THECUBAREVIEW 19 



The exports to the United States during last year, according to invoices certified at the 

 several American consulates and agencies in Cuba, were at $99,667,401, compared with 

 $120,262,300 for 1910. The amounts credited to each district for 1910 and 1911, re- 

 spectively, follow: Habana, $57,397,724 and $48,666,850; Cienfuegos, $36,318,447 and 

 $30,836,478; and Santiago de Cuba, $26,546,129 and $20,164,073. 



The total immigration for last year was 31,050, as compared with 29,236 for 1910. 

 Of the 1911 immigrants, 29,236 (a gain of 2,074) were Spaniards, 536 North Americans, 

 219 Turks, 213 Mexicans, 167 Syrians, 113 Italians, the remainder being from nearly all 

 countries. As usual, the Spaniards were of the transient labor class, who are annually 

 attracted by the winter cane cutting and tobacco harvesting and who as a rule return 

 to Spain or the Canary Islands after one or two years' residence. Cuba's great need 

 now, and one which will become imperative in the near future owing to the extension 

 of the sugar-cane areas, is good and cheap labor, and as long as that is lacking its 

 agricultural prosperity will be retarded. In a normal year of the immediate future 

 twice as many Spanish laborers could be employed for at least one-half the time. 



The consul reports regarding Havana that the exports invoiced at the Habana con- 

 sulate general and the agencies at Matanzas and Cardenas to the United States decreased 

 $8,730,874 compared with 1910. The decreased shipments of sugar more than made up the 

 loss. The exports of leaf tobacco show an increase of $3,683,308 over 1910. 



United States Consul Alax J. Baehr's report from Cienfuegos is to the effect that the 

 foreign trade of that port for 1911 amounted to $21,222,570. The imports of merchandise 

 were valued at $6,774,553, compared with $7,084,364 for 1910. and the exports of domestic 

 products amounted to $14,448,017, compared with $17,549,175. 



The United States furnished 51 per cent of the imports into the port, followed by 

 the United Kingdom and India with a little over 10 per cent each, and Germany and 

 Spain about 7 per cent each. Of the total exports the United States took merchandise 

 amounting to $13,991,879, followed by the United Kingdom with $361,886, Netherlands 

 $38,630. Germany $28,437, Belgium $27,065, and Spain $120. 



Articles coming from Spain could hardly be substituted by other countries. They 

 consist principally of an inexpensive class of wines, also linen fabrics, olive oil, raisins, 

 olives and a few other articles. 



The imports from Germany and the United Kingdom consist principally of large 

 quantities of rice, machinery and woolen, linen and cotton fabrics. The bulk of rice, 

 however, comes direct from India, whence large quantities of jute sugar bags are also 

 received. 



The imports from Argentina and Uruguay represent "tasajo," or jerked beef, and those 

 from Porto Rico coffee, which article is also imported in large quantities from the 

 United States, being the South American product. 



The consul estimates the coming sugar crop at 1,900,000 tons. 



The exports of molasses last year amount to 12,881,700 gallons, valued at $459,757. 

 The destination was as follows: To the United States, 3.950,000 gallons, value $138,250; 

 United Kingdom, 7,970,700 gallons, value $292,677; and the Netherlands, 961,000 gallons, 

 value $28,83^0. 



For some years there was no demand in Cuba for molasses a by-product from which 

 excellent alcohol is produced. Inability to dispose of the molasses threatened to become 

 a serious problem until finally and fortunately a market for the production of alcohol 

 was found for it abroad, as shown by the statistics above given. 



Beeswax amounting to 37,850 pounds, valued at $9,171, was exported during last year. 

 Germany took 35,532 pounds, the United States 2,178 pounds, and the United Kingdom 

 140 pounds. There were 819,199 pounds, valued at $60,127, of bee honey exported 

 during 1911, of which 82,768 pounds went to the United States, 296,265 pounds to 

 Germany, 69,883 pounds to the Netherlands, 337,632 pounds to Belgium, and 32,651 pounds 

 to the United Kingdom. 



There were mahogany, cedar and sabicu logs, amounting to 105.000 feet and valued 

 at $5,526, exported during last year, of which 94,000 feet, valued at $4,864, went to 

 the United States and the remainder to the United Kingdom and Spain. 



The cattle industry is important in this municipal district. There is. however, a con- 

 stant decrease in the area of pasture lands, owing to the increase in the cultivation of 

 sugar cane, explained in a measure by the remunerative prices of this staple for some 

 years past and by the extension of existing railroads and the building of new roads 

 through sections of the country hitherto inaccessible to heavy traffic. 



There is a good demand for cattle and enough surplus to ship to other cities, especially 

 Habana, where the price on the hoof is 4 cents per pound, which is considered good 

 here. The price for yearlings 10 to 12 months old is $14 to $15 each ; for bulls of 24 

 months, $24 to $25; bulls 3 years old, $30 to $35; cows with or without calf, $20 to 

 $25; and yearling heifers, $12 to $14. 



The following live stock was recorded in the municipal district last spring: Cattle, 

 100,902; horses, 15,859; mules, 2,199; and asses, 103. 



