The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-18
PEACE AFFECTS
CUBAN EXPORTS.
October Statistice Show Marked In
crease from This Country.
SOME CLASSES HAVE DECREASED
Goods Which the spanish Army hc-
CURED Have Fallen CA While All
Other Imports FROM This Cou"-
try lave Largely Increased

WAsIrI>tCTDN. Dec. lG-Succial.-
Exports to cuba are ai caot beginning
10 show tho cncct of returning peace ana
the rcopouing OF our ports t' CONNIE zee.
The october figures OF ttc Treasury De-
partment Bureau Of Statistics sho" "a
marked increase in the exports of tho
United States TO Cuba iu nearly aA are
tlcies. comparing October 1905 with Ocio-
Der lN1 when 81 is remembered ihat
only q small proportion OF thl ISLAND and
Of its ports were open 100 our comm zee
IN October 1885, ana tnat aI OF t-e Isle
and its pnrs were open To our come
mcrco in 1885, abe gain shown in tnese
figures is thc moro remarkable ln 'Di'-
Der lN> only tne port of Santiago. ANA
TWO compare lively unim iiant ports DO
that immediate vicinity. were oIt1 10 our
commerce set tnc exports from the
United States to thHt small section or
cuba en- tllt month wcro' cousidoff'N
greater Cham TO all of Cuba iu Che core
responding month of last year, .l.l
10 SIS further remembered that pnr. Bases
Of goods for tho usc Of ihe Spanish atnF
in cuba were being freely made ii'm
tho United States in October uf last
year, and none in october for llc Ires-
cat year. tho increase becomes tle more
important fee its bearing upon the qntf-
ton OF prospective increase in sales io
that island WHOM Sos ports are opened
and normal conditions resumed
SOME DECREASE
Eighteen Of the twenty-four freat
classes ot articles exported show aa inc
crease in october 1sS over October lNfl.
An the exports 90 Cuba. The six classes
which show decrease are corn. .loNis-
TONS. coal furniture. naval stores ana
cigars. and the reduction I'm these c,3sscs
IS doubtless due TO the demand i'm l'F
Tor supplies for tho Spani-n army ana
its officers. while iu 1895 that demand
was not made upon Am 1can pr)ju. as
at least So while the total OF our cN-
ports 90 cuba 600 October 1898 does not
show a large percentage of gain over
October 1885, The fact De- accounted for by
the Withdrawal Of the demand for those
great staples which were required by the
Spanish troops "a year ago, hut are not
purchased from MS for those purposes
now. while the supplies which the United
States is now sending its own army in
The island are not shown i'm our state
mcnts of exports. I'm all the other DO 100 g
Of exports there S. marked increase,
despite the fact that but a very small
proportion of tho island is yet open 10
our trade.
Among the more important of the
items which show am increase in October
exports To- Cuba On 1895 over those of
october 1897. are cotton cloths which jill
creased from 3G.46S Yards I'm October istj.
20 59i i'm October 1885. wheat wiich
increased from &.i0, bushels in octo-
Der 1897 90 1920, in october lSgS. refined
mineral oil which increased from 465i To-
1850 gallons: crude mineral oil of which
there were no expectations i'm October
1901 shows iu October 1905 am export of
232 80 gallons; lumber Of which the Oc-
tober 1897 exports were $2S439. amounts
in October ft'S to 1852 so. agricultural inn
plements increase from S2ll TO $.ES.
fruits from SG.4G2 20 S1Gi4. builders hard
ware from A65l 10 $i93N.
THE LOSERS.
The articles which show 81, falling off
are. as above indicated. corn. provisions.
coal, naval stores. furniture and cigars.
Coal fell from 23.5M TO % N7 provisions
from 1852 fGj 90 Sl5l AGO. cigars from $2f Sl2
in 1897 81 $i3.4-6 in October is9o. furniture
from $3.01 10 $3.50. while corn fel from
S.f06 bushels in October 1890 to G31l i'm
October 1895
The above figures will Dee uuderstoodsnot
70 include the articles sent to cuba Tor
the use Of the United States army. gov
eminent supplies not being included I'm
the official statements Of exports.
TABLE OF EXPORTS.
The following table shows Tire oyporte
OF leading articles 20 cuba in October
lsS. compared with October 1897 Do
should be remembered in considering n
that but three ports. ana those exclusive
Is Ia the eastern end Of the island are
vet open 60 our commerce. though IL IS
expected that al Of the ports will De-