Shipments of raw silk to the United States in the period named wore valued at $7,930,000. Raw. silk is now on the free list and will remain thereunder the new bill.
Goatskins valued at' $2,176,000; sheepskins at $204,000; lambskin. At $190,000, are duty-free both under the present and new bill. The new hides duty of 10 per cent, ad valorem applies to "hides and skins of cattle of the bovine species (except hides and skins of the India water buffalo Imported to be used in the manu-Aacture of rawhide articles), raw oF pickled," wineured, or dried, salted,
Human hair will continue to be dutiable at 10 per cent ad valorem, and manufactures of human hair, including nets and netting, at 36° per cent, ad valorem; but there are cha xcs in other hair products as follows "Human hate tops, roving,. and yarns, of which human hair is the component material of cents per Ib, and 25 per valorem; press cloth, of which rman hair is the cloth of 86 cents per Ib, and 40 per cent, ad valorem; hair press cloth, not spe cially provided for, 40 per cent ad valorem."
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