New-York tribune., 1905-04-10
CUB4 IS 4 CUSTOMER.
Benefcent Results of Reciprocity
zrith the United States.
LFRoM THE TrIH1-NE BrRFArl

Washington, April 9.-President Palna's apprecia-
tive declaration Of the mutually beneficial results
or reciprocity 10 the United States and TO Cuba in
his annual message to the Cuban Congress last
Monday, is supported. particularly as regards the
United states, by trade staten just ssUed from
the statistical Bureau Of the department Of Com
merce and Labor. which shows al especially rapid
growth Of exports TO that island and that the in
crease Of trade occurs in practically all articles en-
tering into that trade. Exports from this country
to Cuba in the eight months ended with February
1905 amount TO E2i,126,6S7, and larger than in
the corresponding period Of any year in the history
OF trade with the island. Compared with the
same period last year they show increase of over
- per cent. while the imports from Cuba in the
time show an increase OF cnly l6 per cent. Ex
ports to Cuba during the fiscal year. which ends
with the month % June. will be larger than ii any
earlier year. The largest exports to Cuba in the
history of our commerce with that island were
those Of the fiscal year 1894 when the total was $
81 465. and the exports during the eight months
of the present fiscal year show an increase of 42
per cent over those of the corresponding period Of
1904 the largest earlier year, it IS quite apparent
that the total for the year 1906 will materially
ceed that Of any preceding year.
On the import side. predictions as to the COM
parison Of the fiscal year 1905 with earlier years are
more difficult The increase in imports from Cuba
in the eight months ended with February is, as
already indicated only 16 per cent over the corre-
spending months of 1904 while the imports from
Cuba fr that year less than those OF 1873. 1874
1909 and 1se3 The year Of the largest importation
from Cuba was 1874 when the total value Of mer-
chandise imported from that island was Sa5.48'SI
The total for the fiscal year 1904 was S69S34lS and
s the figures for the eight months OF the present
CORRESPONDING months of last year, II seems
~ if that The total for the fiscal year VIII Teach
The bieh water mark Of 1874, thouIh Lhere San nc
- 5oIb that the exports to the island IN lsOo VIII
roaTerialIv exceed the record OF any carrier year
n. rrar}ically all articles of Importance the eX-
I ,orte ~ the eight months ended with FEBRUARY:
5o05 re larger than those of the same months OF
~ ,,yecedng year. Comparing the eight months
ne~YoG ~ the two fiscal years flour increases from
& ~ zoo in lSO4 s. 10000 in 1900; cattle from
So-e S t 3q7 O0O; lumber. from S49OOO to sSS GJJ:
nTn from S46l 600 10 S629 GO; cotton cloths from
S5no 0o ~ siS7 0Oe: and carriages from A5' VI
20 s?59 90: furniture S6S09 10 $S44OVO; build
l. ware from S25300O TO $5Jjo0; bacon from
S5,p Oa0 10 100000; mineral oils, from SleloO 70
S5f9 C,S and so on down the list increases occur IN
~9cticaIIv an the important articles entering mo
thst frade Books and maps increased II! eApoL ID
80 from $50 COO the first eight months or ISOi
- S151 O00 in the corresponding months OF the pres
~, H-ear. fruits and nuts. from S54UJg TO S-pzoO
/ S,-tue ,nanufactured cotton other than cioths,
agric1,lt,lral Implements sewing machlnes locoIho-
tres cottonseed oil. naval stores. e!ectrlca ma
! cbinerv bicycles and other articles also sho" 4
! marked increase. ,,e ,-,.so o.c,,rs IN
the irnportations of which during the eelll
,o6nfis in question amount to S2yS1sV as asdIIsl
S9s cfe 517 in the same months or lSOl an increase
IF e ~ rs while the entire increase IN lapoIts
Sron Cuba during the same period Is Dut SoOS0'aS5'