Arizona republican., 1906-09-11
DOUBLED IN
THREE YEARS
Growth of Exports From
This Country to Cuba
Imports From the Island
Slightly Less Than Dur
ing Preceding Year.

! Washington, Sept. (SpeeiaL)-
\ Commerce of the United States with
( Cuba in the fiscal year just ended was
greater than ian any earlier year of the
trade relations between the United
States and that island. This is partic-
ularly true of exports. The imports
from the island fell slightly below those
I of 1895 due to the fan ga the price of
sugar. but the exports la the Islands
were % per cent greater than in 1905,
70 per cent greater than in 1894. and
about 12O per cent greater than in 1903.
The growth in the exports to Cuba
during recent years has been very
rapid. The value of exports 70 thar
island had never reached the 20 mill
lion dollar line until the year 1898,
when they were a millions. in 1894
they We're 20 millions, then during the
war period they dropped as low as s a
millions. but n 1909 again crossed the
20 million tine. being in that year 261a
million dollars. In 1903 they again
dropped to little less than - millions,
in 1904, - millions; in 1905, SO mill
lions. and in 1906. s47,16S,6sS.
In imports the gain is less strongly
marked. Prior to 1895 the value of, the
imports in the United States from Cuba
ranged in most years from 30 to 70
lions. and in 1893. IS millions. The
year 1905. however, made a record
slightly higher than that of 1874. the
total value of imports from Cuba in
1905 being $Se 304 259. In 1896, the ifs
cal year just ended the value of i'm
ports into the island was SS4.979,SS1,
slight decrease as compared with 1905.
This fan in the value of imports from
Cuba in 1905 was due solely to the fall
in the price of sugar. The five articles
forming the bulk of our imports from
Cuba are sugar. tobacco, cigars and
cigarettes iron ore, and bananas, OF
these, the most important by far is
sugar. which amounted I'm value in 1905
to co million dollars; tobacco. 1879
billions: cigars and cigarettes, MIL
lions; iron ore, , millions, and bananas,
] million. Tobacco. cigars and ciga-
rettes, and iron ore show an increase
in the fiscal year 1860. and bananas
show a reduction of less than half
million dollars, while sugar shows a
reduction of over million dollars in
value in 1906. as compared with 1905.
The quantity of sugar in 1906 was,
however, more than SO per cent in ex-
cess of that in 1905 being 2,7S1,901,3S0
pounds. and the value se0,2OS,14S.
against 2.O57. 6S4169 pounds valued at
S64. 366.1O4. imported from the island IN
1905
The principal articles forming the
nearly As million dollars worth of mer-
ehandise exported to the island were
iron and steel manufactures nearly 10
million dollars. against a little over
millions in 1905. flour over 8 million
dollars, cattle about millions, lard
about millions. other provisions about
millions including milk valued at
s665.277. lumber about q. millions.
boots and shoes a little less than
millions. coal a little less than ? mill
lions, cotton goods y millions. cars
and carriages I Z millions and corn
Ia million dollars.
The increase in shipments to Cuba.
while visible in many articles. occurs
chiefly IN manufactures of iron and
steel of which the total exports TO the
island were s9,S79.64S in 1906. against
S6.164. sos in 1905.