CONGRESS. (THE TARIFF MEASURE.) 



blanks, and finished lunges or hinge blanks, whether 

 of iron or steel, two and one fourth cents per pound. 



159. Card clothing, manufactured from tempered- 

 steel wire, fifty cents per square foot ; all other, 

 twenty-five cents per square foot. 



160. Cast-iron pipe of every description, nine tenths 

 of one cent per pound. 



161. Cast-iron vessels, plates, stove plates, and- 

 irons, 'sad-irons, tailors' irons, hatters' irons, and' 

 castings of iron, not specially provided for in this 

 act, one and two tenths cent per pound. 



162. Castings of malleable iron not specially pro- 

 vided for in this act, one and three fourths cent per 

 pound. 



163. Cast hollow ware, coated, glazed, or tinned, 

 three cents per pound. 



164. Chain or chains of all kinds, made of iron or 

 steel, not less than three fourths of one inch in diam- 

 eter, one and six tenths cent per pound; less than 

 three fourths of one inch and not less than three 

 eighths of one inch in diameter, one and eight tenths 

 cent per pound ; less than three eighths of one inch 

 in diameter, two and one half cents per pound, but no 

 chain or chains of any description shall pay a lower 

 rate of duty than forty-five per centum ad valorem. 



Cutlery. 165. Pen-knives or pocket knives of all 

 kinds, or parts thereof, and erasers or parts thereof, 

 wholly or partly manufactured, valued at not more 

 than fifty cents per dozen, twelve cents per dozen ; 

 valued at more than fifty cents per dozen and not ex- 

 ceeding one dollar and fifty cents per dozen, fifty cents 

 per dozen ; valued at more than one dollar and fifty 

 cents per dozen and not exceeding three dollars per 

 dozen, one dollar per dozen ; valued at more than 

 three dollars per dozen, two dollars per dozen ; and in 

 addition thereto on all the above, fifty per centum ad 

 valorem. Razors and razor blades, finished or unfin- 

 ished, valued at less than four dollars per dozen, one 

 dollar per dozen ; valued at four dollars or more per 

 dozen, one dollar and seventy-five cents per dozen ; 

 and in addition thereto on all the above razors and 

 razor blades, thirty per centum ad valorem. 



166. Swords, sword blades and side arms, thirty- 

 five per centum ad valorem. 



167. Table knives, forks, steels, and all butchers', 

 hunting, kitchen, bread, butter, vegetable, fruit, 

 cheese, plumbers' painters', palette, and artists' 

 knives, of all sizes, finished or unfinished, valued at not 

 more than one dollar per dozen pieces, ten cents per 

 dozen ; valued at more than one dollar and not more 

 than two dollars, thirty-five cents per dozen ; valued 

 at more than two dollars and not more than three dol- 

 lars, forty cents per dozen ; valued at more than three 

 dollars and not more than eight dollars, one dollar per 

 dozen ; valued at more than eight dollars, two dollars 

 per dozen ; and in addition upon all the above-named 

 articles, thirty per centum aa valorem. All carving 

 a.nd cooks' knives and forks of all sizes, finished or un- 

 ished, valued at not more than four dollars per dozen 

 pieces, one dollar per dozen ; valued at more than four 

 dollars and not more than eight dollars, two dollars 

 per dozen pieces; valued at more than eight dollars 

 and not more than twelve dollars, three dollars per doz- 

 2n pieces ; valued at more than twelve dollars, five 

 dollars per dozen pieces ; and in addition upon all the 

 above-named articles, thirty per centum ad valorem. 



168. Filesj tile blanks, rasps, and floats, of all cuts 

 ;md kinds, four inches in length and under, thirty- 

 five cents per dozen ; over four inches in length and 

 ander nine inches, seventy-five cents per dozen ; nine 

 inches in length and under fourteen inches, one dol- 

 lar and thirty cents per dozen- fourteen inches in 

 length and over, two dollars per dozen. 



'Fire- Arms. 169. Muskets and sporting rifles, twen- 

 ty-five per centum ad valorem. 



