Miscellaneous. THOMAS BEAR’S Celebrated Virginia Shag and Birdseye Tobacco. Trade (The Elephant) Mark. The proprietor of these justly celebrated Tobaccos begs to call the attention of thepubliclo the following varieties manufactured and prepared with great care from the pure Virginia and Oriental Tobacco. And in order that no adulteration or fraudulent attempts at imposition should take place after it has left his manufactory, he wishes to inform the public that it is never sold except in packets and canisters -»f various sizes, bearing a fac-simile of hiu signature upon them. Virginia Shag Tobacco, Virginia Birdseye Tobacco, Virginia Cut Cavendisn, Virginia Returns Tobacco, York River Tobacco, Carolina Rose, Havana Tobacco, Persian Tobacco, Latakia Tobacco, Oronoko Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco, Smoking Mixture, Golden Gem, Jewel of Ophir. Importer of American Negro-head, Cavendish, Honeydew, Natural l.eaf, Havana Cigars, Manilla Cheroots, Meerschaum Pipes, and all descriptions of Tobacconists’ Fancy Goods. Manufactory—High street, Borough, London. Sold [ by all storekeepers and dealers throughout the world. 7793
THE CUSTOMS TAEIFF. The following is the Customs Tariff, including the latest decisions by the Commissioner of Customs : Ale, porter, beer of all sorts, cider, and pesry, in bottle, Is 3d per gallon; do. do. do., in bulk, Is per gallon; almonds, in shell, Id per lb; do, shelled, 3d per lb; alum, 3s per cubic foot; am-munition-sporting powder, fid per lb; apparel, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot; apples, dried, Id per lb; apothecaries’ wares, not otherwise described, 3s per cubic foot; arms —firearms, 5s each; axles, axle arms, and boxes, 2s per cwt; arrowroot, in bulk, Jd per lb; do, in bottles, jars, or tins, 2s 6d per cubic foot; arsenic, 4s the cwt. Bacon, and hams. Id per lb; bagging, bags; sacks, and woolpacks, empty, Is fid per cubic foot, baskets and wickerware, fid per cubic foot baking powder, Is per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: bellows, la per cubic foot; bicarbonate and carbonate of soda, 2s per cwt; biscuits, plain and unsweetened, 3s per cwt; do, fancy, Is per cubic foot; do Abernethy, and arrowroot, 3s do; bitters, 12s per gallon; blacking, Is per cubic foot; blackload, Is do; blankets and rugs, 3s do; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 5s do; do, untrimmed, 3s do: boots, shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do; boots, men’s common watertight and loeeup, aud diggers’ long, 3sdo; do, youths’ watertight and laceup, 5s do: do, shooting, 6s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 5s do; brass, and brass manufactures, 4s per cwt; brushware and brooms, Is per cubic foot; buckets, of wood, 2s per dozen; buckets and tubs, of iron, 4s per cwt; butter, Id per lb. Candied peel, 3d per lb; candles, tallow, Jd do do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s fid per cubic foot; caps, apparel, 3s do; c-.pe, percussion, Is per thousand; cards, playing, fid per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot; carpets, woollen, 2s do; do, of hemp, coir, or jute, Is do ; carraway seeds, 2s fid do; carriages, carts, drays, and waggons, 6 per cent. ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 5s per pair; catsup, 2s fid per cubic foot; cement and plaster of Paris, Is per barrel; chains, except gold and silver, Jths of an inch diameter and under, 2s per cwt; cheese, Id per lb; chicory, 3d do; china, porcelain, and parian ware, Is per cubic foot; China preserves (not being fruit), os do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s fid per cubic foot; cigars, 5s per lb; cocoa, 3d do; coffee, raw, 3d do; do, roasted, 5d do; do, essence of, 2s fid per cubic foot; collars and cuffs, of paper, 6s do; combs, Is do; composition gas piping, Is per cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not otherwire described, 4s per cwt; copying presses, 4s do; cordage, three inches in circumference and under, 3s do; cordials, 12s per gallon; clocks and watches, £lO per £IOO value; cotton manufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles made of cotton mixed with any other material, 5s per cubic foot; cotton counterpanes, 3s do; cream of tartar, Id per lb ; cruet bottles, Is per cubic foot; curry powder and paste, 2s fid do; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Doors, of wood, Is each; drapery, not otherwise described, 5s per cubic foot; drugs, and druggists’ sundries, not otherwise described, 3s do; duck, 5s do; dyes, 3s do. Earthenware, 3d per cubic foot; engravings, prints, drawings, paintings, and pictures, Is do enamelled cloth, 5s do; essences, flavouring, 2s fid
fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per ewt; do, potted and preserved, 2s 6d per cubic foot; fish paste, 2s 6d do; fisb. red herrings, in casks and tins, 2s per cwt; floorcloth. Is per cubic foot; Forfar sheeting, unbleached, 3s do; fruits, bottled or preserved in syrup, 2s fid do; do, dried, Id per lb; furniture and cabinet ware, of wood, fid per cubic foot; furs. 5s do. Gelatine, 2s fid per cubic foot; ginger, preserved, 2s fid do; glass, crown and sheet, Is per 100 superficial feet; do. plate, Is per cubic foot; globes and chimneys, for ai d with lamps, Isdo; glassware, Is do; glue, 2s per cwt; groats, prepared, Is per cubic foot; grindery, Is do; gutta percha manufactures, not being apparel, Is do. Hardware, 4s per cwt; haberdashery, os per cubic foot; hair seating, Is do; hair cushions, fid do; hams, Id per lb; harness, 2s per cubic foot; hats, 3s do; do, men’s, with plain ribbon binding, 3s do; holloware, 4s per cwt; hops, Id per lb; horseshoes, Is per cwt; hosiery, 5s per cubic foot. Ink, writing, Is per cub'c foot; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus. Is per cwt; iron gates and gate posts, 4s do; iron hurdles, 4s do; iron, galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, rivets, washers, screw nails, and wire netting, Isdo; ironmongery, 4s do; isinglass, 2s fid per cubic foot. Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s fid per cubic foot; japanned and lacquered metal ware, 4s per cwt; jewelry, £lO per £IOO value. Lamps, lanterns, and lamp wick, Is per cubic foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt: lasts, and shoemakers’ wooden pegs, Is per cubic foot; load—sheet, pig, and piping, Is per cwt; do, manufiCtures, not otherwise described, 4s do; leather, sole, jdper lb; do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags, 5s per cubic foot; do, leggings, 5s do; do, manufactures, not otherwise described, Is do; linen man ufactures, not otherwise described, and all articles made of linen mixed with any other materials, os do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, Is do; liqueurs, 12s per gallon; liquorice, 2s fid per cubic foot; looking glasses, Is do. Maccaroni, 2s fid per cubic foot; maizena and com flour, Is do ; malt, fid per bushel; mangles, (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantelpieces, Isdo; marbles, (toys), Is do; marble or alabaster ornaments, la do; matches and wax vestas, Is do; mats (door mats), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibre and other kiuds, fid do; mattrasscs, spring, fid do; moats, potted and preserved, 2s fid do; millinery, not otherwise described, 5s do; musical instruments, Is do; mustard, 2s fid do. Nails, of iron, Id per cwt; nuts, of all kinds, I except cocoa nuts, Is per lb.
Oil vegetable, in bulk, 6d per gallon ; do, do, in bottle, 2s (Id per cubic foot; do, mineral, 6d per gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s 6d do; do, cod liver, in bottles. 2s 6d do; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon; olives, 3s 6d per cubic foot; opium, ill per lb: do, tincture of, 3s per cubic foot; oysters, preserved, 2s 6d do. Pain-killer, per cubic foot, 3s; paints and colours, per cwt, 25.; paper, writing, per cubic foot, Is; do, wrapping, and bags, do, Is; do, hangings, do, Is; papier mache ware, do, Is; pearl barley, per cwt, Is; pc irl ash, per cubic foot, 3s; peas, split, per cwt, Is; pepper and pimento, unground, per lb, Id; ditto, cayenne, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; do, ground, per lb, 3d; perambulators, per cubic foot, 6,t; percussion caps, per thousand, Is perfumery, not otherwise described, and toilet vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; photographic chemicals, do, 3s; photographic goods, other than chemicals, do. Is; pickles, 2s 6d; picture frames, do, Is; pipes, tobacco, do, 2s; pitch, per barrel, Is; plate, gold and silver, for every £IOO value, £10; {dated ware, per lb, 3d; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is; preserved soups, do, 2s 6d; prunes, in glass jars, per lb, Id.
Soapberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d: rice, por cwt, 2s; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; I rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic loot, 2s; sad irons, per cwt, Is; safes, iron, do, 4s; sago, in bulk, do 2s; do, in bottle or canister, per cubic foot, 3s; sago and tapioca, in jars, do, 4s; sash weights, per cwt, 2s 6d; snltp. tre, do, 2s; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s; sauces, do, 2s 6d; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s; sashes, window, the pair, Is; scrim cloth, per cubic foot. Is; shirts, navy, serge, and Scutch twill, do, 3s; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, os ; shot, por cwt, 10s; silk manufactures, per cubic foot, ss; silver cups for presentation, 4510 per cent, ad valorem; snuff, per lb, 6s; soap, commonc por cwt, 2s 6d; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubif foot, 2s 6d; do powder and washing powder, do, Od; soda, crystals, per cwt, Is; spices, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, nutmegs, mixed and ground spices, per lb, 3d; spirits, and strong waters of every kind, sweetened or otherwise, of any strength not exc eding the strength of proof by Sykes’ hydrometer, and so on in proportion for any greater strength than the strength of proof, per gallon, 12s; spirits of tar, do, (id; starch and blue, per cwt, 2s; stationery and account books, per cubic foot. Is; steel, per cwt, Is; sugar, treacle, and molasses, the lb, Id; sulphur, per cwt. Is; swords, each, os; syrups, per cubic foot. 2s Cd. Tacks, per cwt, 4s; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s; do, in bottles, jars, or tins, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; tar
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2591, 26 April 1869, Page 4
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