Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-03
RECIPROCAL TRADE WITH CUBA.

Preliminary figures of Cuba's foreign
commerce for the calendar year 1904
have just reached the department of
commerce and labor thru its bureau Of
statistics. AS the reciprocity agreement
with the United States went into eff
feet Dec. q, 1908, the figures below
give some idea of the relative position
of American commerce with Cuba in
comparison with that of the principal
competing European countries, as af-
fected by the preferential tariff treat
ment accorded by the Cuban fiscal au-
thorities to American products.
The following tables are based in
part upon provisional data for the
calendar year 1904 furnished by the
statistical office of the Cuban treasury
department to Minister Squers, of
Bahama, and are exclusive of the
movement of specie.
A comparison of the figures of i'm
ports into Cuba by countries for the
TWO IlOSI IeCCIlI Div w lltelI WHY
the total imports increased from $685.
464,5OO in 1903 to $77,0S2,10G in 1904,
or 21.5 per cent, the share of the United
States in these imports increa sed from
s25,7o3, 100 to sS2,742,o00, or 274 per
cent. While the imports from other
nations show uniform increases, their
relative shares in supplying the Gu
ban markets are, in most cases, less
for the year 1904 than for the. preced-
ing year, owing to the substantial gain
made by the United States imports
during the period in question
The United States furnished 42.5 per
cent Of the total merchandise imports
during the calendar year 1904, as
against 405 per cent during the prev
ious year. The United Kingdom, our
most serious competitor, furnished 1874
per cent, as against ITO per cent in
1908. Spain's share has fallen from
143 to 1875 per cent. while Germany's
and Frances relative shares have risen
inconsiderably.
An analysis Of the Cuban import fig
ures by articles discloses the fact that
the gain in Cuban imports from this
country has BEEN distributed in fairly
eauable manner, benefiting thus large
number OF American export interests
represented in the Cuban market.
Thus, the imports Of cotton goods
show a gain Of over 81 per eent-from
s453, 100 in 1903 to $s4s,5oo in 1904
although It should be said that even
after such an increase the relative
share Of the United States i'll the total
foreign supply of cottons does not ex-
coed 1914 per cent; as against 81 per
cent supplied by the United Kingdom.
and 1877 per cent by Spain. Almost
one-half Of the manufacturers Of iron
and steel (4S.1 per cent in 1904 as
against 43.3 per cent in 1909, is now
being furnished by the United States,
the gain In 1904 Of about half a mill
ion dollars being far in excess of gains
made by other countries during the
same period Of time.
In boots and shoes the share of the
United States in the total Imports has
risen from $40 per cent in 1903 to 40.3
per cent in 1904, the value Of American
shoes imported in 1904 being s1,202,200,
as against $S54,3oo in 1905. Spanish
boots and shoes, which az late as 1900
supplied almost so pr cent Of the total
demand for the foreign article, con-
stituted 61.3 per cent of the total shoe
imports in 1903 and $50 per cent in
1904. Practically ali Of the flour, lard
and corn, has been supplied by the
United States. Imports OF American
flour into Cuba has Increased AZ per
cent and of corn 4S per cert.
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