0. All double-barreled, sporting, breech-loading 

 shot guns valued at not more than "six dollars each, 

 one dollar and fifty cents each ; valued at more than 

 six dollars and not more than twelve dollars each, 

 tour dollars each ; valued at more than twelve dollars 

 each, six dollars each ; and in addition thereto on all 



the above, thirty-five per centum ad valorem. Sin- 

 gle-barrel breech-loading shot guns, one dollar each 

 and thirty-five per centum ad valorem. Revolving 

 pistols valued at not more than one dollar and fifty 

 cents each, forty cents each ; valued at more than one 

 dollar and fifty cents, one dollar each ; and in addition 

 thereto on all the above pistols, thirty -five per centum 

 ad valorem. 



171. Iron or steel sheets, plates, wares, or articles, 

 enameled or glazed with vitreous glasses, forty-five 

 per centum ad valorem. 



172. Iron or steel sheets, plates, wares, or articles, 

 enameled or glazed as above with more than one col- 

 or, or ornamented, fifty per centum ad valorem. 



Nails, spikes, tacks, and needles. 173. Cut nails 

 and cut spikes of iron or steel, one cent per pound. 



174. Horsehoe nails, hob nails, and all other 

 wrought iron or steel nails not specially provided for 

 in this act, four cents per pound. 



175. Wire nails made of wrought iron or steel, two 

 inches long and longer, not lighter than number 

 twelve wire gauge, two cents per pound ; from one inch 

 to two inches in length, and lighter than number 

 twelve and not lighter than number sixteen wire 

 gauge, two and one half cents per pound ; shorter 

 than one inch and lighter than number sixteen wire 

 gauge, four cents per pound. 



176. Spikes, nuts, and washers, and horse, mule, 

 or ox shoes, of wrought iron or steel, one and eight 

 tenths cent per pound. 



177. Cut tacks, brads, or sprigs, not exceeding six- 

 teen ounces to the thousand, two and one fourth cents 

 per thousand ; exceeding sixteen ounces to the thou- 

 sand, two and three fourths cents per pound. 



178. Needles for knitting or sewing machines, cro- 

 chet needles and tape needles, and bodkins of metal, 

 thirty -five per centum ad valorem. 



179. Needles, knitting, and all others not specially 

 provided for in this act, twenty -five per centum ad 

 valorem. 



Plates.-- 180. Steel plates engraved, stereotype plates, 

 electrotype plates, and plates of other materials, en- 

 graved or lithographed, for printing, twenty -five per 

 centum ad valorem. 



181. Railway fish plates or splice bars, made of 

 iron or steel, one cent per pound. 



182. Eivets of iron or steel, two and one half cents 

 per pound. 



183. Saws : Cross-cut saws, eight cents per linear 

 foot ; mill, pit, and drag saws, not over nine inches 

 wide, ten cents per linear foot; over nine inches 

 wide, fifteen cents per linear foot ; circular saws, thirty 

 per centum ad valorem hand, back, and all other 

 saws not specially provided for in this act, forty per 

 centum ad valorem. 



184. Screws, commonly called wood screws, more 

 than two inches in length, five cents per pound ; over 

 one inch and not more than two inches in length, 

 seven cents per pound ; over one half inch and not 

 more than one inch in length, ten cents per pound ; 

 one half inch and less in length, fourteen cents per 

 pound. 



185. Wheels, or parts thereof, made of iron or steel, 

 and steel-tired wheels for railway purposes, whether 

 wholly or partly finished, and iron or steel locomo- 

 tive, car, or other railway tires or parts thereof, wholly 

 or partly manufactured, two and one half cents per 

 pound ; and ingots, cogged ingots, blooms, or blanks 

 for the same, without regard to the degree of manu- 

 facture, one and three fourths cents per pound : Pro- 

 vided, That when wheels or parts thereof, of iron or 

 steel are imported with iron or steel axles fitted in 

 them, the wheels and axles together shall be dutiable 

 at the same rate as is provided for the wheels when 

 imported separately. 



Miscellaneous Metals and Manufactures of. 



186. Aluminium or aluminum, in crude form, al- 

 loys of any kind in which aluminum is the com- 

 ponent material of chief value, fifteen cents per 

 pound. 



