Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-19
LOS ANGELES AHEAD
ON CUSTOMS BOOKS
RECORD BETTER THAN THAT
OF ANY OTHER CITY
Figures on cIearIngs Of Domestic Ves-
sells Do Not Include Large Num-
bers Engaged In the Coast
ing Trade

That Los Angeles has done the best
business of any city in the United
States during the fiscal year ending
June 80 last will be revealed in the GUS
toms house reports just made public.
according to a letter received here by
C. w. Pendleton, collector of customs.
from Washington, D. c.
The Los Angeles customs house. this
information indicates, experienced a
smaller decrease in business for the
year just past than any other in the
country. The total figures show ma
tional deficit Of 500, 900, 900, Of which vast
sum only $4,000 can be traced to Los
Angeles, while San Francisco shows :
deficit of s2.500,OO0. While this small
decrease was experienced in Los An
geles there was little decrease in the
amount OF imports. A larger amount
of imports was placed in bonded ware
houses, pending payment of duties, than
was necessary to cover the years
shortage. One warehouse was almost
filed with champagne on which the
duty had not been paid at the time the
figures were compiled in Washington.
Last year brought a number OF in
creases in the clerical and inspection
forces. The total expenses were $780,
927.53, as compared with SIS, 4S4.61 for
the preceding year.
| In the report for the fiscal year ends
ing June 30 that portion relative to the
clearing of domestic vessels does not
| include the hundreds of small lumber
| schoonerS and other vessels engaged in
coastwise commerce, which are not de-
quired to make entries. At San Pedro
Il Il. Id fF4 NnnC @ Vryfn
shipping. There were about one-third
Of this number at Redondo.
The report for the fiscal year ending
June 80 is as follows: Vessels entered
from foreign ports, 20; cleared for for
eign ports, 20; entered from domestic
ports, 235; cleared for domestic ports,
| 20; entries of merchandise for duty,
1904; entries free of duty, 210; entries
| for warehouse, lis; entries for ware
house and transportation, 4; entries for
| warehouse and transportation, /; en-
| tries for warehouse, 10; entries from
warehouse for consumption, 1876; entries
from warehouse for transportation, l4s
total number entries of merchandise,
1856; entries for consumption liqui-
dated, 2271; entries for warehouse
liquidated, 1913; certificates for regis
try granted, 10; certificates for enroll
ment granted, 8; licenses for coasting
J trade granted, 35; licenses to vessels
J under twenty tons granted, %; licenses
to yachts granted, g.; total number OF
documents to vessels issued, 81. Value
: of exports, domestic, $162,24S.
Receipts from all sources:
Duties on imports, S514608.S9; duties
on imports, Philippine islands, $1236;
tonnage tax, $3636.27; fines, penalties
and forfeitures, s535.9S; miscellaneous
customs receipts, s1O26.63; storage, labor
and carriage, $35350; official fees, $S40.15.
Total, $520,513.7 Amount of refunds
paid, $4O6671.
/ Expenses of collection:
Salaries of collectors, deputies. clerks,
inspectors, weighers, storekeepers, etc.
$24, S55.04; payroll of appraisers office,
$780, 20; rents $3240; miscellaneous ex-
penses, $4402.2O. Total expenses for the
year, $S5, 927.53.
The report Of Deputy Collector Will
liam Mahar of the San Pedro customs
house shows an appreciable increase In
the business of that port. It states that
for the fiscal year ended June 80 1859
foreign steamers passed through the
Angels gate, while in the preceding
year there were 1915 steamers. The net
tonnage represented was 793,246, as
compared with 791,377 the year pre-
vious. Exports of oil increased enor-
mously, since there were 233, 712 barrels
exported, against 2s,3S2 in the year
| previous.