The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-04


ons Of hemp and 6ax and The manufactures Of hemp
nsx from ls4o to 8oth OF June 1885, and the allotment
ysr cda OF the home consumption for 1840 1850 and
1855 The census Of 1850 does not give these mAnuac
lures also calls for information 70 the COAL lead
and copper interest OF the United States Statements Nos.
"a 15 49, IT. IS and 70 give the importatons OF the
From 1910 to 3th OF June, 1885, and the allotment
fara, Of the homo pton ls40 1850 aud 1906
TIE census OF 1850 Goes not give these manufactures
Il also calls for the growth and manufacture Of silk in
the United States Statements Nos 80 and 81 give the
information according u the census Of 1870 aud tina
Of 1850 and the poriatoDs elk and manufactures OF
silk from ls4o to goth Juna 1866 and The allotment per
coTho, OF the home copsum ptlon of foreign silk and
pnsctures Of silk for ls4o $780, and 1866. The
OF 1850 does not give these manufactures.
rhs eighth resolution calls for Information to the
shpprg interest OF the United States, with statement
OF the TONI age empIoyed in tho foreign lake, coasng
and river race AID tho railway and carriage tonnage.
Statements Nos AZ ana 10 give the tonnage Of hs Uned
States for each ar fr,m 1850 30lh june 1861 and
exfib the fai ard regstered tonnage engaged In
the oegn trade and the enrolled and licensed sail and
steam tonnage engaged the coasting lake and river
trace, aud the States where the is registered
roieo and to which belongs, for the fiscal year 1858
with the length OF the road capital Invested earnings
and profits. with ,he number Of persons and tons Of
freight Carried within the year
The ninth resolution calls nfor nation as to the ag
grtgate amount OF federal State city courty ra oad
canal AZ other corporate debts held In Europe
oOth OF June 1855. Specifying The peparaey far
40 the rnme be aecoytaEed Statement No So gives
an eetmate the eof the beat data within the know
kdse or the department.
Tk tenth resolution calls for statement Of gold and
silver coined At the United States mint aud branches,
hom 1898 TO lss July 1885, This information given In
ratemen NO. OF this report IL also calls for state
ment OF the entire cost Of coinage since the establishment
Of the mint including buildings machinery, SO ehs
showing the Coat OF ground buildings, machinery and
repairs separately from that OF colnng II also calls tor
ing in the Uphed States. This Information Is given In
No IS OF tn.s report.
The eleventh RESOLUTION calls for statement Of the ex
port snd i'm port Of gold and silver from 1893 to the let
july 1850 with such to prevent ard restrain
the export thereof the secreary may deem relevant
10 the establishment Of sound stable and healthy hard
money currency ana 70 retire the small denomuatons
Of bank hills as last gold and silver be obtained
and substituted this Information from 1920 10 the LIST
OF July 1856, given n statement No 10 OF this report
No account OF the export and import having been kept
the cusom house until 1920 the department has
OF giving II prior 70 that year.
The weih resolution calls tor suggestions as to the
method of stimulating and increasing the export OF agri
cultural and her productions OF the Unitcd States ~n
view OF preventing the export OF the precious metals,
stocks and bonds By requiring and making the interest
OF foreign nations 10 take surplus agricultural and
other productions instead Of making tneir interest
our gold and silver to purchase wheat cotton to
bacco &c, from other nations. Remarks upon sug.
ges Do called for In the eleventh and twelfth resolutions
will be found In . subsequent part OF this report
The thirteenth resolution cas for report OF the frauds
and undervaluatons in customA der the acts passed
the seth Of August 1884, and seth July, ls46 Designating
tho number cases and Of frauds and under
valuations which occurred under the respective
and the fourteenth resolution calls for report
practicable OF the amount and proportions OF imports
made by born citizens their account
the amount imported BY citizens OF foreign brth aliens
and citizens OF other countries. The regulations Of
department did not require accounts and returns from
which TIE information called for In the thirteenth aud
fourteenth resolutions could be given Circulars we're
sent 10 OF the principal custom houses for the
qrred inor nation but all did not appear their books
and Wac found TO involve 100 much labor 70 give
could nos have furnished II Ia tire TO be laid DO
fore Cop3 ress nj the present session Certain nfor
nation was then called for 70 enable the department 10
make reliable estimate, which VIII be found In sate-
ments Noe. 80 ard 81.
