International Copyright Protection.

By an act of Congress which went into effect on July 1, 1891, the United States Government removed the limitation of the privilege of copyright to citizens of the United States, thus making it possible for foreign authors to obtain protection in this country upon the same terms as native authors, except that they are required to pay a double fee. At the same time Congress stipulated that this copyright protection should only apply to a citizen of a foreign state or nation when such foreign state or nation permitted citizens of the United States to enjoy the benefits of copyright on substantially the same basis as its own subjects, or when such foreign state or nation should become a party to an international agreement providing for reciprocity in the granting of copyyright. Under the operation of this amendment of the copyright law, therefore, the privileges of copyright in the United States have been extended, by Presidential proclamation, to the authors of Belgium, Chili, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain and her possessions (Australia, Canada, India, etc.), Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland, and, as the result, the artists, composers and authors of these nations are now entitled to receive copyright protection from the United States, and American authors and makers of works of art may demand the same privilege for their production under the laws of the other countries.

How to Protect a Crade mark.

(Revised for the American Almanac by the United States Patent Office.)

The following rules for trade mark procedure have been approved by the Commissioner of Patents for the American Almanac for 1903.

A trade mark may be registered by any person, firm, or corporation domiciled in the United States or located in any foreign country which, by treaty, convention, or law, affords similar privileges to citizens of the United States, and who is entitled to the exclusive use of any trade mark and uses the same in commerce with foreign nations, or with Indian tribes. Also, by any citizen or resident of this country desiring the protection of his trade mark in any foreign country the laws of which require that registration in the United States shall be a prior condition to registration in that country.

Application for the registration of a trade mark must be made to the Commissioner of Patents and must be signed by the applicant. Accompanying this application, which should be in the form of a brief letter of advice requesting registration, there must be a statement or specification which must give the name, domicile, location and citizenship of the party applying; the class of merchandise, and a particular description of goods comprised in the class to which the particular trade mark has been appropriated, as well as a clear statement of discrimination between the essential and non-essential features of the trade mark. If the applicant be a corporation it must be specified under the laws of what State or nation it was incorporated.

(2.) There must also be a declaration or oath to the effect that the applicant has at the time a right to the use of the trade mark and that no other person, firm, or corporation has the right to use it, and that the description and facsimile presented for registry are a true representation of the trade mark sought to be registered.

(3.) There must be a drawing made with India ink alone, on pure white paper, the thickness of three sheets of Bristol board and containing a calendared and smooth surface. All drawings must be made with pen only and every line and letter, signature and shading, must be absolutely black, The size of the sheet must be exactly 10x15 inches, and there must be an inch margin on each side, leaving the "sight" exactly 8x13 inches. When the view is longer than the width of the sheet it may be turned on its side, while the signature of the proprietor of the trade mark must be placed at the lower right hand corner and the signature of the witnesses at the lower left hand corner, but, in no instance, shall they encroach upon the drawing. Drawings must be rolled for transmission to the Patent Office-not folded.

(4.) The letter of advice, statement and oath must be written in the English language and on one side of the paper only. (5.) A fee of twenty-five dollars must be enclosed.

All applications for registration are carefully considered by the trade mark examiner and if, for any reason, the application is refused, the applicant will be notified, and the reasons for refusal will be given. During this examination all matters pertaining to the application are preserved in secrecy, but, if the application is granted, all papers and drawings are then filed in the Patent Office.

Certificates of registry remain in force for thirty years from date, except in cases where the trade mark is claimed for and applied to articles not manufactured in this country and upon which it receives protection under the laws of a foreign country for a shorter period, in which case it ceases to have force in this country when it ceases to be exclusive property elsewhere. Under other conditions a patent may be renewed for thirty years additional on the same terms by an application at any time during the six months prior to the expiration of the original registry.

A trade mark is assignable by an instrument in writing providing it is recorded in the Patent Office, for which a fee of $1 to $3 is charged.

The governments with which conventions for the reciprocal registration and protection of trade marks have been entered into by the United States are: Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Servia, Spain and Switzerland.

Area and Value of Parks in the United States.

