Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-09-10
OUR TRADE WITH MEXICO.

tbat the entire population Of Mexico
 but 10000 0, of whom 5000, OG are
 Spanish origin, 4,O0c,OOO are of mIx,
 Spanish and Indian blood. the renal ing 4,Ul0,OOO being Indian blood bur
 In his quotations from the adv.uc, sheets of "Hill's TarifTs of the World
 the area Of Mexico IS given at 743.9 D sQuare mIles, and the whole volume
 its trade at S55,5a6,DOd The import
 amounting to bu; S2S.OOG0o0. and tEe
 exceed theexD lrt by nearly a half mi
 lou. Seven millions of rIe expor.
 were ot proiUcc, the reuoa 'nlng Sal oUdOO0 Were Of metals. l., 1881 vgp @,
 ported into Mexico SII,I7I. .23S, which |
 or was at that time, about equal. To o1.
 dollar Tor every man, woman anu cull
 m the Republc. For the samey.s.r ut
 imports from Mexico were .sS.3l7.S
 thus making tae entire yulnme oi ou
 trade with tha' country less than tNeu
 ty millions of dollars per year, heggar
 ly account of trade with our neares
 nelghbor, especially 50 when taking Iat
 consideration her resources and thi
 wants of both countries.
 From the same authority a schedul
 S' her dut;es or tariff rates are gwen
 they having been revised as late as Jan
 uary, 1882. rre free list, that h artlcle | admitted into M exico exempt from am | port duty, embraces the following 6,
 distinct articles: Alabaster, ID tn,
 rough. animals of al kinds, with the ex l ceptlnn of geldrd horses, anvils toi l blacksmlths and silvt n mil bs (tast s) Ar mament for the Nation al Guard ot th, 1 States, provided that 'beir exemption be asked for from the Executive, Y tn, | Governors of the Union, with the con. ! sent of their respective legislatures ] barges, boats and vessels of all cisSse. and forms, in their nature and for sale | or on their int oductiun for ma -igatiug the bays, lakes, canals and rivers nf the Republic, books, printed. bound or unbound, with the exception of those specified as books bound in mGther-of pearl, tortoise-shell, ivory. metal, velvet, or all of these materiais, '' which pay Sl.l5 per kilugramme, gross weight: bOxwood, bricks and refractory clay, coal of all klnds, coin, legal. of sil- Yer or gold of all nations, coins, cabinets of ancient or modern, crucIbles Of ever, material ana size, card cloth. wire iu sheets for machinery aud sheep cards, corn meal, excepting "maIceua' which pays F cents pc- kilogramme, net weight, designs anu models for machln- cry, buildings monuments and ships or vessels, tire-englnes aud c mmOn pumps Of all kinds, materials for irrigation and other purposes, fire -pod, dry forage, fuse and matches for -uiuIug purposes, Fresh fruits and vegetables with the exception of those hereDafter specified. tTlanO, houses of wood or iron, com plete, hoes. ''machetes" Common with out sheath~,) sythes, sIckles, rakes, har- rows, spades, shOvels, picks and pIck- axes for agricultural purposes. Ice. Indian corn, (malze.l printing ius, JoIs for roofs, Photographic stones, lime, hydruallc, lumber, machinery aud appararuses of every kind adapted Ga industrial purposes. Agricultural, mining and the arts and sciences, with their separate and duplicate parts aJ0 pieces. Loose pieces of machinery OF apparatus, whether rails, iron and steel for railways, railWay-cars, cuaches and wagons. Common salt imported through |. PasO del Norte, Saltpeter scientific instruments, slate for roofing and floors. slaves and heads for barrels, steel crow bars for miues. Su phate of cupuer, miueralogical and geological collections and those of all branches uf natural history. Telegraph wire, the destina- tion of which must be accredited at tue maritime custom houses hy the respec tive parties interested. Tubings of all classes, materials and dimensions Printing type, letter gussets, spaces. lines, vignett,s aId every lind cf print ing letter Common timber for build ing, shingles for rcofug, and ,raves for casks, wooden type and other materials for hthcgraphy. Vaccine matter. hand barrOws of one aud two wheels, wire of iron and steel for carding, from No. 26 upwards,
 By subsequent decrees the following articles have also been declared free of import duties. They come with the same or apart therefrom, and are Iu- cluded in this exemption: Those art cles of which separate use can be made distinct from the machinery or apparat- uses, such as bar and hoop IroE, cloth, wooden or other stuffs, and tanned or unnamed leather, even when they come N- subject tu the payment of dUties, in ac- ccrdance with the rates of the present tariffs" Maps, geographical, topograpl- ical. nautical, charts aud terrestIal and celestial globes Marble in the rough and in slabs of all dimensions, for floors or pavements. Masts, yards and anchors for large or small vessels. Precious metals, Tn bars or dust. Specimens of natural history for museums orcahinets. Oars for boats and barses. Oats m grain or in straw. Seal and whale oil aud whalebone. Patterns and models ur moulds for the arts. Plants and seeds for the improvement of agriculture, nloughs and harrows for same pnrpose. Powder for mining purposes. Quick silver Rags of all kinds for mauufact- uriug paper. Sulphur and hyposulphate nf soda. Iron rafters for roofs, provided always at separate use cannot be made of them for other purposes iu which iron is used, winch matter h left to the judgment of the collectors. By the I7th article of the tariff 1t IS stat q that notwithstanding exemption from duties established m the prererd Ing article respecting the goods speci- fed therein, they shall appear on the manifest and separate invoices with the names of the consignees, and declaration of th.ir value, subject to n fine of not less than s or more than SlOO m case of default
 The following articl are dutiable. The duties are computed in kilograms, one of which hein~ reduced -to Engllsh weivhts is equivalent to I-5 puunds avo-tlun"is. The appended table vii he found useful to merchants, miners and those having any business TeiatioIs whatever across the i'ne.
 The rates are gwen ID dollars and cents per kilogram. Advalorum rates are ahrngated p. C.: Accordlans, 43r. a'- etefes l5c. acids of all classes. chemical and manufactured, 25c, of all suhstan- cas. medicinal, powder uI crystal Sl, aE- ate. manufactured and crude SllI, ala hastar. manufactured 24c, fine albums S115. or ordinary S6r, shrlled almonds pc, in shells 10c. alcohol 15c, ale, beer and porter in bottles 2'c. same in barrels 10r, alphabets for marking (stencils) Sl.l5, amber gris Sl5, anise seed liquors ID bottles 3Sc, same in wood B., auise seed and carrovay seed lrc, anvils lOc, apparatus of india rubber Sl. arrick wines m bot- tles 57c, in wo, d 4Sc. arms, steel and brass l9c, of fine quality, gilt or silver 90c, hreech leaders, gilt or plated. livery handles Sl25, breech loaders, wooden handles Sl, ordinary 75c. Artificial flowers and feathers s S7, atrophine and its salts S25, axes and hatcheis lOc, axle trees of iron 6c, aXle'rees and springs l2c. bags, ordinary 43c. travelling pc, balance needles of iron, copper or brass 29r. iron grates for balconies pc, ball moulds of iron or brass pc, bal-ams, natural Sl, compounded $l.50, pearl barley g.. leather basins l9c. baskets, ex- cept gold or silver Sl05, willow, wood. etc. 43c, beads of cut glass 29r. glass not cut lgc. ordinary metal beads Sl.l5, beans