788 



UNITED STATES, FINANCES OF THE. 



Goods entered for Consumption, and Unties col- year ending June 30, 1883 ; the duties col- 

 lected.' The following statement shows the lected on each commodity or class of corn- 

 value of dutiable merchandise entered for con- modities, and the average ad-valorem rates 

 sumption* in the United States during the of duty : 



DUTIABLE MERCHANDISE ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 80, 1888. 



Of the total duties collected, 22-02 per cent, 

 was collected on sugar, molasses, and confec- 



* The value of the merchandise entered. for consumption 

 amounted .to $700.829,673, and embraced both goods entered 

 for immediate coasumption on arrival in the United States, 

 and goods withdrawn from warehouse during the year for 

 consumption. The value of the imports into the United 



tionery; 15'42 per cent, on wool and manu- 

 factures thereof ; O'SV per cent, on manufactures 



States amounted to $723,180,914, embracing goods entered 

 for immediate consumption on arrival, goods entered for 

 transportation to interior ports without appraisement, and 

 goods entered for warehousing awaiting the payment of 

 duties. 