(Statistics Prepared by the United States Government.)

(a) Washington, D. C.; 3,596.27 acres owned by United States Government. (b) Not given.

Customs Duties of the United States.

(Abridged from the United States Tariff Act of 1897.)

Albums, photograph, scrap and autograph, 35 p. c. Dress Ornaments and Trimmings, 60 p. c. ad val. to ad val. 50c. p. lb. and 60 p. c. ad val. Drugs, crude, free.

Alcohol, amylic, 1-4c. per lb.

Alcohol, medicinal preparations, 55c. per lb., or not Drugs, refined, 1-4 p. c. p. lb. and 10 p. c. ad val. less than 25 p. c. ad val.

Animals, for breeding purposes, free.

Apparel, wearing, 50 p. c. ad val. to 44c. per lb. and
60 p. c. ad val.

Apparel. theatrical, free, under certain conditions
specified by the Secretary of the Treasury,
Arms, muskets, muzzle-loading shotguns, rifles,
25 p. c. ad val.

Barley, bushels of 48 lbs., 30c. per bushel.
Beads, 35 p. c. ad val.

Beef, mutton, pork, 2c. per lb.

Beer and ale not in bottles, 20c. per gal.

Beers, porter and ales in bottles, 40c. per gal.
Binding, cotton, 45 p. c. ad val.

Binding, silk, 50 p. c. ad val.

Binding, wool, 60c. per lb. and 50 p. c. ad val.
Birds and land and water fowl, free.

etc.,

Dyewoods, crude, free.

Dyewoods, extracts of, 7-8 p. c. per lb.
Earthenware, common, 25 p. c. ad val.
Earthenware, porcelain, plain, 55 p. c. ad val.
Earthenware, porcelain, ornamented, 60 p. c. ad val.
Eggs, 5c. per doz.

Embroidered Articles, 60 p. c. ad val. to 50c. per lb.
and 60 p. c. ad val.

Engravings and Etchings, 25 p. c. ad val.

Engravings and Etchings, printed more than twenty years, free.

Essences, fruit, $2 per lb.

Extracts, meat, 35c. per lb.
Eyeglasses, 50 p. c. ad val.
Fans, 50 p. c. ad val.

Feathers, dressed or ornamented, 50 p. c. ad val.
Firecrackers, 8c. per lb.

Fish, American caught, free.

Birds, stuffed, not suitable for millinery, free.
Birds, skins and feathers not dressed or colored, 15 Fish, canned, dried, 40 p. c. ad val.
p. c. ad val. When dressed, colored, or otherwise
manufactured. 50 p. c. ad val.

Blankets, from 22c. p. lb. and 30 p. c. ad val. to 33c.
p. lb. and 35 p. c. ad val.

Fish, fresh, 3-4c. to 1c. per lb.
Flax, manufactures of, 45 p. c. ad val.
Flaxseed Oil, 20c. per gal."
Flour, wheat. 25 p. c. ad val.

Bond Paper, from 2c. p. lb. and 10 p. c. ad val. to Flowers, artificial or ornamental, 50 p. c. ad val. 31-2c. p. lb. and 15 p. c. ad val. When ruled, Flowers, natural, 25 p. c. ad val. bordered, decorated or printed, 10 p. c. ad val. additional.

35 p.

Bonnets, Hats or Hoods for male or female wear,
from $2 to $7 p. doz. and 20 p. c. ad val.
Bonnets. Hats or Hoods composed of straw,
e. ad val. When trimmed, 50 p. c. ad val.
Bonnet or Hat Pins not classified as jewelry,
c. ad val.

Books, maps, charts, etc., 25 p. c. ad val.
Books, when printed more than 20 years, free.
| Books, printed in other languages than English,
Botanical specimens, when not for sale, free.
Bottles, toilet, 45 or 60 p. c. ad val.

Bronzes, Manufactures of, 45 p. c. ad val.

Butter and substitutes, 6c. p. lb.

Buttons, collar and cuff, 50 p. c. ad val.

Cameos, unset, 10 p. c. ad val.

Cameos, set or in frames, 60 p. e. ad val.

35 p.

free.

