THE CALIFORNIAN TARIFF.

Southland Times, Issue 1531, 30 January 1872, Page 2

THE CALIFORNIAN TARIFF.

The following is a list of " Excerpts" from United States " Customs Guidp.." San Francisnn. November 8, 1871 :—

Wool. — Unmanufactured, unscoured, and unwashed, as follows, to wit — All class 1, or clothing wools, namely, merino, mestizo, metz, metis, or other wools of any merino blood, Down clothing wools, and wools of like character with any of the above (including all wools not described or designated in classes 2 and 3), the value of which, at the last port or place whence exported to the United States, excluding charges in such port, shall be 32c. or less per lb — Duty, 10c. per lb, and 11 per cent, ad valorem. The same, of greater value — Duty, 12c. per lb, and 10 per cent, ad valorem.

All class 2, or combing wools, v : z., Leicester, Cotswold, Lincolnshire, Down combing, Canada long wools, or other like combing ; wools of English blood usually known by these terms ; all hair of the alpaca, goat, and other like animals, the value of which at the last port or place whence exported to the United States, excluding charges in such port, shall be 32c. or less per lb — Du'y, 10c. per lb, and 11 per cent ad valorem. The same, of greater value — Duty, 12c. per lb, and 10 per cent, ad valorem.

AH class 3, or carpet and similar wools, such as Donskoi, native South American, Cordova, Valparaiso, native Smyrna, and others of like character, the value of which at the last port or place as have exported to the United States, excluding charges in such port, shall be 12c. or less per 1b — Duty, 3c per lb. The same, of greater value, 6c per lb. Rates to be doubled on any of the above wools, or hair, when the same are not imported in the ordinary condition, or are charged to evade the duty, or reduced in value by the admixture of that or other foreign substance.

Also on wool of first class, if washed, and to be trebled on wool of all classes if scoured. Wools on the skin the same rates as on other wools.

Flax. — Stems, or unretted flax, 5 dol. per ton and 10 per cent, ad valorem ; straw, 5 dol. per ton ; tow of flax, 10 dol. per ton ; hackled, known as " dressed line," 40dol. ; not hackled or dressed, 20 dol.

Hides and Skins. — Dried, salted, or pickled raw, 10 per cent, ad valorem ; wholly or partially tanned and dressed, all not otherwise provided for, basils included in this clause, 25 per ceut. ad valorem.

Ale and Beer, 20c. per gallon, Butter, 4c. per lb.