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DUTIES ON ADMITTED GOODS.
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| Articles. | Weight, measure, or number. | Import duty, Mexican money. | Import duty, British money. | |||
| Dol. | c. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Shingles for roofing, by virtue of the same decree | 1,000 | 2 | 00 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Butter, the weight of vessel included | 100 lbs. | 8 | 00 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Common writing paper | quintal | 12 | 00 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Letter paper | do. | 16 | 00 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Drawing paper of all sizes, and ruled music paper | do. | 16 | 00 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Ruled paper for accounts and other uses, and paper gilt and adorned on the surface | do. | 24 | 00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper hangings | do. | 24 | 00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper for letter-press | do. | 6 | 00 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Copying-press paper | do. | 16 | 00 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Sand-paper of all qualities | do. | 7 | 00 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Wrapping-paper | do. | 3 | 00 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Raisins, figs, and all other dried fruits | do. | 3 | 00 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Pepper, fine and common | 100 lbs. | 8 | 00 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Cheeses of all kinds, the weight of the wrappers included | do. | 4 | 00 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| Anchovies, salmon, tunny and any other sea-fish in pickle, salted, dried, or in oil, the weight of the vessel included | do. | 5 | 00 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Tea, black | lb. | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Do., green | do. | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 11⁄2 |
| Furniture, old and new, all kinds | 100 lbs. | 15 | 00 | 3 | 2 | 6 |