Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-25
HAVANA CUSTOMS REcs'eIs
REPORT OF THE CUBAN COLLECTOR
FOR MAY.
For the 81 Working Days $1,OO5. 2623O
Was Taken in-Statfstics Regarding
Arrivals and Departures.

The division of customs and insular af-
fairs of the War Department has given out
for publication the report of the collec
tor of customs for Cuba for the month of
May, 1900.
The report shows that the total collec-
lions for the port of Havana for the TWEEN
ty-seven working days of the month of
May was 81 ,OG5, 252.3O. OF the above amount
S91l consisted of import duties; $780,
1921 Of export duties, S23, 164. IS of tonnage
dues, S16.2S5.SS of special harbor improve
ment taxes. $2.:,37.4 40 of cattle inspection
fees, ST. 15S. IA of storage and carriage
charges. $1.51546 of proceeds of sales of
seized and unclaimed merchandise, S1,311 of
capitation taxes, S750.S7 of fines, confisca-
lions. etc. $685. of overtime work of Gus
toms employees, $S1 of consular fees and
S66350 of miscellaneous There was re-
funded during the month of May 1900, ST.
0E0O3
During the month of May, 1900, there
were collected in duties on post office decla-
rations S1fa.24. During the same period
4."2l immediate consumption entries of
merchandise and 141 manifests were pre-
scented at the port of Havana
Persons Arrived and Departed.
During the month of May, 1900, there
landed at the port of Havana from points
outside of the Island of Cuba, 2,475 pas
sengers. of whom $50 came from the United
States, 1,ss6 from Spain and 400 from other
countries During the same period there
sailed from the port of Havana for ports
outside of Cuba 2,4o5 passengers, of whom
S44 sailed for the United States 224 for
Spain and 33I for other countries
There We're liquidated during the month
of May. 1900, Ash entries. of which 90
were free. and 80 We're liquidated with an
increase of duty. The total amount of du-
ties Inundated
Commercial Statistics.
During the month of May. 1900. 1874 YES
sells of all kinds. of total gross tonnage
of 253,313 entered the port of Havana from
ports outside of the Island of Cuba, and
124 vessels of all kinds of a total gross ton
mage of 246971 cleared from that port for
foreign ports. During the same period us
vessels of all kinds, of total gross ton
mage of 27.:551 entered the port of Havana
from ports in the Island of Cuba. and IT,
vessels. of total gross tonnage of p go,
cleared from that port for ports in the Is
land of Cuba. During the month of May.
1900 there entered the port of Havana :S12
vessels of all kinds, foreign and coastwise
of a total gross tonnage of $50, 500. and BOG
vessels of all kinds foreign and coastwiSe
of a total gross tonnage of PA .tD1, cleared
from the port of Havana for other ports.
During the month of April. 1900, 312 YES
sells of all kinds. foreign and coastwise en-
tered the port of Havana, as against 81
vessels of all kinds foreign and coastwise.
during the month of May. There cleared
from the port of Havana during the month
of April 1860, BOG vessels of all kinds. for
egn and coastwise. as against 2.6 vessels
of all kinds, foreign and coastwise, during
the month of May.
During the month of May, 1900. there
We're imported into the port of Havana
20 6}3 domestic animals In the number
named were 2-3 horses, 2S5 mules. 164S2
steers, 2.5o1 hogs, SO cows. 2S' calves, Ii
bulls, 2 donkeys. 1 sheep and l other ami
NAL not named. There We're no cattle i'm
ported free of duty for breeding purposes
during the month of May, 1900, into the
port of Havana.