TABLE A. One ton or 2,240 pounds of iron make 2,120 lbs. of nails; the loss consequently is about 5 per cent. Swedes and Russia iron being 1 cent per pound, if there were no duty, nails would cost 18 cents less. Now the duty on [ Doc. No. 144. ]. ance, ordinary commission, and duty. A TABLE showing the duty on various except freight, insurance, and duty. tion includes expenses of packages, of ARTICLES. TABLE B. articles of hardware in 1830, and cost of importation. The cost of importatransportation to shipping port, shipping charges, freight, exchange, insurThe real duty is the duty on first cost, added to the duty on all these items, 20 Cost where made. Specific duty per tariff. Ad val. duty per tariff. be. 2 1-3 per lb. 3 1-3 6 cts. per lb. per cent. per cent. 257 " 282 4 180 205 150 66 175 140 165 130 " 155 5 1-2 220 5 5-6 205 61-2 170 195 155 180 163. 125 150 many others. The above is used by tin workers, wire fender manufacturers, and a "great Same, if covered with cotton, called cap-wire, Iron wire, No. 33, used for manufacturing cotton cards to a very great extent, Iron wire, annealed, No. 32, used without limit, to make sieves, [Doc. No. 144. ] REMARKS. Specific duty on certain sizes of iron wire, Ad valorem duty on same wire covered with cotton, called Specific duty on certain sizes of iron wire, Ad valorem duty on same size, brass, amounts to - 10 54 66 To show the real duty as contrasted with the duty per tariff on various articles. FRYINGFANS, FOR INSTANCE. First, take tariff duty Add to it 10 per cent., which is added on all ad valorem Then take the package or bagging, which is as near as may be Carriage or freight to shipping port 25 per cent, 21 27 1 14 Shipping expenses 25 On all this 25, the duty of 27 per cent. is paid, which |