UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



829 



pounds of cigars. Among the imports of timber Value 



and wood were 24,714 thousand feet of mahog- Bones, hoofs, horns, etc. .. $195,759 



any, 198,195 of logs and round timber, 423,928 of BmS'a^dmanufacttSfl'of. : I'SS 049 



boards, 471,594 thousand shingles, and 33,319 tons Breadstuffs: 



of wood pulp. Barley . . . 1,375,274 



W. The imports of wine comprised 262,371 BreadTndbfsSiit'.^ 



dozen bottles of champagne, 274,873 dozen bottles Buckwheat W'K'OM 



of still wines, and 2,253,226 gallons in casks. The Corn .......'.'.'.'. 68,97 7',44K 



imports of wool were 12,976,999 pounds of cloth- oats. 



ing, 2,155,419 pounds of combing, and 61,603,791 Oatmeal ..................... I^MMH 



pounds of carpet wool ; total, 76,736,209 pounds, R >" e 5',936^078 



valued at $8,322,897. Of carpets, the imports wheat Ur " > M ? 



were 631,547 square yards ; of cloths, 4,092,898 Wheat flour: ....'...'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 73 oSS'wo 



pounds ; of women's and children's dress goods, Preparations for table food '.'.'. 2J38410 



27,098,584 square yards ; of yarns, 173,870 pounds. Brf ^f otner 



The import of zinc was 2,124,928 pounds. Broom' corn '.'.!! '.'.'.!!'.!!'."!'. '.I!!'. !'.;!".".! iHs'Soa 



The total value of imported merchandise en- Brooms and brushes 21 1 '931 



tered for consumption in 1899 was $685,441,889, Candles.. 275,470 



of which $299,668,977 represent articles free of * I %EpSS^^frSr! 1554012 



duty and $385,772,912 dutiable merchandise pay- Cars for other than steam railroads '5041484 



ing $200,873,429 of duties, or an average rate ad Cycles, and parts of 5,753,880 



m l*-k *-* -rvi r\f P\Q (Y7 r\*\* oofi + Av+irf^loa f\f $r\f\r\ Q Ti f\ A.11 OtllGr CflTFl&gBS, AUG. p&rtS Ot 2.047.788 



Vdloi"iii ui o&.\Ji jjci L.t:iit. jr\.i tiL-it \JL IUULL diiu. (^plliiloifl aiitl niRniifaotiirps of 17^71 



animals were valued at $207,468,197, or 30.27 per Cement .' .............'. 131,361 



cent, of the total value, and on $88,930,552 no Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 



duties were collected, while the remaining Ashes pot and peari 



$118,537,645 paid $78,757,947, or 39.21 per cent. Copper, sulphate of .'. 



of the total duties collected, the average rate Dyes and dyestuffs 478,582 



being 66.44 per cent. Articles in a crude condi- Li me Acetate 'of TOo'lwo 



tion which enter into the various processes of Medicines, patent opprop'rletary!!!:'.".:"! 2,66l!o08 



domestic manufacture were valued at $218,- Roots, herbs, and barks. 



110,941, or 31.82 per cent, of the total value, and , All other 



on only $36,842,708 were duties imposed, the clay 1 ::::.'::::.":::.'::::.':.:::: 



average rate being 26.15 per cent., which yielded Clocks and watches : 



$9,635,817, 4.79 per cent, of the customs rev- Clocks, and parts of ... 



enue, while nearly five sixths of the raw materials coaScoke? P 



imported, or the value of $181,268,233, paid no ' Coal, anthracite 6,475,596 



duties at all. Of articles wholly or partly manu- Coal, bituminous 



factured which serve as materials in the manu- Coffle," cocoa,' and chocolate', prepared: 



factures and mechanic arts, the imports entered Copper, and manufactures of : 



for consumption were $60,062,540, or 8.76 per Ore.... 440,575 



^onf rf *>IP tnt al <R1 1 044 01 A hpincr Hut v frpp nnH Ingots, bars, plates, and old 34,476,343 



2 total, JlJ,.)44,Ol ,* being duty free and AH other manu f ac tures 1,507,186 



$46,118,522 dutiable at an average rate of 29.17 Cork, manufactures of 52,385 



per cent., yielding $13,451,921, which was 6.70 Cotton, and manufactures of: 



per cent, of all the duties collected. Articles man- mSand and other. '.'.'.'."' '. . '. '. '. '. . '. '. '. . 207',lo3 077 



ufactured and ready for consumption had a value Waste ... '.'.'.'.'.....'.'.'.'.'.'...'.'.'..'.'... ' '524,^802 



of $110,735,447, or 16.15 per cent, of the total, Cloth, colored 5,221,278 



and of this amount only $10,108,391 escaped wearing^pp^rel.'. l^ffl 



duty, while $100,627,056 contributed $52,605,533 Waste, cop and mill................. ::...: '314:375 



to the revenue, 26.19 per cent, of the whole, the All other manufactures 3,006,803 



average rate being 52.28 per cent, ad valorem BgjKj^'iaditai'^i:"' 



Articles of voluntary use and luxuries amounted Earthen and stone ware 312,887 



to $89,064,764, or 13 per cent, of the totaj value, China ware 38,943 



and on $83,646,981 only $5,417,783 being exempt ^ gg t s h - e - rs I".'.".; I'.".'.'.'.! I!!!! i 212:374 



duties were levied at the average rate of 55.50 Fertilizers, phosphates. i...." ".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 5,989^891 



per cent, ad valorem, yielding $46,422,21 1, which Fertilizers] all other 974,474 



was 23.11 per cent, of the total duty collected oh Fibers and textile grasses, manufacti ^^ 



imports. The mean rate of duty on dutiable ^^aife!!'!li!li!!I!""""""" 735^049 



imports was 50.21 per cent.; on all imports, free Twine........ 1,505.345 



and dutiable, 29.48 per cent., 43.72 per cent, of . All other 446,115 



the total imports being exempt from duty. Fresh, other than salmon 53,072 



The values of articles of domestic produce and cod, haddock, etc., dried, smoked, or cured 370,150 



manufacture exported in the year ending June 30, Herring, smoked or cured 



1899, are given in the following table: AH^f ^7^ ... ..:::::": STTI 



All other, pickled 61,650 



Agricultural implements : Value. Salmon, canned SSI 5 



Mowers and reapers $9,058,880 All other, fresh or cured 



Plows and cultivators. . . 1,445.410 Canned fish, other than salmon. . . . 



All other 1.832,957 Caviare 



Aluminum, and manufactures of 441,846 V^fu 8 ' ' 'v,' iioi, 249 457 



A nimalc All Otllt?!* SIlPllIlMl 



Cattle 30,516,833 All other fish and fish products 



Hogs 227,241 Fruits and nuts : 10^-00 



Horses ' ' 5,444 342 Apples, dried }'aS'18 



Mules 516.908 Apples, green or ripe l,|J0.4o9 



Sheep 853,555 Oranges gg-gg 



All other/inciuding'f owls 322,037 Prunes 



Art works 303,493 Kaisms _ 



B^x aeXtra0t ' ' : ' ' rtan ' nl ' nB:;: "Mi FruSoa.fnS"'."' 



Ip^, stove:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: M AHJUPI gj 



Blacking, other 431,968 Nuts 



