The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-03
Late from, Hayti.
ANOTHER TARIFP-pEPLoRABLE CONDITION OF CON-
MERCIAI. AFFAIRS.

ANOTHER TARIFP-DEPLoRABLE CONDITION OF CON-
MERCIAL AFFAIRS.
CARE HAyrIES, 10th January 1850
lave only time by this opportunity to send you the
TRANSLATION Of another new decree and tariff under
date of 10th January received from the capital this
morning, which abolishes the last of 10th Decsm
Der. At the date Of my letter thought We had seen
the worst but this Law puts the finishing touch to
commercial miserics On examination, you will q.
once see the bearing Of the Law; the monopoly is
moved on coffee which We are now told we caa buy
wherever we can find 1t, and at Whatever prices we
please; but at the time the tariff Is maintained
and we are forced to sell goods at ts dxed prices
which leave q most ruipous result Already coffee has
advanced from s29 $50 per 100 lbs Port Prince,
and will doubtless go still higher those who have
epeacenents TO fulfil must has We it at any price
Can you not get the subject Of trade with this
Island brought up through seine influential member Of
Congress, at the present session thinks little dis
cusson on 1t might be attended with some good
My time will not permit me TO write any more BY
this vessel, which is about to SAIL L.
the NEW DECREE AND TARIFF OF THE HAYTIEN
GOVERNMENT, OF JANUARY TO- 1850
LIBERTY. EMPIRE OF HAYrI ISpEPESpESsE
ORDINANCE
Faustin by the grace Of God and the constitution.
al law OF the State Emperor Of Hayt to al present and
with the advice of our council of ministers we bsye
ordered, aud do order ~ follows
ART l. Is, and remains suspended, the execution o.
tie law on the monopoly.
Coffee at such prices and in such Quantities Is they
may judge proper.
D. y
the copsignee merchants there sha be for the
account of the government onstt of the This
1th shall be settsd for ut the market price, by the
government, who shall not how ever, pay than
ffty dollars per hundred pounds. The market price
shall be fixed by the commission Of CONTROL spoken of
hereafter.
AR Foreign merchandise shall 10. be sold either
Wholesale retail above the prices hxed by the tssf
annexed to our present decree.
ART. 8. Shall only have the right of purchasing
cefee for expectation, those merchants who shsll
make inpertatons Of merchandise by suitably assorted
cargoes TO be sold the market he portation OF
epece shall give right to the purchase OF coffee.
AhT G. The reufal to SELL the suspension Of sales
the act OF selling above the fixed prices shall for
felt the hight to purchase coffee well the right Of
patent.
Arr. Z. Every week. a committee Of control, named
by the government shsll verify in their warehouses;
she Of coffee purchased during the week by
The merchants and shall take away the hfsh part
coming TO tue State. This one fftn, paid a. the
market prices ordered by the article 3D. shall be
ceved in compensation Of custom house duties charge
hundred pounds shall bs paid t. aud collected by the
commission ct cootrol on all coffee shipped.
AkT. s. The coffee belonging to the government
eha he deposited in the warehouses destined for the
purpose, uncer the supervision OF the Committee Of
control.
tom house, shall be weighed by the committee Of
troll in order TO take from IL the part and
compare the weight Of the balance with its weight az
the time Of shipment
Arr. 10. No quantity Of cefse shall be permitted to
be weighed asd shipped from the Custom House, with
ont beng accompanied by tas certfcats OF It's having
been weighed by the committee OF contro which cer-
thcate shall be returned by the Custom House the
committee Of control with note Of the re .eignt at
tsched to It. All surplus found on weighuy at the
Custom Hcuie shall DO tezed for the benefit OF tas
State.
published, and our ministers charged, each in that
which concerns him, with Its execution
Given at Palace at Port Prince. the 10th day
OF January 1850 and 4Ith Of independencs and i.t of
our reign. FAUSrlN, by the Emperor.
SALoAoS, Jr Minister OF Finance, Sc.
ia Or pprxs or lUruI I.r