The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-18
CUBA'S FOREIGN COMMERCE.
Comparative Statement Issued
From the War Department.

/ comparative Statement Issued
From the War Department.
A comparative statement concerning
/ the commerce Of the Island Of Cuba for
/ the eight months ended February y. 1901.
and 1860 has just been prepared in the Di-
/ vision Of Insular Affairs OF the War De
partment. The total value Of merchan-
: disc as imported during the eight months
/ ended February Is 1901. was 81. 800 Sl4. as
/ against &N416,61S for the same period Of
/ 1901. and the total value Of merchandise
! exported during the eight months ended
/ February y. 1901. was S34 GG5. So. as against
l56 for the same period Of 1890, a
! decreaS~ Of lis per cent in the value Of
/ imports and an increase Of 42S per cent
/ IN the value Of exports. Gold and silver
were imported during the eight months
ended February %. 1901, TO the value Of
SlzI.c61; same period Of 1900, S4,7S4.7c4; ex-
/ ported during the eight months ended
FEBRUARY y. 1901, to the value Of SS92. $50,
and for the same period Of 1900, 3 7g1. 2l2
The value Of imports Of merchandise
from the several countries. respectively.
during the eight months ended February
/ =, 1901, was as follows: United States
.553. decrease Of SiI956l5. or So
per cent; other North American countries
S2,al,s6l. decrease Of $500. 1884 or us per
cent; United Kingdom, 1851. G6l a de-
crease OF S2,o96,120. or 26.3 per cent; Ger
many. 4,63). an increase Of $G4g. 6g3 or
81 per cent; France, SI.904. IL. a decrease
OF SfS-,bty, or 2G6 per cent. Spain. 81. O54. -
so. decrease Of 81. 563, $50. or 205 per
cent; other European countries. $S43.166.
decrease Of S59,725. or Sc per cent: Asia.
Sl65.4OO. decrease Of $, 221, or As per cent:
africa 1853. an Increase Of S522: Central
America, SllS-7SO a decrease Of 1856. 523 OF
NJ per cent, South America. g. 222. CSC. an
Increase Of $i5S.S42 or 15g per cent; Porto
Rlco. $H6,S25. a decrease of 1921. $40. or 2g3
per cent; other countries. 1876. a de
| crease Of $54o'2, or 26.2 per cent. The fig
ures as 10 imports are exclusive Of quar-
termasters supplies
The value or exports Of merchandise 10
the several countries respectively during
the eight months ended February Is. 1901.
was as follows: United States. S2l. 10 O32.
an increase Of S4166.l6 9. or 245 per cent.
other North American countries. $685. O54.
an increase Of S1S4.796. or l042 per cent,
United Kingdom. 1891, 30 an increase Of
SI.2V5S5S, CT AS per cent; Germany, $685.
as an increase Of s.. 81, g7g, or Z237 Uer
( cent; France, 500, 80 an Increase Of $40
20 OF p per cent; Spain. S465. III. a de-
crease of $ll4,46o. OF 1873 per cent: other
European countries SOS. 732. an increase
OF S3",s5S. OF Sj4 per cent. Asia. s.. Sg6. a
dSSIestse OF Sl,6l4, OF lf.9 per cent, Africa
Sll2.Z14. an increase Of S52S42 or So rer
. cent; Central America 81. 1876 an Increase
81 $50, or 10 per cent South America
SJoN,5S0, an increase Of Slg2g l5. or 81 uer
cent, Porto Rico. g. IA a decrease of 80
o9V or yLZ per cent; other countries. SZ75-
-. an increase OF $l5y .547, or 1923 per cent
Inc value OF imports Of mercha ndise.
sO4u anu sIlFer, carried in American yes
SSIs m feDruary. 1901. was Sl.526.41S. in
hFlLlSh vessels. &B245; IN French So $50.
IN German. S5u9ls in Italian. S2556; in
->C4 7" gan So6i. ~, in other foreign yes
500 ~ 80 ''a7e4A'
The value Of exports carried in Ameri-
can vessels was s. SIS, 7Z0; in British yes
stlS. 81 .5S3; IN French. Sl7S eSS. in Ger
man. S-Sl,17 IN Norwegian SS7g5IT. in
UelgT 'oTeisn vessels, $o4l,69l, and in do
The value OF provisions. meats and 9th
ct ioodstuns imported during the eight
months ended February 3. 1901. was Sl2-
1919, a decrease Of ]. 4 per cent Fread-
stuus S2,l3I 524, "A decrease Of I Der cent
cotton, and manufacturers OF. 8. 7Cg 463. a
decrease OF IA per cent Vegetable fl
orts and manufacturers Of S1.37g. I73, a de-
G ease OF 4vl per cent Wool and manu-
IacJureS OF, So, 90. a decrease Of / 4 uer
cent Iron and steel and manufacturers
OF, $z"+S.5o9. aR Increase Of 2Z4G per cent
MaChlneTy. machines. implements. and
vehicles Sl.S1S, $50 an increase Of q = pe-
cent Other metals ;tnC manufacturers Of
500. ~. a ueCreaS Sc Of q per cent A nj
mals, cattle. and their products s.. SOS I0s. a
decrease OF 81 per cent Leather and
manufactures Of SI.II4.3I6. a decrease OF
S'-S per cent Wood and manufacturers
OF, Al.bSZ-s4l, an Increase Of 1881 per cent
Paper and manufactures OF. SO. G26 am
increase OF IL per cent SILK and manu-
IdcturCs Of. A555 go. an increase of I25
per cent steam and sailing vessels SZg3.-
800. not named in classification in 1900
OILS, greases. and parafIin 81 % So an in
crease OF 4l3 per cent Paints and var
nlShes &lsl-uZ5. decrease Of ZS.S per cent.
Earths and stone. earthen. stone and CHI
OF 81 per cent Coal and coke S2fS $40
not named in classification in 1870 Chemi-
calls, drugs, and dyes S1a2 $50. an increase
Of 81 per cent Starch So 1873. q decrease
OF 5Z-Z per cent. Wines and liquors 81 100
49,. decrease Of % per cent Miscella-
ntouS sL,aIs-HS3 a decrease of $50 per cent
The value Of tobacco. and manufactures
or exported during the eight months
ended February q 1901. was go 100 S0- an
increase of a2.3 per cent Sugar and mo-
iaSseS Ss-5i-J4J. an increase Of 50 per
cent Wood and manufactures OF. 500 900
an increase Il Z13-5 per cent. Vegetables
fruits. and nuts yG91.JZ4. an increase Of
1872 per cent. Metal and manufactures
OF. S3sl -EE "a decrease Of 2GG per cent.
Sponges 81, IA. not named in ciaSsihca-
ton In 1850 Oils. grease. and parafIn
SZLH.5-l- an increase Of ESQ per cent. Ami
mails and their products SO, 503. an i'm
crease Of 80 per cent. Honey SIf2 Hig an
increase Of 1S4.6 per cent Wines and
spirits $3.50. l9s, a decrease Of 1913 per cent.
Vegetable hbrcs. and manufactures 81,
$lH5.s13. an increase Of ISIS per cent Mis-
cellaneous $iI9,l46, a decrease Of 500 per
cent.