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WOOL DUTIES

THE AMERICAN INQUIRY

MANUFACTURERS ASK FOR INCREASES

(Australia# Press Association.) (Rec. February 8, 9.20 p.m.)

Washington, February ,7.

The petitioners appearing before the Ways and Means Committee asked for increased duties on the higher grades of woollen fabrics, woollen wearing apparel and goods containing mixtures of wool and other fibres, and woollen outer wear garments. A group of importers asked for lower duties on woollens and worsteds and men’s and boys’ clothing, but the National Association of Woollen Manufacturers asked for higher duties on these items. It is understood that the latter group will demand specific duties on, clothes and wearing apparel 11.2 times the duty on wool, while on tops they will ask for 1.11 and on yarn 1.2 times that on wool, 5 to 10 per cent, increases in the ad valorem ‘ duties on higher graded fabrics, and 10 per cent increases in duties on wearing apparel and goods dutiable under the so-called basket clause. It will also be asked that a fabric containing any wool be assessable at full wool duties, and that the basket clause rates apply to all products containing 10 per cent, or more of wool.

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Bibliographic details

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 116, 9 February 1929, Page 11

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WOOL DUTIES Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 116, 9 February 1929, Page 11

WOOL DUTIES Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 116, 9 February 1929, Page 11