AMERICAN DUTIES Are calculated as in the following Examples. 1. What is the duty on 2885 gallons of molaffes, at 5 cents per gallon? 2. What is the duty on the above molaffes, if imported in a foreign vessel, the rate being 5 cents per gallon, or 10 per cent. more than an American veffel? 3. How much is the duty on 3720 gallons of gin, at 31 cents per gallon? 4. 1273 lb. chocolate at 3 cents 965 lb. do. in a foreign veffel at 3 do. 5. 7. 1295 lb. do. in a foreign veffel at 77 do. 8. 1879 gals. Champaign wine at 45 do. dols. cts. Anf. 38 19 31841 80 43 99 71 845 55 9. 2675 gals. London particular Madeira at 58 do. 1551 50 Bb 10. What is the duty on 53 cwt. 2 qrs. 21 lb. of untarred Cor dage, at 225 cents per cwt. ? I 1. What is the duty on the above cordage in a foreign vessel, at 247 cts. per cwt. ? 12. How much is the duty on 4 hhds. of brown fugar, wt. groß 38 cwt. 3 qrs. 19 lb. tare 12 lb. 3800 per 100, at 2 cents per lb. ? What is the duty on this fugar, in a foreign veffel, at zį cts. per lb. ? The mode of eftimating ad valorem rates of duty. The ad valorem rates of duty, upon goods, wares and merchandizes, at the place of importation, fhall be estimated by adding 20 per cent. to the actual coft thereof, if imported from the Cape of Good Hope, or from any other place beyond the fame, and ten per cent. on the actual coft thereof, if imported from any other place or country, including all charges; commiffions, outfide packages and insurance excepted. (See laws of the United States.) EXAMPLES. 1. What is the duty on an invoice of filver and plated ware imported from London, the coft, exclufive of commiffions, &c. being £.359 18 4, at 15 per cent. ad valorem ? 2. What will it amount to in a foreign veffel, at 16 per cent. ad valorem ? Anf. 290 dols. 4 cts. The rates at which all foreign coins and currencies are estimated at the Cuftom-Houfes of the United States. Each pound fterling of Great-Britain, at Each livre tournois of France Each florin or gilder of the United Netherlands Each mark banco of Hamburgh Each rix dollar of Denmark |