TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.-CONTINUED.

1870.

1871.

1872.

1873.

1874.

1875.

1876.

1877.

1878.

1879.

1880.

1881.

1882. 1883. 1884..

1885..

1886..

1887.

1888.

1889.

1890..

1891.

1892. 1893..

1894.

1895..

1896..

1897.

1898..

1899..

1900.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904..

1905..

1906. 1907.

$435,958,408 $392.771,768 $4.3186,640 $26,419,179 $58,155,666 $462,377,
77,587 $450,927,434 $11,450,153
520,223,684

626,595,077 444,177,586 182.417,491 642,136,210 522,479,922 119,656.288 567,406,342 586,283,040 18.876.698 533,005,436 513,442,711 19.562.725 460,741,190 540,384,671 79.643,481 56,506,502 476,677,871 596,890,973 120,213,102 451,323,126 602.475,220 151,152,094 56,162,237 492,097,540 658,637,457 166,539,917 437,051,532 694,865,766 257.814.234 33.740,125 466,872.846 728,605,891 261,733,045 445.777.775 710,439,441 264,661,666 24.997,441 466,073,775 735,436,882 269,363,107 667,954,746 835,638,658 167,683.912 17,142,919 760,989,056 852,781,577 91,792,521 642,664,628 902,377,346 259,712,718 110,575,497 19,406,847 753,240,125 921,784,193 168,544,068 724,639,574 750.542,257 25,902,683 49,417.479 767.111.964 799,956.736 32,847,772 723.180.914 823,839,402 100.658,488 31,820,333 751,670,305 855,659,735 103,989,430 667,697,693 740,513,609 72.815,916 67,133,383 705,123,955 807,646,992 102,523,037 577,527,329 742,189,755 164,662,426 43,242,323 42.231,525 620,769,652 784,421,280 163,651,628 635,436,136 679.524,830 44.088.694 38,593,656 72,463,410 674,029,792 751,988,240 77.958,448 692,319,768 716,183,211 23.863,443 60,170,792 35.997,691 752,490.560 752,180,902 723,957,114 695,954,507 28,002,607 59.337,986 46,414,183 783,295,100 742,368,690 745,131,652 742,401,375 2,730,277 28,963,073 96,641.533 774,094,725 839,042,908 789,310,409 857,828,684 68,518,275 33.976,326 52,148,420 823,286,735 909,977,104 844,916,196 884,480,810 39,564,614 36,259,447 108,953,642 881,175,643 993,434,452 827,402,462 1,030,278,148 202,875,686 69,654,540 83,005,886 897,057,002 1,113,284,034 866,400,922 847,665,194 18,735,728 44.367,633 149,418,163 910,768.555 997,083.357 654,994,622 892,140,572 237,145,950 85,735,671 127,429,326 740,730.293 1,019,569,898 278,839,605 731,969,965 807,538,165 75,568,200 56,595,939 113,763,767 788,565,904 921,301,932 132,736,028 779,724,674 882,606,938 102,882.264 62,302.251 172,951.617 842.026.925 1.055,558,555 213,531,630 764,730,412 1,050,993,556 286,263,144 115,548,007 102.308,218 880.278.419 1,153.301,774 273,023,355 616,049,654 1,231,482,330 615.432.676 151,319.455 70.511,630 767.369.109 1.301,993.960 534.624.851 697,148,489 1,227,023,302 529,874,813 119,629,659 93,841,141 816,778,148 1,320,864,443 504,086,295 849,941,184 1,394,483,082 544,541,898 79,829.486 104.979,034 929.770.670 1,499,462,116 569,691,446 823,172,165 1,487,764,991 664.592.826 102,437,708 117,470,357 925,609.873 1,605,235,348 679,625,475 903,320,948 1,381,719,401 478,398,453 80,253,508 98,301,340 983,574,456 1,480,020,741 496,436,285 1,025,719,237 1,420,141,679 394,422.442 69,145,518 91,340,854 1,094,864.755 1,520,482,533 425,617,778 991,087.371 1,460,827,271 469,739,900 126,824,182 130,932,688 1,117,911,553 1,591,759,959 473,848,406 1,117,513,071 1,518,561,666 401,048,595 81,133,826 141,442,836 1,198,646,897 1,660,004,502 461,357,605 1,226,563,843 1,743,864,500 517,300,657 140,664,270 103,442,654 1,367,228,113 1,847,307,154 520.079,041 1,434,421,425 1,880,851,078 446,429,653 157,456,873 108,138,249 1,591,878,298 1,988,989,327 397,111,029 *Fiscal year ended Sept. 30 prior to 1843; since that date ended June 30.