Fruits, preserved in their own juice, 1c. per lb. and
35 p. c. ad val.
Furniture, wood, 35 p. c. ad val.

Furs, articles made of, 35 p. c. ad val.
Glass, manufactures of, 45 p. c. ad val.
Glasses, opera and field, 45 p. c. ad val.
Glassware, 60 p. c. ad val.

Gloves, $1.75 to $4.75 per doz. pairs and 50 p. c. ad
val. to 44c. per lb. and 60 p. c. ad val.
Glucose, 1 1-2c. per lb.

Glue, value above 35c. per lb., 15c. per lb. and 20
p. c. ad val.

Glycerine, refined, 3c. per lb.

Gold, manufactures of, not jewelry, 45 p. c. ad val.
Grapes, 20c. per cubic ft.

Guns, shot, 25 p. c. ad val.

Gutta-percha, manufactures of, 35 p. c. ad val.
Gypsum, ground, $2.25 per ton.

Candy, from 4c. p. lb. and 15 p. c. ad val. to 50 p. Hair, manufactures of, 35 p. c. ad val.
c. ad val.

Cattle, less than one year old. $2 p. head.

Horses, valued under $150 per head, $30 per head.
Horses, valued over $150 per head, 25 p. c. ad val.

Cattle, more than one year old, $3.75 p. head or Household Effects, of persons from foreign countries,

Chinaware, decorated, 60 p. c. ad val.

India rubber, crude, free.

India rubber, manufactures of. 30 p. c. ad val.

Cigars and Cigarettes, $4.50 p. lb. and 25 p. c. ad Indigo, extracts or pastes of, 3-4c. per lb.

Cotton Handkerchiefs, hemstitched, 55 p. c. ad val.
Cotton Handkerchiefs, embroidered, 60 p. c. ad val.
Cotton Hose. 30 p. c. ad val.

Cotton Laces, 60 p. c. ad val.

Cotton Clothing, ready made, 50 p. c. ad val.

Crayons, 30 p. c. ad val.

Crockery Ware, 60 p. c. ad val.

Cutlery, more than $3 per doz., 20c. p. piece and 40
D. c. ad val.

Cutlery, table knives, 16c. each and 15 p. c. ad val.
Cutlery, razors, $1.75 p. doz. and 20 p. c. ad val.
Cutlery, swords. 35 p. c. ad val.

Cut Glass, all articles of, 60 p. c. ad val.
Diamonds, cut and set, 60 p. c. ad val.

Diamonds, not jewelry, rough or uncut, free.

Diamonds, cut but not set, 10 p. c. ad val.

Dolls and Doll Heads, 35 p. c. ad val.

Drawing Instruments, 45 p. c. ad val.
Drawings, pen and ink, 20 p. c. ad val.

Linen, Collars and Cuffs, 40c. per doz. pieces and 20 p. c. ad val.

Linen, manufactures of, 40 p. c. ad val.

Liqueurs, n. e. s., $2.25 per gal.

Macaroni, and similar preparations. 1 1-2c. per lb.
Machinery, patterns for. free.

Magnesia, carbonate of, medicinal, 3c. per lb.; sul-
phate of, or Epsom salts, 1-5c. per lb.
Malt, barley. 45c. per bush. of 34 lbs.
Manuscripts, free.

Marble, manufactures of, n. e. s.. 50 p. c. ad val.

Matting, cocoa fibre or rattan, 6c. per sq. yd.
Medals, gold, silver or copper, received as prizes
accepted as honorary distinctions, free.
Microscopes, 45 p. c. ad val.

Millinery, ornaments, feathers, flowers, birds, etc., Soap, castile, 11-4c. per lb. 50 p. c. ad val.

Mineral waters, 50c. per gal.
Mirrors, 45 p. e. ad val.

Morphine, sulphate of, $1 per oz.

Musical Instruments or parts thereof, 45 p. c. ad val.
Nalls, cut, 6-10e. per lb.

Nails, wire, not less than 1 in. in length, 1-2c. per lb.
Nails, horseshoe, 21-4c. per lb.
Newspapers and periodicals, free.
Oats, 15c. per bu.

