IMPORTS

The following table gives the imports, by articles or classes of articles, for the years 1908, 1909, 1910:—

1908 1909 1910
Earths, stones, and manufactures of:
Stones and earth$1,001,981 $737,563 $989,249
Shale, bitumen, etc. 1,010,110 1,069,502 1,088,759
Glass and crystal ware 1,426,799 1,115,089 1,138,711
Earthen ware and porcelain 665,355 768,106 695,051
Metals and manufactures of:
Gold, silver, and platinum 902,197 450,533 338,053
Iron and steel 4,767,384 5,284,761 6,163,754
Copper 566,473 626,279 809,127
All other metals 252,003 245,077 289,294
Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and perfumeries:
Natural products 434,885 395,830 468,350
Colors, paints, etc. 474,234 593,676 672,781
Chemical products 1,635,905 2,146,797 2,780,939
Essences, oils, etc. 1,770,468 1,886,200 1,896,900
Fibres and manufactures of:
Cotton 8,993,815 9,815,695 8,527,821
Other vegetable fibre 2,930,809 3,579,710 3,562,301
Wool, hair, etc. 1,022,319 1,041,286 1,088,225
Silk 780,947 771,376 619,704
Paper and manufacture of:
Paper and pasteboard 1,329,790 1,467,069 1,498,369
Books and prints 300,902 304,360 314,904
Wood and other vegetable substances:
Wood 2,060,134 2,287,655 2,506,090
All other 141,681 141,683 190,026
Animals and animal products:
Animals 690,508 360,314 341,112
Hides and skins 371,890 483,934 573,059
Manufactures 3,429,361 4,249,507 4,453,299
Instruments, machinery, and apparatus:
Instruments $217,150 $218,013 $263,271
Machinery 3,959,624 5,601,387 8,381,763
Apparatus 1,612,699 1,677,992 2,821,968
Foods and drinks:
Meats 8,318,094 9,892,104 11,476,815
Fish 1,194,282 1,137,024 1,310,144
Breadstuff 11,566,465 12,063,000 13,358,362
Fruits 580,958 549,866 672,674
Vegetables 3,500,787 3,664,230 4,522,049
Beverages and oils 2,766,074 3,048,265 3,296,467
Dairy products 1,976,544 1,840,170 2,524,057
All other 3,681,584 3,762,569 3,699,134
Miscellaneous 2,927,282 2,663,737 2,567,032
Articles free of duty (coal, paper, pulp) 5,956,916 5,507,222 7,775,967
Total$85,218,593 $91,447,581$103,675,581

EXPORTS

The exports by countries the last three years were:—

190819091910
United States$78,868,490$109,407,613$129,328,517
United Kingdom 4,775,966 5,013,676 10,696,289
Germany 4,711,164 4,053,960 3,646,398
Spain 958,207 865,519 727,297
France 1,401,997 1,216,275 1,549,080
Other American countries 2,257,077 2,660,971 3,391,216
Other European countries 978,084 1,081,241 915,175
All other countries 652,339 411,814 655,058
Total$94,603,324$124,745,304$150,909,020

The following table shows the value of the principal articles exported from Cuba during the last three years:—

1908 1909 1910
Animals and animal products:
Live animals $21,149 $38,580 $14,623
Hides and skins 906,980 1,482,108 1,894,738
Products 94,873 72,757 108,280
Sugar and molasses:
Sugar 52,166,812 79,130,181 108,762,632
Molasses 870,836 1,556,695 1,477,756
Confectionery 42,721 47,194 44,007
Fruits, grains, and vegetables:
Fruits 2,085,771 2,359,397 2,098,089
Grains and vegetables 493,125 674,850 453,083
Fishery products:
Tortoise shells 51,009 64,843 36,828
Sponges 280,537 271,596 354,855
Mineral products:
Asphaltum 31,144 47,586 13,499
Iron and copper ores 2,098,460 3,362,289 4,330,476
Old metals 121,324 82,751 2,299
Forest products:
Vegetable fibres 79,773 74,891 37,431
Wood 1,356,282 1,516,356 1,663,398
Dyes and tanning material 5 40
Tobacco:
Unmanufactured 19,557,107 19,084,704 15,450,943
Manufactures of 12,771,915 12,900,490 12,423,007
Miscellaneous:
Bee products 743,386 985,952 703,680
Distilled products 339,205 359,655 356,037
Other articles 429,011 326,718 216,668
Re-exportation 61,904 271,471 436,651
Total $94,603,324 $124,711,069 $150,909,020