The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-15
THE COMMERCE OF CUBA.
Exports and Imports for Eight
MOnths-of Last Year

NJ Division of Insular Affairs of the
var Department has prepared for publ
SaIloh summary Of its regular month
y bulletin. ShGTing the commerce of
| the island OF Cuba for the eight TIonths
| ended August 81 1900 The summary
| SHOWS that of the total imports during
| August, l'ao.-HameIy. $3.50. 9S4,-$+lo $50
was carried in domestic vessels. 81. 112, 40
/ IN American vessels. S73l .z16 il British
vessels. $5.e25 in Dutch vessels. $55,49s in
French vessels, $297.290 in German vessels.
SRN-6l@ IN Norwegian vessels and $3.50.
| 80 IN other foreign vessels
/ OF the total exports for the month of
August, l900.-namely S2.C62 U3o,-s122 GS
| was carried in domestic vessels. $2.36s.-
| 81 IN American vessels. 81, l22 in British
vessels, S5,937 i'll Dutch vessels. $353.5S9
| in French vessels, $33. 81 in German yes
! sells. $54.949 in Norwegian vessels. and
! Sl65-IG3 in other foreign vessels
The total value Of merchandise, gold
and silver imported into the island dur
ing the eight months ended August 81.
| 1906 was St2.3oS, sd, and for the same pc
riod of 1895, $47,449. II. showing an in
| crease in favor of 1900 of $3.50. $50, or Is
per cent.
The total imports from European coun-
! tries for the first eight months of 1900.
We're SIG. COS, 712. ana for the same period of
| 1893, $l6,461i6I from Asiatic countries for
the tlrSt eight months of 1890. $14S, 80. and
for the same period OF 1883. SIU6.S2: from
Africa for the first eight months of 1890,
$SS2, and for the same period of 1899. none:
from the United States for the first eight
months of 1890 So % 275. and for the
same period of 1893 So, 070. 23S. from Can
ada for the first eight months Of 1900
$@2'2l2, and for the same period of 1899,
| SI',Sj9; from Mexico for the first eight
months OF 1900 81, iqS.34l. and for the same
period of 1899, &, 09I 0g2; from Central
America for the first eight months OF 1903,
SZ35.Slo, and for the same period of 1893.
| SSt9SU4i from South America for the first
eight months of 1860. s., Z25, 81, and for the
same period of 1893 s. T4S 55553: from the
West Indies for the first eight months of
100 Pup, and for the same period Of
OF the total imports from the West IN
! dies for the first eight months of 1850
namely, $92G. 2l2-SS69. 961 was imported
| from Porto Rico as against $519. $50 for the
same period of 1899
The total exports from Cuba to ali
| countries combined during the first eight
ine OF iSyJ amounted IN value 70 So
/ oSo'4io, ana Tor the same period OF 1893
! amounted to $2S, 500. S99- The total exports
| 20 european countries for the first 2 ght
/ months of 1860 We're valued at 80 - As.
| ana Tor the same period Of 1898. 8. 603. 921 .
| 10 ASlatc countries for the first eight
| months of 1900, 1871. and for the same
/ ptIlOu OF 1873. none. TO Africa for the first
/ elSht months Of 1900, ST5,S19 and for the
same period of 1889. $500: to the United
| states for the first eight months Of 1909,
! SZ69io.llZ. and for the same period of
| lSSy, $52, ,3O6; 10 Canada for the first
| eight months of 1900 2I7.S12. and for the
| same period of 1888. none; TO Bermuda for
/ the first eight months Of 1890 81 $50, and
Tor the same period OF 1893. none: to
Mexico for the first eight months OF 1900.
/ S443i0. and for the same period of 1899,
! 49, ~; to Central America for the first
! eight months of 1890, S 99S, and for the
| same period OF 1899. S. 422; TO South Amer
/ lea for the first eight months of 1880.
/ S4ty,6l6 and for the same period of 1899
/ $l65, zs5; TO the West Indies for the first
! eight months Of $780, So BIZ and for the
| same period Of 1899. So, 92S. Of the total
/ exports 10 the West Indies above named.
| 1881 worth was taken by Porto Rico dur
/ ing the first eight months Of 1900 as
| against $53.Sl2 for the same period of
| 1888 During the first eight months OF
| 1900 there was exported to Australasia
/ Szzs.2S+ and 10 the Hawaiian Islands