The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-16
EXPORTS TO CUBA
Are Already Begiuning to Show the
Effect of Returning Peace.

Are Already Beginning 10 Show the
Eject of Returning Peace.
Special Dispatch to the In;elllgeneer.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec, 15,-Ex-
ports 70 Cuba. are already beginning to
show the effect of returning peace and
the reopenIng OF our ports to commerce.
The October figures of the treasury de-
partment bureau OF statistics show a
marked increase in the exports Of the
United States to Cuba In nearly all ar
tlcles, comparing October. 1898. with oc-
tober, 1891. When It is remembered that
only small proportion Of the island
and Of its ports were open 20 our COM
merce in October, 1898. and that all OF
the island and its ports were open to
our commerce In 1887, the gain shown in
these figures Is the more remarkable.
In October, 1898, only The port Of San
tiagO, and two comparatively unlmport-
ant ports In that immediate vicinity,
were open to our commerce; get the
exports from the United States to that
small section OF Cuba in that month
were considerably greater than to all Of
Cuba IN the corresponding month oS last
year. When II is further remembered
that purchases OF goods for the use OF
the Spanish army In Cuba we're being
freely made from the United States in
October OF last year. and none In Octo-
her Of the present year, the increase be-
comes the more important In its bear
ing upon the question OF prospective In
crease In sales to that island when its
ports are opened and normal conditions
resumed
Eighteen OF the twenty-fouT great
classes OF articles exported show an In
crease in october. 1898, over October,
1897. In the exports to Cuba. The six
classes which show decrease are corn
provisions, coal, furniture, naval stores
and cigars, and the reduction In these
classes Is doubtless due to the demand
in 1897 for supplies for the Spanish
army and Its officers. while In 1898 thnt
demand was not made upon American
producers al least So while the total
OF our exports to Cuba In October. 1895
does not show a Urge percentage OF
gain over October, 1897. the fact is ac-
counted for bE the withdrawal OF the
demand FOR those great staples which
were required by the Spanish troops a
year ago, hut are not purchased fgom
US for those purposes now: while the
supplies which the United States Is now
sending Its own army In the island are
not shown In our statements OF eX.
ports. In all the other items OF eX-
portE there is marked increase, de-
spite the fact that but n very small
proportion OF the Island Is yet open 10
our trade.
Among the more important OF the
items which show an increase in Octo-
her exports to Cuba In 1895 over those
OF October, 1897, are cotton cloths, which
increased from 3G,iGS yards In October.
1897, 10 l73.59i In October. 1898: wheat.
which increased from 92,4OS bushels In
October, 1897, 10 29,2Os IN October. 1898;
refined mineral OIL which increased from
1854 TO 1859 gallons; crude mineral
oil. Of which there we're no eNporta-
tions In October. 1897. shows in October
1898. an export of $50 gallons: lum-
Der OF which the October, 1897, exports
were S2SA30, amounts IN October, 1885,
, to SB9.jSO; agricultural implements in
crease from $2il To Si,47s; fruits from
SGiG2 to S.Gi9; builders hardware from
1861 to 1881
The articles which show falling off
are, as above Indicated Coal, which
fell from 23,5Ol to 22,Sl7 provisions.
from Sec. t65 u ;i5i.469 cigars, from
$26,s99 In 1897, Ia Sl342G In October 1895;
furniture from S3,O1 10 $3.50; while