Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-15
THE COMMERCE OF CUBA
STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDED JUNE 30.
Imports of Merchandise Were Valued
mt Ss1 ,6S1.1S7 and Exports
at $45 DDS, 346.

The division of insular affairs of the War
Department gave out today for publication
the following statement taken from it's reg
ular monthly bulletin. showing the trade
of the Island of Cuba for the fiscal year
ended June 30. 1900.
The summary shows that the imports of
merchandise during the period named
amounted in value to ST. .6S1, 1877. OF this
amount S4,045754 was admitted free of duty.
Said imports We're classified as follows
Articles of food and animals, $33, 1874 ole or
40 per cent of the total; manufactured arti-
cles. S23 206 or "a per cent Of the total;
articles In a crude condition or partly so,
$91S.SG0 or l per cent of the total; articles
Of voluntary use, Injuries. etc, 81. 604 743 or
per cent Of the total and miscellaneous
articles to the value of s9,OS4, 49, or ID per
cent of the total
There was also imported during the period
named gold coin follows: From the
United States, s4,242 1873; from Spain, 1902
2f3; from France S53o,OO0; from Mexico,
s1s,41o, making the total imports Of gold
coin, S3,U93,OB The imports of silver coin
were as follows: From the United States,
SIT AGO; from Spain, SIT, $50, making the total
imports of silver coin, So, DIG There was
also imported S514 worth of silver bullion
from the United States, making the total
imports Of gold and silver during the period
named, s., 10: 13S.
The imports by countries were as follows
From European countries S1415.3i3; from
Asiatic countries. s247 col: from Africa, $3.50
from North America, $37,996,7Oo. OF this
amount 34,347 Cos was imported from the
United States $44,15 from Canada and 3d.
605,53S from Mexico. The imports from
Central America amounted in value to $780,
O36; from South America, 81, 4S4, S92; from
the West Indies. S1,157,911. OF this amount
S1,611, 237 was imported from Porto Rico,
making the total imports of merchandise,
gold silver all
bined during the period named $IG.S69,S13
OF the total imports into the island dur
ing the period named $57.9o1 60 worth was
entered at the port of Havana. The total
value of merchandise. gold and silver inn
ported into the Island Of Cuba from date
Of American occupation, July II, 1888, to
June so, 1900. $113,S46603. OF this
amount $50 1886, 1871 was entered at the port
of Havana.
The exports Of merchandise from Cuba to
other countries during the fiscal year ended
June 90 1900, amounted in value to S45.-
22S,346, classified fellows: Products OF
agriculture, SIS ,o51 SAG, or IS per cent of the
total; manufactured articles to the value OF
s13 1O6,346. or so per cent Of the total;
products of the forest, s649Ol3, or per cent
of the total; products of the mines, 1874, 800,
or per cent Of the total, and miscellaneous
articles to the value Of 81, o26, 742, or per
cent of the total.
There was also exported from the island
during said fiscal year gold coin fol-
lows: To the United States, $22S5,75O; to
Spain, S2551; to France 81. 542, 900. making
the total exports of gold coin during the
period named $780, O1. There was also
exported during said period $1,000 in silver
coin to the United States, S135745 to Spain
and 1921 600 to France, making the total
exports of silver coin S422 345. Also silver
ore to the value of $3.50 to the United States
and 500 to France, making the total ex
ports of gold and silver during the period
named 81 %, 206.
The exports by countries, including gold
and silver, were as follows: To European
countries S11 ,472: to Asiatic countries,
S13,5j5; to Africa, 93.4OO; to North Ameri
ca, S'7,210,99S. OF this amount. $36,912.G29
was taken by the United States, 1924. GAP by
Canada and SG0,626 by Mexico. The ex-
ports to Central America were valued at
s7,1s5; to South America, 1926, 4S4; to West
Indies, S13S,961. OF this amount, $S1 $50
worth was taken. by Porto Rico. The ex-
ports to Oceanica We're valued at $241 ,497.
OF this amount $500 was taken by the
Hawaiian Islands making the total exports
to all countries combined during the period
named $40, 4S1 $50. .-.
OF the total exports during the. period
named. SOS, 713, 766 was shipped from the
port of Havana. The total exports from
the Island of Cuba from date Of American
occupation. July II. 1898. to June 30. 1900,
amounted in value to s1,394,5 25. Of this
amount s44,692942 was shipped from the
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