Industrial Cuba 26 



1914 1915 1916 

 HIDES 



Export (Raw) *i4,258,432 *i6,3io,654 



Import (Tanned) *i,23i,78o *i,4o6,854 



Tanneries 41 43 



LEATHER 



Import (Pairs of shoes) . . 4,091,284 4,827,335 



Harness & Belting *53o,ii2 *772,566 



Number of plants (Shoes) 28 37 



Operatives employed .... 583 714 



Shoemakers 6,848 7>i7i 



FISHERIES 



Export (Turtles, live) *5o,io6 *7j434 



Import (Fresh Fish) *i,297,i2i *2,445,659 



Dried and Canned ... . *33,633, 500 *38,265,668 



SPONGE INDUSTRY 



Export *236,62o *23i,254 



flndicates kilo. *Indicates lbs. 



