. The Cuba review. 20 THE CUBA REVIEW Sagua Iai Grande. HiiUs bundles Mamirc sacks Mohisses gallons :ip iron boxes Scrap copper llo. Siinar bags h All other articles 11 2 'l,028;232 3,954 1,800 7,211,180 813 500 'i.' 92 1,067,130 3,723 41,250 5,732 12,591,599 Total. 7,217,753 12,642,304 Caiharien. Asphalt bags 2,800 10,623 3,000 8,880 Lumber feet 955,344 56,473 41,673 Molasses' gallons 518,875 10,377 Plantains,/.'.'.'.'. Sugar bags b 1,026,512 ,'.l43 1,022, 10,666, Tobacco bales 547 :{6.()24 1,162 .33,087 Wax. ...".'.' bags 157 !i.
. The Cuba review. 20 THE CUBA REVIEW Sagua Iai Grande. HiiUs bundles Mamirc sacks Mohisses gallons :ip iron boxes Scrap copper llo. Siinar bags h All other articles 11 2 'l,028;232 3,954 1,800 7,211,180 813 500 'i.' 92 1,067,130 3,723 41,250 5,732 12,591,599 Total. 7,217,753 12,642,304 Caiharien. Asphalt bags 2,800 10,623 3,000 8,880 Lumber feet 955,344 56,473 41,673 Molasses' gallons 518,875 10,377 Plantains,/.'.'.'.'. Sugar bags b 1,026,512 ,'.l43 1,022, 10,666, Tobacco bales 547 :{6.()24 1,162 .33,087 Wax. ...".'.' bags 157 !)l 223 13,338 All other articles 175 1,447 Total. 7,393,196 10,775,587 Grand total aSpanish pound= .-^merioan pounds b\ bag of sugar weighs 325 pounds (.Vmcrican). 47,.348,390 American goods returned from the Cienfuegos consular district, which incUides Caibariea and Sagiia la Grande, in 1915 totaled $17,359 in value, as compared with $49,732 in 1914. No articles were invoiced for shipment to the insular ]) of the United States. The number of vessels that cleared the port of Cienfuegos for the United States in 1915 was 254, of which 97 flew the American flag, 52 the Norwegian, 36 the British, 18 the Cuban> 27 the Spanish and 16 the Danish. American vessels arriving at the port that year numbered 105. Growth of American Trade. The war was mainlj" responsible for a marked increase in imports from the United States, although it may be added that during the last few years there has been a decided trend toward the gradual introduction of American products of a nature formerly supplied by countries other than the Ignited States, especially those of Europe. Now that the latter source, if not entirely closed, is at least greatly restricted, tradesmen as a matter of necessity are purchasing more from the United States, even of those articles heretofore furnished almost exclusively l)y European countries. While a greater inclination is being shown
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