^f™". &o- On blooms, slabs, or loops, when made in forges or bloomeries,
laiQ drcnmeianoeB directly from the Ore, a duty of three dollars per ton.
EruiroaditoD. On railroad iron, a duty of three dollai-s per ton,

Keroiied. On raihoad iron, reroUed, a duty of two dollars per ton : Pro-

vided, That the term rerolled shall apply only to rails for which
the manufacturer receives pay for remanufactnring, and not for

Iron not adTaa- On all iron advanced beyond blooms, slabs, or loops, and not
ee^ yon ars, g^^^^ggij beyond bars, and band, hoop, and sheet iron, not thinner
than number eighteen wire gauge, and plate iron not less than
one eighth of an inch in thickness, a duty of three dollars per
ton : Provided, That a ton shall, for alt the purposes of this act,
be deemed and taken to be two thousand pounds.
otneriron. Qn band, hoop, and sheet iron, thinner than number eighteen

wire gauge, plate iron loss than one-eighth of an inch in thick-
ness, and cut nails and spikes, not including nails, tacks, brads,
or finishing nails, usually put up and sold in papers, whether in
papers or otherwise, nor horseshoe nails wrought by machinery,

Piotiso. a (jyty of .five dollars per too: Provided, That bars, rods, axe-

pollfl, bands, hoops, sheets, plates, nails, and spikes, not includ-



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