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THE CUBA R E V I E W 



export figures show a particularly largo gain in dr.\ colors, white lead, zinc, and other 

 paint substances. There is a limited manufacture of painl in Cuba, and raw ma- 

 terials are ordered from the United States Eor local preparation. 



GROWTH AND ORIGIN OF ( I BA'S PAINT IMPORTS 



The value of Cuba's total imports of paint in the fiscal year 1011 was $664,695; 

 in 1912 it was $740,615; in 1014 it was $808,014; in 1016 it reached $1,000,025; and 

 in 1917, the latest year for which detailed figures are available, the value was 

 $1,221,558. In 1918, as shewn above, the imports from the United States alone ex- 

 ceeded the total 1917 figures by $400,000. 



The extent of Cuba's paint trade before and since the outbreak of the war and the 

 origin of the imports of the principal classes of paints are shown in the following 



compilation from tl riginal Cuban statistics of imports for the fiscal years 1914, 



1916 and 1017 (the Cuban fiscal year is the same as that of the United States - 

 from July 1 to June 30) : 



NATURAL COLORS 



1913-14 



Countries of Origin Quantity 

 Kilos* 



United States 85,371 



Germany 41 ,371 



Belgium 63,014 



Spain 125,153 



United Kingdom 26,592 



All other 34,028 



1015-16 



Yalui 



$7,554 



4,936 

 308 

 365 



Total 376,420 $14,698 357,866 $13,16; 



1016-17 



Quantity 



Kilos* 

 104.168 



70.030 

 11,540 



Value 

 $5,892 



3,602 

 609 



104,750 $10,103 



.METALLIC BASE COLORS 



United States 2,1 9b, 174 



Germany 79,555 



Spain 41,403 



Belgium 478,410 



France 85,436 



United Kingdom 984,735 



All other 14,261 



$378,165 



10,737 



7,578 



37,361 



9,903 



177,496 



932 



,717,138 $708,349 3,983,808 $904,603 



85,074 



10,471 



452,355 



12,513 



11,404 



3,631 



110,908 



2,543 



66,555 



3,373 



410,589 



42,240 



14.501 



1,169 



112,500 



9,022 



To t a i 3.883,064 $622,172 4,280,551 $836,925 4.506,565 $1,041,861 



United States.... 

 United Kingdom. 

 All other 



Gallons 



72,775 

 3,547 

 5,058 



Total 81,380 



$07,214 

 4,810 

 4,745 



$76,769 



Gallons 



82,634 $68,067 



3,576 6,312 



2,033 2.172 



88,243 $76,551 



G 'a lions 



7b,072 $70,706 



951 2.057 



1,626 1,587 



81,040 $75,250 



OT II Eli COLORS AND DYES 



Kilos* 



United States 1 99,163 



Germany 20,142 



Spain 5,179 



France 11,287 



United Kingdom 8,681 



All other 1,461 



Total 245,913 



$94,375 230.5(15 $74,286 



189,051 $04,311 



* 1 kilo=2.2040 pounds. 



