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imported through the United States, consisted of sugar machinery from France and 
Germany. 
PRINCIPAL IMPORTS FROM ALL COUNTRIES 
Detailed statistics of imports for the calendar year 1918 are not as yet available. 
In lieu of this, the figures for the principal imports in 1917, and the preceding year, 
are given below. It is understood that the imports during 1918 as respects articles 
and quantities are very much the same as those for the two preceding years, any 
differences being due to the war-time control over exports exercised by the United 
States Government: 
1916 1917 
Articles. 
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 
Harm IUIplemMondts, Oss sens sive ects vcusi« sie 7,829 $6,119 15,169 $13,945 
Goal Anthracite GOOSi. 26 acto seins 2h a oie c-dye,s)y sis 20 62 40,953 210,968 
Lumber, pine, not planed, M feet............... 1,628 19,342 2,745 82,561 
Garment Oarreldel fs o.s coe nets inhib Sus eidlessuste 22,588 30,482 26,728 41,327 
Oilevretinedwallongsorc weeics cies eet lens Behe faisia¢ 13,485 3,110 145,094 41,075 
Iron and steel: 
ison Dare and! TOOS, KUGs cs abet a ew tee circ e 24,609 1,437 857,918 66,004 
Iron plates and sheets, kilos............... 243,435 24,170 227,914 37,097 
Steel rails, kilos 1,931,642 59,485 3,382,977 246,340 
BROS TIS aso ater ce oranetn eho sere sieisine, aiaietolitiarelcl is 34,773 12,632 59,382 29,028 
BN SATB MRCS e Aree Se eae tee sicis. cebne aie ook bud ate Sic) ane 54,398 5,806 271,479 25,097 
Papesand AGhings WOR, 5 ae ace vier me sine om elsi el ace 180,266 14,660 568,365 62,294 
@lothing; ready-made; lalos) 0. i. es oa one 57,809 84,275 48,735 98,717 
Brean DALR NOS crete hia. Oe sia ries eukcete br ousliSie lave cies 315,890 66,477 153,399 41,150 
Hecate, WVOUGEN TATION fem nite hc c a clasts eielemes 296,735 47,438 271,341 53,022 
oes: 
WWPOIIS ABINSs oistersitnr ele tie siete (eer e akehe awe een te 41,799 87,760 45,224 105,465 
WKOIeniia mins olen 20 (tat ct Sie ea ctlstgdis scion 21,585 31,620 20,704 42,039 
GUUS OTA DRLTA A Aare Pais tatcaasreteiate yee a 4,056 3,286 10,747 11,239 
} 1916 1917 
Articles. 
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 
Machinery: 
Sugar mill and accessories, kilos............ 1,240,795 $100,942 423,373 $82,088 
LSC hniGHlsskcLLOst irre cts cease cee ausid oars 13,766 7,909 63,873 32,710 
MG COMOLI CS MEGS nc score Soong cates We seaeawre 11,503 2,876 30,333 13,834 
GASES EU arc es A a I nich, Se tater t ones 112,164 32,409 374,941 116,284 
Vehicles: 
SGaches Bd ACCESIODIES a-ha soto teh che, choir ajeds ale cteate mc susie: e BOS sors no rons 51,634 
PATON DUC cme eI es ie ie se ame eae eee rey cea E oils cal apeeate Sale Na sucpate eae ahehels 38 17,665 
OU Sat ep fal LoS ae oe a aed oe en a UM aS 37,984 4,211 190,333 26,043 
Meat, and meat products: 
FUSE OUC SWIELOR = 5. ttints ths a oust bearers a, 316,122 66,055 289,135 . 80,040 
Piggrred Mite ee Shee ek oe tesraicombare oe celee oy 212,569 25,007 118,263 20,632 
Wihest Housroanrelss. «cic an ecrisr tue wtimiaseeions 10,203 59,892 11,125 112,832 
Potatoes slalosnccrc ers vars a rato te erate oiere ys 609,645 28,980 634,009 44,723 
Coles pounds e ences: caierren tor elobeisiave.o< cueryatc 43,125 6,404 143,379 20,815 
MANY IMPORTED GOODS RECEIVED FROM HABANA 
The figures given for 1918 and 1913 were taken from the records of the Nuevitas 
custom house, and those for 1916 and 1917 from an annual publication of the Cuban 
Treasury Department. They do not furnish, however, a complete index to the trade 
of this district for the reason that it has always been customary to rely upon 
Habana, and to a smaller extent Santiago, to supply the needs of the Province in 
certain lines. A great part of the merchandise brought from Habana by coastwise 
steamer consists of transshiped goods that are entered at the Nuevitas custom 
house, but it has been found impossible to obtain data with respect to the move- 
ment by rail. Generally speaking, however, it may be said that the bulk of the - 
foodstuffs—fiour, lard, hams, bacon, potatoes, etc—and coal, cement, and lumber, 
are imported via Nuevitas. The United States has always furnished most of these 
goods. The same is true in regard to hardware, steel rails, and machinery, although 
the heavy sugar-mill machinery, which has only been imported to any great extent 
since the outbreak of the war coincident with the development of this Province as 
a sugar producer, is mostly brought in via the Key West-Habana Rail Ferry, being 
handled through without breaking bulk. Naturally most of this machinery comes 
from the United States. 
