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Of the exports the same ratio included 

 the following leading articles : 



Rice 9,704,000 



Malt 1,378,910 



Kidney beans 1,827,490 



Condensed milk 2,169,070 



\\'oolen goods 1,570,010 



Stockings 1,867,100 



Paper 1,279,920 



Glassware 1,048,970 



Iron manufactures 1,566,310 



Machinery 1,320,780 



Locomotives 83,330 



Total 23,815,890 



Other articles exported consisted of cof- 

 fee, cinnamon, beer, sardines, paints, pot- 

 ash, medical instruments, wire, silk manu- 

 facturers, clothing, hats, underwear, porce- 

 lains, iron pipes, incandescent lamps, pianos 

 and piano players, typewriters and adding 

 machines, phonographs, watches and jewel- 

 rj-, perfumes, etc. 



BELTS, HARNESS AND SADDLERY 

 EXEMPTIONS 



In compliance with a petition presented 

 by manufacturers of belts, harness and 

 saddlery, the government of Cuba, by a 

 decree of May 9, 1913, has exempted certain 

 supplies used in the manufacture of the 

 above articles from the payment of the 

 surtaxes provided by the decree of February 

 1, 1904. 



These surtaxes applied to sole leather, 

 patent leather, hides and skins, canvass, 

 cotton tape, thread, buckles, clasps, eyelets, 

 brads, rivets, patent hooks, rings, harness, 

 chains and cords, and ranged from 15 per 

 cent to 30 per cent of the duty. 



Their exemption from the surtax will 

 result in a corresponding change in the 

 rates of duty imposed on such articles 

 whether imported from the United States 

 or from other countries. In order to be 

 admitted at the reduced rates of duty the 

 articles must be imported direct by the 

 manufacturers of belts, harness or saddlery 

 for use in their establishments, and a sworn 

 declaration to that effect must be presented. 



CSee page 77 of Tariff Series Xo. 27, is- 

 sued by the United States government.) 



DUTY EXEMPTION ON STEEL BARS 



The Cuban Gaceta Oficial for the 21st of 

 May contains a presidential decree exempt- 

 ing from the customs surtax of 30 per 

 cent, which was imposed by the decree of 

 February 1, 1904, steel bars of all kinds, 

 including rods, when imported by Cuban 

 manufacturers for the manufacture of 

 rivets, screws, nuts, rivet plates, spikes, 

 bolts and nails. The usual swofin declara- 



tion regarding the use to which such steel 

 bars are to be put is required. 



The rate of duty fixed for such bars un- 

 der No. 36 B. of the Cuban tariff is 90 

 cents per 100 kilogs. gross weight. 



savannah's new CUBAN CONSUL 



Through the effects of the Chamber of 

 Commerce of Savannah Arthur J. Howard 

 of Howard and Company, brokers, has been 

 appomted official representative of the Re- 

 public of Cuba at that port. His appoint- 

 ment becomes effective August 1st. 



The need of an authorized representative 

 of the Cuban government in Savannah has 

 ong been felt. Savannah manufacturers 

 have repeatedly complained about the in- 

 convenience they have experienced in clear- 

 ing vessels for Cuban ports. Since the 

 death more than a year ago of Consul 

 Moynello Cuba has not been regularly rep- 

 resented in Savannah, and as a result a 

 great deal of inconvenience has been ^elt 

 by the shippers 



CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS ACCEPTED 



A measure which will be greatly wel- 

 comed by tax payers in Havana is the 

 decree issued September 7th by Havana's 

 Mayor authorizing the payment of all city 

 taxes with certified checks to the order of 

 the city treasurer. Payment may also be 

 made by means of postal monev orders 

 receipts for which the city will return 



TO CREATE FREE PORTS 



The Cuban government propose to create 

 free ports at Santiago and Cienfuegos for 

 the entry of goods free of duty, which are 

 intended to be re-exported either in the 

 condition in which they were landed, or 

 after having been re-packed or subjected 

 to industrial processes. 



LOCAL TELEPHONE FOR HOLGUIN 



A local teleplione system will soon be in 

 operation in Holguin, Oriente Province. 

 The following prices will govern : 



Private houses $2.00 per month 



Lawyers, doctors, dentists, 



^^'^ 2.50 per month 



Stores, etc -.oo per month 



Matanzas exports for July, 1913, aggre- 

 gated in value $1,826,392, of which' $1,776,- 

 128 was in sugar. 



The coke exports of Cardiff, Wales, to 

 Cuba in 1912 amounted to 1S95 long tons.-- 

 U. S. Consular Report. 