NOTE-Merchandise and specie are combined in the columns at right of table for the purpose of

UNITED STATES CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Following is a list of the existing tariff rates on articles in common use or of extensive importation, with especial reference to such as are made or dealt in by the leading American trusts.

Agricultural implements, 20%. Alcohol, amyl or fusel oil, c lb. Animals, n. S. p., 20%; for breeding, free; cattle, less than 1 year old, $2 per head; value under $14, $3.75 head; value over $14, 271⁄2%; hogs, $1.50 head; horses and mules, value under $150, $30 head; value over $150, 25%; sheep, 1 year or older, $1.50; under 1 year, 75c head.

Apples, green, 25c bu.; dried, 2c lb.

Art, works of, such as paint-
ings and statuary, 20%; by
American artists, free.

Bacon and hams, 5c lb.
Barley, 30c bu. of 48 lbs.;
malt, 45c bu. of 34 lbs.
Barrels, casks, empty, 30%.
Baskets, 35% to 60%.

Beaded fabrics, not wool, 60%;
wool, 50c lb. and 60%.
strung, 35%; in
jewelry, 60%.

Beads, not

Beans, edible, 45c bu. of 60 lbs.
Beef, fresh, 2c lb.

Bindings, 45% to 60%.

Birds, free; dressed for orna-
ments, 50%.

Biscuit and crackers, 20%.
Blankets, 22c lb. and 30%; value

40c to 50c, 33c lb. and 35%; value over 50c, 33c lb. and 40% over 3 yards long. 33c to 44c lb. and 50% to 55%. Bone, manufactures of, n. s. p., 30%.

Books, pamphlets, 25%; printed
20 years, free.

Boots and shoes (leather), 25%.
Bottles, glass, ornamented, 60%;
plain, empty, 1c to 12c, but
not less than 40%.
Braids,

cotton, linen, rubber, silk, 60%; grass, straw. 30%. Bronze, manufactures, 45%. Brushes, 40%.

Buggies, carriages, 45%.

Butter and substitutes for, 6c lb.

Buttons, sleeve and collar, gilt, 50%.

Cameras, 45%.

Canvas, sail, cotton, 35%.
Carbons, for electric lights, 90c
per 100; pots, 20%.
Carpets, 2-ply ingrain, 18c
square yard and 40%; Brus-
sels, 44c square yard and 40%;
Axminster, 60c square yard
and 40% Wilton, ditto; rugs,
5c to 10c square yard and 35%
to 40%.

Cement, Portland, hydraulic, 8c
per 100
lbs.; india rubber,
etc.. 20%.
Charcoal, 20%.
Cheese, 6c lb.

Chemical compounds, n. s. p.,
25%.

China, plain, 55%; decorated,

60%.

Chocolate and cocoa, value not over 15c lb.. 22c lb.; value 15c to 24c, 21⁄2c lb. and 10%; value 24c to 35c, 5c lb. and 10%; value over 35c, 50%. Cigars, cigarettes, $4.50 lb. and 25%.

Clocks, n. s. p., 40%.

The abbreviation n. s. p. signifies "not specially provided for." The amounts given in dollars and cents are specific and the percentages are ad valorem duties:

Clothing, cotton, 50%; fur, 35%;
rubber, 50%; silk, 60%; wool,
44c lb. and 60%.
Coal, free; coke, 20%.
Coffee, free.

Combs, 35% to 60%.
Copper, manufactures of, 45%;
ingots, ores, free.

Cork, bark, Sc lb.; manufactures,
25%.

Coin, 15c bu. of 56 lbs.
Cornstarch (food), 20%.
Cotton, raw, free; cloth, from le
to 8c square yard and 45%;
duck, 35%; articles made of,
without silk, 45%; with silk,
50%.

Cotton-seed meal, 20%; oil, 4c
gal.

Cotton thread on spools, 6c doz.
Diamonds, cut but not set, 10%;
rough, free; set, 60%.
Drugs, crude, free; refined
ground, 4c lb. and 10%.
Dyewoods, crude, free; extracts,
c lb.

or

Earthenware, plain, 25%; deco-
rated, 55% to 60%.
Eggs, n. s. p., 5c doz.
Embroideries, 60%.
Engravings, 25%.

Envelopes, plain, 20%; other,
35%.

Fans, palmleaf, free; all other,
50%.

