THE CUBA REVIEW 



17 



COMMERCIAL MATTERS AND GENERAL NOTES. 



New York Mahogany and Cedar Prices. 



Mahogany. — There was very Httle 

 movement during the past month. The 

 receipts, although larp-er than those of 

 the previous mpnth, were below the 

 average, and have been sold, together 

 with a small part of the stock that was 

 on hand, the stock in first hands remain- 

 ing practically the same. 



Cedar. — There was a marked falling 

 off in the number of ports represented 

 last month. All of the wood received 

 has been sold, together with a small part 

 of the stock that was on hand, reducing 

 the holdings in first hands to a much 

 smaller amount than they have been in 



some time past. — George F. Herrman, 

 October 1, 1908. 



Custom House Revenues. 



Custom House revenues during the 

 month of September, 1908, were $1,565,- 

 556.31, and the revenue from all sources 

 in the same period amounted to $2,144,- 

 996.53. 



The revenues of the present fiscal year 

 amount to $7,423,520.24, and the total 

 expenses in the same period were $10,- 

 010,461.69. 



On September 30 the balance on hand 

 in the Treasury of Cuba was $4,541,- 

 135.39. — El Avisador Comercial, Havana. 



THEATRES OF CUBA.— Teatro la Caridad at the City of Santa Clara. 



Cuban Theaters. 



The theaters present some interesting 

 points of contrast when compared with 

 those in the United States. The build- 

 ings are regular palaces, having been 

 built under the Spanish rule when 

 money was no consideration, but the 

 scenery used is of paper and fire ex- 

 tinguishers are unknown. The sets are 



nailed to the stage, instead of being 

 screwed on with large screws, as in our 

 theaters. Moving picture shows have 

 an immense following, as have the vaude- 

 ville entertainments. Mr. and Mrs. H. 

 B. Clark of Findlay, Ohio, will arrive 

 in Cuba this month and open up ten 

 or twelve moving picture shows in the 

 various large cities of the island. 



