When the price of wheat was high,
as in 1765, when it was 6s. per bushel, wheat products could not
be exported. (At other times, they could not be imported.) Duties
on imported wheat, barley, rye, oats, beans, rice, Indian corn
were also dropped. The prohibition of importing salted beef, pork,
bacon, and butter was dropped. In 1770, no live cattle, pigs,
mutton, pork, beef, either fresh or salted could be exported or
forfeit 50 pounds for every such animal or 5s. per pound of such
meat. In 1773, peas, beans, bacon, hams, and cheese could be
imported duty free, and in 1775 Labrador codfish. In 1775, raw
goat skins could be imported duty-free to improve the domestic
manufacture of red, green, and blue leather.
In 1773, there were given costs above which various commodities
could not be exported: wheat at 44s. per quarter, rye, peas, or
beans at 28s., barley and beer at 22s., oats at 14s. or forfeit
the goods, 20s. per bushel and the ship or boat in which laden.
(There are 8 bushes in a quarter.)
A window tax replaced the hearth tax. These duties were 2s. on
dwelling houses, increased by 6d. per window for houses with 10-14
windows, and increased by 9d. per window for houses with 15-19
windows, and increased by 1s. per window for houses with 20 or
more windows, per year to be paid by the occupant. These were
increased three more times, until the dwelling house duty was 3s.
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