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© F.Coakley , 2004
[from History of IoM, 1900]
CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS.
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1692. |
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Natives. |
Strangers. |
Natives. |
Strangers. |
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Ale and beer, per barrel |
1½d. & 2d. |
4d. |
6d. |
2s. 6d. |
2s. 6d. |
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Butter, per barrel |
1d. per cwt. |
6d. |
6d. |
1ls. |
1s. |
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Beef, per carcase |
2d. |
6d. |
1s. |
6d. |
7d. |
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Brandy, per hogs-head |
5 per cent. |
1s. |
1s. |
5s. |
5s. |
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Wine, per tunn |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
5s. |
10s. |
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2d. |
4d. |
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Wheat and barley, per boll . . |
1d. |
2d. |
4d. |
2s. 6d. * |
5s. + |
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1d. |
2d |
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Oats, per boll . |
1d. |
½d |
1d |
1s 3d |
2s. 6d ** |
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Coals, per cartload |
4½d. per tunn |
1s |
1s |
2d. |
2d. |
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Horses, each. |
6d. |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
1s |
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Cattle, each |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
.l s |
2s |
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Linen cloth(Irish), per 100 yards |
6d. per doz.yards |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d |
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Hops, per cwt. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
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Leather, per dicker. |
10d |
1s. |
1s. |
2d. |
4d. |
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Pitch, per cwt. |
1½d |
3d. |
3d. |
3d. |
3d. |
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Salt, per tunn |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
1s |
1s |
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Sugar, per cwt.(loaf) |
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1s. 3d. |
1s. 3d. |
1s. 3d. |
1s. 3d. |
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Sugar, per cwt.(white powder) |
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8d. |
8d. |
8d. |
8d. |
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Sugar, per cwt.(brown) |
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4d. |
4d. |
4d. |
4d. |
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Iron, per tunn |
1s |
38. 4d. |
3s. 4d. |
3s. 4d. |
3s. 4d. |
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Timber, per tunn |
8d. |
8d. |
8d |
1s. |
1s |
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Tar, per cwt..... |
1½d. per barrel |
3d. |
3d. |
3d. |
3d. |
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Tobacco, per lb. - |
½d. |
½d. |
½d. |
½d. |
½d |
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CUSTOMS DUTIES ON EXPORTS. |
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Ale and beer, per barrel |
1½d. & 2d. |
6d. |
6d. |
4d. |
6d. |
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Beef, per carcase. |
8d. |
12d. |
12d. |
8d. |
12d. |
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2d . |
4d |
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Wheat and barley,per boll . . |
1d. |
2d. |
4d. |
2s. 6d. |
5s.** |
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Oats, per boll |
1d. |
2d |
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1½d. & 2d. |
1½dd. |
2d. |
1s. 3d. |
2s. 6d.++ |
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Fish (dry), per doz. |
6d. per 100. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
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Herrings, per barrel - |
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1½d. |
1½d. |
½d. |
2d. |
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„ per maze |
1d. |
1d. |
1d. |
½d. |
1d. |
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Geese, per dozen |
3d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
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Hens, per dozen .. |
2d. |
2d. |
2d. |
2d. |
2d. |
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Honey, per gallon |
1d. |
ld. |
1d. |
1s. |
1s. |
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Leather, per dicker |
6d. |
4d. |
4d. |
2s. |
4s. |
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Hides, per dicker.. |
3d. |
6d. |
6d. |
10d. |
1s. 8d. |
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Tallow, per cwt. . |
6d. |
8d. |
8d. |
6d. |
8d. |
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Wool, per stone (21 lbs.). |
2d. |
4d. |
4d. |
2d. |
4d. |
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Silver, per lb. |
2½d. |
2½. per cent. |
2½ per cent. |
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Cattle, each . |
1s. |
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1s. |
1s. |
2s. |
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Horses, each. |
6d. |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
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Swine, per doz. |
4d. |
6d. |
1s. |
2s. |
2s. |
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Lambs and kids, per 100 |
4d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
6d. |
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Ditto, skins, per100 |
6d. |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
1s. |
* From 1721 to 1728 the customs duties were let.
+See note under exports.
** When under 10s. a bol 2d. and 4d.; wben above 10s., 2s. 6d. and 5s.
++ When under 6s. a boll 1d. and 2d.; when above 6s., 1s. 3d. and 2s.
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