The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-07
IMPORTS OF CUBA.
In Seven Months They Aggregate
More Than $40, 100000.

More Than $43,OOO,oOO.
The Division of Customs and Insular
Affairs OF the War Department yesterday
issued summary of its monthly bulletin
giving the commerce of the island of Cuba
for the seven months ending January 81,
1900.
The summary shows that the total
value of merchandise imported into the
island during the period named amount
ed in value to S43, ,055, of which
amount .i43 was admitted free OF
duty.
The classification of merchandise was
as follows:
Articles of food and animals, s21. o44, :
242, or 40 per cent Of the total.
Manufactured articles. sH.3l0.1o or
3S per cent of the total.
Articles in a crude condition. or partly
so. S632.552. or per cent Of the total.
Articles of voluntary use. luxuries,
etc, ,4S6. or 6 per cent Of the to-
tai!
Articles not classified s4.707.719.
In addition there was imported during
the period named, gold coin as follows:
From the United States, S1,59S,0S7.
From Spain, s9,212..
From France, $3.50, 900.
From Mexico, 81. 700.
Silver coin from the United States.
Sc, AGO.
From Spain, s617.
Silver bullion from the United States.
s514.
Total imports of gold and silver. ST.
149, $40.
OF the total imports into the island 1884,
264, les worth entered at the port OF Ha-
vana.
The imports by countries were as fol-
lows: From European countries S1S,S29,
395; Asiatic countries, s14S,559; Africa, 81;
North America, s22.391,511, of which
amount s19, 7S5.9ss came from the United
States; Central America, 1921 SOB; South
America, S,52s; the West Indies, ST.
O59,090, of which amount s942,996 came
from Porto Rico.
The exports by countries were as fol-
lows: To European countries, $3.50, 101
to Asiatic countries. 1921: to Africa,
s45,e26; to North America, s16,411 .240, o;
which amount s16.2s1 PIG was taken by the
United States; to Central America, 1928;
to South America, 1897 1887; to the West
Indies, So. 1856, of which amount S74,S12
was taken by Porto Rico; to Cceania,
500, IA, of which amount s4.934 was taken
by the Hawaiian Islands.
The total value of merchandise export
ed during the period named was 1885,
49S, classified as follows: Products oil
agriculture, s1o.374,s09; manufactured ar
ticles, sS.019.2S products of the forest.
s176,s72; products Of the mines, s440,052;
articles not classified, 1914, 479.
The exports of gold and silver during
the period named were as follows: Gold
coin to the United States, s2,27s,o 900; to
Spain, 1884; TO France, s502,0o0. Silver
coin. TO the United States. $1,000; to
Spain. s4.70s. Silver ore, to the United
States. $500, and TO France, 800. Total,
50, 791, POP tsf
OF the total exports OF merchandise, gold
and silver. S17,7SS.,36 worth was exported
from the port OF Havana.
Leaf tobacco to the value OF s5,g73. SGT
was exported from the island during the
period named. OF this amount s5,o46.77S
was taken by the United States. The ex-
portation OF cigars during the period nam
ed amounted in value 70 81 ,333, 1863. OF this
amount s3.50S, S16 was taken by the United
States. The expectation Of cigarettes dur
ing the period named amounted in value
to s193,505. OF this amount s21,239 was
taken by the United States. The exporta-
ton OF all other tobacco during the period
named amounted in value to $50, $50, of
which amount s5,773 was taken by the
United States.