WASHING BALLS, lb. WATCHES, of Gold, Silver, or any other metal, exceeding the Open Faces, each Hunters, each Repeaters, each See PROHIBITIONS, at the end of this TARIFF. WATER, COLOGNE, the flask (thirty of such flasks containing not more than one gallon), each When not in flasks (as perfumed Spirit), gal. MINERAL WAX, viz. :-Bleached, Unbleached, Myrtle, Sealing, Vege table WELD. WHALE FINS WHIPCORD WINE, of and from foreign countries, and 5 per cent. thereon, viz. : 2 6 3 6 0 8 0 0 Free Free Free Free Free Red, gal. White, gal. Lees of such Wine, gal. The growth and produce of any British Possession, 029 0 2 9 029 The full duties on wine may be drawn back upon re-exportation or shipment as stores, but no drawback allowed on lees of wine. BRITISH POSSESSIONS-CERTIFICATE. Before wine shall be entered as being the produce of the British Possessions abroad, the master of the ship importing the same shall deliver to the collector or comptroller a certificate, under the hand of the proper officer of such possession, testifying that proof had been made in manner required by law, that such wine is the produce of such possession, stating the quantity and sort of such wine, and the number and denomination of the packages containing the same.-16 & 17 Vict. c. 107, § 84. Aug. 20, 1853. SUPPLY OF THE WORLD. The supply, according to present cultivation, stood as follows: Or 21,450,416 pipes to meet the general consumption of the world. Ours at present constituted a mere fractional part of that prodigious quantity.-Mr. Oliviera. House of Commons, Feb. 14, 1854. WINE TRADE AND ITS PROSPECTS. At the close of 1852 the stock was unusually light, nearly every description showing a decrease, which naturally led to large importations, the total importation during the twelve months ended the 5th of December, 1853, being about 43,000 pipes more than in 1852, and about 27,000 pipes more than an average. The deliveries from bond in 1853 were large, being an increase both for home consumption and exportation compared with the preceding year, but not to so great an extent as the increased imports, and we consequently find the total stocks remaining in bond at the close of the year larger than at the close of 1852. The disease in the vines has reduced the produce in Portugal, France, Sicily, Madeira, Teneriffe, and in the south of Spain to a considerable extent." The port wines of 1852 have never been quoted by the Oporto houses, the quality being inferior. The wines of 1853 are well spoken of by some, but the fear generally entertained that much of the wine was made from diseased grapes will, we think, prevent this vintage finding favour with the English trade. The wines of 1851 fully maintain their high reputation, and have advanced considerably. The present stock of port wines in this market is large, but there are few parcels pressing, and these generally are almost unfit for use. There is a great scarcity of old wines, and the value of this description is much increased, all the moderate-priced parcels being very young, and fit only for export or draught purposes. The shipments, during the year, from Oporto have been unusually large; up to the end of November the total quantity exported to all parts was 49,162 pipes, and it is considered that about 4,000 pipes have been shipped in December, making a total of upwards of 53,000 pipes, of which at least 45,000 pipes have been shipped to ports in Europe, and the principal portion of these to the United Kingdom. Spanish, French, Cape, and Lisbon red wines have also advanced considerably, and stocks of these are moderate. Sherries have been in active demand throughout the year, and prices of the lower descriptions have advanced; the stock is small, and the market particularly bare of low wines. This is also the case with Teneriffes and white Capes, which are in demand at fully 41. per pipe more than at the opening of the year. Marsalas have also increased in value, the shipping houses having raised their prices in July, 1853.-Matthew Clark and Sons. SHERRY MARKET. The prices of sherry wines will continue as at present, and probably so remain until the fate of the 1854 vintage shall be ascertained. They may then advance, but under no circumstances can they be lower. The failure of other white wines, and consequent increased demand for sherry at home and abroad, and the great excess of shipments last year, render prices very firm and may make sherries scarce. The last vintage was perfectly sound; the wines promise to be fine, and the quantity rather exceeds the produce of the preceding year.-Ruskin, Telford, and Co. Jan. 1854. WIRE, Gilt or Plated. Silver Copper or Brass. See Copper and Brass respectively. WOAD. WOOD and TIMBER, the following Duties, with 5 per cent. thereon, on all Wood and Timber the produce of British Possessions, viz. :— Timber or Wood, not being Deals, Battens, Boards, Staves, Handspikes, Oars, Lathwood, or other Timber or Wood, sawn, split, or otherwise dressed, except hewn, and not being Timber or Wood otherwise charged with duty, load of 50 cubic feet. Of and from British Possessions, load of 50 cubic feet o 1 0 - Deals, Battens, Boards, or other Timber or Wood sawn or split, and not otherwise charged with duty, load of 50 cubic feet 0 10 0 Of and from British Possessions, load of 50 cubic feet 0 2 0 OPTION. Or, in lieu of ascertaining the cubical contents in pile, the importer may have the option, at the time of passing the first entry, in respect of Planks, Deals, Deal Ends, Battens, and Batten Ends, not the produce of the British For QUANTITIES, see MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, prefixed to the Journal. WOOD and