Papamichaloponio, to minister of foreign affairs, February 21, 1872
Minister of finance to minister of foreign affairs.
Mr. Minister: In restoring to you under this envelope your note of the date of December 28, 1871, upon the communication of the minister of the United States of America, we have the honor to report these facts, which have been derived from the most exact information:
There has been exported from Greek ports to the United States the following quantity of Corinth currants:
| In 1869 | 2,438,000 | pounds. |
| In 1870 | 7,159,500 | pounds. |
| In 1871 | 10,709,400 | pounds. |
The average cost of the currants ready to be shipped in the ports of the Peloponne sus was—
| For 1869 | 209 | drachmas, |
| For 1870 | 244 | drachmas, |
| For 1871 | 199 | drachmas, |
| For each thousand pounds. |
The average cost of the currants from the Ionian Islands was as follows:
| For 1869 | 138 | drachmas. |
| For 1870 | 188 | drachmas. |
| For 1871 | 150 | drachmas, |
| To each thousand pounds. |
The following duties are imposed by the Greek government upon the articles named:
- Petroleum oil at the rate of 20 leptas per oke, (equal to about 3 pounds.)
- Butter at the rate of 30 leptas per oke.
- Cheese at the rate of 40 leptas per oke.
- Lead at the rate of 15 leptas per oke.
- For fire-arms, see printed tariff, inclosed.
For cotton and cotton manufactures, agricultural implements, machinery, &c, also see furnished tariff enclosed on agricultural implements and machines, and complicated machinery for manufacturing generally, no import duties are exacted.
In 1871 there was sent to America 157,410 okes of raw wool, of the value of 284,089 drachmas.
If you desire further information, be so kind as to inform us, that it may be promptly furnished the minister.