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enong June S0th, 1874 the average duty equivalent
70 thirtythree dollars eightyHvs cents and nine mills
upon every hundred dollars paying duty, and for the
year ending Sept 30th 1884, the average duty equ
vaient to thryone dollars twentysx cents and eight
mills upon every hundred dollars paying duty. This
shows gradual decrease in the average rate OF duty


from the first enforcement Of the act and II IL possible
this reduction may continue The various rates OF duty
under the present tariff act range from twenty to one
and two hundred per cent and those articles paying the
highest rate of duty, are, doubt falling of every
year Any description of merchandise protected by
very high duty on similar articles of foreign manuac


ure, must increase and drive from our markets


those imported and by DOING reduce the average rate
Of duty ON other imports For instance, low priced cot
tons manufactured abroad, pay from one to two hun
dred per cent duty the first cost. This high duty
enables our manufacturers to compete successful.
ly with foreign manufactures and drive those TO-
brcs from our markets reduction in the Importation
OF these goods reduces the average duty These things
continually working in this way would, in time reduce


the imports and the per cent duty. that few years
would suffice to regulate the present tariff act SO that all
parties would be satisfied and in the meantime the trea
sury would be rapidly filing up This view certainly
deserves consideration and in any legislation upon the
tariff attention should be paid to the influence and effect
of this movement which must increase our manufac
lures prosper.


We have received the annual report Of the commerce
of the md of Cuba The returns for lsa3 show di
mnution in the trade for lsa3 comp red with previous
years. The imports of sas 4a3 less than In
lsa?, and the exports 81 642 565 less than In ls4a


These are the most important results presented by
comparison Of the returns