The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-25
Areas Collections During Fis-
cal Year 1889 Amount
To $1O,913,91O.21
By O MATTHEWS

By BOB MATTHEWS
The North Carolina district Of the
U. S. Customs service, with collec-
tons during the fiscal year of 1899
amounting to $10,913, 910.21, ranked
sixth among the 4S districts in the
United States.
The North Carolina district out.
ranked New Orleans, San Fran
cisco, Norfolk, and Los Angeles
among the first ten custom districts
for the fiscal year Of 1899.
Wilmington's headquarters Office
for the customs service in North
Carolina was exceeded in customs
collections during 1889 by only
five other districts: New York,
Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Mary.
land, and Chicago.
SIC Per 500
The North Carolina district COL
lected it's revenue cheaper than any
other district in the country during
1888, it costing only So cents to
collect 500 as compared to the
average over the country Of $5.93
to collect 500.
There were 20,51o entries Of mer.
chandise in the North Carolina dis
trict during 1899, a considerable
increase over the record Of 1888
entries Of merchandise in the dis.
trict during the previous year.
"The North Carolina district is
one of the fastest growing and most
progressive customs service dis
tricts in the United States" John
Bright Hill, collector of customs,
commented today.
Figures showing the leadership
of the North Carolina district in
collections, cost of collecting rev.
enue per 500 valuation, and en-
tries Of merchandise were available
today after receipt by Collector of
Customs Hill of the annual off.
cial report from the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Over 10 Millions
The North Carolina district with
custom collections totaling $10,-
913, 910.21 for the fiscal year OF
1888 was exceeded by the records OF
only five other districts a. follows:
First, New York, Sill, 73o, 1902;
second, Massachusetts,, $25 .406. 941
third, Philadelphia, $~22,319,581;
fourth, Maryland, $12,7s5, $50; and
fifth, Chicago, s~11,157,27o.
The North Carolina district led
four other districts in customs col
lections for the 1899 fiscal year
covering the period from July 1.
1898, to June 80, 1889, in the first
ten districts as follows:
Seventh, New Orleans, 1891, ASS
eighth, San Francisco, $685. 1898;
ninth, Norfolk, $8,e49.1S5 and
tenth, Los Angeles, $S,S37,973.
1.-THE North Carolina district OF
the U. S. customs service, Collector
of Customs Hill said, collects its
revenue cheaper than any other
district in the country, it costing
only So cents to collect 500 in com.
parison with the general average OF
S5.93 for the entire country"
Collecting Costs
Comparison Of the cost Of collect.
ing revenue per 800 valuation of
the North Carolina district with the
top ten custom districts in the Unit
ed States were listed by Collector OF
Customs Hill as follows:
First, New York, 1887; second,
Massachusetts, 1887; third, Phila'
delphia, $3.45; fourth, Maryland,
1857; fifth, Chicago, $2.97; sixth,
North Carolina, SO cents; seventh,
San Francisco, $7.39; eighth, New
Orleans, $5.18; ninth, Virginia,
$2.O5; and tenth, Los Angeles. s5.42.
During the fiscal year of 1888
there were 1888 entries Of mer.
chandise in this district" Collector
of Customs Hill said, "a consider.
able increase when compared with
total Of 2o,510 entries Of merchan-
disc for the fiscal year of 1882"
Custom collections Of $685.
91O.21 for the North Carolina dsi.
trict for 1889 compared with $780,
S75, 419.38 for 1888 and $11, 464, 429.81
for 1887.
Collector Of Customs Hill said COL
lections totaled 1894, 1852 for the
first six months OF the 1910 fiscal
year covering the period from July
1, 1899. to December 81, 1889, as
compared with the record Of COL
lections for the corresponding six
months period for three previous
fiscal years as follows:
1889, $3.50, 689.11; 1888, $685.
2o2.43; and 1897. S 5,72s,So3.54
Number OF Vessels
Records Of vessels engaged in for
eign trade for the North Carolina
district Of the customs service were
as follows:
For the fiscal year, 1889, 96; 1888,
l97; and 1897, 90; for the first six
months period of each fiscal year.
1910, 43; 1889, 50; 1898, So; and 1887,
SO.
SALES INCREASE
DETROIT, Jan. 24.-R-The Au-
tomobile Manufacturers association
announced today that retail sales OF
new passenger cars and trucks in