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DUTIES ON ADMITTED GOODS.
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Articles. Weight, measure, or number. Import duty, Mexican money. Import duty, British money.
Dol. c. £ s. d.
Shingles for roofing, by virtue of the same decree 1,000 2 00 0 8 4
Butter, the weight of vessel included 100 lbs. 8 00 1 13 4
Common writing paper quintal 12 00 2 10 0
Letter paper do. 16 00 3 6 8
Drawing paper of all sizes, and ruled music paper do. 16 00 3 6 8
Ruled paper for accounts and other uses, and paper gilt and adorned on the surface do. 24 00 5 0 0
Paper hangings do. 24 00 5 0 0
Paper for letter-press do. 6 00 1 5 0
Copying-press paper do. 16 00 3 6 8
Sand-paper of all qualities do. 7 00 1 9 2
Wrapping-paper do. 3 00 0 12 6
Raisins, figs, and all other dried fruits do. 3 00 0 12 6
Pepper, fine and common 100 lbs. 8 00 1 13 4
Cheeses of all kinds, the weight of the wrappers included do. 4 00 0 16 8
Anchovies, salmon, tunny and any other sea-fish in pickle, salted, dried, or in oil, the weight of the vessel included do. 5 00 1 0 10
Tea, black lb. 0 50 0 2 1
Do., green do. 0 75 0 3 112
Furniture, old and new, all kinds 100 lbs. 15 00 3 2 6