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ern 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.t The 
duty on the latter was to be reduced to twenty per 
centum after the expiration of three years. 
This, as would 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 
* Of the preceding general tariffs, that of 1'789 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 tariffof 1812 doubled all permanent duties before 
imposed by law. This was followed by the tariff of 1816. 
+ Except on wool hats, caps and clothing, which paid a duty of 
thirty per cent, ad valorem; stockings twenty ditto; blankets, rugs, 
worsted goods, and stuff goods fifteen ditto; yarn four cents per pound, 
