disturbed as to afford altogether inadequate tests.
Commerce at the Present Day.
Imports and exports of the Mexican republic for the year ending on the 1st of January, 1845, calculated on the duties collected at the maritime and frontier custom houses.
1st. Imports.
| Duties according to tariff. | Duties collected. | Capital or value of imported articles to which these duties correspond. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | 40 | per ct., | there were collected, | $200..45 | $501..12 |
| " | 30 | " | " " | 5,999,282..87 | 19,997,609..56 |
| " | 30 | " | provisions, | 14,592..98 | 48,643..26 |
| " | 30 | " | timber, | 3,539..49 | 11.774..96 |
| " | 25 | " | 152,916..18 | 611,664..72 | |
| " | 12½ | " | 6,190..11 | 49,520..83 | |
| " | 6 | " | jewelry, | 1,171..22 | 19,520..33 |
| 30 | " | advanced to the treasury for permission to import 20,000 quintals of cotton, | 120,000..00 | 400,000..00 | |
| $6,297,886..30 | $21,139,234..83 |