The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-20
War Causes Decline in Customs Receipts;
Falling OFF Of II IL Percent Dur
ing Past Year Due TO Dimin-
ished Volume Of Imports
DUTIES ON SUGAR
SHOW HEAVY LOSS
Total Amount Taken in by Collectors
Twelve Millions Less on Single Com
modity; Cotton Goods, Tobacco
and Liquor Seriously Affected
By United Press.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 2O.-A
standardization Of the duties collected
on merchandise imported into the
United States from 1921 to 1915 is con-
taincd in the opening section of I'm
ported Merchandise Entered for Con-
sumption and Duties Collected There
on during the fiscal year 1915, Just
completed by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, department Of
commerce, and soon to be issued in
pamphlet form.
Decreased customs revenues in the
fiscal year 1915 clearly reflect the
Influence Of war, which operated to
cut off imports generally and especial
ly merchandise from Europe, the lead
ing source of dutiable goods. While
customes revenues in 1914 amounted
10 $3.50, 100000, a decrease OF $28,700,-
0G0, or less than 10 per cent, when COM
pared with 1913, in the following year
under war they fell to S205, 100000, be-
ing $7S,7O0. 900, or 271a per cent below
the total for 1914.
Customs revenues in the period from
1921 to 1886 averaged, roughly speak
ing, about $25,OO0,0OO a year; from
1916 to 1855, approximately $4,000
900 year in the succeeding decade,
s60,90O,0O0; in the thirty years from
1866 to 1895, about s1S0,0O0,O00, and
in the last twenty years, a little more
than s257 900. 600 per annum, the
lowest point being $l45,O00,000 ir.
1898 and the highest sS29.5Oo.00O in
1907.
Sugar, tobacco, cotton manufacturers
and alcoholic liquors supply about
one-half the total revenues derived
from imported merchandise. The
duties collected on imported sugar in
the fiscal year 1915 amounted to $49,-
900, decrease of $12,000,eoo when
compared with 1914. manufactured
tobacco paid duties aggregating S22,-
200, 900, as against $23,600,000 in the
preceding year; and manufactured to-
bacco S2,6Oo,OOO, as compared with
SO, 800, 900 in 1914. On imported cotton
goods duties collected amounted to
$50 ,OO0, 600; On distilled spirits, wines,
malt liquors, etc, S13,400,000; on silk
manufactures, S11,OOO,Oo0: and on
manufactures OF fiber and of WOOL
each about SlO,0O0,Cd0.
The highest ad valorem rates Of
duty paid on the more important
groups were those on distilled spirits,
1873 per cent; tobacco and manu-
factures thereof, S433 per cent; wines,
6g. &c per cent; malt liquors, oS.if per
cent; and silk manufactures, 1924 per
cent. Factory materials and leading
food staples were either on the Tree
list or subject to comparatively low
ad valorem rates of duty Free imports
Of food stuffs included coffee, moss
meats and meat products. tea, cocoa
most Of the fruits and nearly one-half
of the breadstuffs. On imported sugar
the ad valorem duty averaged 5l.sS
per cent; on dutiable fruits and nuts,
22. 81. per cent; on dutiable meat ana
dairy products, 1856 per cent; and on
duitable breadstuffs, 1851 per cent.
About 5000 classes are shown sep
arately in the forthcoming booklet,
with particulars as to the rate Of duty
the duties collected, and the quantity
and value Of the imports entered for
consumption. This pamphlet viii sort
ly be on sale by the superintendent
of documents, Washington, D. G., and
at district offices of the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce To-
Gated in New York, Boston, Chicago,
ST. Louis, New Orle ans, Atlanta, San
Francisco and Seattle at the nominal
price OF l. cents. A companion pub
lication showing similar facts for each
quarter Of the fiscal year 1915, Is sold
by the same offices for 25 cents. Tho
respective titles are Imports for Con.
sumption, fiscal year 1915" and "Quar-
terly Statement Of Imported Merchans
disc entered for Consumption during
! the quarters ending September 30 and
December sl. 1914 and March 2 and
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