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PICTURES OF LIFE IN MEXICO.
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| Articles. | Weight, measure, or number. | Import duty, Mexican money. | Import duty, British money. | |||
| Dol. | c. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| SILKS. | ||||||
| Blond, and other lace, and netting of all kinds and colours, plain and embroidered | lb. | 12 | 00 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Umbrellas and parasols of all sizes each | each | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 2 1/2 |
| Unmanufactured silk of all qualities | lb. | 1 | 00 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Untwisted silk, or "quina," of all qualities and colours | do. | 2 | 00 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Thrown silk, sewing silk, and chinelle for embroidering, of all qualities and colours | do. | 3 | 00 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Plain and fancy silks of all fabrics, composed of silk only, whatever quality or name | do. | 3 | 00 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| COTTON MANUFACTURE. | ||||||
| Socks and half-stockings | dozen | 0 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Stocking-web, shirts, and drawers | each | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| White and coloured tapes | lb. | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 1 1/2 |
| Netted caps | dozen | 3 | 00 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Gloves of all sizes and colours | do. | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 1 1/2 |