TIMBER- continued. Possessions, of entering the same by tale upon a computation of their cubic contents, calculated according to the under-mentioned scale, specifying in such entry the number and dimensions of the several pieces included therein; and the duties imposed thereon by this Act shall be ascertained, computed, and charged upon the Planks, Deals, Deal Ends, Battens, and Batten Ends, included in such entry on the cubical contents thereof, computed in conformity with the said scale. Staves, ex. 72 inches in length, 7 inches in breadth, or 3 inches in thickness, load of 50 cubic feet Of and from British Possessions, load of 50 cubic feet Birch and Fir, hewn, not ex. 3 feet in length, nor ex. 8 inches square, imported for the sole purpose of making herring barrels for the use of the fisheries Firewood, fathom of 216 cubic feet Of and from British Possessions, fathom of 216 cubic feet Handspikes, not ex. 7 feet in length, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 120 £ s. d. 090 020 Free Free 06 0 Free For QUANTITIES, see MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, prefixed to the Journal. WOOD AND TIMBER-continued. Of and from British Possessions, fathom of Oars, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 120 Spars or Poles, under 22 feet in length and under 4 inches in diameter, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 120 22 feet in length and upwards, and under 4 inches in diameter, 120 120. 1,000 Of and from British Possessions, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 120 Of and from British Possessions, 1,000. exceeding 2 feet in length, 1,000 Of and from British Possessions, 1,000. Waste Wood, viz., Billet Wood, or Brush Wood used for the purpose of stowage For Shipbuilding, viz.: 0 12 0 Stringy Bark, Red and Blue Gum, Green Hart, Mora and Locust Woods, and Woods formerly admitted at the same duty as Teak. Treenails of Stringy Bark, Red and Blue Gum, and Locust Woods, and all Treenails of and from British Possessions Shovel Hilts Planed or otherwise dressed or prepared for use, and not particularly enumerated or otherwise charged with duty, cubic foot And further, 1007. val. Of and from British Possessions, 1007. val. 0 2 0 Free 500 The importer or person entering any timber or wood to be charged with duty by measurement shall, at his expeuse, pile, sort, frame, or otherwise place the same in such manner as the Commissioners of Customs may deem necessary to enable the officers to measure and take the account thereof; and in all cases when the same is measured in bulk, the measurement shall be taken to the full extent of the pile, and no allowance shall be made by the officers on account of any interstices; but battens, boards, deals, and planks exceeding twenty-one feet in length may be measured by the piece, and the account thereof taken separately.-16 & 17 Vict. c. 107, § 85. Aug. 20, 1853. REPORT ON THE TIMBER TRADE FOR 1853. For QUANTITIES, see MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, prefixed to the Journal. 92,555 86,799 111,000 WOOD AND TIMBER-continued. The consumption in London sustains this view of the wood trade; for there were entered for consumption in 1853, 3,944,000 pieces foreign deals and battens; in 1852, 3,696,000; 1851, 2,656,000; 1850, 2,115,000 pieces; as well as 178,000 loads of foreign timber in 1853, 131,000 loads in 1852, 123,000 in 1851, 86,000 in 1850; and, though the consump tion of colonial wood cannot be verified by the Customs' statistics, as the small import duty thereon is levied by estimate on arrival, it is clearly traceable, from other sources, that the quantity used exceeds the quantity imported, being likewise more than the consumption of earlier years. Sweden and Norway still supply London with about a moiety of the foreign wood trade; Prussia rises this year, in the scale of comparison, to 462 cargoes, 152,984 tons; Russia. with Finland, to 318 cargoes, 81,897 tons. From Norway the import of deals appears to be parallel with 1852. From the ports of Sweden, in the Gulf of Bothnia, we again show an enormous import. Finland seems naturally attached to Sweden by the similarity of its trade in wood. The importation thence continues nearly parallel in 1852 and 1853. Russia gives us an increased stock of every sort. The great trade of the past year was from the Prussian ports of Memel, Dantsic, and Stettin, whence the tonnage is more than doubled. The Canadian wood trade has been larger than usual at the port of Quebec, 1,178 ships, of 528,479 tons, being laden there to November, 1853, and 453,825 tons in 1852; but of this great trade Liverpool has been the chief recipient, carrying it through at prices more remunerative than any other ports could offer; absorbing at the same time the greater portion of the supply from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and producing an aggregate of 434 vessels, 305,000 tons, from British America in eleven months, while the whole which we can show in London for the year are 209 vessels, 104,488 tons. The great consideration of the whole year has been freight, or to find sufficient tonnage to fulfil the engagements of importers, and on this urgency the rates have been forced up throughout the season. High freight has stimulated shipbuilding in Ameria and the north of Europe; and in this country the building of superior ships, besides steam-vessels, has given an impulse to the value of all ship-building timber. Indian teak has advanced to 141. per load, African oak to 10l.; iron bark from Australia has been taken by the northern shipwrights, and Baltic oak is an object of inquiry for next season.-Circular of Churchill & Sim, 1854. |