The  imports,  we  have  said,  are  generally  on  foreign  account.  Thrae
are  sometimes  on  account  of  the  ship-owner,  as  lumber  from  the  United
States,  and  the  products  of  Spain ;  again,  on  the  joint  account  o{  the  ship-
owner, shippers  or  consignees,  or  both,  as  is  usually  the  case  with  jerked
beef  from  the  river  Platte,  rice  from  Charleston ;  sometimes  on  account
of  the  shipper  and  consignees,  severally  iand  jointly,  as  United  States  fionr,
lard,  &o.  Sometimes  retailere  import  from  Europe  the  precise  articles
they  require,  of  hardwai'e,  clothing,  &c.  Speculators,  also,  watching  the
New  York  market,  import  thence  various  articles  of  manu^tures.  Again,
fbreign  manufacturers  send  for  sale  the  linens  of  Germany,  France,  and
Ireland ;  cottons  of  Great  Britain  and  Switzerland  ;  silks  of  France  and
Switzerland.  Sometimes  the  Havana  houses  import  French  and  English
goods  manufhctured  expressly  for  the  market.  The  general  results  of
ttiis  import  business  are  seen  in  the  following  table  of  articles  imported,  for
a  period  of  three  years,  compiled  from  tables  got  up  with  great  care,  by
the  intendant  of  the  island.
DCPOKTS  OF  ARTIOLBS  INTO  THE  ISLAND  OF  CUBA  IN  1889,  1840,  1841.
Jjupon.
1839.
1840.
1841.
Sweet  Oil,.
•872,403

$228,960

$306,703

Rum  (Aquardiente)

170,602

161,822

2.59,ddd

Malt  liquors,

171,727

180,760

222,617

Gin,     •

75,170

106,599

160,093

Cider,.
80,791

25,762

37,498

Vinegar,

11,128

8,812

12,890

Wine  (White)       •

87,182

101,722

165,718

Cemmerce  of  Cuba.
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1839.
1840.
1841.
Wine  (Red)

.      1,882,240

1,108,071

1,229,764

Other  liquors.
89,365

82,050

45,086

Total  liqaorsy

•2,890,569
jPnwtfioftf.
•1,990,068

•2,429,875

Pork,.
40,571

55,296

62,275

Bee(.
46,417

46,344

50,170

<<  Rinokedy

2,560

4,239

9,187

'<   jericed,

.      1,655,488

1,582,278

1,868,823

S«uflage8y

80,620

80,854

80,833

BacoDy

28,073

86,569

28,785

81,728

81,174
1,886,254

130,800

Total  pioviaioiiBy

1,885,402

2,180,878

Spieet,

Saffroo,

84,896

48,186

18,525

CinnanKMi,.
