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THE CUBA R E V I E W 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



PROGRESS OF THE CUBAN PRODUCTION 



The very satisfactory progress which has been made up to the present time in 

 the grinding of the Cuban sugar crop must be most gratifying to all those who have 

 had an active part in the production of the largest crop in the history of the Island. 



In order that this fact may more prominently be brought to the attention of our 

 readers, we append herewith the following statement : 



Sugar produced by 165 estates which finished grinding by July 1st 21,373,496 bags 



Quantity estimated produced and to be produced by 30 estates, still 



grinding 6,737,000 " 



Total 28,110,496 " 



There is every prospect that the centrals still grinding will make their full com- 

 plement, and as a matter of fact their output might slightly exceed the above esti- 

 mate. It, therefore, seems certain that the entire crop will slightly exceed 4,000,000 

 tons, which fully justifies the predictions made by some of the prominent sugar 

 statisticians early in the season, when they indicated a crop of at least 4,000,000 

 tons. 



In this connection it is interesting to note that this crop of 1918-1919 is about 

 400,000 tons in excess of the preceding crop, and which latter crop all interested will 

 recall was about 600,000 tons in excess of the one preceding that. It might be added 

 that the large production for this year has not been due so much to any appreciable 

 introduction of new mills, but rather is attributable to the greater efficiency derived 

 from those already in operation up to January 1st, 1919. In view of this 1 very ma- 

 terial increase in the efficiency, and the strain which has already been brought to 

 bear upon a great many mills in requiring them to grind to their maximum capacity, 

 it can hardly be expected that the succeeding crop will he very much larger than 

 that of 1919. 



CENTRALS GRINDING JULY 1ST 



Estimated Output 



Alto Cedro 240,000 



Adelaida 182,500 



America 145,000 



Agramonte 357,500 



Boston 532,500 



Baragua 377,500 



Chaparra 550,000 



Camaguey 147,500 



Ciego de Avila 150,000 



Baguanos 80,000 



Cacocum 52,500 



Delicias 650,000 



Esperanza (Guantanamo) . . 110,000 



Galope 72,500 



Jagueyal 385,000 



Estimated Output 



San Jose 135,000 



Lugareno 279,000 



Moron 440,000 



Oriente 112,500 



Palma -. 2S7,500 



Preston 359,000 



Santo Tomas 60,000 



San Antonio (Guantanamo) 70,000 



Santa Lucia 330,000 



San Antonio (Pastellilo).. .. 77,500 



Tacajo 200,000 



Pilar 70,000 



Carmen 40,000 



Rey 95,000 



Miranda 150,000 



Total 6,737,000 



