752 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



IMPORTS. 



Oils: 



Mineral oils, free 



Mineral oils, dutiable 



Olive salad oil 



Other fixed or expressed oils, free 



Other fixed or expressed oils, dutiable 



Volatile or essential oils, free 



Volatile or essential oils, dutiable 



Paints and colors, free 



Paints and colors, dutiable 



Palm-leaf fans 



Palm leaf, other manufactures of 



Paper, and manufactures of 



Paper stock, rags for 



Paper stock, all other 



Pencils and pencil leads 



Pencils, slate 



Perfumeries, cosmetics, and toilet preparations. 



Pipes and smokers' articles 



Plants, trees, and flowers, free 



Plants, trees, and flowers, dutiable 



Plaster of Paris, unground 



Plaster of Paris, ground 



Platinum 



Platinum vases, retorts, etc 



Plumbago 



Provisions, including meat and dairy products: 



Meats and meat extracts 



Other meat products 



Butter 



Cheese 



Milk 



Rennets 



Rice from Hawaiian Islands 



Rice, dutiable 



Rice flour and broken rice 



Salt, free 



S lit, dutiable 



Sausage skins 



Seeds: 



Linseed, or flaxseed 



All other, free 



All other, dutiable 



Shell, unmanufactured 



Shell, manufactured 



Silk: 



Cocoons 



Raw silk 



Silk waste 



Silk manufactures: 



Clothing 



Dress and piece goods 



Laces and embroideries 



Ribbons 



All other 



Soap: 



Perfumed and toilet soap 



All other 



Spices: 



Nutmegs 



Pepper, black or white 



All other unground 



Ground spices 



Spirits, distilled: 



Domestic spirits returned 



Brandy 



All other 



Sponges 



Starch 



Straw, unmanufactured 



Straw, manufactures of 



Sugar, molasses, and confectionery : 



Molasses, free 



Molasses, dutiable 



Beet sugar 



Cane and other sugar, free 



Cane and other sugar, dutiable 



Sugar above No. 16 



Confectionery 



Sulphur ore 



Tar and pitch 



Coal-tar preparations, not medicinal 



Tea 



Tin in bars, blocks, or grain 



Tobacco, and manufactures of : 



Leaf, suitable for cigar wrappers 



Leaf tobacco, other 



Cigars, cigarettes, and cheroots 



Allother 



Toys 



Umbrellas and parasols 



Varnishes 



Vegetables : 



Beans and peas 



Cabbages 



Potatoes 



Pickles and sauces 



All other, in their natural state 



All other, preserved or prepared 



IMPORTS. 



Value. 



811,364 



27,595 



1,107.049 



1,923,707 



033.319 



1,182,768 



371.521 



89,504 



1,219.537 



49.052 



127,4(55 



3,109.480 



730.033 



2.715.090 



171.575 



40. 73 1 



657,302 



334,004 



889,453 



265,854 



221,100 



22,871 



8(50,127 



384,554 



4!.3!I3 



39.129 



8,583 



1,491,888 



62,622 



51,073 



168,571 



1.111,003 



911,005 



745,743 



18,958 



618,940 



1.290.; 03 



573,451 



704.145 



87,843 



112.900 



20.210.1HI2 



408,686 



3.111,806 

 8,068,880 

 1,991,813 



1.143.100 

 12,338,103 



861,905 

 255,379 



433.430 

 650,861 

 999,226 

 294,996 



940,060 

 600,761 



1.440.873 

 499,766 



00.750 



31.140 



1,199,284 



26.675 



710,590 



14,048,914 



11.330.796 



58,480.490 



5.353,573 



88,979 



598,497 



291,862 



311,086 



12.704.440 



0,701.716 



5,596,778 



10.900.352 



2.141.304 



59,448 



2.510.410 



18,502 



40,614 



658.320 

 55.044 

 127,595 

 324,377 

 683,117 

 727,797 



Value. 

