THE CUBA REVIEW 28 



SUGAR CROP OF CAMAGUEY PROVINCE. CUBA 



(Consul H. M. Wolcott, Nuevitas.) 

 The table below covers returns from 18 of the 21 sugar centrals in the Province of Cama- 

 guey, Cuba, and shows the output for the crop year 1916-17 and estimated output for the en- 

 suing year. The figures were furnished by Sr. Oliverio Cuesta Bages, a sugar statistician and 

 broker of Xuevitas, and represents bags of 325 pounds. 



Name of Estate Owner or Lessee Location 



Adelaida Cia. Az. Adelaida Moron 



Agramonte Cia. Az. Vertientes Florida 



Algodones Central Algodones Guayacanes. . . . 



Baragua Baragua Sugar Co Baragua 



Camaguey Cia. Az. Cent. Camaguey. . . .Piedrecitas 



Cespedes Perez y Gonzalez Cespedes 



Ciego de Avila Cia Az. Cent. Ciego de Avila.Ciego de Avila. 



Cunagua S. A. Cent. Cunagua Moron 



Elia EHa Sugar Co Sta. Lucia 



Jagueyal Cuba Cane Sugar Co Jagueyal 



Jatibonico Cuba Co Jatibonico 



Florida Florida Sugar Co Florida 



Francisco Francisco Sugar Co Sta. Cruz 



Lugareno Cuba Cane Sugar Co Lugareno 



Moron Cuba Cane Sugar Co Moron 



Patria Cia. Az. Cent. Patria Moron 



Punta Alegre P. A. Sugar Co Pta. San Juan. 



Redencion Cent. Redencion Redencion. . . . 



Senado The Senado Sugar Co Senado 



Stewart Cuba Cane Sugar Co Stewart 



Sto. Tomas Cia. Az. Cent. Sto. Tomas . . . Moron 



Total 2,000,301 3,620,000 



a Estimated. b No data. c New. d Cane sold to Lugareno estate. 



OUTLOOK FOR NEW SEASON 



From the information I have been able to obtain as to the condition of the cane fields 

 throughout the Province and the probable capacity of the mills, it seems that the estimates given 

 for the coming season are rather high; but it is the general opinion that if there is no interrupt- 

 tion in grinding at any of the mills, and if cane fires are not in e.xcess of what may normally be 

 expected, the total output should be somewhat in excess of 3,500,000 sacks, or about 625,000 

 tons. In the year 1915-16, during which 14 mills operated in Camaguey without interruption, 

 the total output was 2,344,000 sacks of sugar and 18,052,121 gallons of waste molasses. 



It is estimated that approximately 2,000,000 sacks of the sugar produced in this Province 

 will be exported through the port of Nuevitas in the coming year. It is, however, somewhat 

 doubtful if the warehouse facilities at this port will be sufficient to handle that amount of sugar. 

 This will depend largely on the shipping available and the rapidity of movement of the sugar 

 out of the port. 



COMPANIA AZUCARERA PARAGUAYA ^^^^n. The company has obtained a conces- 

 sion from the Paraguayan Government for 



The Compania Azucarera Paraguaya, the the construction of a branch railway line 13 



principal sugar company of Paraguay, which miles in length, with exemption from taxa- 



operates a factory at Tobicuary, has declared tion for twenty-five years and the privilege of 



a dividend of 8% on its capital of $300,000, importing materials for construction and 



Vice-Consul M. F. Croskey reports from Asun- maintenance free of duty. 



