THE CUBA REVIEW 23 
Cuban Imports of Chemicals, Gums, etc. 
Consul General C. B. Hurst, Habana. 
The total imports into Cuba of substances employed in pharmacy, chemical in- 
dustries, and perfumery, during the fiscal years 1913-14 and 1919-20, respectively, were: 
Primary products, $496,440 and $1,750,307; paints, inks and varnishes, $868,261 and 
$2,532,179; chemical products, $4,159,059 and $12,033,918; and oils, soaps, ete., $2,302,883 
and $7,756,015. The total values of primary chemical and pharmaceutical products 
and chemical products imported into Cuba from the various countries during the fiscal 
year ended one month before the war and the latest fiscal year are compared in the 
following table: 
Primary products Chemical products 
Countries 
1913-14 1919-20 1913-14 1919-20 
WimitedtStateses sos ecses nose. $194,694 | $1,222,904 | $2,199,789 | $9,206,127 
Other American countries.......... 39,737 66,728 22,151 191,357 
Cerin ayaa ey tat aes os oan 75,580 4,741 229,437 72,186 
SIDI a ic tan Seca ae et ae een a ear 77,457 339,112 82,380 323,559 
JETRVOVGESS Gedhad gute Eigen ere eae cere 7,220 3,722 850,855 1,852,562 
Wmited Kangdom...........+<.-2. 11,775 14,614 573,311 254,422 
Other European countries.......... 86,822 34,361 97,211 123,729 
Ofherecountriess2.5 +. 2. see 3,155 64,215 3,925 9,976 
BING tree teeta en ace cane ae $496,440 | $1,750,397 | $4,059,059 | $12,033,918 
Quantity of Imports, by Countries of Origin 
The total quantity of imports of chemical products and resins and gums by countries 
of origin during 1913-14, 1917-18 and 1918-19, the latest years for which statistics are 
available, is shown in the following table: 
Countries of origin 1913-14 1917-18 1918-19 
Chemical fertilizers: Kilos Kilos Kilos 
Winiteds States aeanee om ese posh se aes 9,656,052 7,456,185 8,822,446 
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(CASEI chara wee ges re cece ee eee nat ANS SSG acta sor ee Oa eee oe 
1B eLearn tia cee op eae Sue eB a oncean ene Serna mrteres BBS1098)- [Eee eres aes] Susman 
ETO eter te pire one ty ce ae IE rei eA al eet se arcemnaate cell nicole aia den Ao oie 
WimmtedsKangdomia are sons eee te ee eee I 5y Gira O Bias Pelee un ow ealla tar dia diet o 
Bnitisielin diate ac kone eo once ee es GIS O Teal Artie i ee eee re eee ae 
BUTI) AINE ese ae a mente ete es RE eye ie salle ey a dete Ace «tl acexa eo Subaeye codecs 36,555 
TR ETL SPS aR ce Coe I 17,673,290 7,456,185 8,259,001 
Acids: 
WWinntedeStatessert diss ees Sas Som cae 4,063,220 4,546,814 4,306,507 
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(Canaclapreraetate Darton: haere ance, She ee 7,780 LADS alceeee es Oe 
(CTO Ae goed hous iced Gps eien oP OO ceo eee een se SDE BAN Vices es eas ane [sa Arter eaeanlinaege 
IB ro aaiiioats fae one ey otdcra Siciats or eenataen ocean ocean PATE SOA eect eaiecenl [enor cere are 
‘SJ DIDI cea Byco oo re aDee ioe a Ce ene one Boe | ar ce ne Pee eae 1,147 
Ege CORR ie etree ewer ce sia al coments Sunes Oy oka 2,526 AST On| Rey iach eee 
Nitra lyre tee ete ano heen Pete a ein nee aceteea 12,633 3,515 5,135 
Winitedektnedomipyy mers series aa ac oe oe 44,327 3,032 3,170 
“TRGB accls Ss Berean eerie eee te a ieee 4,385,295 4,558,924 4,315,959 
