The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-14

49, tons 70 htr pars: total 10 6os TOSS agaipst
Zoe ses IA i asa tsgcss against 223 9i3 last
year; - tha the ptsd ssles alone has takca se42
s'sans Great Eriialn. oa'y 70 s. per cent.
Tic edxe fsr ths asc'l ysar next ensuing or 1907
pat esle'es TIE suoaeous sysem existing TO throw
.wsy sh- iasney 81 the People Fcr the collection OF
49, 49,. 80 whoa q she amount % tho revenue
tsvs- rs are charged through The different branches
OF encs. no less than lhriysx per the prn
cps besides 81 LA 2is Tor the army and S. 75s 2o0 for
meet al tho other necessities q she sov@amsuL Would
oeanry feet grateful for saoh wss' econocal
Among other articles % consumption that have esse.
Iered nom tas overflow of rivers &c. am told Is corn
the prizes % naiise 70 ssss ais per - pounds; but
sood reliable commercial joarna y very desirable
here: u you'd meet ~ish Ell possible encouragement
spaasa. Tho esvsrsmsn. would have no collection 70
us besex 10 another language
IA sepss~ THAI - twe sailors Of The American bark
!osephne referred - IN a prevsus letter, sers not
dfowned ens dsvoarsr by the sharkA Captain Mitchell
was sso sxssa IN the feet AT according 70 the hast
seross state sfer ssaessv thfesn hours tho torrents
Of thoss sea msascu. soch cstasrophss may happsn
from tbs sscsczug gronad " Ca~ssss. WHICH b dts
tancs o. atss. n.is :. ~ no usean. saf. for isht
he's siaos sAasd M HssAIpl
THO Now Tarsa-Isss Operates - sssss Aasr.
ieas MeschasAsse-New T'srss - be Opcscss-
Commercial.
HxvAsA. Jvy6 1851.
Sunday, the Doth ut, being the date ~hea the otd
system OF ievysg duties expired day Of censidesa
bio interest 10 our metohAnta The wind VAS very
favorable for the entry vessels aud the arrivals
not few. There vase pretty large number Of the msr
camille men the wharf, Interested ia the arrival
nonarival OF their goods tho might b: some
anxious for tho former and others for tbs latter
tt,Oon 49,.
from Europe tthe duties mos, Of which have been
reduced it made . difference OF soma thousands OF
dollars In one Instances boats outside
the port with offers OF 500 10 the capsaas expected TO
keep out one day.
In connection with tho subjscs'of the system Of
duties in force since Tho LIST inst II be well 10 give
some explanation far Of the principal articles
OF import from the Unted sates concerned Lumber
IL only FREQ Of duty whom Spanish, aud II comes In
Spanish vessels else the duty Soc per cubic meter
equal 65a feet and therefore, CO.'S per 900 feet
Tho reduction Is obvious tho duty formerly s. %
per 1000 feet Box shocks and cooperagc also empty
hossheads must be manifested by tho weight whereas
lumber TO be declared by meters and hoops by the
equivalent TO els per pound-,horeforc weighing so
lbs viii pay H. Soc each, il 70 they pay L. pc Il so
20 isc each shook Empty hhds Weighing $50 lbs pay
4l.2Sc; each; Hogshead shocks weighing $50 pounds
stead Of 81 90 viii pay IS 50 per ewt oo ibsl beans
As S7l0oc per cwt instead OF 81 OK corn 40 s7l00
e na Of s. s. potatoes S. Of
per bbl beef primo or mess 81 72l per cwt, instead
OF 50 2s per DBL soap 81 81 per cwt not q 81 tai
low 81 49l not So 23d per cwt Among the articles
not yet classified nnd BRAN brooms, candewick hay,
wrapping paper and chewing tobacco. Fish pays SOC.
per cwL instead Of 81 o.; herrngs So 45 per cwt, in
stead OF pc per box nails 81 OF por cwt instead OF
50 81 oats 45c SIC, instead of Sac per cwL whale
oil and laseei oil s2c per cwt instead Of 81 ss; coal
n
creased lind butter pays 50 SO per cwt Instead OF
e s. per g" Sw instead pef ss'' pork soar IN sst
So 70 per owt instead OF 81 6s prime, mcss and clear
81 So per Dbl
the and central jurisdictions Of Cuba The advan
tages OF such step are obvious both to the foreign
would make great saving in the expense Of transport
as the planters are now paying from 81 to per hogs
head OF sugar by the inland roundabout way OF carriage
which Is the only available means existing
According to letter received from Merida dated tho
For three consecutive days he has refused ali
food or nourishment He had demanded confessor,
but the accounts do not state whether his wishes were
acccded to. He was continually inqurng II they would
Tho total number of vessels which entered the port Of
las. was 1855 representing tons register Of
these aao with is2 $50 were american During the
berod only 275 with ls77so TONS out Of s!2 total with
st5.e47 tons against 200 American 9Th iol o7o tons,
GUS Of total Of 2o5 ships With So2sl' tons which
entered the Grst hall year OF 1865.
Several gangs OF free Chinese have OF late been en-
gagod for Louisiana by the party that made trial
on a small scale last year Tho total number that has
gone forward by the vessels TO New Orleans may be
about hundred and hty. Tho wages stipulated were,
as am told, SIS per month.
Not only the Figaro but other cigar manufac
tories have stopped working for want OF Leaf Tobacco
large number Of poor people out OF employ who are
totally unit for any other pursuit OF honest industry
The last Spanish mail steamer took away sixteen con-
victs known here by the name OF trimin1les reinci
Denies class OF cuprs that return TO their criminal
avocaons often they sct free from prison. and
are therefore, resuarsinmates Of the public prisons.
From spain they are sent 10 Fernando Pc. The re-
however already exclalm,ng against ms wholesale
transportation To their shores The Cubans sont there
gave them considerable trouble.
Now that the weather ~ becoming dry aud even IL Is
hoped that tho yellow fever will somewhat code There
DO doubt that for the past few months Il has not
only been extremely severe, but FATAL the PATIENTS in
many instances, dvipg In two three days. Whenover
your readers hear that there are children ana female
adults among the victims has been The eerly
this year they neod doubt the violence or severity
Of the disease.
far business had been transacted till the % Inst,
having decided on the plea OF tho incident which
prompted them 10 present address 10 ono Of our Oldest
merchants, who rores from business Issserda, inc
Hrm but regards prices all depends on the condition
OF the sugars offered. whether dry, moist or damp
good dry strong, granny No. could certainly not DO
Lad 10 any quantity to-day under reals whereas damp
lots can be obtained at So TO SO reals; the former
very scarce aud the medium aud lower cisssncations
are mostly in request, The aggregate export from Ha
vana aaanzas Carienas, Sagua, Neuvitas, Remedies
cienaegos Trinidad and = Jaso to The 3ls Of May last
amounts TO 66,373 boxes against i74 1874 boxes dur.
ing the first Eve months Of last year; OF the former
02s boxes went to the UDlted states against
bores In 1868 Tho United states has thus been
toner the extent Of only 10 10 per cent this year
against 80 81 per cent last year, while the proportion
gone 10 Europe &c has been 60sl per cent, against
go SO per cen, last year The above returns include tho
hogshead sugar estimated Al three boxes TO the hogs
head The foregoing ias have from ID. asses. sn'
lion OF tbs New York sigsr interests above all oshers