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era counties, " that there was danger of the Merinos 

 running out the native sheep." 



United States Tariff Laws, 



In 1816 a tariff law was enacted by the Federal 

 Government* which imposed a duty of fifteen per 

 centum, ad valorem, on wool, and twenty-five per 

 centum, ad valorem, on woolen manufactures, f The 

 duty on the latter was to be reduced to twenty per 

 centum after the expiration of three years. 



This, as w r ould be expected, produced no effect in 

 favor of the growth of fine wools. There was little 

 domestic demand for them. The Merinos continued 

 without any considerable marketable value until 1824. 

 They became completely lost to public notice, and 



*0f the preceding general tariffs, that of 1789 imposed a duty of 

 five per cent, ad valorem on woolens, and made all wools free of duty. 

 The tariff of 1790 re-enacted the same provisions, and imposed a duty 

 of seven and a half per cent, ad valorem on carpets, carpeting, and 

 wool hats. The tariff of 1792 again made wool free of duty, and im- 

 posed a duty of five per cent, ad valorem on woolens, except on car- 

 pets, stockings, mittens and hats, on which it imposed a duty of ten 

 ditto. The tariff of 1794 raised the duty on carpets, stockings, mit- 

 tens, and wool hats to fifteen per cent, ad valorem ; imposed a duty of 

 ten ditto on ready-made clothing, and also on " all goods, wares, and 

 merchandise not otherwise enumerated or described." This provision 

 included wool The tariff of 1800 made no changes in the rates of 

 duty on woolens, but raised the duty on the non-enumerated articles 

 (including wool) paying a duty of ten per cent, under preceding law, 

 to twelve and a half per cent, ad valorem. The tariff of 1804 (to raise 

 Mediterranean fund) added two and a half per cent, to all existing ad 

 valorem duties. The tariff of 1812 doubled all permanent duties before 

 imposed by law, This was followed by the tariff of 1816. 



f Except on wool hats, caps and clothing, which paid a duty of 

 thirty per cent, ad valorem ; stockings twenty ditto ; blankets, nigs, 

 worsted goods, and stuff goods fifteen ditto ; yarn four cents per pound. 



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