172  SELLING  LATIN  AMERICA
while  leaf  tobacco  amounting  to  $17,604,299
was  shipped  abroad  in  the  same  time.
Although  the  groves  are  young  and  have  not
reached  full  bearing  yet,  citrus  fruits  and  vegetables ­
  to  the  extent  of  $10,000,000  were
shipped  in  1913.  Pineapples,  henequen,
cedar,  mahogany,  bananas,  mangoes,  figs,
cocoanuts,  tamarinds,  guavas,  and  honey  valued ­
  at  $8,000,000  are  annually  exported.
In  1911,  there  were  1074  mines  registered
with  the  government,  including  iron,  copper,
gold,  mercury,  lead,  zinc,  antimony,  coal,  asbestos, ­
  asphalt  and  manganese,  the  total  production ­
  of  which  in  1913  amounted  to  $5,068,-449,
  iron  being  the  chief  metal  exported,
valued  at  over  $4,000,000.
Excellent  opportunities  exist  for  truckfarming, ­
  bee-culture,  lumbering,  and  cattleraising. ­
  Good  markets  for  all  these  products
prevail  throughout  Cuba  and  also  in  the
United  States.
Nearly  $400,000  worth  of  sponges  and  $50,-000
  worth  of  tortoise  shell  are  annually  exported. ­