. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THECUBA REVIEW 15. Puente nuevo y puente vit.'o a la salida de Pinar del Rio. Old bridge over Guama River at Pinar del Rio, and new bridge now ahnost completed. AMERICAN SHOES IN CUBA. Cuba has been a fine market for American shoes the past few years. In 1903 shoes values at $162,003 were sent from this coun- try to Cuba, but last year the value of shoes imported from America was $1,123,405. The total value of shoes imported by Cuba the last-mentioned year was $1,572,493. Since 1903 Americans have had the advantage of reduced duties in Cuba, the reductio
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. THECUBA REVIEW 15. Puente nuevo y puente vit.'o a la salida de Pinar del Rio. Old bridge over Guama River at Pinar del Rio, and new bridge now ahnost completed. AMERICAN SHOES IN CUBA. Cuba has been a fine market for American shoes the past few years. In 1903 shoes values at $162,003 were sent from this coun- try to Cuba, but last year the value of shoes imported from America was $1,123,405. The total value of shoes imported by Cuba the last-mentioned year was $1,572,493. Since 1903 Americans have had the advantage of reduced duties in Cuba, the reduction of the duty on shoes being some 30 per cent. The shoe salesman has been far more ac- tive in Cuba than have American salesmen in most other places, and there has been more care in endeavoring to give satisfac- tion. United States Deputv Consul Starrett at Havana recommends that the manufactur- ers remember that the Cuban has a small foot with high instep, hollow on the shank and slightly curved. The ladies require especially small shoes. Another requirement of the trade is low cut tans all the year for the Cuban and other Latin-American mar- kets. It has been almost impossible to get these from American dealers in the winter. The superiority of the American shoe, says Consul Starrett in his report, is gen- erally conceded as compared with the Span- ish article. The Cuban trade in ladies' shoes •demands especially small sizes, and stocks should carry from 1 up instead of 2^ up. All ladies' shoes should be carefully lined and the inner sole should be of oak leather in order to protect light-colored hosiery from being stained. Welt soles should be as light weight as possible. Sizes run in halves from 1 to 7 and widths "D" and "E E" with an occasional "; Misses' and children's shoes should be the usual summer style. Sizes run from 8^2 to 11 and misses' 11^2 to 2, with "D" and "E" widths. Men's and boys' shoes are low, lace or
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