New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-23
HAVANA'S TRADE INCREASE.
THE UNITED STATES TOOK MORE FHoD'
UCTs IN AUGUST THAN ALL
OTHER COUNTRIES

Washington Sept. % (SpeciaD.-The war Depart
ment made public to-day most remarHaole sta,
ment of exports at the port OF havana lo' '"0
month OF August. 1899. August usually mas oee"
considered the poorest month OF tne Se"' ~ ~
mort trade Nevertheless. the exports TOT 'ns
,,ortb reached the magnificent sum Of NlO,ZV vi
this the United States alone took slSi23D worth oi
mercantile products. and In addition receNeu ''7''
900 in gold coin. o-
ON the basis Of 81 10 29i worth or exports VI me-
chandise for single month. ana that hol '"e
month ~ the year the export trade or the lslahu
,or tho wear at the port Of Havana alone woui
roach the handsome sum NJ $26,O;3.c8 inese he-
roe arc especially interesting al TINS time, az ''
demonstrate the future possibilities OF Ouoa wiz"
she shall have reached n higher state Oh '"'e'"
development. , -, ooro-
=. l., tha mart played by the United states IN
r,har commerce Those who study the hgureS
will discover that the United States bought Hlote
Of Cuban products during August thah All ''"0
countries combined. OF the merchandise eNP'''
during August the United States took VIZ" "o''"
y, nreserved fruits $500 worth Of hilec ana shH
5000 worth Of parafiin searine and wax @i'-"
North NJ raw sugar sl39 2S9 worth Of leaf TOBACCO
% 900 ortb Of cigarettes SsO PCS worth OF cigars
of other manufactures of tobacco WIZ "or'h' anu
sa5 S5 worth of other articles not here enumerated
Total for the month. N32,36O
In addition to the articles named, there was eX-
pOrted to the Unltcd states uulH6 t"1 h''"s"
500 600 in gold coin.
France received $40 worth Of cacao, $500 worm
If honey $500 worth of wax etc; <l11 worth Oh
unanUf,ctured tobacco $3.50 worth Of cigarettes.
s9S gg0 worth of cigars and $3.50 worth OF other
Snain took 500 worth OF animals. SO worm , OK
dried fruits 1912 worth of Cacao $50, ,rn OF nut
and skins STA worth or leaf tobacco Si99o Wot
~ cigars S7 262 worth Of cigarettes, $loo worth ot
otber Manufactured tobacco 80 worm or N.se'as
bles and 81 1863 worth OF other arucleS' io' "
exports Of merchandise, S59So5. -, -.
In addition Spain received 1894 in gold com
Germanv received $685. worth Of leaf topacCo'
$500 worth of cigars. and SLIGO worth OF o'her d'
ENGLAND took IS 20 worth 81 distilled spirits, ssf9
worth Of leaf tobacco si2 1856 worth Of cigars S-Y
worth Of cigarettes so worth Of asphaltlms anu
other articles amounting to 1852 Tot $15 ooS;
Mexico took $50 worth Of animals. SlgIO "oI.h %.
cigarettes. $50 worth of cigars. ana other a'"O'
amounting to 81 .e3s. Total. &,6& sra 18Th .,
Colombia South America received Sl% MoItnn ~ ~
leaf tobacco 81 5sS worth Of cigars. $ll5o wor.n :"
cigarettes sl3 400 worth OF other manuiactu,Irti
| tobacco and other articles amounting 10 S'1' To-
tai S23.2O3. ~. ioxs md 900
| Venezuela took 1910 worth Of cigars ana >i'V
| worth OF cigarettes Total, sllG. 49,. , -. =,
The Argentine Republic received $3.50 VOLT VOLT 81 aSo
CARS and 81 4O0 worth Of other articles Iotai $50;
Italy received 1854 worth OF cigars
| worth and Chill $3.50 worth. Grand total lhciuol"s
! gold, s., 10 29i.