PRINCIPAL IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES, WITH RATES OF DUTY THEREON.* Table showing Quantities, Values, Total Duties, Rates of Duty and Average Duty, ad valorem, on all imported Commodities paying $100,000 or upwards into the Treasury, in the year 1878. [Compiled from the Official Report on Commerce and Navigation of the U. S. for 1878.] For greater condensation, fractions are omitted, and the figures are therefore approximate, except as to rates and percentages of duty, which are the figures of the Bureau of Statistics. PRINCIPAL IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES, WITH RATES OF DUTY THEREON, 1878-Continued. Feathers and flowers, artifi- Flax Linens, valued at 30 per square yard.. "Thread, twine, and packthread "All other manufactures of flax not otherwise provided for. "valued at above 30 cents 317,847 40 per cent. 627,733 40 per cent. 234,705 35.00 127,139 40.00 251.093 40.00 Fruits and nuts: Almonds, not shelled. .lbs. Furs, and manufactures of.. 1,904,866 2% c. per lb. 823,318 43.22 412,011 20.00 PRINCIPAL IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED STATES, WITH RATES OF DUTY THEREON, 1878-Continued. or flasks. Opium... ing. Pigs and bars, and molten Leather, and manufactures of: Calf-skins, tanned, or tanned and dressed "Gloves, of kid or leather, of all descriptions. 66 Upper leather of all kinds, Lemons and oranges Musical instruments.. Oils, olive, salad, in bottles Opium prepared for smok Papier-maché manufactures, not otherwise provided for Rice, cleaned... .lbs. ..gallons .lbs. $1 per lb. 209,874 29.15 .lbs. 54,805 lbs. 41,179,975 Salt, in bags, sacks, barrels, or other packages.....lbs. 352,109,963 "in bulk. lbs. 414,813,516 Sardines and anchovies, packed in oil or otherwise.... ...quarter boxes Seeds: Flaxseed or linseed (56) lbs. to the bushel.. bushels Silk: Braids, laces, fringes. galloons, buttons, and ornaments, dress and 44 Velvets piece goods otherwise provided for, made of silk, or of which silk is the component or chief value.... |