Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

Twelve articles or classes OF artl-
Giles pay three-fourth OF tn" 300 mill
ion dollars per annum collected as
tariff duties by the Government OF
the United States. The duties col
lected under the existing tariff law
have averager 300 million dollars
per annum during the last three
years. the largest sum being in the
fiscal year 1907. when the to;al col
lections amounted to 323 million dol
lars. In that year. 1907, sugar paid
60 million dollars duty: cotton manu-
features of fibers. % millions: manu-
features of silk 2n million: manu-
features of wool, 20 million: raw
wool. 1917 millions; spirits. wines,
and malt liquors. 16 millions: "an"-
actures of iron and steel, IL millions;i
earthen and china ware, 3 millions:
chemicals, drugs, and dyes. 7ha mill
ions; fruits and mats. Z millions-the
total for these twelve articles or
groups OF articles being $50 million
dollars of tariff duties collected in
that year
The figures are a standardization OF
an elaborate statement published by
the Bureau of Statistics of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Lator. The
statements show the amount OF duty
collected in each wear since 1920. the
share OF the imports which laid duty
in each year, the average ad vOlOrem
rate of dirty on all merchandise i'm
ported. and the average on the duti-
able only, the duty collected per cap
tia, and the amount of duty col
lected on each dutiable article in the
more recent years While the state
ment is a very elaborate one. covering
in outline the tariff history Of SO years
and showing the duty collected in
recent years on thousands OF differ
ent articles, it's chief facts may he
summed up in few words. the
amount Of customs or tariff duty col
lected in 1921 was 10 million dollars,
in 1890 IS millions. in 1850 40 m'll-
ions. in 1860 80 millions. in 1870 49,
millions. in 1880 133 millions. in 1890
POI millions. in 1900 22S millions. in
19O7-the largest sum ever collected
from tarin-329 millions. and in 1905
2S3 millions: the annual average IN
the last three years being in round
terms 800 millions per annum. The
duties collected amounted in 1872. to
35 per cent OF the value OF the tofa'
merchandise imported. in 1880 TO- 4
per cent. in 1850 TO % per cent. in
1860 to l6 per cent. in 1877" TO ~ 81
cent. in 1850 TO % per cent, IN 1885
TO 90 per cent. in 1870" TO IS per cent
and in 1907 To >? per cent Of the tota
value Of the merchandise brought into
the country
The share Of the imported merChan'
dis. which paid duty on entering
the country has varied greatly. From
1870 down to 1929 Jess than 10 Pei
cent Of the merchandise entering the
country came in free of-du'y. From
1899 to Is44 the share admitted free
Of duty ranged - tn 50 Ter cent o
the total From 1857 to 1863 tho
share imported free Of duty range
| from 90 to q lrr cent. From 1861 Il
| 1867 the share imported free Of duty
ranged from ~ TO 10 per cent. From
1867 to 1879 the proportion enter
ing without payment Of duty ranged
from ~ to siz per cent OF the total
| Beginning with 1877? the share " rner
| chandisc imported free Cf duty s'cad
| iIv increased commencing with =
| rer cent in that year and r"arhin;
Sc per cent of the total In 1892. .!
per cent In 1894. 49, per cent u
1896. 49, per cent In 1898. AN ~
rcn, In 1905. aud Hi4 per cent In 1905
| The share which The custom du
tics have horn in producing the rev
epuos Of the country has also v9ri"'
with varying conditions From -?
on down 10 lsis small SIZES wcr'