The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-18
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
New Tariff Regulations for the
Philippines
BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Ths Taxes viii Be Collected az a Mill
tary Contribution at Ports in
Possession OF the
United States.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE war de-
partment has issued regulations for the
guidance of officers concerned in the
collection OF duties on imports and ex-
ports, taxes and other charges and ex-
actions to be collected as a military con-
tvibution at ports and places in the pos
session or under the control of the forces
Of the United States in the Philippine
islands. The regulations are substan-
TALLY the same as were recently put into
operation IN Cuba. The rates of duty,
however. differ In many important par
ticulars.
The light duties are as follows: Per
net ton on each entry Of a vessel from a
port or place except from another port
or place In the Philippine islands in
possession of the United States, 10. on
each departure of a vessel for a port or
place except for another port or place
in the Philippines in possession Of the
United States, 10. on each entry OF a
vessel from another port or place in the
Philippines in possession Of the United
States, .o2. On zach departure Of a YES
sci for another port or place in the Phil
ippines in possession of the United
States. .02. The following are exempt
from light duties: A vessel belonging
to or employed in the service OF the gov
ernmen Of the United States or a vessel
of a neutral government not engaged
In transit; or a vessel In distress; or a
yacht belonging to an organized yacht
club of the United States or of a neu-
trail foreign nation.
Goods of all Kind exported through
ports OF the Philippines, declared open
by the United States, shall pay a charge
of 1 peso per 1000 Kilograms gross. as
a charge for wharfage. whatever be
the port or destination or nationality OF
the exporting vessel.
Goods of all kinds imported into ports
of the Philippines. declared open by
the United States and destined for
transshipment TO other ports of the
Philippines declared open by the United
States shall pay a charge for wharfage
of one-half of one peso per 1000 kilo-
grams gross at the port OF transship-
ment as a due for wharfage. Mer-
chandise imported, exported or shipped
in transit for the use OF the govern
uent of the United states and coal
shall be exempt from wharf charges.
The following customs tariff Will be
collected on elementary substances:
game, pair, .o5 pesos: meat. sailed
and jerked beef, klo. .Os; pork and
lard. including bacon, kilo, rs; other
kinds Of meats, kilo, 90; butter. kilo,
go; salt cod and stock fish. kilo. .04:
fresh fish or with the salt Indispensable
for preservation. kilo. OF; fish. sailed,
smoked and picked. kilo, .06; shell fish.
kilo, .05: rice, husked or not, 100 kilos,
rs; wheat. 100 kilos. so; wheat -four,
100 kilos, 2lo: other cereals. 100 kilos,
1.50; -four Of same, 100 kilos. /; A sugar.
raw. kflo. .02: r. sugar. refined. kilo. 10:
cocoa, OF all kinds and origin, kilo, ~;
coffee. of all kinds and origin, kilo, 10;
cinnamon. of all kinds and origin, kilo,
-: cloves. kilo. II; pepper. kilo, .01;
tea. Of all kinds and origin. kilo. 20:
1lsx.a oil Efla 10 annNunnn brandy nf
vinic alcohol. litre. 90: A brandy, 1av-
ored with aniseed, composed brandies
and liquors, of vinic alcohol, litre, 20;
Il common brandy. favored with ami
seed composed brandies and liquors,
not exclusively made Of vinic alcohol,
4. e.. those known as Industrial. litre,
Sc: beer and cider in wood, $50 per hec-
%tolitre: in bottles. 7.75 per hectolitre.
wines. sparkling, litre, 20; wines, other,
litre. IL.
Duty will be levied on the following
productions of the Philippine islands
when exported therefrom: Abaca, raw
or wrought hemp. indigo. rice. sugar,
cocoanuts and tobacco. Excise and
other inland charges are provided for
distilled spirits and cigars and cigar
cites. Provision Is made for the free
importation into the Philippines of min
eral waters, trees and plants, lime.
copper and gold and silver ores n
samples of many lines OF merchandise.
Free admission is also extended TO
wearing apparel and reasonable per-
sonal equipment Of travellers, to the
furniture of persons going 10 settle in
the Philippines. TO the equipment OF
portable theaters, panoramas and
similar public entertainments. to sub
marine telegraph cables and TO ma
chinery and supplies necessary for the
salvage or repair OF foreign vessels
which have entered ports Of the Phil
ippines through stress of weather. The