Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-06
CUBAN COMMERCE.,
Summary of the Regular Monthly
Bulletin.

The division of customs and insular affairs
Of the War Department made public today
the Following summary of its regular
monthly bulletin, giving the commerce of
the Island of Cuba for the seven months
ended January 81, 1900:
The summary shows that the total value
of merchandise imported into the island
during the period named amounted in value
to S43 469, 055, of which amount 1851 443
was admitted free Of duty
The classification of said merchandise was
as follows: Articles Of food and animals
$21044, 242, 40 per cent Of the total;
manufactured articles, $14,31O, 1885, or 33 per
cent of the total; articles In crude condi-
ton, or partly SO. $3.50 552, or 1 per cent of
the total; articles of voluntary USE luxu-
RES etc. 81, 74.436 or @ per cent of the
total, and articles not classified, to the
value of $4.7O7.719.
In addition to the above there was i'm
ported during the period named gold coin
as follows: From the United States 81 598-
027; from Spain, $9212: from France, $780,
600; from Mexico, 81 700. Silver coin from
the United States, So, 460; from Spain, S617.
Silver bullion from the United States to the
value of S514; making the total imports of
gold and silver S. 1850.
OF the total imports into the island $34-
PA 100 worth entered at the port or Ha-
vana
The imports by countries were as follows:
From European countries, SIS. 500, 1896: from
Asiatic countries. S14S. $50; from Africa, 81;
from North America, So, 391 ,511. OF this
States. From Central America, $721 SOB;
from South America, 81, 46s ,526; from the
West Indies. S1,O59. 600. OF this amount
S942,996 came from Porto Rico
The exports by countries were as follows:
To European countries. $3.50. 1OI; to Ash
attic countries S6,371; to Africa, $45, 500; to
North America, SIG. All, $40. OF this amount
$162sl,2 l8 was taken by the United States.
ca, 1887 .5S7; to the West Indies $92 356 OF
this amount s74,s12 was taken by Porto
Rico. To Oceanica, $100144 OF this
amount S4,93i was taken by the Hawaiian
Islands.
The total value of merchandise exported
during the period named was $19955 492
classified as follows: Products of agricul-
ture S10,374, 500; manufactured articles So
019,2S0; products OF the forest Sl76S72:
products of the mines, $4400 52. and articles
not classified to the value of 1914, 479
The exports of gold and silver during the
to the United States, $227S. OOe; to Spain.
1894. to France, 500. 600 Silver coin to the
United States, 5000; to Spain, 81, 7OS Sill
yer ore to the United States. S46O worth
and to France. 500 worth; making the total
exports of gold and silver during the period
named So, T91. 202
OF the total exports of merchandise, gold
and silver. SIT. 7SS. 1856 worth was exported
from the port of Havana.
Tobacco being the leading article of ex-
port. 1t will be interesting to know that leaf
tobacco to the value of S., 973 557 was ex-
ported from the island during the period
named. or this amount $5,O46.77s was taken
by the United States. The expectation of
cigars during the period named amounted
in value to 1888. 1853. OF this amount
IS, ,316 was taken by the United States
The expectation of cigarettes during the
period named amounted in value to S192 sos
OF this amount $21 ,239 was taken by the
United States. The expectation of all other
tobacco during the period named amounted
In value to $56.450 of which amount S., 773
was taken by the United States.