FINE WOOL SHEEP HUSBANDRY. 61 



The tariff of 1861 places the duty on wools costing 

 less than 18 cents, five per centum ad valorem ; on 

 wools exceeding 18 cents and not exceeding 24 cents, 

 a specific duty of three cents per pound; on wools 

 exceeding 24 cents, a specific duty of nine cents per 

 pound ; on woolen cloths, shawls and manufactures 

 of every description, wholly or in part wool, not 

 otherwise provided for, a duty of 12 cents per pound, 

 and twenty-five per centum ad valorem; on the 

 various descriptions of carpets, 25, 30, 40, and 50 cents 

 per square yard ; on shawls, of which wool is the 

 chief component, 16 cents per pound and 20 per 

 centum ad valorem ; on blankets, wholly or in part 

 wool, of different values, respectively 6 cents per 

 pound and 10 per centum ad valorem, 6 cents per 

 pound and 25 per centum ad valorem, and 12 cents, 

 per pound and 20 per centum ad valorem ; on delaines, 

 cashmere, etc., wholly or part wool, gray or uncolored, 

 and other gray and uncolored goods of similar descrip- 

 tion, 25 per centum ad valorem. This bill contains 

 so many provisions that no analysis of them can be 

 presented here without consuming too much space. 

 I have made out a table of them, which I will sub- 

 join in Appendix A. 



Prices of Wool Since 1824, 



The following table of the prices of wool in Boston, 

 for thirty-eight years, was prepared, at my request, 

 by George Livermore, Esq., the eminent wool 

 commission merchant of that city, whose name is an 



centum ad valorem; on worsteds, yarns, baizes, bookings, flannels, 

 floor cloths, &c., 19 ditto; on ail blankets, wool hats, &c., 15 ditto. 