Oatmeal and rolled oats, 1c. per lb.

Oilcloth, Sc. per yd. and 15 p. c. ad val. to 20c. per yd. and 20 p. c. ad val.

Oil, fruit, $2 per lb.; linseed, 20c. per gal. of 7 1-2 lbs. wgt.: olive, 40c. per gal.; whale, Sc. per gal. Olives, green or prepared, 25c. per gal.

Onions, 40c. per bu.

Onyx, manufactures of, n. e. s., 50 p. c. ad val.

Opera glasses, see under glasses.

Opium, crude or unmanufactured, $1 per lb.
Opium, prepared for smoking, $6 per lb.
Optical instruments, 45 p. c. ad val.

Oranges, 1c. per lb.

Oriental Rugs, 10c. per sq. ft. and 40 p. c. ad val.
Ostrich Feathers, 50 p. c. ad val.

Paintings, for colleges or for exhibition, free.
Paintings, n. e. s.. 20 p. c. ad val.

Paints, artists', 30 p. c. ad val.

Paper, manufactures of, n. e. s., 35 p. c. ad val.

Parasols, 40 p. c. ad val.

Pearls, in natural state, 10 p. c. ad val.
Pepper, red or cayenne, 2 1-2c. per lb.

Pepper, black or white, free.

Soap, toilet and medicinal, 15c. per lb.

Specimens of natural history, botany and mineralogy,
not for sale, free.

Spectacles, see under eye-glasses.
Sponges, 20 p. c. ad val.
Statuettes, 60 p. e. ad val.

Straw, manufactures of, n. e. s., 30 p. c. ad val.
Strychnine, 30c. per oz.

Sugar, maple, 4c. per lb.

Sugar, not above 16 Dutch standard, 95-100c. per lb.
Sugar, above 16 Dutch standard and all refined,

1 95-100c. per lb. Sulphur, crude, free.

Sulphur, refined or sublimed, $8 per ton.
Swords and sword blades, 35 p. c. ad val.
Tapestry, see under carpets.
Tea and tea plants, free.
Thorite. 6c. per lb.

Tin, ore and in bars, blocks or pigs, free.
Tin plates, 1 1-2c. per lb.

Tobacco, see under cigars and cigarettes.
Tobacco, wrapper and filler, when mixed with 15 p.
e. or more of wrapper, $1.85 per lb.; if stemmed,
$2.50 per lb.: all other filler tobacco, stemmed, 50c.
per lb.; unstemmed, 35c. per lb.
Tobacco, n. e. s.. 55e, per lb.

Toilet Articles, cosmetics, dentifrices, pastes, powders
and other toilet articles, not containing alcohol, 50
p. c. ad val.

Toilet articles, see under perfumery.

Toys, not composed of rubber, china, porcelain, parian, bisque, earthen or stoneware and n. e. s., 35 p. c. ad val.

Perfumery, 50 p. c. ad val. to 60c. per lb. and 45 p. Trophies, free. c. ad val.

Photograph Albums, 35 p. c. ad val.

Photographic, dry plate and films, 25 p. c. ad val.
Photographs, 25 p. c. ad val.

Razors, see under cutlery.

Ribbons, 45 p. c. ad val. to 50 p. c. ad val.

Type metal, 1 1-2c. per lb. for lead contained therein.
Types, new, 25 p. c. ad val.
Umbrellas, 50 p. c. ad val.
Varnishes, 35 p. c. ad val.

Varnishes, spirit. $1.32 per gai and 35 p. c. ad val.
Vases. 60 p. c. ad val.

Vegetables, in their natural state, 25 p. c. ad val.
Vegetables, prepared or preserved, 40 p. c. ad val.
Velvets, and velvet or plush ribbons, silk, $1 per lb.
and 15 p. c. ad val.

Watch Cases and parts of Watches, 40 p. c. ad val.
Watch movements, not more than 7 jewels, 35c. each;
more than 7. but not more than 11 jewels, 50c.
each; 12 to 15 jewels, 75c. each; 16 to 17, $3 each;
and in addition to, on all the foregoing, 25 p. c.

ad val.

