THE CUBA REVIEW. 



21 



COMMERCIAL MATTERS. 



Cuban Mahogany and Cedar Market. 

 December Arrivals. 



Mahogany. — There were but two ports 

 represented in the arrivals for the month 

 of December, and the total amount of wood 

 brought forward was far below the aver- 

 age; in fact, there was only one month 

 during the year which showed smaller 

 receipts ; but notwithstanding these small 

 receipts stock in first hands has been in- 

 creased, and the present holdings are, with- 

 out doubt, the largest that we have had 

 for some years past. 



Cedar. — In reviewing the market a year 

 ago we called attention to the very large 

 arrivals of 1906, but these have been sur- 

 passed by the receipts of 1907, as some 

 3,000 more logs have been received. The 

 demand for the past few months has been 

 far below the average, and this accounts 

 for the unusually large stock in first hands. 

 The present supply will undoubtedly be 

 sufficient for some time to come or until 

 trade conditions have materially changed. 



January Arrivals. 



Mahogany.— The stock that was on hand 

 a month ago remains unchanged, owing 

 to the very quiet conditions existing in 

 our market. There was practically no 

 wood received 'during the month, and 

 shipments cannot now be recommended. 



Cedar. — The stock that was on hand a 

 month ago has been but slightly reduced, 

 notwithstanding the fact that there were 

 no . logs received during the entire month 

 just past. Shippers will do well not to 

 send wood forward until there is a more 

 active demand, and our present stocks 

 considerably reduced. — George F. Herri- 

 man, February i, 1908. 



Household Goods not Dutiable. 



Major Terrell recently made a decision 

 that household goods arriving on another 

 steamer than the one bringing the own- 

 er was not subject to duty. 



It seems an English family arrived at 

 Cienfuegos ahead of their household goods 

 and these when they arrived were declared 

 subject to duty by the customs authorities, 

 but Major Terrell decided otherwise. 



Customs Receipts of Cuba. 



1901 $10,877,984.77 



1902 10,579,867.04 



1903 11,479,267.25 



1904 15,529,116.91 



1905 18,255,040.00 



1906 18,511,296.07 



1907 20,005,048.12 



Cuban Paper Trade. 



Concerning the importation of paper into 

 Cuba, Consul-General James L. Rodgers, 

 of Havana, writes as follows : 



The total importation of paper in sheets 

 during the year 1905 was 2,143,609 kilos 

 (kilo equals 2.2 pounds), of which the 

 United States furnished about 50 per cent., 

 and Germany, Spain and France about 15 

 per cent each. In the shape of paper bags, 

 envelopes, etc., there was an importation in 

 1905 of 1,007,668 kilos, of which the United 

 States furnished nearly 75 per cent., and 

 Germany about 19 per cent. Of all other 

 classes of paper in the year 1905 there was 

 imported 6,280,280 kilos, of which Ger- 

 many furnished about 40 per cent, Spain 

 about 20 per cent., the United States about 

 13 per cent., and France about 10 per cent. 

 The detailed statistics for 1906 are not as 

 yet available. 



The consumption of paper in the re- 

 public is steadily increasing. 



Estimated Revenue. 



The national revenues of Cuba for the 

 coming year are estimated as follows : 



Custom-house revenues $23,046,000 



Consular revenues 350,000 



Posts and telegraphs revenues... 743,000 



Interior revenues 831,000 



State's properties, etc 234,000 



Miscellaneous 262,325 



$25,466,325 



A Decade of Commerce Between the 

 United States and Cuba. 



U. S. Imports U. S. Exports 



from Cuba. to Cuba. 



1897 $18,406,815 $8,259,776 



1898 15,232,477 9,561,656 



1899 25,408,828 18,616,377 



1900 31,371,704 26,513,400 



1901 43,423,088 25,964,801 



1902 34,694,684 26,623,500 



1903 62,942,790 21,761,638 



1904 76,983,418 27,377,465 



1905 86,304,259 38,380,601 



1906 84,979,821 47,763,688 



1907 97,441,690 49,305,274 



Cuban Imports of Typewriters. 



Consul-General James L. Rodgers, _ of 

 Havana, submits a report covering the im- 

 portations of typewriting machines into 

 Cuba during 1905, 1906 and the eleven 

 months of 1907 ending November 30. The 

 American machine has the lead, exporting 

 values being $63,381 in 1905, $73,971 in 

 1906 and $62,932 in the eleven months of 

 1907. 



