20 THECUBAREVIEW 



CUBAN FINANCIAL MATTERS 



EARNINGS OF THE CUBA RAILROAD COMPANY 



The report of the Cuba Raikoad Company for the month of March and for nine months ended March 31, 

 1918, compares as follows: 



1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 



March gross $1,233,503 $230,107 $799,779 $588,628 $585,739 $460,740 $404,344 



Expenses 745,456 252,255 342,975 242,188 266,063 226,979 186,098 



March net $488,046 de/ $22,148 $456,804 $346,440 $319,675 $233,761 $218,245 



Other income 1,180 836 11 



Net income 489,227 21,311 456,815 



Charges 106,967 94,758 87,554 72,308 71,575 66,791 65,125 



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. March surplus $382,259 (/e/ $116,070 $369,261 $274,132 $248,100 $166,969 $153,120 



Nine month's gross 8,181,418 4,462,033 4,752,921 3,662,564 3,725,614 3,335,162 2,722,856 



Net profits 2,530,288 1,202,297 2,390,661 1,818,613 1,788,060 1,538,436 1,278,281 



Other income 11,960 9,365 6,108 



Pixed charges 953,161 823,502 715,665 636,930 605,908 600,847 556,125 



Nine months' surplus.. $1,589,087 $388,160 $1,681,105 $1,181,683 $1,182,152 $937,589 $722,156 



EARNINGS OF THE WESTERN RAILWAY OF HAVANA 



Weekly Receipts: 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 



Week ending April 27th £12,926 £9,050 £7,419 £7,012 £6,333 £6,830 



Week ending May 4th 13,355 11,039 8,544 7,512 6,203 6,930 



Week ending May 11th 12,746 11,319 7,272 7,515 6,456 7,521 



Week ending May 18th 13,336 9,789 7,133 7,173 5,743 7,551 



THE PREVAILING PRICES FOR CUBAN SECURITIES 



As quoted by LawrenceTurnure & Co. New York 



Bid. Asked. 



Republic oi Cuba Interior Loan 5% Bonds 83 88 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1944 98 OSJ^ 



ReiHiblic of Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1949 , 90 93 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 4^% Bonds of 1949 80 83 



Havara City Fir^t Mortgage 6% Bonds 100 J03 



Havana City Second Mortgage 6% Bonds lOO 1C2 



Cuba Railroad Co. Preferred Stock 00 72 



Cuba Railroad Co. First Mortgage 5% Bonds of 1952 75 85 



Cuba Company 6% Debenture Bonds , . . 85 95 



Cuba Co. 7% Cumulative Preferred Stock 70 90 



Havana Electric Railway Co. Consolidated Moitgage 5% Bonds 87 90 



Havana Electric Railway, Light & Power Co., Preferred Stock 100 



Havana Electric Railway, Light & Power Co., Common Stock 90 



Matanzas Market Place 8% Bond Participation Certificates ICO 102 



Cuban-American Sugar Co., Preferred Stock 95 105 



Cuban-American Sugar Co., Common Stock. . .■.■.■..■• ^^^y^ l'^^ 



Guantanamo Sugar Company Stock .■.■.■;•• ^^ '''^ 



Santiago Electric Light & Traction Co. 1st Mortgage 6% Bonds. . . ! .V.' . . . . 85 90 



