The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-15 00:00:00

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(Corrceled from 140 1:imoo of Yeetertio.)

BESOI,OTIONS ON CUSTOUP PUTIE TO BE pßoupogP

BY SIR ROPERT PEEL

We have been favoured with u copy of the proposed scale
of duties,, from which we make the following extracts. The
late hour last night at which we received this important docu-
ment precludes us from giving a more complete summary of
its details. The subjoined *statenient, however, of some of
the proposed changes comprised in the first resolution will be

found interesting to our commercial readers :

Horned Cattle.—At present prohibited. The proposed
duty is for oxen, cows, and calves from foreign countries,
205., 155., 10s., respectively ; from British possessions, 10s.,
P. •

75., 5s

Horses.—The present duty of 20s. is reduced one-half, in
respect of those imported from British possessions.
Chicory.—The present duty of 20s. on the kiln-dried ma-
terial is reduced, upon British produce only, to 10s.
Fish of all kinds from British possessions are to be admit-
ted duty free ; those from foreign countries upon a much re-
duced scale.
Fruit.—Upon all raw produce not specified, the duty upon
British produce only, to be reduced from 5 per cent. to 24.
Upon enumerated articles the duty is to be generally reduced,
British produce being favoured to half the amount levied.
Licorice.—The duty on the juice to be reduced from £3 15s.
to 20s. on foreign produce, and 10s. on that of British pos-

sessions.
Oil Seed Cakes.-The duty of 2d. is to be increased to Gd.
on foreign, 3d. on British imports.
Buller.-The present duty of 20s. is to be reduced to ss.
on British imports only.
Cheese.-The duty of 10s. to be reduced on'British imports
only to 2s. Gd. only.
Spices.-The duties on British produce are to be, in most
cases, reduced 50 per cent.
Clover Seed.-The present duty of 20s. to be reduced to
10s. on foreign produce, and ss. on that of British posses-
sions. On all other seed a reduction of 50 percent. in favour
of British as compared with foreign produce.
Madder. -The present duty of 2s. reduced 50 per cent. on
British produce only.
Skins.-The present duty on squirrel skins of lls. 6d. re-
duced to ss. on foreign, 2s. 6d, on British produce.
Hides, wet:-The present duty of 2s. 4d. reduced to is:. on
foreign, 6d. on British imports.
Hides, dry.-The' present duty of 4s. Bd. reduced to 2s.
on foreign, and ls. on colonial.
Gloves.-The duties of 45., 55., and 7s. have been respec-
tively reduced to 25., 2s. Gd., and ss. upon foreign, Is., Is.
3d., and 2s. Gd. upon British imports.
Ores, Minerals, and Metals.-A general reduction of duty.
Olives.-The present duty of £4 4s. reduced to 40, upon
foreign, and 20s. upon British produce.
Bark (for the use of tatiners).-The present duty of Bd.
reduded to 6d. on foreign, and id. on British produce.
Indigo.-The present duty of 4d. reduced one half upon
British produce Only.
• Silk and Manyaclures of Silk.7-The duty has been gene-
rally reduced '5O per cent. in favour of British imports. Upon
foreign manufactured silks no material change.
l'ar.-The present duty ,of 15s. has been reduced to 6s.
upon foreign, and 3s. npop British produce.
• Tic7erairie..---The present. duties of 4s. 4d.', ss. 4d.,' and
£1 .6s: 2d.; haVe been reduced generally to Is. upon foreign,
ann 6d. upon. British produce.
Bristles.-The present duty of
.31d. is reduced to 3d. on
foreign, ails:l'lld. on British produce. .
Cork.-The present duty of Bs. is reduced to 2s. on foreign,
and on British produce.
• Straw Plat.-The present duty of 17s. is reduced to ss.
upon foreign, and 2s. 6d. on British imports.
TallaW.The present duty of 3s. 2d. is reduced to 6d.,
and that of ls. on the produce of British possessions to 3d..
Duty.
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Timber.=-Canada timber
Foreign
Deals (cubical contents)
Eathwood
For the year ending the
Foreign timber
Deals
• Lathwood
Coffee.—The present duty of Is. 3d. is to be reduced upon
all foreign coffee to Bd., and upon all the growth of British
possessions to 4d.
Mahogany.—The present duty of 30s. per ton upon that
imported from the Bay of Honduras or the Mosquito Shore,
as also that of £4 upon the growth of British posessions, is
to be reduced to 10s.; while the duty of £5 upon that other-
wise imported is reduced to 30s. upon foreign, and 10s. on
British produce.

sth of April, 1844

SECOND RESOLUTION

Resolved—That in lieu of all duties of customs payable on
goods, wares, and merchandise exported from the united
kingdom to foreign parts, there shall be levied the following
duties outwards, viz.:— s. d.
Clay; the cwt.
Coal exported to any place, not being a Bri-
tish possession., in any ship, the ton
Ores, for every £TOO of their value, 5 per cent.
Wools and silks, the cwt. ...
Manufactures, or pretended manufactures,
slightly wrought up, so that the same may be
reduced to, and made use of as wool again,
mattresses or beds stuffed with combed wool,
or wool,fit for combing or carding, the cwt. 0 5 0

0 4 0

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