24 THE CUBA REVITEHW 
CUBAN COMMERCIAL MATTERS 
BRITISH TRADE WITH CUBA 
Returns of Great Britain’s trade with Cuba during the first quarter of 1920 dis- 
close that imports from Cuba, when compared with the corresponding period of 1919, 
showed an increase of $7,000,000. 
Compared with January-March, 1913, the value of Cuban imports increased to 
ten times their value in 1915 
The value of imports from Cuba into the United Kingdom during January-March, 
1918, 1919, and 1920 is shown in the following statement (conversions to American 
currency made at the normal rate of S$4.S665) : 
January-Mareh— 
1913 1919 1920 
Imported: from, Cuba? ws... see ss; a 52,187,132 $15,836,112 $22,792,131 
The following table shows the exports to Cuba from the United Kingdom during 
January-March, 1913, 1919, and 1920: 
January-Mareh— 
1913 1919 1920 
Exported to Cuba................$2,669,694 $2,062,462 $5,449,351 
EXPORTS OF MACHINERY TO CUBA 
The tables below, showing the domestic exports of machinery from the United 
States to Cuba during August, 1920, were prepared by the Statistical Division of the 
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. 
Jxports of cotton carding and spinning machinery to Cuba during August amounted 
to $2,040. 
The following table shows the value of the domestic exports of lathes, other 
machine tools, sharpening and grinding machines, and all other metal-working ma- 
chinery from the United States to Cuba during August, 1920: 
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OLHerMNnAEHINELTOOILS. Croce wc, sietece ios Guster ate eels we oa tial ahaa eons 41,208 
Sharpening ang erin Ging MACHINES sh. sos oe ene e ie cuektetee ers onre 14,874 
AMS OLIN EIS «oie chcraie ees ore Ve wucks, stsnatshe ge) dininre. cus Grease a iaiet? Ghebatele syenntey eters 23,420 
Exports of excavating machinery to Cuba during August were valued at $1,971. 
There were $10,028 worth of air-compressing machinery shipped to Cuba- during 
the month. 
Domestic exports of refrigerating machinery to Cuba amounted to $46,460. 
Below is a table showing the shipments of mining machinery to Cuba from the 
United States during the month under review: 
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FAM AOBIOT aire ce Petere Pavese.an nies cecal saya) eosin rerum er ese touis reltn ake athe See perce eres 44,284 
Pumps and pumping machinery valued at $112,202 were exported from the United 
States to Cuba during the month of August. 
LEATHER EXPORTS FROM SPAIN TO CUBA 
Spanish exports of dressed sheep, Morocco, and other leathers to Cuba have been 
as follows: (Figures indicate metric tons.) 
1919 (10 
1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Months) 
61 70 48 6S 78 42 12 
The following table shows the Spanish exports (metric tons) of shoes to Cuba 
for the period of 1912-1919: 
1919 (10 
1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 LOLT 1918 Months) 
292 311 267 202 267 160 ates 54 
