MALT AND BEER IN SPANISH AMERICA. 335 



PASO DEL NORTE. 



REPORT BY CONSUL SAMPSON. 



MALT. 



There is very little malt imported into this district, and but little 

 prepared locally. 



BEER. 



The imports of beer are from St. Louis and Milwaukee, about 75 per 

 cent., and German beer about 25 per cent. It is imported mostly in 

 bottles, barrels, or boxes, a small per cent, in kegs. 



Duties charged : $11.62 (United States currency) per case of six dozen 

 quarts; $9.77 on ten dozen pints; $3*.25 per quarter barrel. Prices 

 wholesale, $13 per cask of six dozen bottles. Retail price, 25 cents a 

 bottle. 

 No domestic; all foreign (United States or German). 



A. J. SAMPSON, 



Consul. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Paso del Norte, February 20, 1890. 



PIEDRAS NEGRAS. 



REPORT BY CONSUL FEOHET. 



MALT. 



No malt is imported in this consular district, and none locally pre- 

 pared, and consequently there is no data to determine the cost of malt 

 per bushel. 



BEER. 



Beer is largely imported from the United States and Germany. Beer 

 from the United States is shipped in kegs and in bottles, quarts and 

 pints, packed in barrels. 



German beer is packed in cases or boxes containing two dozen quart 

 bottles. 



Import duties are as follows : " In bottles, without allowance for 

 breakage or leakage, net weight, 30 cents per kilogram. In barrels 

 (kegs), without allowance for leakage, 20 cents per kilogram." A light 

 beer is best suited for local consumption. 



There are no domestic breweries in this consular district. 



United States and German beers retail at same price ; quart and 

 pint bottles retail at 50 cents and 25 cents, Mexican silver. Keg beer 

 is sold at 10 cents per glass. 



