IMPORTS AND PRICES OF FOR 



until the passing of the tariff of 1842, the duty was 8?. 8s., a 

 rate which amounted to a virtual prohibition on importation ; 

 previous to 1846 it was 4Z. 5s., and then reduced to 21. 5s. 

 per cwt. Now abolished. 



The duty on foreign hops was reduced from 1Z. per cwt. 

 to 15s. on the 1st of January, 1862, and soon after abolished, 

 and this has led to a large importation. 



IMPORTS OF FOREIGN HOPS. 



1840 

 1841 

 1842 

 1843 

 1844 

 1845 

 1846 

 1847 

 1848 

 1849 

 1850 

 1851 



The average prices fixed by the Board of Trade for the 

 computed real value of the foreign hops imported have been 

 as follows : 



