28 THE CUBA REVIEW 



EXPORTS FROM THE DUTCH EAST INDIES. 



Consul J . F. Jewell, Batavia, Java. 



Figures relating to the shipments of sugar from the Dutch East Indies during 

 the first six months of the year 1918 which the Batavia Market Report and Prices 

 Current has just published, indicate important changes in the destination of these 

 cargoes. Since 1916 Holland has received no sugar, owing to war conditions. Great 

 Britain, usually a large purchaser, bought only 12,893 tons in April-September, 1918, 

 compared with 347,678 tons in the like period of 1916; but, on the other hand, the 

 exports to Singapore have risen from 28,923 tons to 138,658 tons. 



The shipments to Hongkong for the large refineries have increased from 68,925 

 tons in April-September, 1916, to 120,728 tons in the corresponding months of 1918. 

 (Hongkong has depended in recent years principally on Java for its sugar for refining 

 purposes.) Japan has also become a large purchaser, increasing its imports from 

 36,594 tons to 150,537 tons in the six-month periods under review. The total exports 

 of sugar from the Dutch East Indies have declined by 151,710 tons for the periods 

 indicated. 



As published in the journal referred to, the sugar exports from the Dutch East 

 Indies during April-September of the past three years totaled: 



Residual products, - } 

 Exported to- Sugar,- April-September- A pril-September- 



1916 



Tons. 

 Holland, and Holland for orders.. 31,673 



Great Britain 347,678 



France 47,969 



Suez 7,264 



Port Said for orders 9,763 



United States 



Canada 6,000 



Singapore 28,923 



China 3,503 



Hongkong 68,925 



Japan 36,594 



British India 185,745 



Australia 3,004 



Siam 5,988 



Other destinations 24,387 



Total 807,416 542,042 655,706 31,010 10,043 



• Comprising all qualities of first runnings and second boilings, therefore including molasses, sugar, 

 and centrifugal black straps. 



t Being molasses, black strap, and (solidified and liquid) residues. 



cane SYRUP The production by states in 1918 is 



The United States Department of given as follows: Louisiana, 12,367,000 



Agriculture, in its monthly crop report gallons; Alabama, 8,195,000; Georgia, 



for January, estimates the total produc- 7,500,000; Mississippi, 4,740,000; Florida, 



tion of cane syrup in the United States 2,860,006; South Carolina, 600,000; Texas, 



in 1918 (excluding that made from 220,000; Arkansas, 170,000; North Caro- 



sorghum and Japanese canes) at 36,730,- li na > 78,000. 



000 gallons. This is the first official The 1918 production of sorghum syrup 



estimate of cane syrup production since for the entire country was officially esti- 



1909, when, according to the census mated at 29,224,000 gallons in the crop 



figures obtained in that year, it was report for December. This was 8,248,000 



23,083,439 gallons. gallons less than the production for 1917. 



