The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-16
Loss OF CUBAN TRADE

Imports into CuDa from Europe are IN
crossing. while those from the United
States are decreasing.
The reports OF the treasury burea-u
Of statistics show a falling or in
the exports OF domestic merchandise
from the United States in the eight
months ending with February 1901, while
the reports of the insular bureau Of the
war department in charge Of the com
merce Of Cuba also show a decrease in
Cuban imports from the United States
and an increase in Cuban imports from
European countries. In the eight months
ending with February 1901, according to
the treasury bureau of statistics. the do
nestle exports to Cuba were $16.023, 436.
against S16,412.547 in the corresponding
months OF last year; while the war de-
partment statement for the nine months
ending with September 1900 shows i'm
ports from the United States into Cuba
Of s24, 525. $50. against SIS. 030 in the
same months Of the preceding year. The
same statement of the war department
which shows a fall of 3.500O00 in Cuban
imports from the United States, shows
an II crease of $4,000. 600 in imports from
Europe. the figures of European imports
in nine months Of 1900 being s21 $50 239
and IN the nine months of 1899 $40, 4S1. $50,
while the Cuban imports from the UrIt-
ed Kingdom alone in nine months of
1900 were s,297,S sos against S6,59S.58 in
the corresponding months of the preced-
ing year. Taking the entire list of Euro
pean countries it is found that in a large
majority OF cases there has been an in
crease in imports into Cuba in the 1900
period as compared with the correspond
ing period of the preceding year.
"A detailed examination Of the imports
by classes shows that Europeaa mand-
factGrers are rapidly and vigorously in
vad. 1g 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
various classes of manufactured goods
supplied to Cuba by those counties and
by the United States may prove interest
ing and perhaps suggestive to American
manufacturers and nderchants.> Imports
of boots and shoes into Cuba, for in
stance, from the United States in the
nine months Of 1900 were SO, 643 pairs and
from Spain 42S,Ss9 pairs OF shoes and
sandals, the imports from the United
States in the nine months of 1900 were
177.299 pairs and from Spain 1863. 1913
pairs. of matches the imports from the
sion were So. 235 in value, and from the
United Kingdom. $6.495. OF paper the
imports from the United States fell from
So s,072 in nine months Of 1889 to $114.12s
in the same months of 1900. while iuriag
the same period the imports of pa-er
from Germany increased from s63, As5 to
S73.162 Imports of starch from the
United States in the nine months OF 1899
wera S34. S07 and in the correspond. g
months of 1900 were S21.215, while from
the United Kingdom the imports increas-
ed from s1S.595 in nine months of 1890
to S57. SIS in the same months Of 1900. Of
wines and cordials the imports from the
United States in the FIRST hale of 1899
amounted to SIS. 9O2 and in the same
months Of 1900 were but s6,012; while in
the same period of 1900 the imports of
wines from France amounted to S42,SO4
and from Spain s1,131. 904. OF iron in the
form Of ingots, bars and sheets, the isn-
ports from the United States in the first
six months Of 1900 We're s4OS, 645 against
$S102l7 in the same months Of the pre-
ceding year: while from the United
King 1om the imports of the same class
increased from SOS, 749 during the six
months of 1899 to s205,775 IN the same
months of 1900. OF bags for sugar, the |
imports from the United States in nine |
morths of 1899 amounted to $64 $50 and |
in the same months OF 1900 to S4.Ss7, |
while from Germany they were in nine |
months Of 1899 s7.739 and in nine months |
Of 1900 SOS. s33: and from the United |
Kingdom in the nine months of 1899 I
S215,239 and in the same months of 1900 /
s1S0,e70- Under the head of "au other |
manufactures Of ibers'' the imports /
from the United States dropped from /
Ss1 337 in the nine months Of 1899 to $12- |
5S6 in the corresponding months of 1900, I
while during the same period those from I
the United Kingdom increased from
1857, 232 to 81, S36, 3S7; those from Spain, 1
from 49,, IFS to 1852 800, and those from
France, from $3S $50 to SEQ, 943. OF the |
$2e2.4s1 worth Of dried fish imported into |
Cuba during the three months ending |
with September 1900, the value of S44.736 /
was from the United States, Ss5 293 from |
Norway and Sweden. and 1928. 5O4 from |
sF6'eSs$ QUA 10 'uop5uTH psHun eq1 I
worth of cotton cloths closely woven n
ported in these three months of 1870, /
S25,f25 worth was from the United |
States. S50442 from Spain and s16e. 5S4 |
from the United Kingdom. Of the S4e2,-
346 worth Of cotton cloths loosely woven 7
imported during the same period, the /
value Of sS0.e14 was from the United I
states. sS7,s4s from Spain and 1912. 2s7 |
from the United Kingdom. OF the s16s,-
lie worth Of cotton yarn thread iraport- |
"a in nine months Of 1900. SO. 81 wortn |
was from the United States, SIT 1859 from |
SEain, S1s017 from France, and SIG. fs2 /
from the United King lom. Under ne
classification Of all other manufactures |
Of 'otton.' the total for the nine. months |
ending with September 1900 is s.. 307.4s4. |
ard Of this 1927, 572 worth was from the
United States. $329. $50 from France,
500 O15 from Spain and 81. 65s,51O fro "a
the United Kingdom
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