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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Mr. Weed's letter from Marseilles details US Consul Mr. Houge's discovery of undervalued Rose Blanket imports evading the 1846 ad valorem tariff, with duties far below wool value; after disputes, valuation rose from 5 to 16 francs, exemplifying tariff swindles glorified by Mr. Walker in England.
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Mr. Weed, in a letter from Marseilles, says—I called on Mr. Houge, our Consul, whom I knew in Philadelphia; and from whom I learned something of the working of our beautiful ad valorem Tariff. Large cargoes of Rose Blankets are shipped from this port to America. He found them invoiced at five francs a pair. This, by weight, gives a duty of about 12 cents a pound while the wool of which they are manufactured, is worth 30 cents. The Consul has been quarreling with the importers, consigners, &c., for more than a year, and has finally got their valuation up from five to sixteen francs. This is a specimen of the manner in which we are swindled by the tariff which Mr. Walker, greatly to the delight of John Bull, has been glorifying in England.
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Marseilles
Event Date
1846
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valuation of rose blankets increased from five to sixteen francs after over a year of disputes with importers and consigners
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Mr. Weed's letter from Marseilles reports that US Consul Mr. Houge learned of the ad valorem Tariff of 1846 being evaded through undervalued invoices for large cargoes of Rose Blankets shipped to America, initially at five francs a pair yielding low duties compared to wool value, leading to quarrels and eventual higher valuation