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THE CUBA REVIEW 



I'alacc of Jiisticc, INlatanzas. 



of importance have pile foundations. The reefs under the older part of the city and the coral 

 stone in the outlying and newer sections of the city afford good foundations for any ordinary 

 structure. 



In Santiago, Cienfuegos, and Cardenas the soil in those parts of the cities away from the 

 water fronts presents no unusual conditions for the foundations of modern buildings of about 

 four or five stories. Piling is generally used in the lower part of Santiago, where the city is 

 built on made ground. 



CUBA'S TRADE 



During the calendar year of 1916 Cuba's total foreign trade amounted to $604,849,629 — 

 imports being $248,278,279 and exports $356,571,350. 



The total increase of the value of merchandise exported in 1916 over that exported in 1915 

 is $102,279,000 (28.7%) as will be seen by the following table: 



Value Difference in 191 (J 



191.5 1916 Absolute Per Cent 



Raw sugar $193,477,000 .$266,615,000 $73,138,000 27 . 4 



Products derived from its manufacture, molasses, 



rums, liquors and sweetmeats 4,044,000 8,090,000 4,046,000 50 . 



Leaf and stripped tobacco 15,232,000 16,1.56,000 924,000 5.7 



Manufactured cigars, cigarettes, etc 9,181,000 9,7.32,000 4,.551,000 5.7 



Woods, textile fibres, dve woods and tanning woods . 888,000 934,000 46,000 4.9 



Animals and hides. . . .' 3,123,000 3-;^'?-^000 242,000 7.1 



Honev and wax 605,000 702,000 97,000 13 . 8 



Iron conper, manganese, gold and sulphates 4,259,000 11,399,000 7,140,000 62.6 



Sno ' es etc ... 208,000 2.53,000 48,000 18.7 



OeWnr'oducts' ' 792,00) 306,000 486,000 158.8 



Re-exportation of foreign goods 751,000 1,070,000 319,000 29.8 



Money 18,033,000 34,781 ,000 16,718,000 48 . 



Total 8254,292,000 $.356,571,000 $102,279,000 28.7 



During the year 1916, Cuba imported from the U. S. $153,021,000 worth of merchandise, 

 as against $90,462,000 during the preceding year. The total value of the exports to the United 

 States was $242,638,000 as against $195,289,000 in 1915. The United Kingdom imported goods 

 from Cuba valued at $19,231,000 as against $15,288,000 in 1915. The value of the exports to 

 Cuba was $53,776,000 in 1916.— r/ie Americas. 



