Introduction. 



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Value of imports and exports of Essential Oils from and into the United States, 

 in the second half of the years 1912 and 1911 respectively. 





Imports 





Exp or 



ts 







1912 



1911 



1912 





1911 











| 



Peppermint Oil ... . 



$ 28 793 



$ 9 190 



July . . . { 



duty-free 



. $ 104415 



$ 176 229 



July ... 



Other indigenous Oils 



„ 24 282 



„ 32 323 



dutiable . 



. „ 49 926 



„ 66 848 



Foreign Oils, duty-free 



„ 6 115 



. 3 709 











1 



„ „ dutiable 



„ 1 567 



• 7 746 











August. . { 

 1 



Peppermint Oil ... . 



, 12 605 



n 25 864 



August . . 1 



duty-free 



. „ 292 200 



„ 196190 



Other indigenous Oils 



, 26 587 



„ 24636 



dutiable . 



. „ 92 802 



„ 53 467 



Foreign Oils, duty-free 



„ 3179 



. 1 021 













„ „ dutiable 



, 3 222 



. 5 711 











i 



Peppermint Oil ... . 



„ 27 271 



„ 74193 



Septemberl 



duty-free 

 dutiable . 



. „ 281 895 



. „ 84 595 



„ 139 037 

 „ 56 127 



September! 



Other indigenous Oils 



Foreign Oils, duty-free 



„ „ dutiable 



Peppermint Oil ... . 



„ 18 355 

 » 1 739 



„ 6 055 



„ 92 449 



„ 27 083 

 „ 2 877 

 „ 2 839 

 „ 62 633 



October . j 



duty-free 



. „ 357 216 



„ 164 169 



October . < 



Other indigenous Oils 



„ 45 873 



„ 27 332 



dutiable . 



. „ 81 331 



„ 73 224 





Foreign Oils, duty-free 



„ 2 824 



„ 1815 











1 



„ „ dutiable 



„ 7 520 



„ 4 800 











j 



Peppermint Oil ... . 



„ 69 760 



„ 64 266 



November j 



duty-free 



. „ 150 497 



„ 180 190 



November I 



Other indigenous Oils 



„ 51 944 



„ 21 929 



dutiable . 



. „ 106 356 



„ 61 707 





Foreign Oils, duty-free 



„ 1352 



, 7 359 











\ 



„ „ dutiable 



„ 3 020 



„ 2430 











| 



Peppermint Oil ... . 



„ 46 710 



„ 46 014 



December J 



duty-free 



. „ 262 914 



„ 199 591 



December { 



Other indigenous Oils 



„ 19 239 



„ 26 627 



dutiable . 



. ,,101 667 



,. 73 924 





Foreign Oils, duty-free 



„ 3937 



„ 623 











' 



„ „ dutiable 



„ 4878 



„ 2 030 



Total value of imports for the 2 nd half-year 1912 $ 1965814 



„ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1911 „ 1440703 



„ „ whole year 1912 „ 4116641 



„ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1911 „ 2875 442 



Total value of exports for the 2 nd half-year 1912 $ 509276 



„ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1911 „ 485050 



„ „ whole year 1912 „ 850923 



„ „ „ „ „ „ „ 1911 „ 798484 



Committee of Ways and Means. This belief is strongly supported by the fact that 

 the new House will be of the same political complexion as the old, and that the new 

 Democratic Senate is not likely to oppose the administrative policy. 



It is a fact that the Tariff changes proposed for the Chemical Schedule are by 

 no means immaterial, and determined efforts have been made by the authoritative 

 representations of the various branches of our trade to have objectionable measures 

 set aside. The Manufacturing Perfumers' Association, the Flavoring Extract Manu- 

 facturers' Association, as also the National Conference of Soap Manufacturers presented 

 their arguments in the most skilful manner in behalf of their constituents, but it has 

 been stated upon good authority that the legislative bodies will hardly change their 

 views, which culminate in the presumption that the great majority of manufactured 

 articles in which essential oils are used belong to the class of luxuries and can 

 therefore bear an additional burden for the sake of revenue. Regrettable as is this 



