32 THE CUBA REVIEW 



Our latest advices from Louisiana report that ideal grinding weather has suc- 

 ceeded the persistent rains of last week, and it has been just cold enough to hasten 

 the maturity of the cane and increase its sugar content. Advices from New Orleans 

 market report considerable quantities of clarified and second sugars on hand which 

 it has been impossible to move, the demand being principally for Plantation Granu- 

 lated. The prices on these grades have now been reduced from 5 to 80 points, the 

 largest decline being for the lower grades, in an effort to move these sugars. 



Negotiations are under way for the taking over of the entire San Domingo crop 

 by the Canada Food Board, but same has not been completed. It is also reported that 

 the crop from Hayti may also be sold to Canada. This crop is estimated at 18,000 

 tons. 



Our latest cable from Java gave exports during October as 140,000 tons, of which 

 quantity 27,000 tons was destined for Europe and 113,000 tons to other countries. 

 None of this sugar is expected to come to the United States. 



Exports from the Philippines during October were 5,770 tons, of which quantity 

 970 tons is destined for San Francisco. 



The Refined sugar business has shown an improved demand during the week, 

 owing to the removal of many restrictions on the use of same, and owing to this 

 demand there is a temporary shortage of supplies which will no doubt be relieved 

 within a few days by the arrival of a further quantity of raws. Three of our refiners 

 are at present closed down for their annual clean-up and repairs. 



A fire at the Franklin Refinery at Philadelphia destroyed one of the wharves and 

 a small quantity of sugar, but did no damage to the refinery. This Company, which 

 is a subsidiary of The American Sugar Refining Co., has, it is rumored, announced its 

 intention of doing business only through brokers who will handle the products of the 

 Company to the exclusion of other refiners. 



Quotations remain unchanged at 9c less 2% for cash for Fine Granulated Sugar. 



New York, N. Y. 



December 10th, 1918. 



labor-protecting devices FOR CUBAN mination of the war, the provisions of 

 factories decree No. 1831, of November 12, 1917, 

 As a result of a careful and minute which provide for the compulsory instal- 

 investigation of labor conditions in Cuban lation of those labor safeguards specific- 

 industries a presidential decree was pro- ally mentioned in said decree. Further- 

 mulgated on November 12, 1917, direct- ™°re, it is now provided that all com- 

 ing all owners of factories, mills, and munications relative to said installations 

 workshops throughout the Republic to be addressed to the Bureau of Immigra- 

 equip their plants within one year from tion, Colonization, and Labor m the De- 

 date of publication with such machinery partment of Agriculture (La Seccion de 

 and safety appliances as would tend to Immigracion, Colonizacion y Trabajo de 

 adequately protect Cuban workmen and la Secretaria de Agricultura, Comercio y 

 minimize the number of industrial acci- Trabajo), and not to the Ministry of 

 j . . Commerce and Industry, as was provided 



In view of the fact that the manufac- 

 ture of such mechanisms and devices is 



protected by European and American bank of^cuba^in^ew^york 



patents and their importation, under ex- Dividend No. 5. 



isting circumstances, rendered exceeding- The Board of Directors of this bank 



ly difficult, and in many cases quite im- has declared a semi-annual dividend of 



possible, President Menocal has seen fit six per cent., payable January 2nd, 1919, 



to defer, until six months after the ter- to stockholders of record December 20th. 



in the original order. 



Consular Assistant George A. Makinson, Cardenas. 



