yard, less th, discount 5 per cent and plus 24 per cent N. Y. agents commission and packing. Entd value sustained.

Nos. 18980/1.-Cotton hose, wool knit wearing apparel, &c., from Establissements Manchauffee, Troyes, August 3 and 10, 1898. Chausettes f'sie fil 5090/460-5, entered at 8.75, advanced to 10 francs per dozen. Bas coton 5339/856", entered at 6.50, advanced to 9 francs per dozen. Chausette f'sie fil 5053/810", &c., entered at 5.65, advanced to 7.25 francs per dozen. Bas laine 5351, entered at 7.50, advanced to 9.50 francs per dozen. Bas fil 5216/CC500, entered at 8.50, advanced to 9 francs per dozen. Chausettes laine and soie 5089/CC125, &c., entered at 13, advanced to 17 francs per dozen. Chausettes coton 5057/812/834, &c., entered at 5.50, advanced to 7.50 francs per dozen. Chausettes fil 5001/ assorted, entered at 8, advanced to 9.25 francs per dozen. Chausettes fil 5095/ assorted, entered at 9.75, advanced to 13 francs per dozen. Bas 5330/, noir & Maryland, entered at 6.75, advanced to 8.25 per dozen. Bas 5331/916/836, entered at 8.25, advanced to 9.45 francs per dozen. Bas 5398/601, &c., entered at 10, advanced to 11 francs per dozen. Bas 5135/907, &c., entered at 10 francs per dozen; no advance. Bas 5134/910, &c., entered at 10, advanced to 12 francs per dozen. Bas 5136/930/939, entered at 11, advanced to 13.75 francs per dozen. Bas 5137/932/933, entered at 14, advanced to 15 francs per dozen. Bas 5182/51/52, &c., entered at 13, advanced to 20 francs per dozen. Bas 5184/41/40, entered at 13.50, advanced to 19.25 francs per dozen. Chausettes 5992/, assorted, entered at 8.75, advanced to 12 francs per dozen. Bas/5180/ assorted, entered at 11.50, advanced to 20.50 francs per dozen. Bas coton 5323', entered at 10.75 francs per dozen; no advance. Bas Infants' coton 5398/2, entered at 10.50, advanced to 13.50 francs per dozen. Chausettes fil f'sie 5092/51', entered at 10.75, advanced to 13 francs per dozen. Chausettes fil f'sie 5093/4, &c., entered at 11, advanced to 12 francs per dozen. Bas fil 5184/40, entered at 14.25, advanced to 20 francs per dozen. Bas fil 5137/932°, &c., entered at 13.75, advanced to 15 francs per dozen. Bas fil 5180/62, entered at 11.75, advanced to 20.75 francs per dozen. Discount 12 per cent. Gilets & pants coton 155, entered at 19, advanced to 22 francs per dozen. Boleros laine 309, entered at 16.50, advanced to 21 francs per dozen. Gilets & pants coton 13, entered at 10.50, advanced to 11.25 francs per dozen. Ditto 34, entered at 15, advanced to 15.75 francs per dozen. Ditto 36, entered at 14, advanced to 14.50 francs per dozen. Gilets and pants 58, entered at 19.25, advanced to 20 francs per dozen. Ditto, fil 104, entered at 25, advanced to 27 francs per dozen. Ditto, /2 manches fil 106, entered at 14, advanced to 14.25 francs per dozen. Pantalons 14, entered at 12.50, advanced to 12.70 francs per dozen. Ditto, 7, entered at 10, advanced to 10.75 francs per dozen. Ditto, 48, entered at 16.50, advanced to 16.75 francs per dozen. Gilets & pants 600, entered at 10, advanced to 10.75 francs per dozen. Ditto 601, entered at 11, advanced to 11.50 francs per dozen. Ditto 602, entered at 11.50, advanced to 12.25 francs per dozen. Gilets 118, entered at 27, advanced to 30 francs per dozen. Gilets 119, entered at 25, advanced to 26 francs per dozen. Gilets 116, entered at 25, advanced to 26.50 francs per dozen. Gilets & pants 117, entered at 26, advanced to 27.50 francs per dozen. Ditto 128, entered at 19, advanced to 19.25 francs per dozen. Ditto 126, entered at 18, advanced to 19.25 francs per dozen. Ditto 23 col assorted, entered at 14, advanced to 15 francs per dozen. at 10, advanced to 10.75 francs per dozen. 12.50, advanced to 12.70 francs per dozen.

Pantalons 7, entered Pantalons 14, entered at Pantalons 25, entered at

14.50, advanced to 15.25 francs per dozen. Pantalons 48, entered at 16.50, advanced to 16.75 francs per dozen. Discount 8 per cent. Cases, cartons and packing included.

No. 18973, &c.—Bulbs, from Overveen, Sassenheim, Hillegom, &c., various dates.

No. 18575.—Bulbs, from St. George, Bermuda 1898. Freesia, 3/8" and up, entered at 6/-, advanced to 7/- per 1000, net. No. 18966, &c.—Bulbs, from Ollioules, &c.,

1898. Allium Neapol, 8 francs per 1000. Discounts 3 per cent and 5 per cent.

CUSTOMS.

(2017.)

Drawback on sugar and sirup.

[Circular No. 183.)

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, October 12, 1898. To officers of the customs and others concerned:

On the exportation of sugar and sirup refined wholly from raw sugar imported under the act of July 24, 1897, a drawback will be allowed equal in amount to the duty paid on the sugar used in the manufacture, less 1 per cent of such duty.

SUGAR.

1. When the exported sugar is hard refined," commercially known as loaf, cut loaf, cube, granulated, crushed, or powdered, testing by the polariscope 99.5 degrees or above, and is refined wholly from one grade of raw cane or beet sugar, used separately, the rate of drawback thereon for each 100 pounds exported, and the corresponding charge on the record of importation, for the kind of raw sugar identified, shall be as shown in the following schedule for each degree of polarization, and for fractions of a degree in proportion:

Schedule of rates for hard refined sugars.

Degrees. 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87

Pounds.

103.71 . 104.66 106.24 107.88 108 98 110.76 112.63 113.91 115 26 117.37 118.87 120.44 122, 10