BOUNTIES ON EXPORTED GOODS,
take money out of, instead of putting it in the treasury, yet the government in a few cases has allowed bounties upon exported articles. Fish taken by American vessels, refined sugar and distilled spirits made from imported sugar and molasses, are examples. This was done to encourage domestic industry and enterprise.
CUSTOMS REVENUE FOR FIFTY-ONE YEARS.
A Comparative Statement showing the Customs Revenue, Amount of Dutiable and Free Goods Imported, and the Average Rate of Duty on Imports, every year from 1821 to 1871, inclusive.
| Year. | Receipts from Customs. | IMPORTS. | *Per cent. on dutiable. | *Per cent. on aggregate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free. | Dutiable. | Total. | ||||
| 1821 | $18,475,703 57 | $ 10,082,313 | $52,503,411 | $62,585,724 | 35.6 | 29.5 |
| 1822 | 24,066,066 43 | 7,298,708 | 75,942,833 | 83,241,541 | 31.7 | 28.9 |
| 1823 | 22,402,024 29 | 9,048,288 | 68,530,979 | 77,579,267 | 32.7 | 28.8 |
| 1824 | 25,486,817 86 | 12,563,773 | 67,985,234 | 80,549,007 | 37.5 | 31.6 |
| 1825 | 31,653,871 50 | 10,947,510 | 85,392,565 | 96,340,075 | 37.1 | 32.8 |
| 1826 | 26,083,861 97 | 12,567,769 | 72,406,708 | 84,974,477 | 34.6 | 30.7 |
| 1827 | 27,948,956 57 | 11,855,104 | 67,628,964 | 79,484,068 | 41.3 | 35.1 |
| 1828 | 29,951,251 90 | 12,379,176 | 76,130,648 | 88,509,824 | 39.3 | 33.8 |
| 1829 | 27,688,701 11 | 11,805,501 | 62,687,026 | 74,492,527 | 44.3 | 37.1 |
| 1830 | 28,389,505 05 | 12,746,245 | 58,130,675 | 70,876,920 | 48.8 | 40.0 |
| 1831 | 36,596,118 19 | 13,456,625 | 89,734,499 | 103,191,124 | 40.8 | 35.4 |
| 1832 | 29,341,175 65 | 14,249,453 | 86,779,813 | 101,029,266 | 33.8 | 29.0 |
| 1833 | 24,177,578 52 | 32,447,950 | 75,670,361 | 108,118,311 | 31.9 | 22.4 |
| 1834 | 18,960,705 96 | 68,393,180 | 58,128,152 | 126,521,332 | 32.6 | 15.0 |
| 1835 | 25,890,726 66 | 77,940,493 | 71,955,249 | 149,895,742 | 36.0 | 17.2 |
| 1836 | 30,818,327 67 | 92,056,481 | 97,923,554 | 189,980,035 | 31.6 | 16.2 |
| 1837 | 18,134,131 01 | 69,250,031 | 71,739,186 | 140,989,217 | 25.3 | 12.4 |
| 1838 | 19,702,825 45 | 60,860,005 | 52,857,399 | 113,717,404 | 37.8 | 17.3 |
| 1839 | 25,554,533 96 | 76,401,792 | 85,690,340 | 162,092,132 | 29.9 | 15.8 |
| 1840 | 15,104,790 63 | 57,196,204 | 49,945,315 | 107,141,519 | 30.4 | 14.1 |
| 1841 | 19,919,492 17 | 66,019,731 | 61,926,446 | 127,946,177 | 32.2 | 15.6 |
| 1842 | 16,662,746 84 | 30,627,486 | 69,534,601 | 100,162,087 | 23.1 | 16.6 |
| 1843 | 10,208,000 43 | 35,574,584 | 29,179,215 | 64,753,799 | 35.7 | 15.7 |
| 1844 | 29,236,357 38 | 24,766,881 | 83,668,154 | 108,435,035 | 35.1 | 26.9 |