Wearing Apparel. See under Apparel.
Wheat, 25e. per bu.

Ribbons, velvet or plush, $1.50 per Ib. and 15 p. c. Willow, manufactures of, 40 p. c. ad val.

ad val.

Rugs, see under carpets.

Rye, 10c. per bu.

Rye, flour, 1-2c. per lb.

Saddles, see under harness.

Salmon, fresh, pickled or salted, 1c. per lb.

Salt, in bulk, Sc. per 100 lbs.

Salt, in packages, 12c. per 100 lbs.

Sauces, n. e. s., 40 p. c. ad val.

Sausages, bologna, free.

Scenery, theatrical, not for sale, free.
Sculpture, not for sale, free.

Shoes, made of leather, 25 p. c. ad val.
Silk clothing, 60 p. c. ad val.
Silk, raw or reeled, free.

Silk thread, 30 p. c. ad val.

Wines, champagne, 1-2 pt. to 1 pt., $4 per doz.: 1 pt. to 1 qt.. $8 per doz.; bottles containing more than 1 qt. each. $8 per doz. and $2.50 per gal. Wines, still, in casks or packages other than bottles or jugs, containing more than 14 p. c. of alcohol, 50c. per gal.

Woods, cabinet, sawed, 15 p. c. ad val.

Woods, veneers of, unmanufactured, 20 p. c. ad val.
Wood, manufactures of, n. e. s.. 35 p. c. ad val.
Wool, first class, 11c. per lb.: second class, 12c. per
lb. third class, valued above 12c. per lb., 7c. per lb.
Woollen, yarns, valued at not more than 30c. per lb.,
27 1-2c. per lb.; more than 30c. per lb., 38 1-2c. per
lb.; in addition to the foregoing, 40 p. c. ad val.
Zine, articles of, n. e. s., 45 p. c. ad val.

Customs Cariff for the Philippine Archipelago.

Agricultural Tools and Implements (not machinery), Benzine, 100 kilos, $1.25. 100 kilos. $1.50.

Beans, dried and in bulk, 100 kilos, 75c.
Bedsteads, of cast iron, enamelled, 100 kilos, $2.00.
Bedsteads, common wood, 100 kilos, $5.00.
Beef, canned or potted, not exceeding in value $1
per doz. cans of weight of 1 kilogram each, per
kilo. 5c.; not exceeding $1.75 per doz. cans, per
kilo, 20e.

Beer, in casks, per hectog. $3.40; in bottles, per hee-
tog. $4.60.

Beverages, non-alcoholic, per hectog, $1.00.
Bibles, free.

Bicycles, complete. $5 each: detached parts, kilo, 20c.
Birds, singing birds and parrots. 50c. each.

Bone, unwrought, per kilo, 60c.; wrought, per kilo,
$1.50.

Books, printed, bound or unbound, n. e. s.. 100 kilos,
$3.00 unprinted books, 100 kilos, $4.00.
Books, for schools, Bibles, magazines and
pers, free.

newspa

Bread, canned, per kilo. 21-2c.
Bullets. for firearms, 100 kilos. 75c.
Cameras. See under Photographic Material.
Candies of all kinds, per kilo, 12 1-2c.
Cane. Same as Bamboo.
Cardboard Boxes, per kilo, 20c.
Carpets, of cotton, per kilo, 15c.; of wool, 35 p. c.
Cartridges, per kilo, 30c.

ad val.

Cattle, oxen, $2.00 each; bulls and cows, $1.50 each; calves and heifers, $1.00 each.

Cereals, prepared for table use, n. e. s., 100 kilos,
$2.00.

Cheese, fine, per kilo, 25c.; common, per kilo, 21-2c.
Cigars and Cigarettes. See Tobacco.
Clocks, common or alarm, 25c. each.

Coffee, in grains, 100 kilos, $7.00; ground, $8.70.
Copper, n. e. s., per kilo, 15c.

per kilo,

rolled in

Copper, articles of bronze gilt or nickeled,
SAN.
Copper, rolled in bars. 100 kilos, $2.25;
sheets, 100 kilos, $2.50; ore, free.
Cordage and Rope, 100 kilos, $6.00.
Corn, in grain, 100 kilos, 10c.; in meal or flour, 100
kilos, 40c.

