The evening times., 1900-09-21
TRADE WITH CUBA.
summary sfori the Last Six Months

y
az $500.
The Division of Customs and Insular At
fairs of the War-Bepartment gave out to-
day for publication a summary of its reg
uiar monthly bulletin showing the trade
of the Island ofguba for the six months
ended DecembersS1. 1899.
The summary shows the total trade for
the six months named as follows:
The total imports during the six months
named amounted in value to $37 ,5G6. 167
Of this amount $1,57O, ,116 was admitted
duty free.
The imports during the period named
We're classified as follows:
Articles of foods and animals TO the
value of $l8,296, ,6l2; manufactured arti-
cles. 81, 391, f75; articles in a crude con-
dit1on CT partially So $513, sos; articles OF
voluntary use. luXuries etc. 81, 357, ,227 !;
miscellaneous. $4,0069 947. The total amount
of import duties collected during the pc
riod named were 81, ,044 O34; the per cent
age of free articles, All
The imports OF gold and silver during
the period were as follows:
Gold coin from the United States. ST.
2S0,e25; from SPAIN So, ,084; from France.
$3.50. GOO; from Mexico S4,700 making the
total imports of gold coin $1.S1T, S09.
Silver from the United States, Ss, 460;
from Spain, $6l7. making total of silver
coin of 81 OF; silver bullion TO the value
of $514 frcna the United States. making the
total imports of gold and silver 81 ,S25, 100.
The total imports, including gold and
silver, by countries during the period
named were as follows.
From European countries, 6,204 ,769;
Asiatic countries. S137 CO.. from Africa
Sf09 from North America S19 265, ,551, OF
K-hS S.h : 80 "a tsssj
from the United States; from Central Amer
lea. $500. .S53; from South America. $2,04i,-
731: from the West Indies. $96S,564, OF
which amount 1864 05T was imported from
Porto Rico. Making the total imports, in
cluding gold andl silver, from all countries
combined $39, 391 ,567
During the six months named there was
exported from the Island OF Cuba meT-
chandise TO the value of Sl6,54l,5sl, classi-
fed as follows:
Products of agriculture, $S,374,S40: man
ufacturrs. S6,94S, $50; products OF Tie for
ests, $l3, 221; products OF the mines. SEQ
1874: miscellaneous articles 20 the value or
$500, AS. During the same period there
was exported $2.27S, eco in gold coin TO the
United States. 1894 to Spain. and $50 000
to France, making the total exports OF gold
coin 81. 1874: s., Gee in silver coin was ex-
ported to the United States and $4,1eS to
Spain making total exports Of gold and
silver during the period named $3.50, ,643.
To total exports, including gold and sill
Yer. by countries were IS follows,
To European countries, $4.713.929; to
Asiatic countries. $6.07l: 10 Africa $50. 362;
to North America. $14134750, of this
amour SI4 02j.I7S was taken by the United
States; to Central America, $l.2Sl; TO
South America $2S4. .716; 10 the West In
dies. S3G. 722; to Oceania, ss4.3I2. or this
amount sfiG4 was exported to the Ha-
waiian Islanls-;nnking the total exports.
including gold and silver, TO all countries
combined $19 332 233
IN analysis of the above summary viii
show that in the matter OF imports the
United States leads with SIG S43. 1874. or
nearly one half of the total amount OF i'm
ports The United Kingdom is second
Spain is third, France is fourth, and Mexi :
co is fifth
In the matter of exports the United
States also leads. with Sl4. .025,17S or prac-
ticaIiy aeventy-five per cent OF the total
exports; the United Kingdom is second.
Germany third: France is fourth, and
Spain NTH OF the total imports $S,0i3. S6+
were received at the port of Havana and
of the total exports SO -252. .S3S worth were
exported through said port.
Tobacco being the leading article of ex-
port it may be Interesting 20 know thai
during the six months named tt.e exports
Of this article were as follows:
Leaf tobacco TO the value of S4T10S25,
of which amount S3.904 .S1S was taken by
the United States: cigars to the value of
S6.35S. 459. of which amount 50 $50 066
worth were taken by the United States
cigarettes 20 the value Of S152. .SS3. of
which amount s20 7G9 was taken by the
United States; all other tobacco to the
value OF S51, 425. of which amount s.. .657
was taken by the United States