New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-26
The New CANADIAN Tariff.

Considering that the imports and exports ID our
trade with Canada, during lsis were oi ihe Value o
six Millions of Dollars that there s probably sreS'
increase this year and that the transport OF the iu
ber wheat -four, &C, employs large number oil our
shipping. canal boaa, sc while the merchandise ana
manufactures purchased OF us give business - our
merchants. aud increased work and prices TO our
manufacturers it will be readily admitted that the rates
of customs duty levied in that Province aud the regu
lston Of the same matters OF no little importance.
Tho Montreal Herald of the 9th inst contains an Accu
rate table of the du,s, agreed upon In Assembly ana
a. IL probable that the bill enforcing their COLLECTION
will speedily become Law and the Tsrif take effect
with but little II any alteration have given CON
densed list OF the leading articles.
GO many articles a combined tax Is laid partly ~
the pound and partly by the weight or measure
TIE customs taxation Is greatly Increased. 1t 10
desired that they would do with the c~t ui
o lbs and the ton of 2iO lbs, substituting 100 and
1000 los instead for the convenience OF calculation
sugars, molasses tea, coffee, tobacco, snuh' whfAy
and salt are taxed FIRST sl9 for every 500 value
Also IN addition thereto:
Refined and candy sugars s. 50 ? cwsi other sugars
81 so y d.. Molssses = cwt. 60 o,s.--.Tea / 100
lbs.sl Tobacco, manufactured y 100 IDS = o.
Do. not manufactured, y DO So cents. Cigars =
10 SO cis... Snuff y ID. G. cis.--.Wine in wood Il
worth over $50 b pipe, 30 cts y gallon Other wines
in wood, = gall. 10 cts. whisky, { gall c'.--
salt = bushels cts.
In retaliation for our tariff upon Canadian oreSd'.u'
duiy Of $50 on every 500 value Is laid ON animals Of
all kinds hams, meats of all kinds except mess pork
butter. choose four barley buekw oats, rye, peas
beans meal and wheat rot bolted bran, shorts ard
hops Had Congress passed the Reciprocity Act these
articles would have been free
Rum, gin and brandy. pay-hrsi 25 = cert on the
vAlue-ne1t rum = gall 25 cIs' gn and brandy 10 CTS
spices, fruits, nuts, preserves 10 yet al val
Among the articles that may be imported duty irse
are Aches, Indian Corn Indigo, Dyesiuf' Coal Cot
ton Wool Hemp, Flax, Lead, Lard Marble IN o00AS'
Ores Of Metals. Railroad Bars Printed Books mot for
egn reprints Of British copyright works. Bar and koo
Iron, Talow Wool, Seeds Farming usenss Furniture
Apparel Horses and Carriages oftrsveiers sc &c
Aysrle,y of articles, which we do not enumeraie are
free when from Britain or the other Colonies OF N0r
America
All goods not in the tree hat (Which LIST we nave ho'
given In fo) and named above are to pay on every
500 value SIC 20 This includes OF course Lllen'
Woolen. silk and Cotton Manufactures Cutlery and
Merchsndise in general
Formerly merchandise Of mos, kinds if from Briais'
paid - per cent "neh ihPOi'ou " 80 Ni = =,
the rates On the same kinds Of goods were 10 10 u
sud 80 per cent ad valorem If imported from the /
State, or any other foreign country Now the rate Is
the same whether tho article 10 brought from Engsnd
or from this country.
his provided that II any COmmsssry or Cou1rsc''I
shall think ht to buy arms clothing or provisions or
stores of any Kind for the Army Navy for tho In
dsns the United states or elsewhere ou; OF Csns1a
such arms, provisions, stores & c. shGn be imported
duty free
Hitherto. the united States system of exEmiDias :
Goods with the help Of appraisers has not been tried
The Rasld say. that il Is determined for the pro
lection Of the fair trader 20 provide sssns, toe fraudu
lon, undsrvsuaion OF goods subject to nd vAorem duty
BY the sppOnmen, Of cOmpe' tent Appraisers BY giving
to such Appraisers and to the Collectors power to eS
smine Witnesses upon cath BY requiring The prodae
ton of duy s.,e.;ed nvOees by the forfeiture OF so0d'
IN case. Of fraud by proper examination OF the good