| 1845 | 30,952,416 21 | 22,147,840 | 95,106,724 | 117,254,564 | 32.5 | 26.4 |
| 1846 | 26,712,668 00 | 24,767,739 | 96,924,058 | 121,691,797 | 26.5 | 21.9 |
| 1847 | 23,747,865 00 | 41,772,636 | 104,773,002 | 146,545,638 | 22.5 | 16.2 |
| 1848 | 31,757,071 00 | 22,716,603 | 132,282,325 | 154,998,928 | 24.0 | 20.4 |
| 1849 | 28,346,739 00 | 22,377,665 | 125,479,774 | 147,857,439 | 23.0 | 19.2 |
| 1850 | 39,668,686 00 | 22,710,382 | 155,427,936 | 178,138,318 | 25.2 | 22.3 |
| 1851 | 49,017,568 00 | 25,106,587 | 191,118,345 | 216,224,932 | 26.0 | 22.6 |
| 1852 | 47,339,326 00 | 29,692,934 | 183,252,508 | 212,945,442 | 26.0 | 22.2 |
| 1853 | 58,931,865 00 | 31,383,534 | 236,595,113 | 267,978,647 | 25.0 | 22.0 |
| 1854 | 64,224,190 00 | 33,285,821 | 271,276,560 | 304,562,381 | 23.5 | 21.1 |
| 1855 | 53,025,794 00 | 40,090,336 | 221,378,184 | 261,468,520 | 23.0 | 20.3 |
| 1856 | 64,022,863 00 | 56,955,706 | 257,684,236 | 314,639,942 | 25.0 | 20.3 |
| 1857 | 63,875,905 00 | 66,729,306 | 294,160,835 | 360,890,141 | 21.5 | 17.7 |
| 1858 | 41,789,621 00 | 80,319,275 | 202,293,875 | 282,613,150 | 20.0 | 14.8 |
| 1859 | 49,565,824 00 | 79,721,116 | 259,047,014 | 338,768,130 | 19.0 | 14.6 |
| 1860 | 53,187,511 00 | 90,841,749 | 279,872,327 | 362,166,254 | 19.0 | 14.7 |
| 1861 | 39,582,126 00 | †117,469,962 | 218,180,191 | 335,650,153 | 18.14 | 11.79 |
| 1862 | 49,056,398 00 | † 69,136,705 | 136,635,024 | 205,771,729 | 35.90 | 23.84 |
| 1863 | 69,059,642 00 | 44,826,029 | 208,093,891 | 252,919,920 | 33.19 | 27.30 |
| 1864 | 102,316,153 00 | † 54,241,944 | 275,320,951 | 329,562,895 | 37.16 | 31.04 |
| 1865 | 84,928,260 00 | 54,329,588 | 194,226,064 | 248,555,652 | 43.75 | 34.17 |
| 1866 | 179,046,630 00 | 69,728,618 | 375,783,540 | 445,512,158 | 47.65 | 40.12 |
| 1867 | 176,417,811 00 | 45,203,970 | 372,627,601 | 417,831,571 | 47.34 | 42.22 |
| 1868 | 164,464,596 00 | 29,379,149 | 342,245,659 | 371,624,808 | 48.05 | 44.25 |
| 1869 | 180,048,427 00 | 41,454,568 | 395,859,687 | 437,314,255 | 45.48 | 41.17 |
| 1870 | 192,878,265 00 | 46,560,050 | 415,817,537 | 462,377,587 | 46.37 | 41.71 |
| 1871 | 57,851,808 | 483,641,966 | 541,493,774 | |||
* The percentages in these columns are approximately, not absolutely correct, owing to the fact that the rates are computed upon the value of merchandise, etc., imported, instead of the value of goods entering into consumption in the respective years.
† These amounts do not include imports into the Southern ports during the war, from which no revenue was derived, namely, in 1861, $17,089,234; in 1862, $90,789; and in 1864, $2,220.