The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-17
CUBAN EXPORTS
ARE INCREASING
THE EFFECTS OF RETURNING
PEACE ALREADY VISIBLE.
October Figures of the Treasury De-
partment Bureau of Statistics AL
ready Show a Marked Increase in
Exports of the United States-only
a Few Ports Are Opened.


Speclal to the Scranton Tribune,
Washington Dec. 16.-EXports TO Gu
ba are already beginning to show the
effects of the returning peace ana tnc
reopening of our ports to commerce.
The October figures Of the treasury
Department bureau of statistics snow
a marked increase in the exports o.
the United States to cuba in nearly
all articles, comparing october lSsS
with October 1897. When ii Is remem-
bcred that only "a small proportion CT
the island and its ports were open
to our commerce in October 1898, ana
that all of Che island and its ports
were open to our commerce in 1871
the gain shown i'm these figures is the
more remarkable. In October 1898 1niT
the port of Santiago and two compaS-
atively unimportant ports in that i'm
mediate vicinity were open to our COM
merce, yet the exports from the United
States to that small section of Cdbd
i'm that month were considerably
greater than to all Cuba IN
the corresponding month of last
wear. When it is further remembered
that purchases of good for the Us"
of the Spanish army in cuba Wee
states i'm October of last year and none
i'm October of the present year. trr
increase becomes the more important
in its bearing upon the question ot
prospective increase in sales to that isl-
and when its ports are opened ana
normal conditions resumed.
Eighteen of the twcnty-fou great
classes of articles exported show an
10, nnt
1891 in the exports to cuba. The six
classes which show d decrease are
forms. provisions. coal. furniture naval
stores and cigars, and the reduction
in these classes is doubtless due 10
the demand i'm 1S9, for supplies for
the spanish army and its officers, while
in 1SqS that demand was not made 40
ON American producers at least. So
while the total of our exports to cuba
in October 1898 does not show as large
a percentage of gain over October 1897,
the fact is accounted for by the With
drawal of the demand for those great
staples which were required by she
spanish troops a year ago, but are not
purchased from us for those purposes
now; while the supplies which The
United States is now sending its o"lI
army in the island are not shown III
our statement of exports. In all the
other items of exports there is a mark
ed increase, despite the fact that bu,
very small proportion of the island
is yet open to our trade,
IMPORTANT ITEMS.
Among the more important items
which show an increase i'm October eX'
ports to Cuba in 1898 over those oi
October 1897 are cotton cloths, whiCl
increased from 36,46S yards in October
1897 to 1854 in October 1898; wheat
which increased from ~ ,40S bushels il
October 1897 to 30 20S in October 1898
refined mineral oil. which increased
from 1854 To- A. ,559 gallons: crude min
eral oil, of which there were no cV
portations in October 1897. shows il
October 1898 an export of 252,1j0 gal
Ions; lumber, of which the October lS9
exports were $2S.i39, amounts in Oc
tober 1898 to $62 $50; agricultural inl
plements increase from S2l1 to $l,iTy
fruits from $4462 to S7,6l9. builders
hardware from $4. .651 to $193Sl.
The articles WiCh show falling of
are. as above indicated, corn, Prov
sions, coal, naval stores furniture an,
cigars Coal fell from S23,5o1 to So,
Sl7 provisions from $262, ,465 to $15l. .459
cigars from $26,S92 in 1897 to S13.426 il
October 1898; furniture from $3.071 I
$2,S99: while corn fell from S5,406 bush
els in October 1897 to 6,3l4 in Octoba
1895.
The above figures will be understood
not to include the articles sent to Gu
ba for the use of the United state
army, government supplies not bein
included in the official statements g.
exports
THE INCREASE,
The following table shows the cH
ports to cuba in October 1898, con
pared with October 1897. 1t should |
remembered in considering il that bl
three ports, and those exclusively
the eastern end of the island are V,
open to our commerce, though it
expected that all of the ports will I
open in January.
Exports To Cuba tOctD 1891. l>y
Agricultural implemcnts...S I'll 5 IL
Sewing machines .,,....,... liu
TNpewriters ,.,........ ....,.. 2O1
SEEDS ..,...,,... ....,.,..,..., va
Wood, unmanufaCturcd .... ISIS 81
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