This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...lead, zinc in ingots and bars, iron and steel in bars, which shall pay a duty of 5 per cent. VIII.--Precious stones, unset, which shall pay a duty of 2 per cent. IX.--The following specific duties: (1) Starch per kilogram... $0.09 (2) Coffee do oS (3) Macaroni: do 09 (4) Crackers and biscuits do 15 (5) Flour, corn meal, and shelled com do 05 (6) Tea of all qualities do 25 (7) Sugar: Unrefined do 07 Refined, do 09 (8) Wine: Common, in casks per liter....08 Fine, in casks do 25 In bottles, of whatever quality do 25 (9) Beer or cider, in bottles '. do 15 (10) Alcohol: In casks (not exceeding 300) do 15 In bottles do 30 (xi) Brandy, gin, anise, kirsch, bitters, etc., in casks do 25 (12) Liquors of all kinds and bitters in bottles do 30 (13) Kerosene do 03 (14) Stearine and paraffin candles per kilogram....15 (15) Stearine do 14 (16) Playing cards per gross... 40.00 (17) Wax matches per kilogram....50 (18) Straw paper or other varieties for bags or for furring and colored paper...do 15 (19) Hats: Silk each... 2.50 Felt do 1.00 Wool do 50 Cases for hats do 60 All articles of weight which have two coverings shall pay a duty on the immediate covering, except tea, which shall pay on the net weight. Art. 2. There shall be laid the following additional duties, the product of which is destined exclusively to increase the funds of the conversion office and is set apart to redeem and cancel the national bank-note circulation: (1) Alcohol or alcoholic drink or liquor comprehended in sections 10 to 12 of arti cle I per liter... $0.05 (2) Common wine in casks, exceeding l8 (1 cent per liter for each degree of ex cess) per liter....01 (3) Havana cigars per kilogram... 4.00 (4) All other cigars do 2.00 (5) Havana tobacco in the leaf do 2.00 (6) Havana..