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TH E CUBA REVI EW 



COMMERCIAL MATTERS. 



Crushed Hennequen Fibre Drying on Frames at Nuevitas. 



Havana Cable Tolls. 



Cable rates from Havana to the United 



States are as follows. The rates are per 

 word and are payable in American money: 



State. Cents. 



Alabama IS 



Arizona 20 



Arkansas 20 



California 20 



Colorado 20 



Connecticut 15 



Delaware 15 



District of Columbia 15 



Florida— Key West 15 



All other stations 15 



Georgia 15 



Idaho 20 



Illinois 15 



Indiana 15 



Indian Territory 20 



Iowa 20 



Kansas 20 



New Hampshire 15 



New Jersey IS 



New Mexico 20 



New York 15 



North Carolina 15 



North Dakota 20 



Ohio 15 



Oklahoma 20 



Oregon 20 



Pennsylvania IS 



Rhode Island 15 



Kentucky 15 



Louisiana — New Orleans 15 



All other stations 20 



Maine 15 



Manitoba 20 



Maryland 15 



Massachusetts IS 



Michigan IS 



Minnesota — Minneapolis and St. Paul. 15 



All other stations 20 



Mississippi 15 



Missouri — St. Louis 15 



All other stations 20 



Montana 20 



Nebraska 20 



Nevada 20 



South Carolina 15 



South Dakota 20 



Tennessee 15 



Texas 20 



Utah 20 



Vermont 15 



Virginia 15 



Washington 15 



West Virginia 20 



Wisconsin 15 



Wyoming 15 



Interior Telegraph Rates. 



Telegraph rates from Havana to provin- 

 cial points are as follows : 



Within the limits of three provinces. — 

 First 10 words 20 cents, and 2 cents each 

 additional word. 



In four provinces. — Thirty cents for the 

 first 10 words, and 3 cents for each addi- 

 tional word. 



In five provinces. — First 10 words 40 

 cents, and 4 cents for each additional words. 



In the six provinces. — First 10 words 50 

 cents, and 5 cents for each additional word. 



The merchants of Holguin and Camaguey 

 have petitioned President Gomez requesting 

 that the Nipe Customs House be transferred 

 from Preston to Antilla. They believe the 

 new location will better serve the commer- 

 cial interests of the towns along the line 

 of the Cuba Railroad. This matter has been 

 agitated for several years. 



