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78. Statement by countries of the imports of fish sounds into the United States during the 

 four years ending June SO, 1894 — Continued. 



Import duties on fish sounds and isinglass. — Crude or unmanufactured 

 fish sounds are admitted free of duty into the United States, but a rate 

 of 25 per cent ad valorem is exacted on the manufactured product. On 

 fish glue or isinglass the rate is 1 h cents per pound on all valued at not 

 above 7 cents per pound, 25 per cent ad valorem when valued at above 

 7 cents and not above 30 cents per pound, and 30 per cent when valued 

 at above 30 cents per pound. 



The following compilation shows, in some cases approximately, the 

 present rates of duty imposed on fish sounds or isinglass imported into 

 various foreign countries : 



79. Statement of approximate rates of duty exacted on fish sounds, etc., imported into 



various foreign countries. 



Countries. 



Europe : 

 Austria-Hungary 

 Trance 



Italy 



Great Britain. 

 Greece 



Norway. 

 Knssia.. 



Sweden . 



Switzerland .. 

 North America : 



Haiti 



Mexico 



Costa Rica 



Designation. 



Fish glue 



Fish Madders, raw 



or dried. 

 Fish glue or isinglass 

 Fish glue 



Fish glue, common . . 

 Fish glue, refined . . . 

 Isinglass or lis h glue 



Fisli glue 



Sturgeon sounds 



Fish glue 



do 



Duty 



on 100 

 pounds. 



Fish glue 



do 



do.... 



$0.87 

 Free. 



3.501 



1.311! 



Free. 



'_'. 72 



6.80 

 18. 23 



0.40 

 20.07 



2.43 

 .01 



4.82 

 3.59 



2. 42 



Countries. 



North America — 

 continued. 



Honduras 



Nicaragua 



Salvador 



South America : 



Bolivia 



British Guiana. . 



Chile 



Colombia 



Peru 



Asia and Oceanica 

 British N e w 

 Guinea. 



Fiji 



Japan 



Designation. 



Fish glue 

 do.... 



do. 



Isinglass. 

 Fish glue 

 Isinglass. 

 Fish glue 



do.... 



do.... 



Duty 

 on 100 

 pounds. 



$8.39 

 2.80 

 2.20 



3.96 

 19.84 

 5.00 

 2.57 

 4.41 

 .22 



2.06 



6.18 

 5 p. ct. 



