The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-01
THIS SHOULD Be ALL
UNDER OUR CONTROL
Trade With Cuba and Porto Rico Is
Shown In Official Figures.
SPAIN HAD A GOOD THING
Showing the Growth Of Our Trade with
Cuba Even Under the Old Condi-
tions-Will Be Greater.
By Jos: Oil.


Washington July A.-(Special.)-A firm OF
Atlanta merchants wrote for information
a few DAYS ago as to tho tariff charges
at Santiago and asked whether 1T is posi-
BILE to send merchant ships in there yet.
The Atlantians said they were acting In
conjunction with a Savannah house. which
would send ship of Georgia goods to
Santiago in the very near future.
This is but one of the very many similar
Inquiries which have been made of the
customs division of the treasury depart
ment. From all parts of the country como
queries concerning the newly acquired ter
ritory and the possibilities there. To meet
this desire for Information. the bureau OF
statistics of the treasury department has
under way series of articles for its next
issue of its Summary of Finance and Com
merce" tho monthly publication Of the de-
partment
These articles will show some interesting
facts They Will show, fer instance, that
Cuba has been. under normal conditions.
buying annually about twenty-five mliloh
dollars worth Of goods from Spain, about
four million dollars worth from Great
Britain less than a million dollars worth
from 3Nrance. and less than a million dol
lars worth from Germany, while from the
United States her purchases nave ranged
from eight to tWen.y-tour milton doi!ars
in value The imports into cuba have been.
of course. Light daring the past year or
more and a fair estimate of her purchases
can only be obtained by examination OF the
figures os the year 1856, or earlier years
From European Countries.
Tho imports into Cuba and Porto RICO
from Germany In 1892 amounted to 602o,OVo
marks. the value of mark being Z5.o
cents: in 1893 it dropped 10 5Vp5,ooo mafkS'
In 1894 to $4,000, In 1895 to 3,33o,VJo MARKS.
ana In 1896 to 1893 600 marks. The largest
Item in these imports from Germany was
iron and manufactures OF iron, which IN
1896 formed nearly Ouc-third of the total
eynorts from Germany into Cuba and Por-
to Rico.
From France the tmportations into Cuba
ana Porto Rico amounted 20 5,Z'Gb9) lrdhcS
In 1893 the franc being valued at l9.3 cents
1865 in 1884, 2799,S32 in 1895 and l,13,SSo
in 1896 The largest item among these i'm
ports into Cuba and Porto Rico from
France was jeWelry ana fancy articles
which formed nearly one-third OF the 'olAl.
the next largest being textiles OF WOOL,
l33, 1913 francs. and prepared medicines ILL.,
234 francs
from the United Kingdom were valued at
G147S,17l in 1892 2132l926 in 1893
81. 12l 096 In 1884 c9i3,7 1913 1895. and f122 500
In 1886 The largest OF these imports from
the United Kingdom in 1896 were cotton
goods, .G2&$,67@ 'lnen, 3':634 l r2n'
wrought and unwrought, G7S66S; machin-
cry. G432N; hardware cutlery. etc, 3D., 9S5;
coal and other fuel, &35,429.
Spain's Valuable Trade.
From Spain the imports Of the year 1915
into Cuba were 13I, i5l.67 pesetas, the value
of the Deseta being, according 10 the mint
bureau. 1913 cents The imports from
Spain in the year 1896 were larger than
those In any preceding year in the decade.