. The Cuba review. . San Juan Battlefield—Monument to American Soldiers Banking Conditions—Cuslom House and Cily Receipts. The banks in Santiago, the Banco Espanol, the Banco Xacional de Cuba, the Royal Bank of Canada, and the National City Bank of Xew York (estal)lished a few months ago), are all branches of estaljlishmonts in Ilabana. With the agricultiu'al and commercial prosperity of the district last year the banks all did a most satisfactory business and facilitated to an ap- preciable extent the ])lanters and mill owners in extending their cane acreage and installing new improvements. B
. The Cuba review. . San Juan Battlefield—Monument to American Soldiers Banking Conditions—Cuslom House and Cily Receipts. The banks in Santiago, the Banco Espanol, the Banco Xacional de Cuba, the Royal Bank of Canada, and the National City Bank of Xew York (estal)lished a few months ago), are all branches of estaljlishmonts in Ilabana. With the agricultiu'al and commercial prosperity of the district last year the banks all did a most satisfactory business and facilitated to an ap- preciable extent the ])lanters and mill owners in extending their cane acreage and installing new improvements. Banks here sell at J/g of 1 per cent premium and buy at J^ of 1 per cent discount, the rate of interest varying from 8 to 10 per cent. Exchange on Paris, London, and Berlin during the year was one-sixteenth to one-eight over Xew York rates. In July, 191fi, there was about §6,000,000 on dejiosit in the banks of this city. The reccii)ts of the Santiago customhouse for totaled $1,954,457, as against $1,7:U,154 for 1914, while for the 6 months endeil .lune :^0, 191ti, the amount was SI, 175,963 . The population of Santiago in June, 1916, was 63,115. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1916, the city receipts were $329,972, an increase over th? preceding year of $69,032. Public and Private Itnprnvements—Visla Aelgre. The satisfactory economic condition in this Province (Oriento; during 1915 is shown bj' the public and private improvements undertaken and the number of new buildings constructed. During the year 281 building permits were issued, an increase of 45 over Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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