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

W.TARIFF

(Corrected from the Times of Yesterday.)

RESOLUTIONS ON CUSTOMS DUTIES TO BE PROPOSED

BY SIR ROBERT PEEL

have been favoured with a 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 statement, however, of some of

the proposed chang

s comprised in the first resolution will b

Horned Cattle:—At present prohibited. The proposed
duty is for oxen, cows, and calves from foreign countries,
208.,,155., lOst, respectively ; from British possessions, 10s.,
75., ss.

Horses.—The present duty of 20s. is reduced one-half
respect of those imported from British possessions.
• Chicory.—The present duty of 20s. on the kiln-dried may
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.

Fruil.—Upon all raw produce not specified, the duty upon
British produce only, to be reduced from 5 per cent. to 4.
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. ou 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.
.Butter.-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. 6d. 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 40 per cent. in favour
of British as compared with foreign produce.
Madder. -The present duty ok2s. reduced 50 per cent. On
British produce only.
Skins.-The present duty on squirrel skins of lls. Gd. re 7
duced to ss. on foreign, 2s. Gd. on British produce. .
Hides, wet.-The present duty of 2s. 4d. reduced to ls. on
foreign, Gd. on. British imports.
Ilidesi.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. lid., 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 £-i 4s. reduced to 40s. upon
foreign, and 20s. upon, British. prodnce.. . . ;
Bark (for the-use of tatiners).-The present duty of
reduced to Gd. on foreign, .and Id. on British produce. •
Indigo.-The'present duty of 4d. reduced one half upon
British prodtice
Silk and Manufactures of 'Silk.-The duty has been gene-
rally redueed 50 percent. in-favour of British imports. 'Upon
foreign manufactured silks no material change.
Tar.-The present duty of 15s. has been reduced to Gs.
upon foreign, and 3s. upon British produce.
Turpentine.-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 3id. is reduced to 3d. on
foreign, and 14d. on British produce.
Cork.-The present duty of Bs. is reduced to 2s. on foreign,
and Is. on British produce.
Straw Plat.-The present duty of 17s. is reduced to 5
upon foreign, and 2s. 6d. on British imports.
Tallow.-The present duty of
.3s. 2d. is reduced to 60.,
and that of Is. on the produce of British possessions to 3d.
Duty.
Tiniber.-Canada timber
Foreign
Deals (cubical contents)
Lathwood .
For the year ending the sth'of April, 1844-,
Foreign timber
Deals
Latliwood 2os. ,
Coffee.-The present duty of ls. 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 .t 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.