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Title: The Cuba review
Identifier: cubarevie10muns (find matches)
Year: 1907-1931. (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
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Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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28 THE CUBA R E \- 1 E W HENEQUEN-FIBER SEPARATORS Tlie Cuban customs authorities, in response to the petition of importers, have been instructed by the secretary of the treasury to admit the machinery to be used for the separation of henequen fiber at the reduced rate of duty applicable to agricultural machinery and apparatus. The duty on such machinery will, accordingly, be levied at the rate of 3 0 per cent ad valorem upon importation from coun- tries other than the United States, and at the rate of iVa per cent ad valorem upon importation from the United States. To secure the benefits of this reduced rate, certain regulations have to be com- plied with, most notable among which are the requirements that the machines must be imported complete and must be im- ported in a single shipment, unless special authorization has been granted by the customs authorities for the importation to take place in two or more shipments.— From Cuban Customs Circular, February 7, 1912. A fire on March 30th destroyed the home office of Bea, Bellido & Co., large hardware and sugar merchants of Matanzas. The origin of the fire is unknown. CUBA S COFFEE IMPORTATIONS Official statistics of the Culian govern- ment regarding that country's importation of coffee during the eight fiscal years end- ing June, :iO, J910, are as follows: Fiscal year Pounds 1902-03 21,6.j2,507 1903-04 19,007,436 1904-05 24,002,236 1905-06 20,690,539 1906-07 24,749,381 1907-08 22,600,649 1908-09 24,749,381 1909-10 25,197,444 The first six months" figuring for the fiscal year 1910-11 showed importations of 14,389,428 pounds. The production of coffee in Cuba, ac* cording to the statistics of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, increased from 30,000 quintales (3,000,000 lbs.) in 1902 to 68,339 quintales (6,833,900 lbs.) in 1905, and to 191,600 quintales (19,160,000 lbs.) in 1908. The crop estimate for 1911 is for 20 or 21 million pounds. Oriente Province has a large number of coffee plantations, especially in the Guanta- namo Vallev.
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Constructio'i work in Cuba. Plant of Snare iS; Trie.st at Casa Blanca on Havana Harbor for making reinforced concrete piles. Trabajos de construccion en Cuba. Instalacion de Snare y Triest. en Casa Blanca, en el Puerto de la Hahana. para constrnir pastes de rormigon rejorzado.

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