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THE CUBA REVIEW 



Sagua Iai Grande. 



HiiUs bundles 



Mamirc sacks 



Mohisses gallons 



S.r:ip iron boxes 



Scrap copper llo. 



Siinar bags h 



All other articles 



11 



2 



'l,028;232 



3,954 

 1,800 



7,211,180 

 813 



500 



'i.'Cod.OOO 



92 



1,067,130 



3,723 

 41,250 



5,732 

 12,591,599 



Total. 



7,217,753 



12,642,304 



Caiharien. 



Asphalt bags 2,800 10,623 3,000 8,880 



Lumber feet 955,344 56,473 750.076 41,673 



Molasses ' gallons 518,875 10,377 300.000 7.500 



Plantains,/.'. '.'.'. 1.230 3.313 



Sugar bags b 1,026,512 7.2C.s,'.l43 1,022,4.52 10,666,1.59 



Tobacco bales 547 :{6.()24 1,162 .33,087 



Wax. ...".'.' bags 157 !i.3.-)l 223 13,338 



All other articles 175 1,447 



Total. 



7,393,196 



10,775,587 



Grand total 



aSpanish pound= 1.0143 .-^merioan pounds 



30.240.716 



b\ bag of sugar weighs 325 pounds (.Vmcrican). 



47,.348,390 



American goods returned from the Cienfuegos consular district, which incUides Caibariea 

 and Sagiia la Grande, in 1915 totaled $17,359 in value, as compared with $49,732 in 1914. 



No articles were invoiced for shipment to the insular ])os.sessions of the United States. 



The number of vessels that cleared the port of Cienfuegos for the United States in 1915 

 was 254, of which 97 flew the American flag, 52 the Norwegian, 36 the British, 18 the Cuban> 

 27 the Spanish and 16 the Danish. American vessels arriving at the port that year numbered 

 105. 



Growth of American Trade. 



The war was mainlj" responsible for a marked increase in imports from the United States, 

 although it may be added that during the last few years there has been a decided trend toward 

 the gradual introduction of American products of a nature formerly supplied by countries 

 other than the Ignited States, especially those of Europe. Now that the latter source, if not 

 entirely closed, is at least greatly restricted, tradesmen as a matter of necessity are purchasing 

 more from the United States, even of those articles heretofore furnished almost exclusively l)y 

 European countries. While a greater inclination is being shown on the part of the American 

 joI)l)ers and manufacturers to meet the desires as well as the requirements of a trade quite di.s- 



Entranc-e to Cienfuegos Bay. 



