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 the public to 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 af various sizes, bearing a fac-simile of hi„ 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 Leaf, 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 TARIFF. The following is the Customs Tariff, including the latest decisions by the Commissioner of Customs : Ale, porter, beer of all sorts, cider, andpesry, 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; ammunition—sporting powder, 6d 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, $d 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 woolsacks, empty, Is 6d per cubic foot, baskets and wickerware, 6d per cubic foot baking powder, Is per cubic foot; beef, salted, 2s per cwt; beer engines and fittings, 4s per cwt: bellows, Is 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 Abemethy, and arrowroot, 3s do; bitters, 12s per gallon; blacking, Is per cubic foot; blacklead, Is do; blankets and rugs, 3s do; bonnets and hats, trimmed, 6s do; do, untrimmed, 3s do: boots, shoes, slippers, and goloshes, 5s do; boots, men’s common watertight and Inceup, aud diggers’ long, 3sdo; do, youths’ watertight and laceup, 6s do; do, shooting, 6s do; boot and shoe vamp and uppers, 6s 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, £d do do, other than tallow, Id do; capers, 2s Bd per cubic foot; caps, apparel, 3s do; caps, percussion, Is per thousand; cards, playing, 6d per pack; carpet bags, 3s per cubic foot; carpets, woollen, 2s do; do, of hemp, coir, or jute, Is do; carraway seeds, 2s 6d do; carriages, carts, drays, and waggons, 5 per cent, ad valorem; carriage and cart wheels, 6s per pair; catsup, 2s 6d 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), 5s do; chocolate, 3d per lb; chutney, 2s 6d per cubic foot; cigars, 6s per lb; cocoa, 3d do; coffee, raw, 3d do; do, roasted, 6d do; do, essence of, 2s 6d per cubic foot; collars and cuffs, of paper, 5s do; combs, la do; composition gas piping, Is per cwt; confectionery, 5s per cubic foot; copper manufactures, not othenvire 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 6d do; cutlery, 4s per cwt. Dpors, 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, 6s do; essences, flavouring, 2s 6d
Fish, dried, pickled, or salted, 2s per cwt; do, potted and preserved, 2s 6d per cubic foot; fish paste, 2s fid do; fish, 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 and with lamps, Is do; 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, 5s per cubic foot; hair seating, Is do; hair cushions, fid do; bams, 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, os per cubic foot. Ink, writing, Is per cubic foot; iron fencing wire, staples and standards, straining posts and apparatus, Is per cwt; iron gates and gate posts, 4e do; iron hurdles, 4s do; iron, galvanised sheets, tiles, ridging, guttering, spo ting, rivets, washers, screw' nails, and ware netting, Is do; ironmongery, 4s do; isinglass, 2s fid per cubic foot.
Jams, jellies, and marmalade, 2s 6d per cubi foot; japanned and lacquered metal ware, is pe cwt; jewelry, £lO per £IOO value. Lamps, lanterns, and lamp wick, Is per cubi foot; lamp black, 2s per cwt; lasts, and shoe makers’ wooden pegs, Is per cubic foot; leadsheet, pig, and piping, Is per cwt; do, manufac lures, not otherwise described, 4s do; leather, sole £dper lb; do, other kinds, Id do; do, bags, 5 per cubic foot; do, leggings, 5s do; do, manufac tures, not otherwise described, Is do; linen man ufacturcs, not otherwise described, and all article made of linen mixed with any other materials, 5 do; linseed meal, 3s do; lithographs, Is do liqueurs, 12s per gallon; liquorice, 2s 6d per cubii foot; looking glasses, Is do. Mnccaroni, 2s 6d per cubic foot; maizena ant corn flour, Is do ; malt, 6d per bushel; mangles (patent), 4s per cubic foot; mantelpieces, Is do marbles, (toys), Is do; marble or alabaster orna ments, Is do; matches and was vestas, Is do mats (door mats), Is do; matting, of cocoa fibn and other kinds, Cd do: mattrasscs, spring, 6d do meats, potted and preserved, 2s Cd do; millinery not otherwise described, 5s do; musical instru ments, Is do; mustard, 2s 6d do. Nails, of iron, Id per cwt; nuts, of all kinds except, cocoa nuts, Is per lb. Oil vegetable, in bulk, 6d per gallon; do, do, ir bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot; do, mineral, 6d pel gallon; oil, in bottle, 2s 6d per cubic foot; do, perfumed, 2s 6d do; do, cod liver, in bottles, 2t 6d do; do, not otherwise described, 6d per gallon; olives, 2s 6d per cubic foot; opium, £lper 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; pe 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, 6d; 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; plated ware, per lb, 3d; pork, salted, per cwt, 2s; portmanteaus, per cubic foot, Is; preserved soups, do, 2s (Id; prunes, in glass jars, per lb, Id. Raspberry vinegar, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; rice, per cwt, 2s; ditto, ground, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; rugs, woollen, cotton, or opossum, do, 3s. Saddlery, per cubic foot, 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; saltp, tro, do, 2s; sarsaparilla, per cubic foot, 3s; sauces, do, 2s Gd; sausage machines, per cwt, 4s; sashes, window, the pair, Is; scrim cloth, per cubic foot, Is; shirts, navy, serge, and Scotch twill, do, 3s; do, white, regatta, Crimean, do, ss; shot, per cwt, 10s; silk manufactures, per cubic foot, ss; silver cups for presentation, £lO per cent, ad valorem; snuff, per lb, ss; soap, commonc per cwt, 2s 6d; ditto, scented and fancy, per cubif foot, 2s 6d; do powder and washing powder, do, 6d; 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, 6d; 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, 6s; syrups, per cubic foot, 2s 6d. Tacks, per cwt, 4s; tapioca, in bulk, do, 2s; do, in bottles iars, or tins, per cubic foot, 2s 6d; tar ,
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2594, 29 April 1869, Page 4
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