The times., 1899-06-05
VOLUME OF TRADE At
THE PORT OF HAVANA
Imports During the Month of
February.
A General Statement Filed at the
War Department.
America Leads in the Expectation of
Agricultural Implements and
Miscellaneous Provisions.

Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn has
of articles of merchandise imported into
that port during the month of February,
1899, showing the countries from which
the importatlons were made. Other re-
ports of a similar nature are expected to
be filed with the Secretary of War COW
ering other ports in the island of Cuba
The reports for March, April, and May
are daily expected.
AS an evidence of the business done at
the port of Havana for a single month,
and that the shortest month of the year,
there were 337 packages of agricultural
implements, weighing 121S1 kilos, import
ed from the United States, and 7l2 pack
ages weighing 5,457 kilos. from England
All OF these packages were imported free
OF duty, as there is no tariff upon agri-
cultural implements imported into Cuba.
During the same month there was i'm
ported from the United States to Havana
375,9sS litres of beer, while there was i'm
ported from England 1861 litres, and
from other countries 2,647 litres.
During February there was imported into
Havana from the United States 357, ,2S7
kilos of Goldfish. from England lis. 400 kilos,
and from other countries q, ,i23 kilos.
In the matter of crockery England leads
the list of any single country, there be-
ing imported from that country 20.42
kilos, as against 3,475 kilos from the
United States. while there was imported
from other countries 21,0S7 kilos.
OF articles of glassware OF all kinds i'm
ported into Havana during February, the
United States leads with 45, ,23S kilos, Eng
land furnishing only 1910 kilos, while
from other countries the importations
| amounted to los, ,929 kilos.
In the matter OF hardware the United
States again leads with 1SS93l kilos, Eng
land following with 50, ,425 kilos, and other
countries 1,203 kilos.
OF miscellaneous provisions there were
received from the United States during
the month of February almost as many
kilos as were received from all other
countries combined; the number of kilos
| imported being 915,79 while from Eng
| land there were only received 2S1 400
kilos, and from all other countries 1851
| 147 kilos.
Spain leads in the expectation of wines
| and liquors to Havana, there being re-
ceived at that port in February from
| Spain 1893 26S litres, the United States
furnishing 1884 litres, France 1911,
England 3,16S litres, and other countries
IL OLA litres.
| In the importation of table wines Spain
again occupies the first place, and it may
| be said in passing that she supplies prac-
| tically the entire market. Very little
| table wine is exported from the United
| States, the importations from this country
| into Cuba being more in the line of alco-
holic liquors France, Holland. and Ger
| many follow the United States in the mat
ter of expectation of alcoholic liquors.
| To sum up, the United States leads in
| the expectation of agricultural implements,
beer. Goldfish, glass. hardware, and miscel-
| laneous provisions, while England exceeds
the United States only in the expectation
| OF crockery.Lt tul