Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-18

D5'ab herseys. costing from 20 To i5G cents, viii
pay from SO to 2Si per cent; making an average of
ls5 per cent.
FiGnneis costing from 80 to So cents, will paw
from 2io to PSI per cent; making average OF
260 l-2 per cent.
IoiIiIiets, costing from so to Lie cents will pay
from 81 to PSI per cent; making an average of
1877 l-2 per cent.
Sicansdo,0n, costing from 80 to SO cents, will
pay from l59 to PSI per cent; making an average
OF 220 per cent.
Ladiss cloths, costing fran 6s to III cents, will
ray from 7S TO 1874 per cent; making average
ol 1876 per cent.
The quality principally consumed, costs l24 cts,
and will pay 1872 per cent.
Petisse cloths, costing from so TO 81 cents, viii
pay from 1877 TO 29l per cent. making average of
239 per cent.
Carpeting, costing from so to &c cents, will pay
from 2l0 to PSI per cent; making an average for
almost all the carpetug imported, of 2i5 LIZ per
cent.
Cassimeres, costing from SO TO I46 cents will
pay from So 10 26S per cent making an average,
Tor nearly all the cassimcres imported, of I3I IL
per cent
Broad cloths, costing from So TO 1872 cents viii
pay from loi to i59 per cent; making an average
OF llS per cent.
BroGd cloths, costing from 1872 TO I7c cents viii
pay from az to lo4 per cent; making an average
OF 81 1-2 per cent.
Eroad cloths, costing from l5s TO 2i2 cents,win
pay tsom 6S TO 81 per cent; making average
ol ~ IL per cent.
be embraced none but fine broad cloths, consumed
by tue wealthy, costing from 2sO Sf7 cent;
These will pay from II 10 80 per cent; making an
average of so I-2 per cent.
The fourth minimum of six dollars, will have
very little operation, because scarcely any of the
imported cloths cost more than four dollars the
square yard.
1t will be seen, that, in the foregoing ANALYSIS.
the committee have translated British into Ameri-
can denominations of currency, and running wards
into square yards. twill be also perceived, that
under each minimum, goods of the lowest prices,
are chargeablc with the highest rates of duty A
mother remark may not be improper, by way
OF explanation. The committee have added
two per cent for shipping charges, TO the minimum
valuation, and ten per cent the value thus pro-
duced in conformity with what they unde rstand
10 be the Custom House construction OF analogous
provisions in the act of 1916 If, however, the
general provisions of that act relative TO the vau-
alton OF goods paying ad valorem duties, should not
he construed to apply 10 the artificial valuation
fixed by the plan of the Secretary of lie Treasu-
-, reduction will have 20 be made from the rates
oil duty set down by the committee, OF little more
Than one tenth part of those rates respectively
This, however, would render il necessary TO add
the and the 10 per cent. aforementioned, to the
UcfBd cost value of goods in the foreign country;
which would increase the duties on goods costing
prices little below the several minimums, to
points beyond the rates set down bVthe committee
For example: goods costing 10 cents, would be
raised from the FIRST to the second minimum, and
instead OF paying SO per cent would pay 27I per
cent. The result would be, great increase of
the duties on goods, near and below the minimunls
where the duties are lowest; and diminutiou of
them, very inconsderably, in other parts Of the
scale, where they are much above The point OF
prohibition, that the dimin,rton would have no
practical effect
Having thus presented an exposition Of the du-
ties on woollen goods proposed by the Secretary
the committee think proper, as equally connected
with the probable legislation of Congress, in
ner affecting the revenue, TO exhibit similar ex-
pasuon of the scale of duties proposed by the
Committee on Manufactures.
Under the first minimum relative 10 woolicn
goods those which cost fifty cents, and und4, that
sum, per square yard. viii be subject to a duty Of
sixteen cents per square yard. 1t results that,
Plains, costing from a to IL cents, will pay
from 80 TO 81 per cent; average, so l-2 per cent.
Pddafngs, costing from II to 20 cents, viii pay
from 90 to l33 per cent; average, 81 per cent.
FIanHefS, costing from II TO Il cents, will pay
IRON 81 to Ia per cent; average, ~ per cent.
BOchingS and bai~es, costing from 9 IL TO %
cents will pay from 60 to los per cent; average,
us 1-2 par cent
Baizes, costing from l6 to SO cents, viii pay
from 46 to 100 yer cent; average, ~ per cent.
SergeS, costing from IL to 81 cents viii pay from
81 to 81 per cent; average, so IL per cent
Caroline PtdidS, costing from Ii to % cents,
VIII pay from 10 TO ia per cent; average, 9S I-2
per cent
Dra6 kerSeys, costing from 90 to 80 cents, will
pay from 81 to SO per cent; average 43 IL per
cent.
StoGnsdo1cr, costing from 1s to so cents, will
pay from 81 to 80 per cent; average, 60 IL per
cent.
Rerseynets, costing from Is to sG.cents. will.
pay from II to 80 per cent; average &c IL per
cent.
Coatiags, costing from I6 to so cents, will
pay from32 to 100 per cent; average, 66 per ct.
FHtSh1ngS and hon skins, costing from 20 to
40 cents will pay from 40 to 55per cent; average,
AZ Upper cent.
Pellsse cloths, costing from 81 to 80 cents, viii
pay from 81 to 43 per cent; average, 81 IL per
cent.
Broad cloths, costing from 50 TO 80 cents, will
pay nom 81 to 80 per cent; average, Al per cent
Onderthe second minimum, goods costing more
than 90 cents, and not more than 100 cents, will
be subject to duty Of 30 cents the square yard
II follows that,
COdtings, costing from 81 to 10 cents, will pay
from oil TO 80 per cent; average, 90 I-2 per cent.
ttdnnefs. costing from 81 TO % cents, will paw
from 69 to SOPer cent; average, IA IL per cent
StOansdoLCn, costing from 81 to SO cents, will
cent.
Carpeting, costing from 81 to sc cents, willpay
from % TO 80 per cent; averaging 40 per cent
Pehsse cloths, costing from 81 TO 81 cents, will
pay from 90 to so per cent; average 60 IL per
cent.
There will be a small quantity Of drab kerseys.
toihnets, ladies' cloths and cassimeres, included
under this minimum, which will pay from IS 10
~ per cent: making an average OF 81 IL per cent.
Underline third minimum, goods costing more than
100 cents, and not more than 25O cents, win be
SUBJECT TO duty OF 100 cents the square yard It
foilc vs. that,
DTab kcrseys, costing from 10l to 56 cents.
viii pay from 81 to 30 per cent; average, 81 IL
per cent.
IoiHneis, costing from 101 to I46 cents will