbons prepared for electric lighting, G. W., one hundred kilos, five dollars. Explosive 111. Gunpowder and explosive compounds: compounds. (a) Gunpowder, explosive compounds and min ers' fuses, N. W., one hundred kilos, five dollars; (b) Gunpowder, sporting and other explosives not intended for mines, including fireworks of of all kinds, N. W., kilo, twenty cents. All gunpowder intended for any kind of firearms, capable of passing through a metallic riddle with round holes two and one half millimeters in diameter, shall.be considered as sporting. CLASS IV.-COTTON AND ITS MANUFACTURES. Class IV. manufactures, Group 1. its GROUP 1.-RAW COTTON. Raw cotton. 112. Raw cotton, with or without seed, and cotton waste N. W., one hundred kilos, fifty cents. Cotton yarns and threads of less than twenty centimeters in length shall be considered as waste of spun cotton. GROUP 2.-YARNS. Group 2. Classification. Rule applicable to goods classed in the present Yarns. group: A meter of number one cotton yarn of a single thread weighs fifty-nine centigrams. To ascertain the number to which a cotton yarn corresponds any number of the meters thereof may be taken. The number of meters so taken must be multiplied by fifty-nine and the product thereof must be divided by the number of centigrams that the tested length of yarn weighs. The quotient so obtained will be the number of the tested yarn, if of not more than one thread. If the yarn is of more than one thread, the quotient must be multiplied by the number of threads, and to give the proper number seven per centum must be added if not dyed, or ten per centum if dyed. 113. Yarn in hanks: (a) Bleached or unbleached, N. W., kilo, ten cents; (b) Dyed, N. W., kilo, fifteen cents. ing weight of bobbins, spools, and so forth: kilo, eleven cents; N. W., kilo, thirteen cents; kilo, sixteen cents; twenty cents. bins, spools, and so forth: cents; kilo, sixteen cents; N. W., kilo, eighteen cents; kilo, twenty-two cents; twenty-five cents. embroidering, including the weight of the reels cord, twisted or braided, including the weight of the reels, N. W., kilo, twelve cents; (b) Wicks for making candles or matches, includ ing the weight of the reels, N. W., kilo, six cents. 3449—07 -13 Group 3. GROUP 3.—TEXTILES. Textiles. Rules of classification, RULE A. When the textiles included in the numbers of this group contain an admixture they shall, according to kind, be liable to the following surtaxes (see rules two to twelve, inclusive) : 1. Cotton textiles containing threads of hemp, jute, linen, ramie, or pita shall be liable to a surtax of fifteen per centum of the duties applicable thereto: Provided, That the number of these threads of hemp, jute, linen, ramie, or pita counted in the warp and weft does not exceed one-fifth of the total number of threads composing the textile. When the number of threads of hemp, jute, linen, ramie, and so forth, exceeds one-fifth of the total the textiles shall be subject to the corresponding duties of Class V. 2. Cotton textiles containing threads of wool, flock wool, hair, or wastes of these materials shall be liable to a surtax of thirty-five per centum of the duties applicable thereto: Provided, That the number of threads of wool, flock wool, hair, or their wastes counted in the warp and weft does not exceed one-fifth of the total number of threads composing the textile. When the number of threads of wool, flock wool, hair, or their wastes exceed one-fifth of the total, the textiles shall be subject to the corresponding duties of Class VI, as textiles mixed with wool. 3. Cotton textiles containing threads of silk or floss silk, shall be liable to a surtax of seventy, per centum of the duties applicable thereto: Provided, That the number of silk or floss silk threads, counted in the warp and weft, does not exceed onefifth of the total number of threads composing the textile. When the number of threads of silk or floss silk exceeds one-fifth of the total, the textiles shall be subject to the corresponding duties of Class VII. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to knitted stuffs, tulles, laces, and blondes (see rule five), to ribbons (rule six), or to trimmings (rule seven). * RULE B. Articles included in this group, which are within the undermentioned conditions, shall be liable to the following surtaxes (see rules two to twelve, inclusive): (a) Textiles brochés, or woven like brocades with silk or floss silk shall be liable to the duties leviable thereon, plus a surtax of fifteen per centum. *Amended, see note, page 205. (b) Textiles embroidered by hand or by machine Embroidery. after weaving or with application of trimmings shall be liable to the duties leviable thereon, plus a surtax of thirty per centum. Should the embroidery contain threads, purl, or spangles of common metal or of silver, the surtax shall amount to sixty per centum of the duties applicable to the textile. When the threads, purl, or spangles are of gold, the surtax shall be one hundred per centum. (c) Textiles and trimmings containing threads, or purl of common metals or silver shall be liable to a surtax of fifty per centum of the duties leviable thereon. When the threads or purl are of gold the surtax shall amount to one hundred per centum. (d) Textiles entirely or partially made up into sacks shall be liable to the duties applicable thereto, plus a surtax of fifteen per centum. Shawls called “mantones” and “panalones," Shawls, etc. traveling rugs, sarongs, “patadeones, counterpanes, sheets, towels, tablecloths and napkins, mantles, veils, shawls, hemmed fichus and handkerchiefs shall, for the making up, be liable to a surtax of thirty per centum of the duties leviable thereon. Other made-up articles, wearing apparel and Made-up articlothing of all kinds, except corsets and the articles provided for in paragraph . one hundred and twenty-five, finished, half-finished, cut, or simply basted, shall, for their total weight, be liable to the duties leviable on the principal component textile on their most visible exterior part, plus a şurtax of one hundred per centum. *117. Textiles plain and without figures, napped or not, plain tex weighing ten kilograms or more per one hundred and printed, napped or not, measuring not over one ters; and printed, whatever be their width, weighing eight having: kilo, fourteen cents; kilo, eighteen cents; tiles. * Amended, see note, page 205. (d) Thirty-nine threads or more, N. W., kilo, twenty-eight cents; (e) The same textiles, stamped, printed, or manu factured, with dyed yarns: Dutiable as the textile, with a surtax of thirty per centum. *118. Other textiles, plain and without figures, napped or not, weighing less than ten kilos per one hundred square meters, unbleached, bleached, or dyed, having: (a) Up to twelve threads, N. W., kilo, fifteen cents; (b) From thirteen to twenty-two threads, N. W., kilo, twenty cents; (c) From twenty-three to thirty threads, N. W., kilo, twenty-seven cents; (d) From thirty-one to thirty-eight threads, N.W., kilo, thirty-seven cents; (e) Thirty-nine threads or more, N. W., kilo, fifty cents; (f) The same textiles, stamped, printed, or manu factured with dyed yarns: Dutiable as the textile, with a surtax of forty per centum. Twilled, etc. *119. Textiles twilled or figured on the loom, napped or not, weighing ten kilograms or more per one hundred square meters, unbleached, bleached, or dyed, having: (a) Up to twelve threads, N. W., kilo, twelve cents; (b) From thirteen to twenty-two threads, N. W., kilo, fourteen cents; (c) From twenty-three to thirty threads, N. W., kilo, sixteen cents; (d) From thirty-one to thirty-eight threads, N.W., kilo, twenty-five and one-half cents; (e) Thirty-nine threads or more, N. W., kilo, , thirty-three and one-half cents; (f) The same textiles, stamped, printed, or manu factured with dyed yarns: Dutiable as the textile, with a surtax of thirty per centum. *120. Textiles twilled or figured on the loom, napped or not, weighing less than ten kilograms per one hundred square meters, unbleached, bleached, or dyed, having: (a) Up to twelve threads, N. W., kilo, eighteen cents; (b) From thirteen to twenty-two threads, N. W., kilo, twenty-three cents; (c) From twenty-three to thirty threads, N. W., kilo, thirty-two cents; (d) From thirty-one to thirty-eight threads, N. W., kilo, forty-three cents; *Amended, see note, page 205. |