The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-22
WIZ. CoBBETT.
COMMERCE..
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COMMERCE.
ANTWERP, Dec. 81.
The alteration of the Tariff of duties on
Importation for home consumption in this
country, with which we have so long been
threatened. has at length been published and
put into force, it is dated the 5th inst issued
by orders of the Prince of Orange Nassau,
and has cordially in view the protection of
the manufactures of this country.
The duties are to he most inperiously en-
forced, and ii the goods reported are under
valued, or not found agreeable to the return
or the importer or agent, the same are con-
fscated, and fine besides levied on the of
fender. The vessels as they arrive are TO be
unloaded in rotation e their arrival, and at
gwen hours in the day; and every measure
has been adopted to give efficacy to the re-
gulations which must become a most import
ant bra. cl4 - ne revenues
The Following are the most important items
OF duties TO Ve LEVIED on goods reported for
consumption III this Csp7try, aud il is under
stood, that IS heretofore all goods may be
boRd-d, or lodged in entrepot, and sold for
Incorporation duty free. except small sum
not exceeding one-h2lf per cent. on the va
Tue OF produce, nor has the duty on goods
which are to pass thro' this country in transit
undergone any change the payment If one
Ter cent on e Vslas REMAINS as heretofore
and all description OF merchandise may pass
through Belgium and Flanders to the neigh
bouring States -
Cotton Twist OF all descriptions is prohi-
bted altogether for entry or consumption or
use in Belgium. White Cotton Goods, at
or under the value of 1-2 frank per Bra
bant ell, and printed Cotton Goods, at or un-
der the value of Q franks per Brabant ell, are
prohibited whatever is above tina, value
pays 10 per cent.
Woollen Goods, as cloths and coatinrs.
pay as follows, per Brabant ell AT or un-
der franks to 6 franks, ID per cent. :; 6
franks to franks, z per cent. above franks,
4 per cent.
Refined as well az crushed sugars, which
used to pay per cent. have been raised to
30 franks per cent.
Earthen ware 20 per cent. drugs 3 per
cent. spices q cutlery 10 !; rum and ar
rack franks per 100 libres (about 90 gal
Ions, besides the very heavy rum duty, which
altogether is nearly 90 franks for the same
quantity tin plates per cent. Coffee has
been reduced to frank per cwt. ; and raw
articles, such cottons, dye-wOod, raw SUI
gars &C. are admitted free of duty, on the
payment of per cent.
A friend has favored us with copies Of let
ters frop Bordeaux to the Cd Jan. 1915, re-
Ceived at New London by the Transit, dis
patch vessel -
" Bor DEAUx, Nov. %, 1914.
The present government, charged with
heavy debts incurred by the administration
of Napoleon. has determined to maintain in
vigor the various ordinary, and extraorrlina-
ry taxes established by the latter, including
even the droifs retl'gis, and those arising from
the monopoly of tobacco. The resolution
respecting this last article will be regret
ted by the trading interests of the United
States.
GA projet of a law has been presented
fer increasing the duties on produce of To-
reign growth. Cotton tis to pay, howe
yer, buc trivial duty Of IS een'inieS the quin-
tai.
"a transit is to be allowed through the
kingdom for articles admitted to eHtTchof.--
Tobacco is the only one Of CONSEQUENCES o.
mitted, chaps through inadverteacy.
+" At Ne commencement Of the Peace,
West India produce and cettons we're sold
at very low rates on the continent from
the expectation that immense supplies would
be flooded in from England and the colonies
This expectation proved erroneous. The
stock in England was not so great as imagin
ed the prices kept W there. In conse-
quence the prices gradually rose to the rates
quoted. Cotions arc scarce aud high, parfic-
ularly American. and they mNst rise higher
should the American war be continued the
government having determined not to plrmit
the introduction of English manufactured
goods a similar resolution has been adont-
ed b. Spain
There IS little nr no American Tobacco
! 10 England o. on the Continent. Tobacco can
only be sold here N c1frctoj, eithci 20 he
royernT rnt for consumption or 70 indvda-
I ais for exnor'ation.
rf asd prari Asts are Hfewiss sssrce
I ~ wouk r,sids b.ag l1o & pr ggia.
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