The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17
CUBA'S CUSTOMS TARIFF
RATES BASED ON THE RECOMMEN-
DATIONs OF n. p. PORTER.
Sweeping Reductions from the Sched-
uIes Enforced by Spaniards-Many
Articles to BE Admitted Free.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-PreSident Me-
Kinley. before leaving for the South last
Tuesday, signed an executive order estab-
fishing customs tariff for the Island of
Cuba, TO go into effect Jan. l next. This
tariff is based on the report and recon-
mendations made by Hon. Robert P. Por-
ter, special commissioner of the United
States, who was sent to Cuba some months
ago for the special purpose of making an
investigation of the subjects of revenue and
customs of the island. The under-men-
toned articles may be imported into Cuba
exempt from the duties stipulated in the
tariffs on compliance with the prescribed
conditions and the formalities established
for every case in the customs ordinances:
Manures, natural.
Trees. plants and moss, in natural or
fresh state.
National products returning from foreign
exhibitions, on presentation of the bill of
lading or certificate proving their exporta-
ton from the island and of satisfactory
evidence attesting that such products nave
been presented and have been shipped to
their point of departure
Carriages trained animals, portable the
aterS, panoramaS, wax figures and other
similar objects for public entertainment,
imported temporarily, provided BOND ne
given.
Receptacles exported from Cuba with
fruits, sugar, honey and brandy and reiln-
ported empty, including receptacles OF gal.
vanized iron intended for the expectation or
alcohol.
Specimens and collections of mineralogy,
botany and zoology; also, small models Tor
pubic museums, schools, academies and
scientific and artistic corporations on proof
of their destination.
Used furniture OF persons coming to set
tie in the island.
Samples of felt. wall paper and tissues,
when they comply with the Following condl-
tionS: (a) When they do not exceed forty
centimeters in length, measured in the
warp, or length of the piece, even when
SIIch "a roulpS have the entire width of the
piece. The width shall for tissue, be de-
termined by the list, and for felts and wall
paper by the narrow border which has not
passed through the press. (bl Samples not
having these indications shall only be al
mitted free of duty when they do not ex-
coed forty centimeters IN any dimension
(c) In order to avoid abuse, the samples de-
clared for free entry must have cuts at
every centimeter of their width, so as to
render them unfit for any other purpose.
Samples of trimming, in small pieces, or
no commercial value or possible appllca-
ton.
Archaeological and numismatcal objects
for public museums, academies and sclen-
tiic and artistic corporations, on proof OF
Works of fine art acquired by the govern
ment, academies or other official corpora
tions and intended for museums, galleries
or art schools, when due proof is given as
to their destination.
Gold in bars. powder, or coined; also ma
tional silver Or bronze coins.
Wearing apparel toilet objects and ar
ticles for personal use, bed and table linen,
books. portable TOOLS ana tic
atrical costumes, jewels and table services
bearing evident trace of having been used,
imported by travellers in their luggage III
quantities proportionate to their class, pro-
fession and position. When travellers do
not bring their luggage with them the
clearing of the same may be made by tne
conductor or persons authorized Tor the
purpose provided they may prove 10 the
satisfa elton of the customs that the effects
are intended for private use: ,,,,nosos
Stone unwrought, for paving purposes.
Plows hoes, hatchets. machetes, cane
knives, etc, for agricultural purposes, ana
other agricultural implements not ma
Quinine. sulphate and bisulphate, of, and
all a1kaloids or salts of cinchona bark;
Hemp, flax and ramie' raw hacKieo Oh
Abaca. heniquen, pita, jute and other
vegetable fbers, raw, hacked or low.
Spun jute for the manufacture OF sugar
Books. maps and scientific instruments for
the use of schools.
Mineral, carbonatod or settler waters
root beer ginger ale and other similar nom
alcoholic beverages, not otherwise proVoeo
for.
