Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS.
Business of the District of Vermont for
the Year 1S92.


the Year 1S92.
It will be surprise to many of our read
ers to learn that Vermont is one of the most
important customs districts in the United
States. The reports for the year just end
ed show that in the total number of i'm
portations it is crceeded by onlH tUo other
districts aud that, OF the 1l6 customs dis
tricts in the United States it ranks as eighth
in the total amount of revenue collected.
The reports of the treasury department
also show that more than one-fourth of all
the importatons into the United States
from the Dominion of Canada, are made
through the district OF Vermont, and that
it received nodrIU one SeCenh OF all duties
collected in the 20 customs districts on the
northern frontier.
During the year ending Dec. 81, 1892, the
merchandise brought into the district of
Vermont from the Dominion of Canada
amounted in the aggregate to S12 702, $50,
on which duties to the amount OF So, $50,
695. AZ were estimated or collected, an in
crease of $D22, 0OS in value of importations,
and of S40l 40 in amount of duties, as
compared with the year ending Dec. 81,
1891.
The value of and duties collected on mer
chandse entered for consumption were:
Free goods 81 ,531, 13S dutiable 49, BAT, 0S7,
duties 1878, 436. 40; entered for warehousing
or re-warehousing, 5000, duties S2241.61;
Withdrawn from warehouse for consump-
tion $40, 2lI, duties 1850 43; entered for
warehouse and transportation to other dis
trict, S440, SSS, duties 5000, 2O5 q; entered
for transportation and expectation to for
oign countries IS, 9G4, G94, duties 81, 4O5,-
033. 90.
Among the principle articles entered for
consumption were the following:
Exempt from duty: Products OF the
United States returned, $ll3, 422; hides and
siins, Sl61, 9S4; immigrants effects, S312,-
1872; hemlock bark, 30 S91 cords, sos SOL;
railroad ties, S1S, 33l; asbestos $3.50, 700;
logs and wood unmanufactured, 1928, G9l.
Subject to duty-Horsos, 404S value
1872, rs; sheep and lambs, rs OG9, value,
$223, 1924; barley, 33, 5iS bushels, SIC, 16l;
wheat bran, $62 2I4; copper in ore 3,94l,
52l pounds, $500, 1884, eggs, PIP, 100 dozen,
500 600; fresh and salt fish, 462, 975 pounds,
$50, 92S; hay, 20, 51j tons, 500, $50; lime,
ii, $50, $50 pounds, $21G16; straw, 34GS
tous, Sl3, POD; beans and peas, 6l, 259 bush
els, $j6, BOB; boards, IS, 159 600 feet, sS32-
1871; clapboards, e, 266, 900 pieces, $50 80;
latin, 20, 1l1,0 C0 pieces, 81, 461; shingles,
120, G57, 600 pieces, &2j1, 1876; wood pulp,
2123 tons, $50, $50; wood manufactures,
$l5, 219; woo 406, CSC pounds, SSO,91
The value of domestic merchandise ex-
ported to Canada by wey of the district of
Vermont amounted to s., 1872, $50, en- in
crease of $2,9l8,269 over the year 1891.
Among the principal articles exported
were: Agricultural Implements. $52, 592;
books aud printed matter, $34, 1923; manu-
features OF brass, ST., Sl1; drugs and chemi-
Gals, SIS, 0U; cotton manufactures, Si67,-
304: sailed fish, %22, $50; fresh fish and
oysters, $50, 299; glassware, S72, $40; hides,
Sl3S, 541 boots and Shoes, SEQ, 700; India
rubber manufactures, S34O, 100; hard
ware, $3&S, $685. machinery, S39S,
TOO; iron and steel manufactures,
1891, 1915 jewelry, 500, $40; leather
manufactures, 1929, 494; marble and stone
manufactures, $32 OH; pianos and org ans,
1868, A50; Illuminating oil, $92 596; plsted
ware, $3.50 024; refined sugar, $l29, 49,;
leaf tobacco. $240 $50; furniture, $l40, $50.
STATISTICS OF THE PORT OF BURLINGTON.
The importations by water for the year
1892 were: Sawed lumber 90 Az, 425 feet,
value $3.50, $40; pickets ? 34l, 4s9 pieces,
yaus $l3, e91; lath 1851, 500 pieces, value
Sl1, 25G; sain9les 3, 1874, 500, value $4415;
railroad ties 600, value %1512. The i'm
!
Der valued at $JJ37 and general merchan-
disc valued at Sl7, 213
During the same period 1877, 1853 gross
| tons of domestic merchandise were received
by water from, and g. 54S 900 feet of lun-
Der and 36, 400 tons Of domestic merchandise
were shipped to other lake ports. Included
in the merchandise received by water are
| 115, 600 tons OF coal and 50, 1853 tons of gen
| eral mercandise.
During the season of navigation 215s
vessels, with tonnage of 634, 494 tons, en-
tered the port OF Burlington from lake ports
and l2S vessels, with tonnage of 10, 112
tons, arrived at Canada, making the tota
arrivals 22SO vessels -aggregating 653 Coz
| tons burden. The cearauces during the
same period were 214S vessels of G34 80;
tons for lake ports, and 122 vessels of Is,
| 112 tons for foreign ports.