Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-19
NEW CUSTOMS TARlYF OF BRAZIL.

The following despatch respecting the new customs
tariff OF Brazil, which goes into effect Oh tho Let OF
July next, has been received from Robert g. Scott,
Jr, Eco, United States consul at Rio de Janeiro:
despatch No. ".
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Rio DE- JAsEIKo, April 10 1857. 5
Sir: had the honor on ths 10Th day Of January
OF this year. to send to the honorable Secretary Of
Slate the customs tariff of lis EMPIRE then 10 force
in compliance with the request contained IN MIS- des
match nf the 3Ob Of October, 1885, In my despatch
30. eleven dated the lU.E of January Of this year
and accompanying the tariff referred TO- | said:
learn With pleasure that considerable reductions are
contemplated liz The import duty upon -four, pine
wood and sailed meAtu.h | now have the pleasure
of forwarding to the department, by the barque "New
Light" that sails tomorrow for New York the tariff
of custom. of this country which has just been pub
lshed and goes into operation on the lst day OF July
next. | procured this copy yesterday, and have
given II but hasty examination but see with ulr'l
pleasure that generally tue duties on the necta.es
of life are reduced, and that our trsde with this cU
try will necessarily be benefited by its cnangcs.
Thus, -four, the chief export from the United S.,a
to Brazil pays three millreas par barrel import duty.
Under the tariff that send you The duty will be two
milreas aud 40U deoreass of 600 reas per bar
rel, nr about thirty four cents. Sailed meat, that
Maid $50 reas per arroba, of thrtytwO pounds Puriu
pue-e weight under tbs old tariff will pay five hum
bred and forty under the tariT that goes into force
:he let of July next. Pine wood that now pays ak
rsas per squarc paImo Is inches, will pay after the
LIST of July fivo reas Lsaf tobacco that pays under
the present tariff six mSes. Tor arroba will pay
der tho new tariff three mireas and ak hundred
reas. Duties on tar, pitch, turpentne, aud rosin
have been reduced and 50 upon nearly all articles
impor,ed into th- country from the United States.
There Is reduction OF hundred :nd ten per
oIousrc or bushe of salt in the tariff; and al
though no salt imported from the United States to
Brazil still this reduction is OF benefit 10 nGvga.
tom. D:.es 80 coarEe G-.:y..' .u nightly IN
creased al.o GA candles.
Tn. duties, 10 general thing, have 5een increase!
on manufactured goods, and the exceptions among
those of To. bsst quality oinety i?r,ed to this en-
r.. rom France Considerable excitement is occs.
easioned here among the foreign importers, chiefly
the English as to ths notice given for this tariff
"a 90 into operation they complaining ;hst it is not
suficent aud strenuous and earnest efforts will be
m1Gc, il ",nseg ueuce Q" the injury that will be COCA
stoned by the snort lees Of time between it, pubca
ton and the time II is to 90 into operation to post
none its action to some future time. My opinion is
that these complaints snd s.orts will have effect;
but it |. DO; Improbable that changes and nodfca
tops may vet BIZ made in this new law concerning the
customs RI any such change should be made,
shall appriss the Department Immediately.
am cir, with high respect, your ooedlen. servant,
ROBERT G.. SCOTT, Jr.
Hon. LswIs CAss, Secretary of State.