THE CUBA REVIEW 



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It is, however, encouraging to note an apparently increasing tendency upon the part of 

 manufacturers in the Unite<l States to consult and follow where practicable the desires and 

 needs of foreign trade, which for years has been a fixed principle of other nations. It may be 

 necessary to consider greater concessions in the matter of tenns, as well as in conditions of sale. 



Declared Exports to Uniied Slates. 



The exports to the United States, according to invoices certifieo at the corsulate at Cien- 

 fuegos and at the consular agencies at Caibarien and Sagua la Grande, duiing 1016 and 19l7, 



were as follows: 



1916 1917 



Articles 

 CIENFUEGOS 



Aeroplane, number 



Beeswax, lbs 



Carbonate, lbs 



Hair, horse, lbs 



Hides, lbs 



Honey, gallons 



Household effects 



Lumber 



Cedar, ft 



Mahogany, ft 



Metal, scrap, lbs 



Molasses, gallons 



Sugar, lbs 



All other articles 



Quantity 



Total 



CAIBARIEN 



Asphalt, lbs 



Beeswax, lbs 



Honey, gallons 



Hides, lbs 



Lumber fcedar), superficial feet. 



Molasses, gallons 



Plantains, bunches 



Sugar, lbs 



Total 



SAGUA LA GRANDE 



Alcohol, gallons 



Bananas 



Carnazas, lbs 



Cedar logs, number 



Carboys (empty), number 



Furniture 



Hides 



Iron pipes, pieces 



Molasses, gallons 



Sugar, lbs 



1 

 3,452 



539 



25,409 



4,599 



875 



24,860,000 



451,768,000 



1,082,470 

 41,928 

 25,500 



596,090 



1,016,723 



25,000 



349,126,080 



227 

 403 



23 



1,253,000 



473,632,320 



Value 



$4,000 

 1,015 



172 



500 



2,223 

 853 



162 



1,022,400 



21,605,849 



2,014 



$22,639,278 



12,667 

 10,771 

 19,777 



37,165 



44,256 



250 



14,262,920 



S14,387,806 



391 



1,600 

 604 



2,627 



920 



43,424 



19,385,596 



Quantity 



1,863 

 247,100 



8,533 

 5,215 



42,279,680 

 415,947,200 



937,220 



49,629 



26,029 



600 



2.30,296 



199,903 



17,.500 



506,289,600 



131,839 

 ' 18,256 



3,953,786 

 454,429,120 



Value 



$782 

 6,176 



1,880 



11,520 



750 



2,021,104 



17,989,662 



2,034 



§20,033,908 



8,665 



22,339 



25,758 



240 



17,506 



13,315 



219 



16,732,927 



816,820,969 



105,471 



633 



240 

 58,590 



234,670 

 18,464,354 



Total . 



475,236,019 $19,435,162 458,926,274 $18,863,958 



GRAPEFRUIT FORECAST ON THE ISLE 

 OF PINES 



The present grapefruit crop is extremely 

 small, experienced forecasters estimating it at 

 40 per cent of the normal. Chmatic condi- 

 tions throughout the past few months have 

 been favorable and the groves present a 

 healthy appearance, but as early as last 

 March it became apparent that the usual 

 prolific bloom was lacking and that the yield 

 would be far below the average. 



The consensus of opinion is that the present 

 unsatisfactory showing may be in large part 

 directly attributed to the devastating effects 

 of the hurricane of last September, which 

 seriously loosened the trunks in the earth and 

 in many cases severed the delicate end roots 



of the trees. The constantly increasing 

 scarcity of potash fertilfzer, coupled with the 

 unprecedented rise in the price of same, have 

 also had most serious effects upon the yield. 

 In numerous instances grove owners of limited 

 means have been obliged to sharply curtail 

 their outlay for chemical nutriment and many 

 small but nevertheless promising orchards 

 have been completely abandoned for the 

 same reason. 



An inspection of the ripening fruit shows 

 that it is of excellent quality and appearance, 

 free from surface blemishes and rust mite. 

 The fruit is now rapidly filling out, and it is 

 expected that initial shipments will be made 

 to northern markets about September 1, 1918. 

 — Consular Agent George A. Makinson, Nveva 

 Gerona. 



