. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 16 THE CUBA REVIEW. Lumber Markets in Cuba. Most houses of the better class are built of stone or cement, but cottages, stables, etc., are of yellow and white pine and spruce. Annual importations of yellow pine amounts to 150 million feet, 80 per cent, of which comes from the United States. It is believed with better business con- ditions now evident, building activity in Cuba during the coming year will be very great. Deputy Consul-General Henry P. Starrett of Havana gives a detailed description of specifications and lumber market conditions of inter- e
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 16 THE CUBA REVIEW. Lumber Markets in Cuba. Most houses of the better class are built of stone or cement, but cottages, stables, etc., are of yellow and white pine and spruce. Annual importations of yellow pine amounts to 150 million feet, 80 per cent, of which comes from the United States. It is believed with better business con- ditions now evident, building activity in Cuba during the coming year will be very great. Deputy Consul-General Henry P. Starrett of Havana gives a detailed description of specifications and lumber market conditions of inter- est to all American lumber exporters, as follows: Nearly all lumber is bought in cargo lots of from 250 M to 400 M feet, quo- tations being c. i. f., on the three kinds imported—yellow pine, white pine, and spruce. Specifications for cargo lots visually run as follows: Two-thirds of cargo from 12 to 30 feet in length and one-third from 30 to 36 feet in length; 30 per cent, should be 10 and 12-inch stuff, 1 to 12 Indies shippers" quality, being from $34 to $36 per M, c. i. f., and for "No. 7" quality from $45 to $50 per M, c. i. f. Nova Scotia supplies all the 10,000,000 feet of spruce imported. Market require- ments are for 1 by 6-inch to 1 by 12- inch stuff, from 10 to 25 feet in length. There is only one grade imported, the price being from $22 to $24 per M, c. i. f. Terms of sale are usually sixty days' draft for 90 per cent, of the invoice against shipping docuinents, the remain- ing 10 per cent, being paid at the time of the discharge of the cargo, except in the case of white pine, when draft is usually given for sixty days for the full amount of the invoice, shipping docu- ments attached. There is no duty on undressed, common pine lumber, but harlior dues amount to 20 cents per thousand feet and wharfage about 12 cents per thousand. It is best to have an agent who is known in Havana, as buyers do not seem to care to purchase direct from the ship- per. The
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