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THE CUBA REVIEW 



EARNINGS OF THE WESTERN RAILWAY OF HAVANA 



Weekly Receipts: 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 



Week ending Nov. 30th £6,743 £6,919 £5,149 £4,886 £4,806 



Week ending Dec. 7th 6,529 7,661 4,690 4,842 5,030 



Week ending Dec. 14th 3,491 7,974 5,739 5,107 



Week ending Dec. 21st 8,405 8,223 3,582 4,857 4,567 



EARNINGS OF THE CUBAN CENTRAL RAILWAY 



Weekly Receipts: 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 



Week ending Nov. 30th £12,517 £12,747 £9,073 £9,789 £6,464 



Week ending Dec. 7th 12,360 12,588 8,788 9,026 6,028 



Week ending Dec. 14th 11,637 12,356 9,564 10,247 6,683 



Week ending Dec. 21st 15,809 12,558 9,647 10,139 6,997 



CUBAN FINANCIAL MATTERS 



1913 

 £5,033 

 5,140 



4,920 



1913 

 £6,789 

 7,043 

 8,139 

 7,911 



THE PREVAILING PRICES FOR CUBAN SECURITIES 



As quoted by Lawrence Turnure & Co., New York. 



Bid Asked 



Republic of Cuba Interior Loan 5% Bonds 82 84 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1944 92 94 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1949 89 92 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 4%% Bonds of 1949 82 83 



Havana City First Mortgage 6% Bonds 99 103 



Havana City Second Mortgage 6% Bonds 99 103 



Cuba Railroad Preferred Stock 69 72 



Cuba Railroad Co. First Mortgage 5% Bonds of 1952 78 83 



Cuba Company 6% Debenture Bonds 85 100 



Cuba Co. 7% Cumulative Preferred Stock 80 100 



Havana Electric R'way Co. Consolidated Mtge. 5% Bonds 108 



Havana Electric R'way, Light & Power Co., Preferred Stock 87 91 



Havana Electric R'way, Light & Power Co., Common Stock 100 



Matanzas Market Place 8% Bond Participation Certificates 100 none 



Cuban- American Sugar Co. Preferred Stock 100 



Cuban-American Sugar Co. Common Stock 150 



Guantanamo Sugar Company Stock $50 (par) 



Santiago Electric Light & Traction Co. 1st Mtge. 6% Bonds 80 85 



STOCK exchange (Series A) maturing January 1, 1919, to- 



About the middle of October, 1918, the gether with coupons thereon, should be 



new stock exchange in the national capi- presented for payment to The National 



tol in Havana opened for business. This City Bank of New York, 55 Wall Street, 



stock exchange, which gives quotations New York City, on or after January 2, 



of petroleum and mining shares, will 1919. 



doubtless be a factor in stimulating the santa cecilia sugar corporation 



development of the soil and mining busi- Preferred stock Dividend No. 3 



ness of the Republic. Recently steps The regular semi-annual dividend of 



have been taken to survey a number of three and one-half per cent, upon the 



asphalt, copper and petroleum claims in Preferred Capital Stock of this Company 



the provinces of Havana and Matanzas. has been duly declared, payable February 



1, 1919, to Preferred Stockholders of 



the cuban-american sugar COMPANY record at the close of business January 



Notice is hereby given that the First 25, 1919. 



Lien Six Per Cent. Serial Gold Notes Transfer books will not be closed. 



