Evening star., 1901-02-05
COMMERCE. OF CUBA.
Statistics Of Imports and Exports Tor
Seven Months to July 81.

Statistics OF Imports and Exports Tor
Seven Months to July 81.
The division Of insulaf affairs Of the War
Department has prepared for publication
summary Of it's regular monthly bulletin
showing the commerce of the Island OF
Cuba for the seven months ended July 81,
19OO
Beginning with July, 1900, the schedule Of
commodities imported was increased from
144 to $50 classes, and of those exported
from A to 132 classes, thus enabling the
division to give much more detailed infor-
nation concerning the imports and exports
of Cuba than was possible prior to It's adop-
ton. ~.
The summary shoss that of the total i'm
ports during July, 1880 namely A' 166, ,SSs
S4U.62s was carried in domestic vessels, 81
23O,743 in American vessels, $3O9, ,74O In
British vessels, $500 in Dutch vessels, $112,-
726 in French vessels, $314 1874 inseierman
vessels, $685., ,02S in Norwegian vessels and
1,407, ,052 in other foreign vessels.
or the total exports for the month of
July, 1900. namely. g ,96S ,&35, S29S ,593 was
carried in domestic vessels, 81 1866, 119 In
American vessels, $573, 172 In British vessels.
81, SO in Dutch vessels, $63S, 400 In French
vessels, $50 459 in German vessels; $535. .236
in Norwegian vessels and $12s, ,451 in other
foreign vessels. --~,..a2
The total value of merchandise, gold and
silver imported into Cuba during the seven
months ended July 81, 1900. was $42 2,647, ,107,
and for the same period of 1893, Sal, $50, s24.
The total imports from European coun-
tries for the first seven months of 1900 were
SIT ,:S33, $40, and for the same period OF 1892
$13, ,O16. from Asiatic countries, first
seven months of 1900. $133,5 $40. same period
Of 1899, s$36.924; from Africa, first seven
months of 1900, $3.50, same period Of 1899,
none; from the United States, first seven
months of 1900 s19, ,923, ,359, same period Of
1879. $22 $50, ,297; from Canada. first seven
months of 1900, s25. .197, same period of 1892
1904; from Mexico. first seven months of
1900, 81 454 $50, same period Of 1899, ST.
7O5, ,165; from Central America. first seven
months of 1900, $3.50, ,972, same period Of 1899
$l49,359: from South American countries,
first seven months of 1900, $2,67S,641; same
period Of 1S99 $2,579, 500; from the West
Indies, first seven months of 1860, 1850, 721
of this amount, $S16.424 was imported from
Porto Rico. Total from West Indies, first
seven months of 1899. s664, 800. OF this
amount 1858, 74s was imported from Porto
Rico.
The total exports from Cuba to all coun-
tries combined during the first seven months
of 1900 amounted in value to $A,411.3
and for the same period of 1879 amounted
in value to $34,615572.
The total value of merchandise, gold and
silver exported by Cuba to European coun-
tries for the first seven months of 1900 was
81 867 ,594, and for the same period Of 1893
was 1924 SIG; to ASiatic countries, first
seven months Of 1900. $7,4S4; same period
of 1893 none to Africa first seven months
of 1900, So 119: same period Of 1899. none;
to the United States, first seven months Of
1900. 81, ,574 335; same period Of 1889. $29,
131, sol: to Canada, first seven months Of
1885, $780, 1888; same period Of 1882 none:
to Bermuda, first seven months of 1900,
$1,0S6; same period, 1899, none; to Mexico,
first seven months of 1900, $42, 1854; same
period of 1899, s26 sol; to Central America,
first seven months of 1900, -s7.366; same
period of 1899 s5.422: to South American
countries, first seven months of 1900. s403,-
346; same period Of 1889, s137, $50; to the
West Indies, first seven months of 1900,
$3.50. OF this amount s7,701 was taken
by Porto Rico. To the West Indies, first
seven months of 1899 $39. 412. or this
amount s37. $50 was taken by Porto Rico;
to Oceania, first seven months Of 1900, SOL
81. OF this amount .992 was taken by the
Hawaiian Islands. and the balances by Aus
tralasia. Exports to Oceania, for the same
period of 1899 none.