The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-12

Larger Quantities of Supplies to
the IsIand-Figures as to Foreign
Commerce for Eight Months.
Imports into Cuba from Europe are in
Creasing, while those from the United
States are decreasing The reports of the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics show a
falling OF il exports Of domestic mer-
ehandise from the United States in eight
months ending with February. 1901. while
the reports of the InsuIar Bureau Of the
War Department. in charge OF the COM
merce of Cuba, also show q decrease in
Cuban imports from the United States
and an increase in Cuban imports zron
the European countries.
In the eight months ending with Feb
~ruary, 1901, according to the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics. the domestic ex-'
ports 20 Cuba were SIG ga. $50, against
SIC, AZ. 81 in the corresponding months of
last year, while the War Department
statement for the nine months ending
with September, 1900, shows imports from
the United States into Cuba of S24, 525, $50,
against 81. ga. ESQ in the same months OF
the preceding year The same statement.
which shows q decrease Of 50 SOC. 600 in
Cuban imports from the United States.
shows an increase of over 81, o00,090 in i'm
pean imports in nine months of 1900 being
81, So, 239 and in the nine months of 1899,
SIC 49, ,66e while the Cuban imports from
The United Kingdom alone in nine months
OF 1900 were S, Z9T $50. against S6.593. 5S2 in
the corresponding months of the proceed
ing year Taking the entire list of Euro
pean countries il is found that in large
ajority OF cases there has been an in
crease IN imports into Cuba. in the 1899
period as compared with the correspond
ing period Of the preceding year.
a detailed examination Of the imports
by classes shows that European manu-
facturers are rapidly and vigorously in
vading the Cuban field under the very
eyes Of their American rivals England
and Germany especially are increasing
their exports TO that island. and a com
parison OF the quantity or value OF the
variols classes of manufactured goods
supplied TO Cuba by those countries and
by the United States may prove inter
esting and perhaps suggestive 20 Ameri-
can manufacturers and merchants. In
ports Of boots and shoes into Cuba, for
instance, from the United States in the
nine months Of 1900 were S. 643 pairs. and
from Spain 42S $50 pairs OF shoes and
sandals the imports from the United
States in the nine months Of 1900 were
LIZ
OF matches the imports from the United
States in the period under discussion
were g 235 in value. and from the United
Kingdom SC. 495. OF paper the imports
from the United States fell from s224 072
IN nine months of 1893 10 $I1412S in the
same months Of $780, while during the
same period the imports of paper from
Germany increased from S63. 4S5 TO SIS, I62.
Imports Of starch from the United States
in the niae months Of 1899 were $S4, S07,
and IL the corresponding months of 1900
were 81 215, while from the United King
dom the imports increased from SIS 5g5 in
nine months OF 1899 TO s47,6l5 in the same
months Of 1900. OF wines and cordials
the imports from the United States IN
the first half OF 1888 amounted to SIS 500
and in the same months Of 1850 were but
s5,O2, while in the same period Of 1896 the
imports of wines from France amounted
TO 81. So4 and from Spain $1.131.9 04.
Of iron in the form of ingots. bars and
sheets, the imports from the United States
in the frst six months Of 1900 were s4G3,-
Go. against SS10.217 in the same months of
the preceding year; while from the United
Kingdom the imports Of the same class
Increased from sS3 749 during the six
months Of 1893 10 s2d5 rs in the sa me
months of 1900 OF bags for sugar the
Imports from the United States in nine
kuonJhs of 1888 amounted to sG4, SO and IN
The same months Of 1906 TO 3i.33I; while
from Germany they were in nine months
OF 1858 s. 75s and N rine months Of 1900
81 %; and from the United Kingdom, in
thu nine months Of 1883 SZI5.Z5S and in the
same months % 1905. $lohSle Under the
head OF ..Au other manufactures Of fl
bres the imports from the United States
dropped from SSl 81 in the nine months Of
1853 to $lE,5s6 in the corresponding months