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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 



CUBAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF 

 COMMERCE 



Tlio newly ()r,i.Mniz(>(l CuliiUi-Anicricaii 

 ("liiiinlH'i- of Coiiimci<c, jiicorporiiliou uf 

 wliich was annoimccd in tlio traiU' press 

 recently, will be located at 500 Fifth Ave- 

 nue, adjoining; tlio pri'niises occupied by 

 tlie Frencli-Aniorican Clmniber of Com- 

 merce, Inc. It is imderstood tliat tlic new 

 chaml)or is intended to servo as a con- 

 necting liidc 11irouf,di Ibe United States 

 between Fraiice and Cuba. 



Tbe incori)orators are McDougall 

 Ilawkes. formerly dock connnissiouer of 

 .New Voi-k City, and now New Yorlc State 

 bridj:e and tunnel connnissiouer; Tliomas 

 Kearny, a member of the Pan American 

 Society ; W. E. Foster, treasurer of tlie 

 American Sugar Refining Co. ; E. C. Juen, 

 w bo lias been connected with South Amer- 

 ican importing' business for yeai's ; W. K. 

 Aujrhinbaufih, editor of the New York 

 Commercial, and AV. W. IIoi)pin, who is 

 associated with ilie (Jnllalin interests. 



REGISTRATION OF COMMERCIAL FIRMS 

 AND COMPANIES 

 According to press rt>poi'(.s, from the 

 termination of the war to January, 1020, 

 the registration of coimnc'rcial firms and 

 companies in tlu^ Cuban national registry 

 showed ;'.(JI, witli iin aufbori/.ed cjipital of 

 $486,270,.>17. In addition to these new 

 firms, four railroads, with a capital of 

 $0,348,000, and twelve insiu-ance and se- 

 curity companies, with a capital of $10,- 

 473,000, have been establisbed. 



EXPORTS OF CURED FISH FROM 

 UNITED STATES 



The exports of cod, haddock, hake, and 

 pollack from the UniteJl States to Cuba 

 during; the calendar year 1010 was as fol- 

 lows, as compiled by the Statistical Di- 

 vision of the Bureau of Foreifrii and Do- 

 mestic Commerce: 



Pounds Value 

 Cod. haddock, hake, 



and pollock 0,014,304 $1,5?>0,353 



Herring 484,707 48,049 



All other dried, 



smoked, or cured. . 566,825 57,059 



UNIIED STATES IMPORTS FROM CUBA 

 DURING FEBRUARY 



Milling Febrnnry more 'j: Is were im- 

 ported li'oni Cuba by the United States 

 Mian Ironi any other country in the 

 world. Tbe ti.u:iii-es of the U. S. Mciuirl- 

 meiit of Connnerce have Just been coni- 

 l>le!ed ;ind the record made by Cuba 

 ania/.es tbe coiniiierciiil world. 



Till' total imports from Cuba for the 

 monlli were valued at $T2,7hi.7l>it. Im- 

 ])oi-ts from tbe Uiiiled Kingdom ran se<'- 

 (>nd to those from Cuba, totalling about 

 $r)2,0l)0,00(). During the previous Fetiruary 

 importations from Cuba were valued 

 only at about $41,000,000. 



Imi)ortations totalUng $:!<i1,4is,(;:!.s 

 came from Cuba during the eight months 

 ending March 1, 1020. Tb(> record for the 

 jirevions year was $1(!7, 1. ■!.",( >3S. 



EXPORTS OF CEMENT FROM UNITED 



STATES 

 According to ilata comiiiliMl by the sta- 

 tistical division of tbe Ihucau of Foreign 

 and Donw'stic Connnerc(>, tbe I'xports of 

 cement from tbe UnittMl States to Cuba 

 (lining tbe caleiidai- year 1010 were 561,- 

 C.Tl barrels, valued at $l,67r..022. The 

 largest proportion of ibis trade was taken 

 by r.ra/.il and ('iilta ranked second. 



TRADE WITH UNITED KINGDOM 

 Tbe import and <>xpoi-t trade of the 

 United Kingdom witli Cuba for I'.il7, 1018, 

 and 1010 is shown in I he following talile: 



/iiil)()rl-s 



1017 1018 1010 



$86,480,8(15 $1()S,(;(;8,22() $84,568,255 



Exports 



1017 1018 1010 



$0,704.6-14 .$0,554,064 $0,067,862 



SANTIAGO DE CUBA 

 The declared exports from Santiago de 

 Cuba to the United States totaled $12,- 

 222,700 in 1018 and $13,252,188 in 1010. 

 Shipments of sugar from this district 

 w(!re valued at $5,663,034 in 1918 and $10,- 

 444,771 in 1019. 



