The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-22
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According to the made the United States Urea
sury Department the total value of exports to the Sand
witch Islands for the year ending June 80 1882 was
81 l25 622 OF which $o9 GIL was tor domestic products
and only 81 2l3 for foreign products From the same
authority, APPEARS that the imports into the United
States from the Sandwich Islands, for the ear,
amounted 70 sag 500 Tne carrying trade between the
two countries almost exclusively In the hands OF Amer
shippers OF the total experts Of domestic produce
as given above viz S929 oil, there borne in United
states bottoms $92s ass whilst there was only $l,2l3
carried under all foreign Tags The carrying trade nom
the Sandwich Islands also almost exclusively IN the
hands OF American shippers Thus OF TIE total tonnage
the United States from these Islands IN 1885,
VIZ: q, COS tons, "A 50. bore the United states Jag
The foreign trade Of the Hawaiian Islands Is chiefly with
the United states More than three OF the exports
20 the Atlantic Pacific side, and the tabular
statements already gwen viii show tue proportion OF tue
imports in,s the Islands from the United states.
OF the whaers that touched at the Islands in 1855,
43o under the United States dag, ~ were French
and bore the Hawaiian nag
or Ii, 1883 merchant vessels that entered the Hawaiian
ports the year, l2s were American, whilst there
were only under the British and under the French
flags.
Why the treaty alluded to at the Of this
article should have slept long the Senate cannot be
coniectured II that body dsapproves Of Mr. Marcy's
manifest reciprocity productions why not say 80 az
once and not keep the question hanging by the gs IN the
from Honolulu that besides the IS previously voted
Judge Lee for hs share In the business he has also re-
ceceived handsome vote thanks for his successful
gotaton II Is probable, however, that the watchiul
though this instance grounde ss fears OF the sugar IN
teres Of Louisiana may have something 70 do with the
well anayze and compare the facts bearing upon this
a the question OF reciprocity and strike regular
balance between the advantages and disadvantages which
would result from the treaty In the meantime the al
tenon sugar growing directors should be directed
more especially 10 their late representative, Hon.
Pierre souls who surely, would not hgge over 4 few
pounds Of sugar athc very threshold Of the annexation
OF this valuable group.
II appears ,ha, the question Of raising the duties
hacco s warmly discussed in the different states Of
the zolveren. The movement seems, Is nstgaed BY
he uavn and ntxad
impetus iron q motion lately unsucces sfaiy made In
the Prussan legislative Assembly TO prohibit altogether
the introduction Of tobacco artslc Of free con
merce ana introduce throughout Zollveren the
nopo system OF AUSTRIA France aud other governments
Of Europe. This movement having been defeated by
large majority substitute has been offered proposing
10 raise the present duty Of thsers s2 T6 " 70 thasrs
(s17 2s per ceuner Of ITO pounds This would
prove fatal Bremen. and would result either forcing
Der into the Gsrrnansc Customs Onion completely
ting oil Der immense tobacco trade. Several o. her most
extensive tbscco factories have already removed from
the city and passei Ito the Ioveretn hns-nOw
almost Up the vcry walls Of the cny-to avail Of the
benefits o. The redrct Customs duties articles The
produce manufacture Of the sgsfes comprising the
unlou b. these removals alone Bremen has los,
millions Of her business capital and numbers % her most
enterprsinE and useful citizens.
Prom the general tone Of the press 10 that country
would be sase 10 predict the ultimate success o. PRUSSIA
carrying out these measures and the consequent De
suucton Of orr tobacco trade with the city u Bremen
Prompincss AM energy, however, the part 81 our
government may still be successful 10 defeating The
scherne; and : stated taas Bremen has aready appealed
10 government 70 be on the alert.
An extensive commercial house IN Bremen, IN clrcu
lar lately issued, says on this suhseot,-
We consider ourselves bound - call the attention Of
friends interested 10 the tobacco trade y the agitation
now gong on the lotveren raise sderably toe
duty 90 foreign .oeseco reiscei sofnewsa ~ !eEs
materially the cOns umptOa. particularly Of NORTH neri
tobacco, Germany. We therefore thnk the Unied
government should ia influence and spare NJ
exersous 70 preyen, such measure which would give
blow " the tobacco growing inerest OF the
United states wherefore we DO NOT ial 10 inform our
in Nr1c
al Washington az they may think necessary.
The English Chancellor of The Exchequer u hs resent
must be considered year 81 war expenditure Hs est
rearhed the Of 900. in round NUMBER
II ssara u s,- va euI ssrs :. "a
(42c per 10, and will continue % unu 1856. when y
will be Reduced 70 L. 81. (Soc) per D.. and after that
4 would be desirable elect 4 the naoces Of the couh
try would permit would be that on tobacco and French
~nes but he sirald 4 could not be done for some
considerable period, without Unforeseen Circumstances
occurred 70 facilitate them
70 lsng a. the British government reaiises average
Of 900 70 sla 900 Ter anaum on THIS artcie
from the present duty % u cents per To- aud per cent
additional these Unforeseen errumstanoes' will b.
very art 70 BE- long distant Il i well known that the
Willy Chancellor Al the bo,lom % the present movement
N Prussia 70 raise the duty obsocoa Measure which
be sooeded 20 quy ~ the other sats Of the
zoverea. BY The way 4 there any truth 10 the rum0r
that col Mann il specally commissioners ~ Mr. Marcy
70 attend v tobscco interests 70 that quarter
Tie Venezuelan revenue Law Of 2Nh Apr. 1854 re
ouree thai the rnanes of every vessel arriving Al The
po-n Of repubc must b. certified b. IT, venezuelan
Consul Al the port Of departure of there ~ Vene
zueap Consul such port then By the Consul u any
friendly nation. Al important Ministerial decision
Gently MADE mas enlarged the terms o. this law din
calty had the case Of spanish vessel arrived Al
IaUuavra whose manifest certified neither BY
yeneznelan foreign Consul, u being alleged that Al
the port OF departure there resident Consul Of any
nation The having been referred y the Custom
House authorities the sw was enforced, AMI the captain
mulctcd M penalty " one hundred venezuelan dollars
Hereupon the spanish Charge at Caracas brought the
matter b the notice OF the venezuelan government de-
manding the return O. the hne and indemnity or all ex
penses IN he ground That a compliance with the letter
NJ The Jaw By the cGptain was an impossoihty there
being Consul o any nation At the port % departure
The executive authority decided favor Of the spanish
capta ~ and Ministerial decree o. 18th July 1865 was
promulgated declaring that henceforh IN al cases when
vessel destined Tor Venezuela clears from port where
there il no yenezuelan Consul, Consular agent
Consul Consular agent Of foreign riendy or neutral
Power tie manifest must be td w the chei authority