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THE CUBA R E \ 1 !•: W 



Countries: 



Austr.a 



Belgium 



China 



Denmark . . . 



France 



Germany . . . 

 Netherlands. 

 India. ...... 



Italy 



Mexico 



Countries: 1014 1915 



Norway $15,799 . $14,332 



Nova Scotia 619,801 600.267 



Porto Rico 63,972 54,754 



Spain 8.39.999 1,095.016 



Switzerland . 52.187 9,579 



United KinRdom 746,740 623,453 



United States 4,215.725 5,771,298 



.VU other countries 141682 38,087 



Total $7,865,702 $9,384,818 



Declared Exports to the United States. 



The declared exports from the Santiago consular district to the United States during the 

 year 191o were vahied at S43,70S,1()4, as conijiarcd with S;^li,l(>4,7Sl in lfll4, an increase of 

 34 per cent. 



The following table shows the quantity- and decL-irod value of the ])rin('ii)al articles in- 

 voiced at Santiago and the agencies in the Santiago consular di.«trict in 1914 and IDl."): 



Articles: 



Bananas bunches 



Beeswax pounds 



Citrus fruits boxes 



Cocoa beans (cacao) pounds 



Coconut oil pounds 



Coconuts 



Copper ore tons 



Guana tons 



Hides pounds 



Honey pounds 



Iron ore tons 



Manganese ore tons 



Metals, old pounds 



Molasses. gallons 



Rum gallons 



Sponge pounds 



Sugar pounds 



Woods: 



Cedar feet 



Cedar strips feet 



I-ignum vitae pounds 



Mahogany feet 



All other articles 



Quantity 



' 108,33.5 



64,513 



3,625,848 



1914 



6,077,047 

 9,536 



Total . 



Value 



$.3i2'.966 

 130,028 

 405.795 



174,585 

 21,293 



1915 



Quantity 



1.924, .570 



227,179 



73,851 



3,811,846 



193,.538 



1.207,100 



28,488 



3,128.440 



438.795 



796.830 



5,144 



77,3.59 



8,622.443 



13,930 



11,402 



Value 



$714,089 



.59,748 



138,529 



553,997 



17.418 



16,771 



1,004,344 



' 488.748 



16.639 



2.378.635 



87,297 



9,622 



231.858 



30.246 



6.675 



1,074,919,862 37.480.125 



4.325.444 



987,040 



3,.562.137 



1,043,998 



265.051 

 56.780 

 74.635 

 59.954 

 17,003 



43.708.164 



The increase in the value of sugar alone, the jirincipal article exported, was ^10,476,562, 

 although there was a decrease in the quantity of about 62,000 tons. The decreases in the 

 quantities of iron and copper ore exported with corresponding increases in valuation were due 

 to the unusually high prices prevailing largely on account of the European war. The output of 

 iron, copper, and manganese ore would have been consideraV)ly greater had there been ade- 

 quate transportation facilities. 



There was an increa.se of §57,373 in the value of molasses exported and of S52,683 in hides. 



The jirincipal woods ex-ported to the United States from this consular district are cedar 

 strips, lignum vitae, and mahoganv, the total valuation of which was S14S, 070, a decrease 

 in comparison with 1914 of S37,358. 



Exports lo Porto Rico — Reluriied Goods. 



Ex]iorts to Porto Hico during 1915 were valued at 829,719, as compared with §25,154 in 

 1914, practically all of which were cedar strips. There were no exj^orts certified for Hawaii or 

 the Philijjpines during 1914 or 1915. 



Inasmuch as two-thirds of the coffee used in Cuba is imported from Porto Rico, the value 

 of which amounts annually to about §2,700,000, the balance of trade in favor of Porto Rico is 

 considerable. This con.sular district im])orts about 123^^ per cent of the entire amount or about 

 §335,000 in value. 



.\inerican goods returned during 1915 amounted to §85,863, as compared with $147,473 in 

 1914, and consisted chieflj- of machinery and parts, empty cylinder drums, and empty bags. 



Harbor Rates. 



Vessels can enter this harl)or drawing 26 feet and can anchor at the Cendova wharf with 



