113. Same, aconite, wormwood. ...do.... 25 114. Extracts of henbane, belladonna, hemlock, bitter-sweet, sarsapa rilla, &c... per pound.. 60 115. Extract of ipecacuanha.... .do.... 3.00 116. Same, of Peruvian bark and rattan 119. Ether, sulphuric ..do.... 30 147. Same, of glass or crystal, from 2 to 4 ounces, inclusive...per dozen.. 148. Same, from 4 to 16 ounces, inclusive.... 1 20 149. Syringes, of tin or metal, from ounce to 4 ounces.. 150. Same, 8 ounces to 24 ounces .do.... .do.... ..do.... 2.00 2.00 6. 00 15 25 14 40 197. Lozenges, of common mallow, gum, mint, vichy, and other classes, 198. Same, of lavender per pound... Q. per ton. 3. Sugar 4. Logwood, lignum-vitæ, mulberry, brazeletto, and analogous kinds, per M.. ..per hundred.. ...per cwt.. 2 5. Starch. 6. Turtle-shell. 7. Wax, white.. 8. Same, yellow. 9. Mahogany or yellow wood. 10. Cedar, oak, and analogous kinds.. 11. Sheep, or goats, or hogs 12. Hides.... 13. Same, of goats, sheep, or hogs.. 14. Same, of goats... 25 1.00 - per ton.. 2.00 15. Extract of wood coloring, pay for each ton of wood used in proportion. NOTE.-The articles not specified will pay as provided in section the law. They are the same as adopted by the commerce of the place. Capital of San Domingo, the 20th day of February, 1875. H. C. C. ASTWOOD, Consul. UNITED STATES CONSULATE, San Domingo. CONTINENT OF ASIA. ASIA MINOR. Report by Consul Stevens on the trade and navigation of Smyrna for the year 1882. An earlier compliance with instructions contained in paragraph 555, Consular Regulations, could not be made, owing to the difficulties encountered in the efforts to procure definite and accurate information respecting the trade and navigation of this consular district. As I have had occasion heretofore to remark, no official trade, commercial, or industrial statistics are made public-and none that are trustworthy are believed to exist in any form-and there are no boards of trade or other mercantile organizations to collect such statistics and present them in an intelligible form. Hence, I have been compelled to gather the statistics contained in the accompanying tables mainly from private sources. For several years past, consuls, merchants, trade societies, &c., have been largely indebted to the annual statements of Mr. G. M. Romano, a painstaking and able local statistician, in making up their reports, but his death in December, 1881, has suspended these statements, and a competent successor has not yet appeared. CROPS. The season of 1882 was a remarkably dry one, and affected somewhat the fruit and grain crops. The best conditions for fruit and cereals in Asia Minor are copious rains during the winter and early spring, with dry weather in May, June, July, and August. The raisin and fig crops are especially dependent, both as to quality and amount, upon these conditions. A dry April is best for cereals, most kinds being harvested early in June. The table of exports herewith submitted shows a falling off in the quantity of agricultural productions shipped to the United States, and a lower average of prices. The prospect for an abundant yield the present year is very good. It is anticipated that the cereal crop will be larger by one-half than that of 1882, and the fig and valonia crops fully one-third larger. The opium, cotton, gum tragacanth, and olive crops will also show a considerable increase. The raisin crop, owing to the unusual rainfall in May, will not much exceed, it is thought, the short crop of last year. Altogether the outlook is very good for a larger yield of these products during the present year than ever before. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The accompanying tables, Nos. 1 and 2, show a decrease in the value of the imports at Smyrna for the year 1882, compared with those of the previous year, of $6,113,247, and a decrease in the value of its exports of $1,709,542. The considerable difference between the decrease in imports |