The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-05
A DECREASE IN IMPORTS.
Cuba Not Buying a. Much Abroad
a. Heretofore.

Her Outside Expenditures for Eleven
Months Ended May n. 1901.
Amounted to S59.OOO. 600. While
she Sold To- Foreign Countries
S5s.ooo.OO0 of Her Products.
a comparative settlement concerning the
commerce of the Island Of Cuba for the
eleven months ended May 81 1901 and
1901. has been prepared iu the Division OF
lUsuiar Affairs of the War Department.
The total value of merchandise, imported
during the eleven months ended May 81.
1891. according to the statement WAS
EsgdS SIS. as against S65.uf7sa for the
same ucTi0r Of 1900 and the total value Of
merchandise exported during the eleven
months ended MAY 1901. was S51.-ga C15. ass
against Stv.4ll6>2 for the sam, period iu
1900. a decrease OF s 40 per cent i'm the
value of imports and AN increase of %
per cent iu the value of exports. Gold
and silver was imported during the eleven
months ended May. 1901. To the value of
HliNl56; same period Of 1900 S5.INUGS5. cN-
ported during the eleven months ended
May. 1871. 20 the value of $500 Na6, and for
the same period Of 1899. S4.DlSo5n.
The value of imports of merchandise
from the several countries. respectively.
during the eleven months ended May 81.
1901, was as follows.
United States, S25SS2.769 a decrease OF
: per cent other North American cuun-
tries, $%12I.171. decrease. per cent. Unit
cd Kingdom. $50 30. decrease Il per
cent Germany. S3173.G54. increase. - uer
cent France. S2677g1S- decrease. Is per
cent Snuin. SS.G.5.737; decrease. Is per
cent Other European countries. SI.21.-
20; decrease = per cent Asia. S-iG..,b.
increase, uar cent Africa. S553. in
crease, $50. Central America, Sl55.57N. de-
crease g. per cent South America. So
Vo5,f4. Increas" % Der cent. Porto Rico.
N,G5N.622; decrease 81 per cent. Other
countries. $l2iSi2- decrease. y per cent.
The value OF exports of merchandise To
the several countries respectively during
the eleven months ended May 81. 1901. was
as follows: United States. 81. 00S.IC3. an
increase of % per cent other North
American countries. SfS1 2G2. increase "a
per cent United Kingdom, S5.503.6I7. in
crease. IS per cent Germany. Si.572 so
increase, PA per cent France 81 80 f3G
increase. % per cent. Spain 500. f3l. de
crease. = per cent Other European c0un-
lrlSS, Si,hl2.6iN. increase. 50 per cent Asia.
1880. decrease. : per cent Africa. SlG7.-
81, increase. l05 per cent Central AmCTi-
ca. SNt9l. increase, ISIS per cent. South
America, So, fil, increase. 81 per cent.
Porto Rico. &.oiS. decrease. S5 per cent.
cent
The value OF imports of merchandise.
gold aud silver. carried i'm American YES
sells in May, 1901. was S2.15100S. I'm British
vessels. S5IS.7G0- French. 81 Nlg- German.
Sl2,362: Italian, Sfi, Norwegian. $su 90;
other foreign vessels. $l,tlH,lt3; and i'm do
mCstic vessels. &5G1I1.
The value of exports carried I'm Ameri-
can Nesse is was &l>l.E5. British. Sl..45.-
70; French. $-2Ni15; German sJl. 80, Nor
WtElin- NL-.D-''.- other foreign vessels,
$1Z4.14-. and in domestic vessels. 1891 POS
The value Of hroaCstuffs imported dur
ing the eleven months ended May 81. 1901.
was S.O-l.52j. an increase OF . per cent.
Provisions. meats. and other f0adstuffs.
Sl5,SS5.>: decrease 20 of I per cent COT
Zee. &l555.>-l- llgr,a Ee - per cent Starch
$UNi2- decrease of rs per cent. Cotton
u per cent SILK and manufactIres of.
k4A3.s8l- increase. : pCr cent Wool and
manufactures OF. S6l'h->- decrease, - per
cent " E'tdh'' HusrS and r-aUTfaC-
lures or E9I-Ulf- decrease g3 per cent.
Iron and steel manufactures of. 2-Tf1.-
~, Increase lla per cent O.Ear me-
crease f. per cent Steam and sail
Ing vessels. S-I7=g>; not classified in
1850 Machinery, machines. implements
and vehicles, S-.5"alts- increase. 9 per cent.
500; decrease. d per cent Leather and
Animals. cattle and their products. 1885,
manufacture Of. Sl-G-.H-- decrease -H
jul cent RllNr crease aIliL f-..Il--
655; Increase. 90 per cent Chemicals.
drugs and dyes. S5l2.5. decrease. per
cent Paints and yauish,=. S--.5.5, de-
crease. Is per cent Wines. liquors and
beers S2ffS.-76- decrease. - per cent
Paper and manufactures of. SIIeI. in
crease ~ per cent. Books. music. maps.
and euEraviugs. 500 Ue2- increase. 13 per
cent. Wood and manufactures 90. &1.f5s.-
sl3; increase. IfZ per cent EarthS. stone
and ear,heu stone and china ware. SI.4UI.-
SO, increase 4G per cent Coal and coke
$,15l.23l; not classified En- 1900 NisCella-
nCouS. &1s.F,r4t- decrease - per cont.
The value Of tobacco and manufactures
OF. exported during the eleven months
ended MAY 81. 1901. was S-I.1fS. $50. an in
crease Of % per cent. Sugar and mulas-
scS So. n53 la8. increase. . per cent N"Ee-
tables. fruits. and nuts. $L3l7.S1S increase,
50 per cent Wood and manufactures Of.
s. -105 4l4. increase. 1'5 per cent Honey.
sos 9l3. Increase. % per cent Wines and
spirits S214 $50. decrease. 9 per cent. Veg
etahle hbrcs and manufacture Of 1928.
increase. 81 Per cent. Animals and their
products s.sG.Zlt increase. 3 per cent. Oils.
grease, and uaratiiu. 1N.4-l increase. 3
per cent SuOpg.s. Fisi 90 not classified
in 1gO. Metals and manufacture OF. Siy-.-
us. decrease. o per cent Miscellaneous,
Su415O. decrease. 90 per cent. The figures
are exclusive Of quartermaster s supplies