. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA REVIEW 23 TOBACCO EXPORTATION AND DUTIES. Cuba's exportations from January 1 to June 30, 1909, were as follows; Countries. Bales. Cigars. Cigarettes. Untd. 149,171 72,123,603 722,054 Nor. of Europe 635 1,086,200 1,500 France .... 1,209 8,463,400 37,480 Spain .... 1,774 4,370,281 244,837 Mexico . . 169,870 608,820 Other parts. ii9 838,550 4,328,152 Total 1909 .152,908 87,151,904 5,802,843 Total 1908 .116,111 78,701,912 7,101,791 —Official Bulletin of the Cuban Secre- tary of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor. to be of much smaller proporti
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THE CUBA REVIEW 23 TOBACCO EXPORTATION AND DUTIES. Cuba's exportations from January 1 to June 30, 1909, were as follows; Countries. Bales. Cigars. Cigarettes. Untd. 149,171 72,123,603 722,054 Nor. of Europe 635 1,086,200 1,500 France .... 1,209 8,463,400 37,480 Spain .... 1,774 4,370,281 244,837 Mexico . . 169,870 608,820 Other parts. ii9 838,550 4,328,152 Total 1909 .152,908 87,151,904 5,802,843 Total 1908 .116,111 78,701,912 7,101,791 —Official Bulletin of the Cuban Secre- tary of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor. to be of much smaller proportions than the increase on cigars, which naturally does not please local cigar manufacturers, who see in this only a tendency to protect the Ger- man industry in prejudice to the local cigar business. This is making the talk of an export tax on leaf tobacco all the more accentuated. There being many reports as what the duty really amounts to on cigars in Germany, but I have been informed that it has been raised from 35 cents a pound to 50 cents a German pound, which is equal to 3/4-kilogram and 40 per cent, ad valorem ; Germany Advances Duty on Cigars. The news of an advance in the duty of Havana cigars in Germany seems to be confirmed by general reports. Tobacco (N. Y.) says: "The tax on leaf tobacco is not known ofificially, but it is supposed Cigar shipments from Havana for the first half of June showed poor results, but the last two were more satisfactory there being an increase of about ,000 cigars as compared with the same period in 1908. The record for the month showed an in- crease in exports of 1,271,526 cigars over Hand Packing Department at the "El Siboney" factory, Havana. Cigarettes seen in the belt conveyor are of the well known brand of Cabanas. The cigarettes are packed by women and tied in bunches of 26 packs. The room is well ventilated and kept clean. The belt conveyor takes the bundles down to the floor below, where
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