The evening times., 1900-10-06
THE COMMERCE. OF CUBA
Imports Over $40, 900, 900 and
Exports Nearly $40, 600, 900.
Articles of Food and Animals Were
Forty-nine Per Cent OF the Total
Imports, While Three MfIiion Dol
lars i'm Gold and Silver Coin
Was Also Imported by the Island

The Division of Customs and InsuIar
Affairs of the War Department made
public today, summary of its monthly
bulletin. giving the commerce of the ISL
and 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 amount
Ell in value to s43, 469. .G55, of which
amount s1.S51.443 was admitted free Of
duty.
The classification of merchandise was
as follows:
Articles of food and animals, S21 044. :
24z, or 10 per cent OF the total.
Manufactured articles. s14.310.1G6. or
80 per cent of the totai
Articles in a crude condition. or partly
SO. s6S2.552. or 1 per cent OF the total.
Articles of voluntary use. luxuries.
etc. sz,774.436. or 6 per cent OF the to-
tai.
Articles not classified. $4.707.719.
In addition there was imported during
the period named, gold coin as follows:
From the United States, $1,598. .0S7-
From Spain. S9.212s
From France $3.50. .0u0
From Mexico. 81. 700.
Silver coin from the United States.
s6,46o
From Spain. s617.
Silver bullion from the United States.
s514.
Total imports of gold and silver. ST.
149, $50
OF the total imports into the island ss4,-
2e4, les worth entered at the port of Ha-
yana.
The imports by countries were as fol-
lows: From European countries SIS. .829.-
S95; Asiatic countries, S14S, ,559: Africa, 81 /:
North America. S22, 391.51I, OF which
amount $19. .7S5. .95S came from the United
States; Central America. s721 ,593: South
America, $2,46S. .526; the West Indies. ST.
O09, $50, of which amount S942, $50 came
from Porto Rico
The exports by countries were as fol-
lows: To European countries, 50, 750. .101 !;
to Asiatic countries, S6.371: to Africa.
S45, ,626i TO North America, SIG, All .240. OF
which amount SIG, ,2SI ,2I6 was taken by the
United States; to Central America, So, ,259;
TO South America, $337, 7,5S7; to the West
Indies. $92, $50. of which amount $74,812
was taken by Porto Rico; to oceania,
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 S19, $50, =
49S, classified as follows: Products of
agriculture, $40, 81, SOC; manufactured ar
ticles, SS.019. .2S0; products of the forest,
s176.ST2; products of the mines, $40, ,052: -:
articles not classified, $944, ,479.
The exports Of gold and silver during
the period named were as follows: Gold
coin To the United States, $2,27S, coo: to
Spain, 1884, to France, $502, 600 Silver
coip. to the United States, $1,000. to
Spain, s4,T03. Silver ore. TO the United
sratss, $3.50, and to France. 500. Total.
s2,791. .f02
OF the total exports of merchandise gold
and silver, SIT, 7SS. 736 worth was exported
from The port of Havana.
Leaf tobacco to the value of S5,973, ,56T
was exported from the island during the
period named. OF this amount IS. 5.046, ,77S
was taken by the United States The ex-
.3ortation Of cigars during the period nam
ed amounted in value 70 81. .333. .963 OF this
amount IS, sos, SIG was taksu1by the United
-ates- The expectation OF cigarettes dur
ing the period named amounted in value
TO s193. sos OF this amount s2f ,239 was
taken By The United States. TIE exporta-
ton of all other tobacco during the period
named amounted in value to $50, $50. of
whlcn amount S5,7T3 was taken by the
United States.