14 THE CUBA REVIEW 
this distriet shows, the quantity of grapefruit exported in 1918, exclusively to the 
United States, was less than one-third of the quantity exported in 1917, and the 
quantity of vegetables was 60 per cent. less in 1918 than in 1917. Grapefruit brought 
much higher prices than in former years, as did iso the vegetables, offsetting fo 
some extent the smaller quantities, but trade conditions are still far from satisfae- 
tory. Everyone here is hoping that the present fine prospects for a large crop in the 
current year may be realized. 
Declared exports for the two years were: 
1917 1918 
sige Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 
CAPRDEEFUNCOISCORY oc u's (oie x dere opine Site mene 109,070 $196,326 35,000 $70,608 
Lo gp oles Same ee Su ae eee a Be Fe cote ee 6.100; oe 1.885 
Vegetables, crates........c0.ccccceeeueer sees: 55,256 60,617 21,662 83,789 
Pe Lee a Pee ea eee ra, G0 BIS: sak teen 156,282 
MINING AND OTHER INDUSTRIES 
One source of great relief for this island may come with the exploitation of the 
iron mines discovered here. Nothing of great importance has developed as yet, but 
of the 18 or 20 mines so far staked out all over the northeastern part of the island 
two show most promising prospects. The managing engineers pronounce the ore 
to be of the finest quality, and claim that it is only the problem of proper trans- 
portation that still delays the successful exploitation of the mines. 
Besides a large box factory which turns out over 1,000,000 boxes annually for 
the packing of Cuban pineapples, two canning establishments, four sawmills, one 
marble-cutting shop, and a turpentine plant under American control, there is no 
manufacturing of any importance done here. Nearly all articles needed for living 
purposes, even most of the foodstuffs, have to be either bought in Cuba or imported. 
During the war all imported articles used here came from the United States. 
MERCHANDISE IMPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES 
The table below indicates the quantity in kilos (1 kilo is equivalent to 2.2046 
pounds) and value of articles imported directly from the United States in 191S. 
A comparative statement can not be furnished, as all records of the custom house 
of this port were destroyed in the hurricane of 1917. It is probable that nearly as 
many more American goods arrived here through Habana merchants, so in view 
of the comparatively small community, the figures for imported American goods 
make a fairly good showing: 
Articles. Kilos. Value. Articles. Kilos. Value. 
Agricul Iti ural implements 7,910 $1,366 Tronware:\;¢.; tae see 185 $97 
Automobile accessories 1,287 2,034 Leatherware! .~)2..c5-sen eee 310 235 
Butter and substitutes 1,879 2,122 Machinery..... eee 18,686 6,890 
Canned goods 8,362 2,652 Musical instruments.......... 54 54 
Cement 65 13 Paints, varnish ete.-. cele 1,214 304 
Cereals and grains 14,530 1,894 Paper: acces 18,814 1,968 
Chemical products 7,073 1,342 Petroleums.2cAi4ee eee 2,851 167 
Chinaware.. 17 40 Pharmaceutical preparations. . 28 Ly; 
Cotton goods 1,201 1,332 Photographie supplies........ 136 253 
Cutlery ; 16 39 Rubber co0ds2 see 693 730 
Dry goods 2,817 2,023 Shoeset frase asset eee ee 3,298 2,427 
Earthenware 9 4 Soaps o<. 13. ceeieeruste he ere ee 3,923 799 
Fertilizer 72,743 4,552 Sugar’; See ee 309 68 
Flour. 16,324 2,454 ‘Tins, emptya.. ane ee eee 1,003 313 
Fruit, dried 1,980 526 Tobacco. 5..¢2 5. een eee 1,219 1,006 
Fruit, fresh 3,905 181 Toys: 2s ont eee ee 328 130 
Furniture 855 200 Vegetables, fresh............. 20,832 1,139 
Gasoline 3,590 340 Wooden’ articles: 27.2 =: 408 734 
Glassware Te 1,074 172 Woolenjgoodsussaseacee eee: 4 8 
Groceries 15,296 2,740 All other articles............. 8,257 2,907 
Hardware and tools 8,205 2,617 
Household goods... .. . 1,952 845 Tol co eee 49,734 