Cotton, Absorbent, per kilo, 25c.: raw. 100 kilos,
50c.; yarns, bleached, 10c. per kilo; dyed, 15c. per
kilo.
Cutlery, tools, with wooden handles, and scissors, per
kilo, 15e.. pocket knives and razors, per kilo, 60c.;
surgical and dental instruments, per kilo, 30c.
Dishes, elay or stoneware, 100 kilos, $1.60: porce-
lain, plain, 100 kilos, $5.60; ornamented, 100 kilos.
$9.60.

Dyes, Indigo and Cochineal, per kilo, 10c.; extracts,
etc.. 100 kilos, $1.00.

Electric, Storage Batteries, 100 kilos, $25; dynamos, generators, etc., 100 kilos, $5.

Explosives, for mines, 100 kilos, $5.00.

Knives. See under Cutlery.
Lard, 100 kilos, $1.60.

Lead, in bars, sheets, pipes or wire, 100 kilos, 75c.
Liquors, whiskey, rum and gin in wood, per liter,
35c.; same in bottles, flasks, etc.. per liter, 35e.;
brandies, liqueurs, cordials and other compound spir-
its, per liter, 45c.; wines, sparkling, 85c. per liter;
wines, white, in casks, barrels, etc., 25c. per liter;
same in bottles, etc., 40c, per liter; wines, common
red, in casks, etc., 5c. per liter; in bottles, etc..
20c. per liter.
Machinery, agricultural, 100 kilos, 25c.
Magazines, public, free.

Meats, salted or in brine, 100 kilos, 75c.: canned or
potted, same as Beef; smoked or cured, 100 kilos,
$3.00.

Medical Preparations, per kilo, 25c.
Milk, concentrated or condensed, per kilo, 21-2c.
Molasses, 100 kilos, $1.00.
Mules, $5.00 each.

Nitro-Glycerine. See under Explosives.
Oats, in grain, 100 kilos, 10c.; in flour, 100 kilos, 40c.
Oleomargarine, per kilo, 6c.

Opium, crude, per kilo, $3.00; manufactured or pre-
pared, per kilo, $3.50.
Oxen. See under Cattle.

Paper, common, for wrapping, 100 kilos, $1.00: for
printing, 100 kilos. $1.00; straw, sand, emery or
glass, 100 kilos, $1.75.

Peaches. See under Fruit.

Explosives, gunpowder, etc., for sporting and fire Peas, dried and in bulk, 100 kilos, 75c.; canned or works, per kilo, 20e.

Ereziasses, per doz.. 25e.

Feathers, for ornaments, per kilo, $2.50.

Fertilizers, natural, free; artificial or chemical, 100 kilos, 5e.

firearms, barrels for portable arms, per kilo,
pistols and revolvers, per kilo. $3.00; other arms,
breech and muzzle loading, per kilo, $2.00,
Fireworks. See under Explosives.

Fish and other preserved sea food, canned or
potted, per kilo, Ge.

Flour, of wheat, rye or barley, 100 kilos, 40c.

potted, 100 kilos, $2.50.

Pencils, lead or colored, 100 kilos, $3.00.

Petroleum, crude, 100 kilos, 10c.; refined, 100 kilos,
$1.25.

Photographic, cameras, from 25c. to $5.00 each.
Pistols. See under Firearms.
Plants, natural, free.

Pork. See under Meats.

Poultry, dressed or not, per kilo, 3c.

Precious Stones, uncut, free; cut but unset, 15 p. c.
ad val.

Quinine, sulphate and bisulphate of, free; in pills or
capsules, free.
See under Firearms.

Frits, canned, per kilo, 4c. dried, in small pack-Revolvers.
.ages, 100 kilos, $2.50; dried, in bulk, 100 kilos. Rice, unhusked, 100 kilos, 40c.; husked, 100 kilos.

750.

50c.

