COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH ALL NATIONS. STATISTICAL VIEW OF THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, EXHIBITING THE VALUE OF EXPORTS TO, AND IMPORTS FROM, EACH FOREIGN COUNURY, DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1852. We give below, from an authentic and reliable source, a complete list of all alterations made in the Custom Duties, during the present session of the British Parliament. These changes will extend the freedom of trade, and lessen the inconveniences which all such duties impose upon the trade of the world: Schedule No. 2. Duties on Tea-That in lieu of the duties of customs now chargeable on tea imported into the United Kingdom, the following duties shall be charged; that is to say, upon every pound of tea, and that the allowance of one pound for draft on each chest exceeding 28 lbs. in weight shall cease and determine: To 5th April, 1854, inclusive From and after 5th April, 1854, to 5th April, 1855, inclusive Beads, coral Arrango, crystal, jet, and other sorts, not enumerated or described..... Books, being of editions printed in or since the year 1801, bound or unbound... Almonds, Jordan. Not Jordan, nor bitter Paste of,. Barley, pearled ... Arrowroot. .... .cwt. 0 10 0 0 10 ..... .lb. 0 0 2 .cwt. 0 0 41 Baskets, viz, baskets corresponding with the description commonly called Berlin All others ...cubic foot 0 07 0 .lb. 0 0 ....cwt. 1 10 0 Admitted under treaties of international copyright, or if of and from a Canes, viz., walking canes or sticks, mounted, painted, or otherwise ornamented. 0.15 0 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 00004844 0 0 6 Chicory, or other vegetable matter applicable to the uses of coffee, viz., China ware, or porcelain, painted or plain, gilt or ornamented. ...cwt. Clocks, viz., not exceeding the value of 5s. each. ..lb. ......doz. 0 free. 0 10 0 02 4 0 Exceeding the value of 5s., and not exceeding the value of 12s. 6d. each... ....doz. 0 8 0 Exceeding the value of 12s. 6d., and not exceeding the each .. Exceeding the value of £3, and not exceeding the value of £10 each. Copper, manufactures of, not otherwise enumerated or described, and .....cwt. 0 8 0 .lb. 0 .dozen pairs 0 Articles of manufactures of cotton, wholly or in part made up, not otherwise charged with duty Dates... Dice. 0000000 .for every £100 value 5 0 0 Earthenware, not otherwise enumerated or described. pair 1 .cwt. 0 10 Embroidery and needlework, viz., silk net, figured with the needle, being imitation lace, and articles thereof. .lb. 0 10 Cotton net, figured with the needle, being imitation lace, and articles thereof Curtains, commonly called Swiss, embroidered on muslin or net All other embroidery not enumerated.. Of and from British possessions.. Feathers, dressed, viz, ostrich 3 0 3 0 Flowers, artificial, not made of silk-per cubic foot as packed-no allow Glass, viz.: Any kind of window glass, white or stained, of one color only, From and after 5th April, 1355, until 5th April, 1857, inclusive All flint glass, flint colored glass, and fancy ornamental glass, of what- Grapes Hair articles, manufactures of hair or goat's wool, or of hair or of goat's wool and any other material, wholly or in part made up, not particu larly enumerated or otherwise charged with duty....every £100 value 5 Hats or bonnets, viz.. Of chip.. Of silk or silk shag, laid upon felt, linen, or other material Iron and steel, wrought or manufactured, viz.: Machinery, wrought, castings, tools, cutlery, and other manufactures of iron or steel, not enumerated 096600 600000 .cwt. 0 Fancy ornamental articles of iron 0 15 Steel ....lb. 0 Jewels, emeralds, and all other precious stones, set.....every £100 value 10 .lb. 0 1 60006 23001 Thread or cotton pillow lace, (not being Brussels, point, or Saxon bone lace,) not exceeding one inch in width ..lb. 1 0 0 Thread or cotton pillow lace, (not being Brussels, point, or Saxon bone lace,) exceeding one inch in width.. ..lb. with duty. ...... Silk lace, pillow, and application, (not being Saxon wire-ground lace,). . Lead, manufactures of, not otherwise enumerated Leather, viz.: Boot backs... Cut into shapes... VOL. XXIX.-NO. III. 24 |