The times., 1899-03-29
CUSTOMS SERVICE
REPORT FROM HAVANA
Cuban Hostility to the Sys-
TEN Passing Away.
The Volume of Business Has Ma
terially Increased.
Trade of n COastwise Nature shows
Great Improvement Over
Former Years.

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the customs service at Havana. In
commercial sense the report shows flatter-
ing conditions The opposition to the more
honest and exact system of doing business
| inaugurated by the United States Govern
ment. which first manifested itself on the
part of importers when the customs houses
| of the island passed into American hands,
| is gradually passing away. The subordi-
| nate places in the entire customs service
| of Cuba are filled by natives. On the GUS
| toms rolls of Havana carried 2i6 en-
ployes at an aggregate salary of o,SO9 Al
| in American gold
| 1t will be interesting to commercial men
| who study statistics to know that dur
| ing the month of January, 1899, 2l7 ves-
| sells of all kinds, of a total tonnage of
219,3 ,307 tons entered the port of Havana.
and that 49, of total tonnage of l96, ,399
tons, cleared from that port for foreign
ports OF those entering. 1871 were steam
ers. of total tonnage of 1885 tons, and
60 were sailing vessels, of total tonnage
of 20,3i5 tons.
In the same month there cleared from
the port of Havana IA steamers, of a to-
tai tonnage of 1S5. .290 tons, while 81 were
sailing vessels of total tonnage of H.
400 tons. OF the steamers cleared 56 were
American 26 were Spanish. l3 were Eng
lish, and other countries were represent
ed by 40. OF the sailing vessels cleared
were American. { English. ] was Span
ish, and l was from another country. or
the steamers that entered. 81 were Amer
lean, 27 were Spanish, IL were English
and 80 were from ether countries. OF
the sailing vessels that entered. A were
American. were Spanish, were Eng
lish and were from other countries.
Compared With American Ports.
tt tby nf .I in
connection that according to the report Of
the supervising special agent for the Sec
retary of the Treasury for the fiscal year
ended June 80 1895. that the total for
eign entrances and elearances at the ports
of Boston and Philadelphia were. respec
lively, only 1910 and 2.069 for that year.
If the entrances and clearances for the
month of January for Havana can be ac-
cepted as indicated for the remaining
months of the calendar year. the total
number for twelve months would be 4776
entrances and clearances for the port of
Havana. On this basis the entrances and
clearances at Havana would exceed those
of Boston by S66 and those of Philadel-
phia by 2,7G7
The coastwise trade for January accord
ing to the statistics received, is 10 vessels
of a total tonnage of 1852 tons. These
vessels entered the port of Havana from
Der twenty-five were steamers with a total
tonnage of S.455 1-2 tons and eighty-eght
were sailing vessels of a total tonnage of
5.l36 12 tons.
The COustwise Trade.
From the port of Havana for ports in the
island of Cuba there cleared 100 vessels of
a total tonnage of 1884 tons. OF this num-
ber ten were steamers with total tonnage
of AIS tons: and no We're sailing vessels
), with a total tonnage of 5,4l9 tons. Should
the month of January prove safe criter-
ion as to future coastWise entrances and
clearances o total for twelve months of
2,760 as compared with ,sS3 for Boston and
1,7sS for Philadelphia for the fiscal year Of
1S97-1S9S would be the result.
In recapitulation it may be stated that
during the month of January 1899, 32T
vessels of all kinds, foreign and coastwise,
of a total tonnage of 232, ,S99 tons, entered
the port of Havana OF the number named
| 179 were steamers of n total tonnage of
| 207. AL 1-2 tons; 14S were sailing vessels
with a total tonnage of 25,iS7 l-2 tons.
During this month also there cleared
from the port of Havana 301 vessels of
all kinds, of total tonnage of 206.532 tons.
OF these l5i were steamers of total tom
mage of 1884, I05 tons and III were sailing
, vessels of a total tonnage of 16 S2S tons.
of passengers that landed at the port OF
Havana during January. 1899, 3,ii0 came
: | from the United States and 1902 from
other countries. OF those coming from
> the United States 3,4l9 arrived on Ameri-
, | can vessels and twerty-one on other ves-
, sells. OF those coming from other coun-
/, tries 2II came on American vessels and / :
I 325 on other vessels. During the month 2,
3IT left the port of Havana of which 2g2
went to the United States and LOSS tC
| other countries.
\ ImpOrtntions.
}. In the matter of importations there were
during the month OF January 32i3 ''imme-
diate consumption entries OF imported
Q merchandise at the port of Havana and 21i
c | manifests presented There were found il
. the appraisers stores denominated al
macenes'' on January /, 1899, &c packages
During the same month there were entered
for examination and appraisal 3.414 pack
b, ages. There were cleared by examination
during the same time 3.20S packages. OF
these IS packages were seized and "a:
Il packages remained unclaimed. During this
a same month 2,S42 entries were liquidated
v of which IS were liquidated with increase
. of duty and which amounted to $525; l en-
try was liquidated with refund. u en-
, tries were free. and the total amount o.
> duties liquidated was S15S 1897.
During the 26 working days of the month
of January there were presented 2lI mani
y tests and 3,243 entries were made. Tn,
l total number of packages was 1929, 4S9
n u having a gross weight of So .S65 kilos.
:, Total Revenues.
! The total collections for the port of Ha
g vana during the month of January, 1899
e amounted to $743,53Sl9. OF this amoun
;. 1854. 44675 consisted of import duties. S65
y 3O5 26 of export duties, $40. .437.05 of ton
u mage dues, SIPS of fines, and special de
u post of 81, ,367.S 50 transferred from the Gus
IL tom house at Caibarien; $3l. l.70045 wa
e deposited with the cashier as a guarantee
fund for the payment of ascertained du
ties upon consignments withdrawn 70
immediate consumption. under special per
y mits of delivery This practice of receiv
: ing said special deposits will be abolished
, under the proposed method of procedure
! by which estimated duties will be collscte'
a in conformity with the general regulation
al now in force in the island of Cuba.
10 There was refunded during the month O
"a January. 1899. the sum of sl.T53.1S.
+. During the month OF January, 1899
" transfers of funds were made amounting
to SIG, ,463.16.
Recognized ConauIs in Cubn.
r The Secretary of War has instructed tn
American forces i'm tha West Indies TO rec