The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-10
CUBAN TRADE.

10 E0Druary report OF LQo Bureau
OF Statistics of the Treasury depart
ment on the commerce and finance Of
the. United States while mass 81
statistics, has fund of information for
anyone who wishes to take the time to
study the reports of this character.
The export and import movement of
commerce is shown in; detail and it is
an easy matter to<ascertain: the volume
of business in any of the commodities
that enter into foreign and domestic
traffic. The trade with Cuba which at
this, time is interesting is given in
detail, The statistics are for eight
months ending in February 1900 and
1901. During the eight months period
for last year the United States i'm
ported sugar from Cuba to the value of
1858, 1898 and tobacco to the amount
of Sc, 1923, 1855. During the same period
we exported to Cuba goods and mer-
Na"nuloo w 'uo nuOuuG VI aOOuL
s., $780, 900 which was an increase of
about 100000 over the same period
the year before. OF all our exports to
Cuba wheat flour is the largest and
last year. for the period indicated
amounted to 81 1853, 922, the amount for
1900 being about the same. The re-
port shows that last year Cuba took
corn to the value of $3.50, 573 as against
S345 1000 the year previous. Last year
she took nearly half million dollars
worth of passenger and freight cars,
and also oyer S645, 600 worth of coal.
Over S220,000 worth of builders hard
ware was sent to the island, and in
sewing machines we sent to the Cubans
S75, 900 worth, an increase of over $685.
600 in one year. Then the Cubans are
learning to run type writer's as we'll as
American sewing machines, and last
year took $4,000 worth of these ma
chimes, as against $4,000 the year
before. The Cubans last year bought
of US $500, 900 worth of hams and bacon,
but this was a falling off of over $780,
900 from the year before. In the way
of furniture we sold to the Cubans last
year over $240, 900 worth, an increase of
nearly $4,000 over the year previous.
She took about the same amount in
doors, sash and blinds. The Cubans
also think well of American cigarettes,
and last year bought over 100000
worth, but the figures show that there
was decrease of $4,000 from the
amount bought for the same period in
1900. In agricultural implements the
Cubans are using good many of Uncle
Sans make, and we sold then last
year nearly $4,000 worth, but this
lacked 100000 Of reaching the amount
sold them in 1900. In butter the Gu
bans seemed to have curtailed lex
penses in 1901 as they only took So, 900
worth of this product as against $780,
600 for 1900, and in cheese they cheesed
it a little, using of American cheese
ST. 900 worth, passing US up to the ex-
tent of $4,000 in a year. In cotton
cloth there was heavy shrinkage. In
1900 we sent to Cuba cotton cloth to
the value of 1851, O59, and the next
year the exports fell off to Sl21, $40.
Cotton wearing apparel also showed a
decrease. Last year for the, eight
months we sent the Cubans $4,000
worth and the year before nearly Sll7,-
600 worth. =
Using the American trade with the
island as a basis it does not appear
that the Cubans are so poor that they
cannot afford to buy few of the neces-
stiles of life, though we must admit
that the comparisons made cannot be
used as any reliable basis for estimat-
ing the correct condition of the people
of Cuba.
But com pairing present statistics with
those of years ago one can form his
own conclusions.
From 1876 to 1891 the United States
bought from Cuba it's raw products
(sugar, molasses and tobacco) to the
amount of 1923, 8ss,557. During that
time we sold Cuba merchandise to the
amount of s1ss, 695, 845, leaving a BAL
ance of trade against us during those
sixteen years of S735, 1921
But beginning with 1901, when reci-
procity began, the imports from the
United States into Cuba steadily in
creased. In 1892 they had jumped to
nearly S18,00O,OO0 from s12, 000,0 900 in
1891. In 1893 they reached 1924, Isl, 1898,
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