206  FOREIGN  CUSTOMS  DUTIES.
Statement  of  the  cusióme  duties  collected  under  the  tariff  latos  of  Chili,  ^c.—Contiuiied.

Tariff  olassiflcation.

Fixed  appraisement.

Units.

Duty.

Sugar—Continued.
Sixth  classification.—No.  16,  16,  14,  13,  Dutch  chamber,
moist  or  dry,  68.695  per  cent.
Seventh  classification.—No.  12,11,10,9,  Dutch  chamber,
moist  or  dry,  45.652  per  cent.  _
Eighth  classification."—No.  8  and  following,  samecham-  '
her,  moist  or  dry,  37.826  per  cent.

Quintal...
.  «  .  do  »  »  «  m  .
«  »  «.  do  «  »  *  «.

.  $13  56
10  50
8  70
08

Tin:

Hilo

1  25

Tobacco  :
Havana,  leaf,  or  cut  in  any  shape,  specific  duty

Cigarettes  :

Vegetables":

Niln

30
20
10

In  water,  vinegar,  or  sauce  :

W  ood  :

Buckets:

Dozen  ....

3  00
5  00
16  00

Wool

Zinc  :

Kilo

16
26

Per  cent.

58

61

62

Free.

35
35
35
25
25
1.50
1.00
3.00
1.50
1.00

Free.
Free.

METHOD  OP  CALCULATING  DUTIES.
In  addition  to  the  percentage  specified  in  the  tariff,  there  is  a  surcharge  of  40  per
cent,  on  all  "oods.  To  make  the  method  of  calculating  duties  clear,  the  following
example  is  given  ;
The  duty  on  an  article  valued  at  $100,  and  subject  to  a  duty  of  35  per  cent.,
would  be  $35
The  surcharge  of  40  per  cent  1  1'*
Total  49
It  is  not  possible  to  give  the  equivalent  in  United  States  money,  as  the  values  ar®
continually  changing,  owing  to  the  variations  in  the  rate  of  exchange  on  London  and
the  uncertainty  of  the  prospective  action  of  Congress  with  respect  to  the  paper  cut"
reucy  and  the  surcharge  on  duties.  The  duties,  although  fixed  in  Chili  silver  cui*
rency,  are  paid  in  paper  currency,  owing  to  which  the  above-mentioned  surcharge  i8
made.
The  fall  tariff  of  Chili  was  printed  in  Consular  Reports  No.  35,  P*
151;  the  changes  in  No.  41,  p.  407.