Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-22

4 ues are
: Colonial sugars, 24s. and per cent - 25s Sd.
, East India, the growth of such parts as import
= foreign sugars, 32s. and per cent 33s ~
Foreign free labor, 34s. and per cent. ~ 35s Cd
Other foreign, 6ss. and per cent. Cos 3D.
without any distinction of qualities or between Muscovad
anu cnyed sugars The Government propose establish
difference in future between these two classes Of sugar and
make the duties as follows
Colonial sugar. Muscovado - l4s Cd per cwt.
D'to white ciayed orprepared as to be
T eiIa' mefe'o los. 4d do.
East India, from places importing for
egn sugars, Muscovado 1885, Sd do
Ditto, white cayed, &c. ......2Is Sd do
Foreign free labor or imported from
countries having treaties with the most
i favored clause, Muscovado 1890. 23s 4d DO
DHto, white clayed, DC. ..,....... 28s Cd do
From this Sir Robert anticipates reduction IN the nce
sugar, in favor of the consumer of j jd Der ID.
In addition to the contemplated reductions in the sugar du
ues ne proposes to abolish the less than four hun
bred and thirty articles which have hitherto stood in the
under various rates of duty producing little to the
but involving great trouble both to the importers and 10 the
1 custon-house officers.
The next change in the duties imports total repeal Of
the imPoc duty on cotton wool, and repeal Of the entire
taxes on exports, including that on Goals
IN the duties of Excise Sir Robert Peel proposes two
changes neither Of which was the slightest degree antic
Paed b the public These the entire repeal Of the duties
ON glass OF every description, and Of the auction duties
The following extract from Sir Robert Pees speech Is ba
which relates the reduction of imports Including the great
staple cotton and will be found of chief interest to Ame
can readers
now come to the duties which levied on imports and
wnc, IN amount very small in individual cases hut which
applicable to articles which raw materials used in
ctues dare say gentlemen have referred to the paper
which has been prepared direction of the for
the purpose Of exempyng the operation Of the present ys
tenn OF import taxation II may probably have been observed
that that document there are no less than eight hundred and
thirteen articles included in the tariff four hundred and thirty
OF which produce very small of revenue indeed
We PROPOSE sir to include in financial arrangements the
duties which applicable those four hundred and r-
ty articles. [Hear.]
We are willing to try the experiment of sheishng the
duties atogether retaining the power of examination as 10 the
weight and quantity so that statistical information shall be
cured and precauon taken against the import duty being
evaded articles still liable to duty under the pretence that
those articles free of duty The articles on which we pro
abolish the duties will be those generally which are the
raw materials OF our manufactures The list Of these articles
contains four hundred and thirty specific items and as that
list Will DO printed do think it necessary to make such
on The patience q the House 10 read over the whole
| of them II
81 think It, therefore, better postpone the minute consde-
ration OF these articles till another opportunity but NAV state
that the total number of articles that will be absolutely
away from the tariff will be less than four hundred and
thirty These will include those fbrous materials such as
SILK hemp, and fax, which pay nominal duty yarns
OF different kinds with the exception of worsed warns which
suoecs 70 soe pecAia gAanons Ne also propose 10
abolish the duty furniture woods There Is great trade
growing up In this country which is very desirable pro-
ote ana or that purpose propose aboishng the duty
! all cabinet making materials
The amount of duty present levied on cabinet woosis
very low and we think that the principle which has al
ready been applied sleeps wool ought be appesto those
asetaf4. pFeE2ss 4so 70 abolish .he dulles animal
and vegetable oils These were included in the tariff We
propose likewise the duty upon ores and minerals
with the exception of copper ore with to which an ar
angemen was made in ls43 and which has worked exceed
ngy Well ihe duties on iron and zinc in the first stages of
manufacture will also be abolished and we intend to remove
the duties all dyestus and on drugs universally with the
exception Of some that very noxou and liable to be used
/ as adpheraions y y WV
rhee are some ether articles With respect to which, part
W nom TINS and partly from other considerations this total re-
mova OF duty will not take place do not propose material
~ to Interfere with the general principles which have ap
Piled to the timber duties The coopeage trade has been
gradually decaylng IN this country Even in posses
sons the export of slaves and the articles that made from
them exposed to formidable competition the part of the
| United States
| HY'he United States supplying our West Indian
colonies with this important article of trade We thought il
better oil the whole to class the article Of with those
materials and permit free and unrestricted I'M
port Of slaves for the Of the cooper Of il would
he necessary that we should limit the length Of the slaves
that they may no We applied " her utpees but without
very minute and seratona regulations i will be impossible to
prevent the importation OF altogether which may be
used for other purposes Upon the whole, therefore, will
endeavor submit that evasion Of intention rather than
establish minute regulations for the purpose Of pevenng
"Mr. Labouchere Do you remove the duty altogether
"Sir Robert Peel Yes, we take II "a. altogeshet '"H
"Mr. Labouchere What Is the amount
Sir Robert Peel The Of duty on this article
think, is about G33, 000 We remit altogether We d.
mnish the temptation to apply the ordinary purposes
Of furniture, by making simultaneous reduction in the duty
upon all cabinet timber.
Mr. Lsbouchee. What il the estimated sacrifice Of
revenue on oil these articles "''h"t z
Sir Robert Peel think the loss Of revenue by the re-
mission Of the duties oil these four hundred and thirty ar
ces will be about l320, 600 now come 10 that article
which, OF all Others Is the most important 10 the msnuEcus
ing and commercial prosperity of this country loud cheers
come now to cotton woo(hear hear-and the duty upon
IT. The present duty cotton wool is far as the revenue
Is concerned 5l6ths OF penny the pound weight but as
that duty Is applicable to the whole Of cotton wool i'm
ported, and about oneh of the total amount of such cot
ton wool unavailable Tor the purposes Of manufacture and is
necessarily waste the duty Of course with Increased
verify upon that portion Of the whole AMOUNT which Il capable
Of being used nor manufactures
II Is estimated, and believe the estimate 10 be reason
able one that we ought add 9Th more to the ST. in
order TO calculate the full of duty paid upon the whole
OF the cotton wool that actually manufactured in this conn
try 6-l6th or 3-Sths Of penny per pound weight would
therefore, be the total amount of duty paid on coon wool
Now when the price Of cotton wool 4d h. on the average
sths OF penny per h. duty Of nine per cent on the
value Of the material. y n
4" the price Of cotton wool be- has been Of late not
moro than 3D. H., 3sths Of Id per 10 b duty amounting
to not less than ia the value Of the raw material
Ih duty, so levied falls with peculiar severity on the coars
est descriptions OF cotton Upon the finer musns YOU can
hardly estimate the Of duty, is so small but tho
coarser the abrc and the II In common wear the
higher is the amount OF duty.
Seeing and considering these things seeing the amount
of duty imposed upon the fabrics seeing the extent Of
competition TO which they exposed seeing the
OF this manufacture the commercial greatness of this conn.,
try, prepared TO advise the abolition of the duv nop