Arizona republican., 1905-04-17
Record Breaking Exports
 From This Country
A ONE SIDED GROWTH
The Imports From the Island to the United States Are not Increasing so Rapidly - The Character of the Things Cuba Buys.

Washington. April 16.-Exports from the United States to Cuba in the eight months ending with February, 1905. amount to $24,126,6S7 and are larger than in the corresponding period of any fiscal year in the history of our trade with Cuba. Compared with the corresponding period of last year they show an increase of over 4 per cent, while the imports from Cuba in the same time show an increase of only It per cent. The statement of trade with Cuba during the eight months ending with February, just issued by the de- partment of commerce and labor through it's bureau of statistics, shows an especially rapid growth in exports to that island, and that the increase occurs in practically all articles en- tering into that trade.
 In imports the growth is not nearly so rapid and occurs in but two or three articles. chiefly sugar. The exports to Cuba in the eight months ending with February were valued at S24,126,GS7, against $16,S98,8S4 in the correspond ing months of last year, an increase of 42 per cent, while the imports from Cuba were $42.26O,359. as against s3G, 23O, O,060 in the corresponding months of last year, an increase of but 16 per cent. It is quite apparent from these figures that the exports to Cuba during the fiscal year which ends with the month of June will be larger than in any earlier year. The largest exports to Cuba in the history of our . commerce with that island were those i of the fiscal year 1904, when the total was 1877, ,465, and as 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, 1t is quite apparent that the total for the year 1905 will materially exceed l that of any preceding year.
 On the import side predictions as to the comparison of the fiscal year 1905 with earlier years are more difficult The increase in imports from Cuba in the eight mouths- ending with Febru- ary is as already indicated, but 16 per cent over the corresponding months of 1904, while the imports from Cuba in that year were less than those of 1873. 1874, 1892 and 1893. The year of the largest importation from Cuba was 1874, when the total value of merchandise imported from that island was $S542S097 The total for the fls- cal year 1904 was S76. .9S3, AIS, and as the figures for the eight months of the present year were but 16 per cent in excess of those of the corresponding months of last year. 1t seems scarcely likely that the total for the fiscal year will reach the high water mark of 1874 though there can be no doubts that the exports to the island In 1905 will materially exceed the record of any earlier year.
 In practically all articles of inpor- tance the exports of the eight months ending with February, 1905. are larger than those of the same months of the preceding year. Comparing the eight months period of the two fiscal years flour increases from S1,50O,0O0 in 190+ to $2OOOOOO in 1905 cattle. from S979.OOO to $1,397.OOO: lumber, from $749,0OO to S9S7, ,OOO; corn, from $461,- 900 to S629,O0O; cotton cloths, from S2O2, 900 to $4S7, 900; cars and carriages from $299.0 to $352, 900; furniture from S26S,OO to S344,OOO; builders hardware. from $253O0 to s3O6 ,0OO; bacon, from $212.OOO to $500 OOO; min eral oils from $1S1. 900 to $259 900; and so on down the list increases oc- cur in practically all the importan articles entering into that trade. Book! and maps increased in exportaticI from $SO,O0O in the first eight month! of 1904 to $151, ,0OO in the corresponding months of the present year; fruits an( nuts, from $64,OOO to s1O2, ,OO0: while manufactured cotton other than cloths agricultural implements. sewing ma. chimes, locomotives, cotton seed oil naval stores. electrical machinery. bi
 cycles, and other articles also show { marked increase.
 On the import side, as already in. dicated. the chief increase occurs il sugar the fmportatiOns of which dur ing the eight months in question amount to $29S4SO42, as against SPA 666,517 in the same months of 1904 an increase of $5,1S1,52 while the en tire increase in imports from Cub; during the same period is but $6,O3O, 299.