The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-03
CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS.

A Poor Months Business-Scarcityo OF Ar.
rivals OF Vessels the Main Cause.-The
DOings Of the Warehouse Division
Refund of Taxes-Civn Service Jot-
tfngs-Paymcnt OF Salaries.
During the past month few occasions occurred
when business was so pressing at the Custom
House that IL was thought active Spring trade
had already set in, and it was reported by those
heavily interested. Taken on an average, how
ever, the comparison OF the receipts Tor January of
last year with those OF the past month shows q
deficiency OF more than two million and half
dollars.
The real facts conducting to the backwardness of
the Spring trade for the present year are to be
ascribed to the stormy season, which retards the
arrival OF steamers freighted down with valuable
merchandise Many OF the importers are anx-
which sold lin bond to ar five.n In numer-
GUS instances the expected MERCHANDISE las
already been entered tor withdrawal, either Tor
immediate transportation in bond or for consump
ton.
Mr.. william D. Robinson the venerable cashier.
states that January has been a very dull month,
compared with the same period OF previous years.
Last year we had tue tax on coffee and tea, as also
ten per cent higher tariff on thousands OF other
articles which the law OF June 1872, abolished from
the lst OF August OF that year, These reductions
in themselves sufficient to account for the
shOrtness OF the receipts for duties. The entire
amount collected for January, 1873 was S10 700,0 900.
The amounts returned by the Auditors depart
ment on overpaid taxes during January were as
follows-
On consumption entries.
On warehouse entres. SyA
Total funded .S97,9Os
The annexed statement shows the business of
the warehousing division transacted rom January
TO 81, inclusve:-
WAREHOUSE ENTRIES
Number OF warehouse entries 1876
EXPERIMENTATION without AZ
For export and immediate transportation from ship
Rewarenouse and immediate Transportation %
canada EXPORTS immediate ransportaton......,.. 122
Rewareiousc, class foreign or goods manuiac ITO
RewaSehoSse entries to Mexico
WITHDRAWALS
For consumption 1887
Withdrawal Tor transportation in United sts,es "a
For export withdrawal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. as2
Reware l........................ IS
Number OF en apS s1Uii aua ass
Number Of entries Whiting returns. ............. 1877
Number OF entries ready tor liquidation 1u2
THE CIVIL SERVICE
Since last Tuesday. when messrs. Leopold Well
General Dennis Burke, Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Cushman
underwent a competitive examination for the posi-
ton OF Assistant Appraiser, nothing was done by
the various Boards OF Examiners. There are q
number OF vacancies existing IN the various De-
partments caused by promotions OF those found
competent through the Civil Service Code, and
whose names were duly recorded In the HERALD.
Mr.. Alyah Trowbridge. gentleman formerly con-
nected with the press, was the fortunate candidate
who was fonnd competent to ill $1,000 position
I'D the SnbTreasury Department by Messrs. w. q.
White, g. ii. Patterson and 4. q. Field, the Board
OF Examiners OF this department. Mr.. Trowbrldge
assumed his duties on the LIST inst
The regular monthly payment OF employees In the
Custom House, Surveyors Oifce and, Appraisers
Department occurred on saturday, and consumed
about Two hundred thousand dollars. The salaries
In the Naval ONCE are paid out OF fees received
there, excepting slight monthly deficit, which Is
drawn rom the Auditor by requisition.