REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. 



429 



A glance at this table will show why there is not an unlimited de- 

 mand for surplus dairy products abroad. While all countries report 

 excjiauges, in a small way usually, the only European countries in this 

 table that return net imports of butter are the United Kingdom, Nor- 

 way, Belgium, Portugal, and of these only the former receives any con- 

 siderable amount. Cheese is received by Great Britain, France, Italy, 

 Belgium, Denmark, and Austria, mostly by Great Britain, as in the caise 

 of butter. In short, already 99 per cent, of the butter supply of Europe 

 is made in Europe, and 80 i)er cent, of tlie cheese. 



FOREIGN CUSTOMS IMPORTS. 



The European agent of the Department, Edmund J. Moffat, esq., dep- 

 uty consul-general at Loudon, furnished, in the spring of 1885, a state- 

 ment of the tariff rates of x)rincipal European countries ui^on certain 

 products imported from the Cnited States, which was published in the 

 May report. Changes have since occurred in some of the rates of France, 

 Germany, Switzerland, and Eussia, which render necessary a publica- 

 tion of some of the more important rates, which are given as follows : 



Import duties. — Foreign countries. 



Articles. 



I Austria- 

 Inungary. 



i 



France. 



Germany. 



Italy. 



Animals : 



0:;en ^ per head.. 



Bulls do 



Uows ..do.... 



Young cattle do 



Calves ..do.... 



Sheep do 



Goats do 



Lamhs do 



Kids ~ do 



Hogs do 



Pigs do 



Horses do 



Mules .......do 



Asses do 



Grains : 



Indian com 100 kilograms.. 



Rve do 



Wheat do 



Flour do 



Hops do 



Butter do 



Cheese do 



Lard do 



Bacon do 



Cotton do 



Tobacco : 



Leaf .....do 



Manufactured do 



Cig.ir8 do 



Meat: 



Fresh do 



Canned do 



Salted or smoked do 



Wines hectoliters. . 



Spiiits : 



Alcohol and brandy do 



Other liquors do 



$4 07 



1 63 



1 22 



81 



41 



20 



20 



10 



10 



1 21 



1 21 



4 U7 



81 



81 



10 



10 



21 



62 



4 07 



4 07 



4 07 



C 61 



6 61 



Free. 



8 54 

 21 3G 



$4 82.5 



2 31.6 



2 31.6 



1 54.4 



77.2 



57.9 



19; 3 



19.3 



19.3 



1 15.8 



19.3 



14 



Free. 



14.2 

 42.8 

 71.4 

 23.8 



ILO 



42.8 



23.8 



76 



38 



38 



Free. 



29 



57.9 



1 15.8 



3 00 



2 60 to 3 00 



1 20 to 1 60 



23.8 

 71.4 

 7L4 



1 78.5 



4 76 



4 76 

 2 38 



$3 CO 



3 60 



1 50 



1 20 



60 



04 



50 



15 



4 00 



1 20 



30 



23 

 23 

 28 

 56 

 20 

 2 00 to 3 00 

 3 00 



I^eo. 



Free. 



(*) 



1 35.1 

 1 60 

 1 641 

 90 



6 00 



•8 00 



20 23 

 23 80 

 64 26 



4 76 



Free. 

 Prohibited. 



40 00 

 1 00 



til 42 to 19 04 

 I tl9 04 



5 PO 

 ;3 00 



5 00 to 10 00 



' Government accoont free ; prirate account prohibited. 



1 100 kilos. 



J In casks. 