Furniture, neither chiselled, inlaid, veneered or Rope. See under Cordage.

carved, 100 kilos, $5.00; of common wood, veneered, 100 kilos, $15.00; otherwise ornamented, 100 kilos,

$25.00.

Gasoline, 100 kilos, $1.25.

Glass, articles cut, painted or gilded, 100 kilos, $12.
Glass, uncut and unornamented, 100 kilos, $5.60.
Gloves, of leather or skin, per kilo, $3.50.
Glycerine, crude, 100 kilos, $1.40.
Gold jewelry, unset, per hectog. $12.50; same, set
with precious stones, per hectog, $25.00.

Gold, manufactures in articles other than jewelry.
per hectog. $3.00.

Gunpowder. See under Explosives.
Gans. See under Firearms.

Hair, textiles of, 35 p. c. ad val.
Harness, draught, per kilo, 15c.; carriage, per kilo,
30. other harness, saddlery, etc., per kilo, 30c.
Hats, of straw, trimmed, 22c, each; untrimmed, 13c.
each; of other materials, trimmed, 20e. each; un-
trimmed. 6c. each.

Hemp, knitted goods of. $1.00 to $1.40 per kilo.
Hogs. $1.00 each.

Hops. 100 kilos. $3.00.

Rye, in grain, 100 kilos, 25c.; in flour, 100 kilos, 40c.
Samples, if not of commercial value, free.
Schoolbooks, free.

Seeds, medicinal, 100 kilos, $2.50; oleaginous, 100
kilos, 30c.

Sewing Machines and parts thereof, 100 kilos, $3.00.
Sheep, each, 50c.

Shoes, of cowhide or similar leather, for men, 10c. per
pair; for women, Sc. per pair; for children, 5c.
per pair.

Silk, spun, per kilo, $1.50; twisted, per kilo, $1.90.
Silver, jewelry, unset. per hectog, $3.00; set with
pearls, or precious stones, per hectog, $15.50.
Silver, manufactured in articles other than jewelry
or plate, per hectog, 80c.

Soap, common and castile, in bars, per kilo, 1c.: or-
dinary toilet, in bars or cakes, per kilo, 10c.; fine
toilet, per kilo, 20c.

Spectacles. See under Eyeglasses.

Spices, n. e. s., unground, per kilo, 8c.; ground, per kilo, 10c.; saffron, per kilo, $4.00.

Sugar, raw and glucose, 100 kilos, $1.62; refined, 100 kilos, $3.00.

Horses, gelded, $10.00 each; other horses and mares, Swords, per kilo. 60c.
$5.00 each.

Household Furniture, of immigrants, free.
Inks, writing or drawing, 100 kilos, $4.00.

Inks, printing, 100 kilos, $2.00.

Iron, bars, beams, plates, columns and pipes, kilos, 35c.

Thread, linen, 22 1-2c. per kilo.

Tobacco, unmanufactured, per kilo, 50c.; manufactured, per kilo, $2.00.

Type metal, per kilo, 15c.

100 Varnishes, 100 kilos, $4.00.

Iron, articles not coated or enamelled, 100 kilos, $1.20; ornamental. 100 kilos, $2.00.

Vegetables, canned or potted, per kilo, 21-2c.; dried, 100 kilos, $1.00.

Watches and parts thereof, 20 p. c. ad val. Ivory, wrought, per kilo, $3.50; unwrought, per kilo, Wheat, in grain, 100 kilos, 25c.; in flour, 100 kilos.

$1.00.

Jellies and Jams, per kilo, 4c.

40c.

Wool, unwashed, 100 kilos, $2.55; washed, 100 kiles. Jewelry. See under gold, silver and precious stones. $4.35.

Abbreviations.-Ad val., ad valorem; hectog., hectogram; kilo., kilogram; kilos., kilograms; n. e. s., not especially specified; p. c., per cent.

Customs Tariff for Porto Rico and Hawaii.

Merchandise coming into this country from Porto Rico and Hawali, and entering Porto Rico and Hawall from this country, is exempt from duty.

Customs Districts and Ports in the United States.

(Corrected by the U. S. Treasury Department for The American Almanac for 1903.)