The fies resolution calls for report OF the advan
tssss and acvaussges of specific ssnd ad raore
ties IN me intsrcs, Of the country and the
frauds Of ard under valuations incident to- the two
classes or sysisms o. duties and 'ss sixteenth calls FOR
home valuation system In tho collection OF customs
adopted and practed by the British government with
reference IL Incorporation into the laws OF the
United States Remarks upon the subject Of the
nfteenh and sixteenth resolutions will bo found In the
The seventeenth resolution passed By the House Of Re-
preseniauves at the same time, calls for report, under
ipecinc heads Of the OF appropriations and or
annually since the soih OF June is2S the oonstrac
!ion, repair, rent and preservation Of custom
permanently and Temporarily in tho service,
and the amonni OF ell other expenditures incurred In or
resulting frtm the collection OF the customs duties
imports the above date. The called
for given In statement No ss OF this report with the
items separate on the Atlantic and Pacific coast.
The stattica information called for the nrst and
cond resolutions taken In connection with the Information
81 In The statistics OF this report PLACES before Cen
srcss the whole information within the reach OF the de-
partmeDi, upon the Agricultural, planting and msnuac
turing interests OF the ned Sates they existed In
lsao and 1870 and the basis for an e'timsse 70 the
present condition thereof sufficiently accurate for any
The siaisics upon the production and importation Of
WOOL and manufactures OF WOOL have been prepared with
care srder place the questions connected with the
production and Importation OF WOOL and manufactures OF
wsS involved 70 .Ss . admit wool - "a.
win be that In lst0 according 70 the OF that
year, manufactured woosn goods 70 tho val lue Of
$40 0go, ,0e9 and that IN addition Imported manufac.
OF wool 10 the vsuc OF fs 1885, making
sumption OF the ool SO $40 I64 aud
The coDsumption Of 81 II giCo for each person then
the United sates. The Is docs give tne
number or factories d. voted 70 hs capital ployof
in the Manufacture Of wool The ceosus OF 1850 shows
there $50 factories In the United States with
lis ESQ OF caral devoted TO tho manufacture Of WOOL
with he particular States IN which the factories
situsied also that the manufactures Of woo amounted
10 SS3, ,e4b, and imported MANUFACTURES OF wool
the value OF sl6oTe $50 making consumption OF
manufactures Of wool SEQ isl, ,l2o and the consumption
OF 81 5eh Tor each persen In the United States II cs
mate increased value OF our woollen manufactures
since 1850 ai the ratio Of tho Increase bct~cen 1870 and
1880 gives our manufactures Of wool nj $50 7se Tor
The year 1865; and nrd the value OF impotsons
Of manufactures OF wool for the year 1855 s732sI3ss,
making consumption xsp 1io and 81 % Is 100
states. These tables also show al the periods Of 1870
1850 and 1855, the value OF the wool produced In the
United states and also tho value Of wool imported into
the uned States ~ the per DDS css the exports OF
wool They also show the vaoe Of the WOOL In the i'm.
ported manufactures Of WOOL each of those periods,
estimating the value OF tho WOOL at third OF tue value
OF tho imports, and exhibit the value Of sha vol COO
sumed by each person. In 1870 n II 261o cents and In
1850 rs 100 cents and In 1885, a 20 ~ leo cents and
that consumed In 1870 81, oo2 moro than pro-
ducea and In 1850, s3lT,T7i and In 1855, s967s 600.
There data from which 70 exhibit ihe number OF
factories, nor the amount Of capital employed In the ma
nuiaciure OF WOOL In 1865, the character Of the goods
n anuiactrrcd; but II IL Represented that all our
factories heretofore engaged In the manuactur of
broadcohs and the nner woolen fabrics have
10 abanc on that description OF manufacture and yicd
markets FOR those articles, 10 the foreign msnusctu
rer. These tables show that In 1885, We consumed
e23 ,ss4 OF the manufactures OF WOOL than
Manufactured, and that consumed Of wool
more than we me produced, estimating the WOOL In the
Manufactured srtice, s tbird OF the value Now We
import 81 p4o,ts7 OF wool for our manuiscsusers. who
pay duty Of 30 per upon "; and import s23,
2t1 3s Of the manufactures Of WOOL on which psy
dintrtnt rates OF duty via 30 per cent part Is
cent on part and 20 per cent part whilst with wool
Tree OF duty In other manufac urng countries, the duty
operates discrimination against the labor and oarts OF
our own people This IL peculiarly the case a. 10 The
cosrser fabrics which we admit less duty, than we I'm
pose upon wool
The climate Of the United States s such, that
manufactures of wool used winter and sum.
mo-, In some or the States, and u the winter
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