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of, from 37*52 to 34-48 per cent. ; reduced the 

 rate on clothing-wools from 56*28 to 44*92 per 

 cent., on combing- wools from 51'22 to 42*65 

 per cent., on carpet-wools from 27*84 to 25*02 

 per cent., and on woolen manufactures from 

 68*49 to 66*23 per cent. ; increased the rate on 

 cotton manufactures from 37*44 to 40*09 per 

 cent. ; decreased the rate on silk manufactures 

 from 59*01 to 49*86 per cent. ; increased the 

 average rates on chinaware and earthenware 

 from 43*10 to 57*66 per cent. ; increased the 

 rates on glass and glassware from 55*05 to 

 55*68 per cent. ; increased the average ad-va- 

 lorem rates on spirits and wine from 69*45 to 

 84*37 per cent. ; and also increased the aver- 

 age ad- valorem rates on malt liquors from 44*59 

 to 47*64 per cent. 



The following table exhibits the values of 

 articles of imported merchandise that were 

 entered for consumption in the fiscal years 

 1883 and 1884: 



Transferred to the free list by the act of March 3, 1883. 

 VOL. XXIV. 11 A 



The quantities of some of the principal arti- 

 cles of imported merchandise entered for con- 

 sumption in 1884, compared with the two pre- 

 ceding years, were as shown in the table on the 

 next page : 



