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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 



COMBINATION OF HAVANA CIGAR- 

 MAKERS 



Independent cijxar ni:iiuif;i(lun>r.s, about 

 Iwolvo in number, representing oapital 

 iigsi'fgtiting several millions of dollars, 

 have initiated tlie formation of a great 

 co-operative sales agency, with the pur- 

 liose of entering the foreign field on a 

 large scale, according to newspaper ro- 

 jiorts from Havana. The combination, 

 it is said, aims to eliminate intermediaries 

 and bring Havana in dii-oct touch with the 

 market on the other side of the Atlantic. 

 especially Russia. 



Mr. R. Kinzler, one of the principals 

 in the proposed combination, is quoted as 

 saying that it is intended first to gain a 

 firm footing in the continental market and 

 later make an effort to break down th(> 

 105 per cent barrier erected by the United 

 States against Cuban cigars and make 

 them available to Americans at "reason- 

 able prices." 



MARKET FOR AMERICAN APPLES 

 The most important fruit crop of the 

 United States in the export trade is the 

 apple. This country is one of the greatest 

 fruit-consuming as well as fruit-produc- 

 ing nations on the globe, yet, in addition 

 to the domestic consumption, .$122,G78,7S?> 

 worth of all kinds of fruit were exported 

 during the calendar year 3919, of which 

 1.5 per cent., or .$18,581,110, was for dried 

 and fresh apples, not including large 

 quantities of canned and preserved apple 

 products also exported. The exports of 

 green or ripe apples to Cuba during No- 

 vember and December, and for the calen- 

 dar year 1919, were as follows: 



EXPORTS FROM ISLE OF PINES TO 

 UNITED STATES 

 Invoices certified at the .Viiicrifaii <<>ii 

 suhite at Nneva Gerona during the pcriotl 

 January 1 to March :51, l!)2(i, sliow the 

 following declared exports from llic Isle 

 of Pines to the United States: ]1,0'.»> 

 crates of gr;ipefrui1, vahied at .$39,743; 

 529 crates of oranges, value, .$2,101 ; and 

 9,213 crates of vegetables, value, .$12,248. 

 During the correspondin.g period of 1019 

 the d«Mlared exports to the United States 

 were: 12,702 crates of grapefruit, valued 

 at .$29,791 ; 29 crates of oranges, value, 

 .$08; and 0,403 crates of vegetables, value 

 .$9,215. 



EXPORT OF LIQUORS FROM UNITED 

 STATES TO CUBA 



Cuba was the principal country of des- 

 tination for January exports from the 

 United States of bottled malt litpiors. 



The bulk of malt liquors, chiefly beer, 

 expoitetl in .January, was in bottles, of 

 which Cuba received .53,490 do/,(>n quarts, 

 valued at $110,278. 



Extraordinary exports of doiiicstir 

 wines occurred in January, <'nl)a receiv- 

 ing 94,749 gallons. 



The January exports to Cuba include 

 Ixiurbon whisk.v, rye whisk.v, other dis- 

 tilled spirits (other than alcohdl, rinii, 

 jMid \\liisky) as follows: 



Proof 



gallons. Value. 

 Expoi-ted to Cuba : 



r.onrlion Whisky .. . .lO.I.-,!) .$91,0ni> 



Rve Whisky 290,499 1,.328,727 



All oth(>r sinrits. .. 220..-09 -102,021 



The average monlhly ])ric(> per proof 

 gallon of whisky exported to Cuba in 

 January was $1.79. The pi'ice i)er proof 

 gallon of rye was .$4.48. 



TRADE WITH CANADA 

 Canada's imports from and exi»orts to 

 Cuba for the year ended September 30. 

 1919, compared with the preceding twelve 

 months were as follows : 



1918 1919 



Imports from Cuba. .$1,790,001 $7,542,8.30 

 Exports from Cuba . . $4,042,994 $0,045,767 