Following are export rates of duty: 900 %
Tobacco-Cigarettes, in boxes, per l,OOO, ~
cents. Should wrapper ana hller leaves De
exported in the same package bale or bun
ole the export duty leviable on wrapper
tobacco shall be collected when the weight
Of the latter exceeds 10 per cent of the to-
tai weight. Tobacco, cut 100 kilos, $S.13; oth-
err $3.50; cigars, thousand, 81 .35. In the
ince of Santiago de Cuba and exported
through the custom houses OF santiago
Gibara or Manzanillo, 100 kilos, %zO' To-
bacco. in the leaf, for cigar wrappers snail
be liable to the duty leviable on tobacco In
the leaf. with a surtax Of 100 per cent.
Following are the duties on alimentary
substances (where articles are sold by
weight, net weight of 100 Kilograms is to be
understood, except when otherwise indi--
small game live or dead per kilO, cents
beef brine salt, 81 80; pork, brine or salt
$50 lard $50 taloy 81 BACON 81; hams as
beef fresh, $3.50; mutton, fresh. $3.50; pork;
fresh, S4; butter, 81; cheese. s.; condensed
milk, 10 per cent. ad yaIorem; salt cod, cod and nc
mackerel, picked, S2 salmon canned 30;
Cereals-Rice, husked or not, 81; wheat,
60 cents corn. 80 cents; potatoes 30 cents;
rye, 40 cents; barley 81 cents; Ga oats, Az cents;
wheat -four S o rye s. 9o HOUR banns corn our
Apparatus and Machines-Machinery and
apparatus for making sugar and brandy,
gross weight 100 kilos, 10 per cent. ad va
ratus, gross weight, ~ per cent. ad va
lorem steam motors, stationary, gross
gines steam pumps, hydraulic, petroleum,
gas and hot or compressed air motors, gross
weight, 20 per cent; ad valorem; sheet-lron
boilers, gross weight 70 per cent. ad va
loren; tubular boilers, gross weight ~ per
cent. ad valorem.
Administrators and mares above the
asses IS: oxen, 81; COWS, 81; bullocks, calves
and heifeIs, ST. pigs 81; sheep, goats and
animals not specifically mentioned, ST.
Petroleum and other mineral oils. refined,
etc. one hundred kilOs gross weight, 81. a.
Crude petroleum. to be used exclusively IN
the manufacture of illuminating gas IN
Cuba 100 kilos. 10 cents product OF
petroleum known as cordage oil, 100 kilos,
Artificial or chemical fertilizers, 100 kilos.
cents.
Tissues of hemp. linen. ramie, .jute or
other vegetable fibers not specially men
toned plain twilied or damasked, weigh
ing thirty-tive kilos or more per 100 square
meters. unbeached, half-bleached' or dyed
in the piece having up to five threads, in
Guiding sugar bags, 100 kilos, 81; from six
to eight threads kilog., .o5 cents; nine
threads or more, kilog., 0S cents.
Bricks of clay not glazed, for building pur-
poses furnaces, etc, articles OF hre clay,
gross weight one hundred kilos 80 cents;
roofing tiles Of clay not glazed, per square
Q0x10 feet), $50.
Books bound or unbound and other printed
matter ore hundred kilos, $1.25.
Pianos. each, 40 per cent. ad valorem.
Watches and clocks, each, 40 per cent ad
ValoIem
Sewing machines, gross weight one hum
dred kilos 20 per cent. ad Vaiorem.
Wagons md carts 40 per cent. adj valorem.
Alcohol and brandy (hectoD, 50; liquors,
coglac and other compound spirits in casks
(hectoD, $40: in bottles or TASKS SO; whis-
Qiter), 10 cents; malt liquor in casks (hec-
toD 81 65 in bottles, $l.S3.
Coffee in bean or ground, one hundred
kilos So Is: cocoa, one hundred kiloS, 500.
Tobacco in cakes so-called "breVa, or in
carrots. one hundred kilos, 5000 in powder
stemmed or urstemmed, whether wrapper
or filler per pound. So cigars, cigarettes,