Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-02
COMMERCE OF CUBA,
Summary of Monthly Bulletins for
Ten Months Ending April 80.

The division of customs and insular af-
fairs of the War Department gave out for
publication today the following summary of
| Its regular monthly bulletins, showing the
| commerce of the Island of Cuba for the ten
months ending April 30. 1900.
| The statement shows that the imports of
merchandise during the period named
amounted in value to $50, 925.:i:i9. OF this
amount $3O74, 10 was admitted free of duty.
Said imports were classified as follows: Ar
ticies of food and animals. SIS 10, los, or a
per cent of the total: manufactured articles
to the value of SO, $40, SOC, :i3 per cent
OF the total: articles in crude condition
or partly So $I12,165, or 1 per cent of the
total: articles of voluntary use, luxuries.
etc, S., S02 119, or Z per cent of the total:
miscellaneous articles to the value of 81,
3225,991, or l. per cent of the total
There was also imported during the Pc
Rod named 81 237 OBS in gold coin from the
United States; $780,, 243 from Spain, $13o,oJo
from France. and s1S,I15 from Mexico;
SIG, 260 in silver coin from the United States,
s617 from Spain, and $o14 worth of silver
bullion from the United States. making the
total imports of gold and silver during the
period named s5,105,2S7. OF the total i'm
ports of merchandise. gold and silver dur
ing said period, s49,o5S,G52 entered at the
port of Havana.
From European countries s26,3Sl,I4 from
Asfatic countries, s226,9 from Africa, 81:
from the United States, $293S65SS: from
Canada s36,477 from Mexico, o15.l6o;
from Central America, SSO4,2 61: from South
America s. 5g3. 1876; from the West Indies,
81, $50, 30S OF this amount S,44I, 4o6 came
from the Island of Porto Rico, making the
total imports from all countries combined
during the period named, $50 030,626-
The exports of merchandise from the
Island of Cuba to other countries during
the period named amounted in value to
$50 404, 421, classified follows: Products of
agriculture, sd 33I, $50, or 60 per cent of
the total; manufactures, 81. 19,933, or 33
per cent of the total; products of the for
est, 1914, 046, or l per cent of the total:
products of the mines, 1851 ,6S3 or = per
cent of the total, and articles not CLASSIFIED,
to the value of 81 POI, O30 or per cent OF
the total.
There was also exported during said pc
Rod 81 2S5. 750 in gold coin to the United
States 81 ,535 to Spain, 1902, 900 to France,
IS, 600 in silver coin to the United States
and 81, 70S to Spain, Si60 worth of silver
ore to the United States and 500 worth to
France, making the total exports OF gold
and silver, s3,299,553
OF the total exports of merchandise, gold
and silver S24,99,121 were shipped from
the port of Havana. The exports by coun-
tries were as follows: To European coun-
tries S. 642. $50: to Asiatic countries, S9,S6I:
to Africa, s74,Os7 to the United States,
$2S 1856 252: to Canada, S1S2,963; to Bermu-
da. s2,5s1: to Mexico, $40, 7c9 to Central
America s., 223: to South America. S492, Oo6:
to the West Indies. $12I0S5. OF this amount
$SO157 was taken by the Island OF Porto
Rico The exports to Oceania were val
ued at s1S1 619 OF this amount A,934 was
taken by the Hawaiian Islands, making the
total exports including gold and silver, TO
all countries combined, $3S, 103,9I4.