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Shoes and Leather Exports to Cuba 



The leather belting exported from the United States to Cuba during the eleven 

 months ended November, 1920, and 1921 is shown by quantity and value in the following 

 table : 



Exports of Leather Belting for 11 ^Moxths Ended November, 1920 and 1921. 

 1920 1921 



Pounds Value Pounds Value 



324,041 $731,821 79,842 $157,782 



Exports of Leather Belting for November, 1920 and 1921 

 November, 1920 November, 1921 



Pounds Value Pounds Value 



46,670 $117,237 4,327 $7,385 



In the first eleven months of 1921, as in the corresponding months of 1919 and 1920, 

 the shipments of children's shoes to Cuba far exceeded those to any other countries, 

 excepting Europe. 



Exports of Boots and Shoes for 11 Months Entjed November, 1919, 1920, ant) 1921 

 1919 1920 1921 



Pairs Value Pairs Value Pairs Value 



Men's 1,375,094 $5,443,237 2,030,664 $11,538,013 400,581 $2,005,107 



Women's 1,071,358 2,287,913 1,135,863 3,071,863 352,430 889,607 



ChHdren's 1,604,456 2,407,593 2,193,246 4,102,402 614,976 1,043,375 



Chilean Imports of Tobacco from Cuba 



In the season of 1918-19 (the most recent period for which statistics are available), 

 there were 3,397 acres of tobacco under cultivation in Chile, which yielded a crop of 

 786,160 pounds, while in 1919, 422,002 pounds of leaf tobacco were imported, mainly 

 from Cuba. The same year brought 221,923 pounds of manufactured tobacco from 

 abroad, with Cuba, the United States, and the United Kingdom as the principal coun- 

 tries of origin. 



In the following table the Chilean importation of prepared and manufactured tobacco 

 from Cuba in 1920 is given: 



Kilos Value 



Pes OS. a 



Prepared tobacco 5,253 22,797 



Cigarettes 15,798 98,850 



Cigars 33,300 1,132,625 



aGold pesos of 18 pence. 



Imports of leaf tobacco into Chile from Cuba in 1920 were as follows: 185,452 

 kilos; value, 799,524 pesos. 



Trade Through Port of Boston 



Year ending Year ending 



Sept. 1921 Sept. 30, 1921 Sept. 1920 Sept. 30, 1920 



Imports from Cuba $1,132,596 $22,153,459 $2,659,421 $77,675,257 



Exports to Cuba 305,805 6,486,782 209,137 13,109,449 



Year Ending Year Ending 



Oct., 1921 Oct. 31, 1921 Oct., 1920 Oct. 31,1920 



Imports from Cuba $652,184 $21,651,804 $1,153,839 $74,058,054 



Exports to Cuba 100,660 5,899,159 688,283 12,951,413 



Year Ending Year Ending 



Nov., 1921 Nov. 30,1921 Nov., 1920 Nov.30,1920 



Imports from Cuba 81,549,707 $21,224,224 $1,977,287 $74,085,684 



Exports to Cuba 178,118 5,615,947 461,330 11,408,033 