 $24,552 



Vinegar 



Wines : 



Champagne and other sparkling 3,028,319 



Still wines in casks 1,950,770 



Still wines in other coverings 1,527,916 



W T ood, and manufactures of : 



Mahogany 813,063 



Other cabinet woods 81-6,103 



Logs and round timber 2,584.438 



Timber, hewn and sawed *,'.( i-j^ 



Boards, planks, and other sawed lumber 8,505,(534 



< ither lumber 21.; 15 



All other unmanufactured wood 1.203 



Cabinet ware or house furniture 308.3-.'2 



Wood pulp l.O.Y.'.S-;'.) 



All other wood manufactures 2,098,250 



Wool and hair of the camel, goat, alpaca, etc. : 



Clothing wools 19,448,471 



Combing wools 3.509.736 



Carpet wools 9,493,035 



Wool and hair, manufactures of : 



Carpets and carpeting 893.944 



Wearing apparel 1 .290.530 



Cloths 81,880.528 



1 nvss goods 19,929,925 



Knit fabrics 2,541,672 



Rags, noils, and wastes, free 1,988,541 



Rags, noils, and wastes, dutiable 662,696 



Shawls 452,487 



Wool, carbonized 49.1 1 1 



Yarns 1,050.721 



All other 2.742.239 



Zinc or spelter, in blocks or pigs 22,755 



Zinc manufactures 13.994 



All other free articles 1,220,820 



All other dutiable articles 1,545,724 



Total value of merchandise $779,724,674 



Of the total value of imports, $369,757,470 repre- 

 sent articles free of duty, and $409,967,204 dutiable 

 articles. Of the total imports entered for consump- 

 tion. 30*13 per cent, in value were articles of food 

 and animals, 26'57 per cent, articles in a crude con- 

 dition entering into the various processes of do- 

 mc'stic industry, 10-46 per cent, articles wholly or 

 partially manufactured to be used as materials in 

 manufactures and mechanic arts, 21*09 per cent. 

 articles manufactured and ready for consumption, 

 and 11*75 per cent, articles of voluntary use, luxu- 

 ries, etc. The total value of imports entered for 

 consumption was $750,694,084, of which $368,897,- 

 523, or 48*56 per cent., were free articles, and $390,- 

 796,561 dutiable. The duties collected amounted to 

 $157,013,506, being 40;18 per cent, of the value of 

 the dutiable merchandise, and 20-67 per cent, of both 

 free and dutiable. The imports were $10.66 per capita 

 of the population, and the duties $2.20 per capiia. 

 The average rates of duty were 23 per cent, ad 

 valorem on breadstuffs ; 28 - 78 per cent, on chemicals, 

 drugs, dyes, and medicines ; 45'82 percent, on cotton 

 manufactures ; 33'81 per cent, on earthen, stone, and 

 china ware ; 7'03 per cent, on flax, hemp, and jute ; 

 34-64 per cent, on manufactures of the same ; 19-72 

 per cent, on fruits and nuts ; 46-07 per cent, on 

 glass, and manufactures of ; 38*80 per cent, on iron 

 and steel, and manufactures of: 16'40 per cent, on 

 jewelry and precious stones ; 25'47 per cent, on 

 leather and leather manufactures; 38*65 per cent, 

 on malt liquors ; 125'10 per cent, on distilled liquors ; 

 47.73 per cent, on wines; 61-35 per cent, on all 

 liquors; 46-96 per cent, on silk manufactures ; 40-95 

 per cent, on sugar ; 109-06 per cent, on tobacco, and 

 manufactures of ; 20-32 per cent, on wood, and 

 manufactures of; and 47'84 per cent, on manu- 

 factures of wool. 



The imports of live animals free of duty for breed- 

 ing purposes consisted of 734 cattle, 1,070 horses, 

 and 3,950 sheep. The live animals paying duty 

 were 217,092 head of cattle, 8,921 horses, and 318,- 

 742 sheep. There were imported 837,384 bushels 

 of barley, which used before 1891 to be imported to 

 the amount of more than 10.000,000 bushels a year. 

 The imports of alizarin have increased from 2,095,- 

 212 pounds in 1887 to 6,152,776 pounds in 1896, and 



