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manufacture, and his losses were less than $750, a portion of which he still expects to 

 collect. If his experience is to be taken as a criterion, Cuban credits may certainly be 

 considered as good. 

 Freight rates on shoes from Xew York to Havana are 14 cents per cubic foot. 



Shoes sent to Cuba should be packed in large, well-built 



Pnrhina Piir^rtinr, cascs. Thrcc-f ourths-inch lumber should be used, the ends 



1 acriing LJirecuons reinforced, and iron-strapped. An all-around strap should be 



used without exception, since the steamship companies will 



not be responsible for theft in any instance if merely corner straps are employed. It is 



desired that shoes destined for Cuba be packed in large cases. Men's shoes should 



average 200 pairs to the case: women's 400 to 500 pairs; misses" and children's, 500 to 



1,000 pairs; and infants' and babies', 1.000 to 2,000 pairs. Great care should be taken that 



all weights be accurately marked on the cases, since cases are entered by weight, and all 



thefts are made good, according to the shortage in weight. 



AUGUST TRADE INCREASES 



The August importations of Matanzas 

 are valued at $89,328.70 as against $57,958.96 

 for 1912 and $64,.361.S1 for 1911. 



The value of the exportations to the 

 United States are as follows : 



1913 1912 1911 



$2,469,450 $3,077,012 $607,843 



The sugar exports to England for the 

 month totalled $6,335.12. Aquardiente was 

 exported to Uruguay to the amount of 

 $2,850.00; $12,750.00 "in 1911 and none in 

 1913. 



NEW TRADE MARK RULING 



The ruling established under the Royal 

 Decree of the year 1884 which regulates 

 the granting of trademarks and brands in 

 this countrj' under which no product is 

 allowed to have more than one brand, 

 however different its qualitj^ may be, has 

 been annulled as obsolete by a decree signed 

 September 27th by Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture, Commerce and Labor Xuiiez. 



The decree is based on the provisions of 

 Military Order Xo. 511 of 1900, which per- 

 mits that different brands be authorized 

 when the owners should present certificates 

 of changes made in the product ; also on 

 the Trademark Convention of Paris which 

 upholds the principles of liberty as to the 

 brands and trarlemarks and further on the 

 ground that Ijy rulings of tlie department, 

 cigar manufacturers are permitted to put 

 out whatever brand or name to their cigars 

 that they may wish to receive protection as 

 to the name by merely registering and pay- 

 ing the fees provided for the purpose. 



Under the new ruling a manufacturer of 

 soap, for instance, may have as many trade- 

 marks and brands as he wishes for the 

 same product, as long as the same should 

 not conflict with otiiers previously granted 

 and upon paying the regular fees. 



SHIPMENTS TO EUROPEAN PORTS 



Mr. P. D. de Pool, forwarding agent, of 

 Havana, has furnished the Isle of Pines 

 Fruit Growers' exchange with the follow- 

 ing information relative to the fruit ship- 

 ping facilities between Havana and Eu- 

 ropean ports. He writes as follows : 



French Line. — Steamers sail the 15th of 

 every month. The rate on pines is 50 

 francs, plus 5 per cent per cubic meter 

 (which equals about nine pineapple crates) 

 to St. X'azaire, the first port of call. Rate 

 of freight to Paris is 60 francs, plus 5 per 

 cent primage. Time of voyage from 11 to 

 14 days. 



German Line. — Steamers sail the 5th and 

 18th of each month. Freight rates as fol- 

 lows ; one case, three c. f., 80c. per crate. 

 Same rate to Havre and Plymouth, on 

 pines. Grapefruit, etc., 70 shillings to 

 Hamburg or Havre and 90 shillings to 

 Paris per 1,000 kilos. Time required for 

 transit to Plymouth, 15 to 16 days ; to Ham- 

 burg, IS to 20 days; to Havre, 16 to 18 

 days. — Isle of Pines News. 



CANADA AND THE CUBAN MARKET 



The island of Cuba is a splendid market 

 for Canadian exports of almost all kinds, 

 says Mr. A. T. Quillez, acting trade com- 

 missioner for Canada at Havana. 



While the Cul)an tariff is to some extent 

 discriminatory in favor of the United 

 States, chicfiy in regard to manufactured 

 articles, Mr. Quillez nevertheless believes 

 that there is a market in Cuba for Cana- 

 dian commodities of nearly all classes rep- 

 resented in tlic present Canadian export 

 list, particularly, perhaps, flour, canned 

 vegetables, potatoes, fish and manufactures. 

 Mr. Quillez is a Cuban by birth. 



British capital invested in Cuban securi- 

 ties to the amount of $4,903,000 during the 

 first half of 19].;. 



Havana's customs receipts for four 

 months past compare as follows: 



May 1 to .August 31 



1912 1913 



$6,512,722 $7,339,485 



