The evening times., 1900-04-30
CUSTOMS AF HAVANA.
An Interesting statement ISSUED by
the Wa. Depa rtment.

The statement was made today by the
Division Of Customs and Insular Affairs OF
the War Department that the total col
leetions at the customs port Of Havana
for the twenty-seven working days Of
March, 1900, were $l,OOs. .269.1s. The total
collections for the month of March, 1899.
at the same port were 1897. SO. showing
an increase of total collections for the
month Of March. 1900 over the same
month of the previous year of S109, ,22s-34.
The collections for March. 1900. were:
Import duties. 1886. 5.421-sS: export duties.
SIS, 763.45; tonnage dues, $36.3S1.42; har
Dor Improvement taxes. 1s.es3.s4; cattle
inspection fees. s., ,243.3 storage and cart
age charges, 50, ,12S.SS; capitation taxes.
$2,2s4.s0; fines, confiscations, etc, S4649S;
overtime work of customs employees. ST.
162; consular fees, Sl20.50, and misceIlAne-
Gus. S66s.6O
During the month of March. 1900. du-
ties were collected on postoffice decIara-
tions to the amount Of s229.SS The total
amount OF duties Iiquidated during the
month were sl,OO5, ,s97-65-
OF the 5.46S entries liquidated during the
month of March, 1900, 81 were free and &c
were liquidated with an increase OF duty.
There were presented at the port Of Ha-
Nana for the month Of March, 1900. 4. $50
immediate consumption entries OF meT-
chandise and I69 ms nifests
There landed al tha port of Havana dur
ing March 1900. from points outside of
The Island of Cuba 1859 passengers Of
this number ]. .60S came from the United
states. 1876 from SDaia. and 320 from 9TH
er countries.
During the same period there were i'm
ported into the port OF Havana IS.S55 do
nestle animals. The animals mentioned
were divided as follows; Steers. l3.449i
horses, 81; mules, 433; dOnkeys, 81; cows,
516: calves. 157; bulls. 2: sheep. 10: ats,
=: swine. 1853: the remainder being made
up OF animals of various descriptions. OF
the number Of cattle imported. 1892 came
from the United States. OF the number OF
norses imported 2I2 came from the United
States. or the nUmber OF mules imported.
@Z2 came from the United States. OF the
number OF hogs imported. 3.S42 came from
the United States
During the month OF March. 1900. $50
vessels Of all kinds Of a total tonnage OF
zI2.3l4. entered the port OF Havana q ON
points outside Of the Island OF Cuba. and
IA vessels Of All kinds. OF a tO-al tOnna e
VI -V1rtSts titdiGl from LLaL port tOE lOE-
eign ports during the month
During the month OF March. 1909. 154
vessels of all kinds. OF a total tonnage OF
za.lis. entered the port OF Havana from
ports IN the island OF Cuba. and 164 YES
sells OF all kinds, Of a total tonnage
Of 21-S5S. cleared from that port during
the month for other ports of the island
The total number CT vessels Of al kinds.
foreign ana cosstWise that entered the
port OF Hhvana during March. 1850. was
SO4, with total gross tonnage OF 2s7. .463
The total number OF vessels. foreign and
coastwise. that cleared frOm that port for
otser ports during the some period vas
StA Of a total gross tonnage OF 2q2 I4i
During the month OF February. 800
Only z2s vessels OF all kinds foreign md
ooastwise, entered the port OF Havana.
while there cleared from the port named
during the month CT February. 1900. only
z4S vessels, foreign and coastwise. OF all
kinds -1-