Feathers, for beds, 15%; plain,
15%; colored, etc., 50%.
Felt, roofing, 10%.

Felts. not woven, n. s. p., 44c
Ib. and 60%.
Fertilizers, free.

Fish, American fisheries, free,
anchovies, sardines and the
like, 12c to 10c per pkg., ac-
cording to size; smoked, dried,
34c lb.; halibut, 1c lb.; her-"
rings, pickled, 1c lb.; fresh,

1/c lb.; lobsters, free; mack-
€rel, salmon, 1c lb.

Flax, manufactures of, n. s. p.,
45%.

Flaxseed, 25c bu of 56 lbs.
Flour, wheat, 25%.
Flowers, artificial, 50%.
Fruits, green, n. s. p., free;
dried, 2c lb.; cherries, 25c
bu.; cranberries, 25%; dates,
1/2c lb.; figs, 2c lb.; jellies,
35% preserved, n. S. p., 1e
lb. and 35%: prunes, 2c lb.;
raisins, 21⁄2c lb.

Furniture (wood), 35%.
Fur, manufactures, n. S. p.,
35%; skins, undressed, free.
Glass, n. s. p., 45%; polished
plate, from Sc to 35c per
square foot, according to size;
polished and silvered, from 11e

to

38c square foot; common
window glass, 1%c to 4%c per
square foot.

Glass, articles of, ornamented,
60%; manufactures, n. s. p.,
45%.

Gloves, cotton, 50%; fur, 35%;
linen, 50%; leather, from $1.75
to $4.75 per doz. pairs, ac-
cording to length.

Glucose or grape sugar, 12c lb.
Glue, less value than 10c lb.,
22c; over 10c, 25%.

Gold, manufactures, 45%; jew-
elry, 60%.

Grass fibers, n. s. p., 45%.
Gutta-percha, manufactures of,
n. s. p., 35%.

Hair, human, unmanufactured,
20%; manufactures of, 35%.
Hats, caps, bonnets and hoods,
from 35% to 60%, according to
material.

Hay, $1 per ton.

Hemp, hackled, $40 per ton; not
hackled, $20, manufactures, n.
S. p., 45%.

Hides, raw, 15%.
Honey, 20c gal.
Hops, 12c lb.

Horn, manufactures, n.
30%.

s. p.,

India rubber, manufactures of,
n. s. p., 30%; vulcanized,-35%.
Ink, 25%.

Iron and steel, common sheets,
various specific rates, accord-
ing to value per lb., average
45.43% ad val.; manufactures
of. n. S. p., 45%; beams,
hoop,
girders, etc., 2c lb.;
band or scroll, n. s. p., 5-10c
to 8-10c lb.; round iron or
steel wire, average 40.22% ad
val.; wire nails not less than
1 inch long, etc., c lb.; iron
or steel tubes, etc., 2c lb. or
35%; cast-iron pipe, 4-10c lb.;
rails, 7-20c lb.
Ivory,

unmanufactured, free; manufactured, 35%.

Jet, manufactures of, n. s. p., 50%

Jewelry, 60%.

Jute, manufactures of, n. s. p.. 45%.

Knit wearing apparel, 60%.
Knives, pocket, 40% to 20c each
and 40%, according to value;
other knives, 45%.

Lace, articles of, n. s. p., 60%.
Lamps, 45% to 60%.
Lard, 2c lb.

Laths, 250 per 1,000.

Lead, manufactures of, n. s. p., 45%; in any form, n. s. p., 2e lb.

Leather, n. s. p., 20%; manu

turės, n. s. p., 35%. Linen, manufactures, clothing, 60%.

n.

45%;

Linseed, 25c bu. of 56 lbs.;
meal, 20%; oil cake, free; oil,
20c gal. of 71⁄2 lbs.
Liquors, ale, porter and beer,
in bottles, 40c gal.; brandy,
S. p., $2.25 prf. gal.;
cordials, whisky, gin, $2.25
prf. gal.; champagne and all
sparkling wines, in bottles of
1 pint to 1 quart, $8 doz.
Macaroni, etc., 11⁄2c lb.
Manila cordage, 1c lb.
Mantels, slate. 20%; marble,
50%; wood, 35%.

Maple sirup, sugar, 4c lb.
Marble, in blocks, 65c cub. ft.;
manufactures, n. s. p.. 50%.
Marmalade, 1c lb. and 35%.
Matches, friction, Sc gross, in
boxes of 100 each; not in
boxes, le per 1,000.
Matting, floor, n. s. p., value
not over 10c square yard, 3c