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throughout the country to work to practical capacity, lately averaging 100,000 tons 

 of refined per week. Nevertheless most refiners in the East have sold all the sugar 

 they can handle for July in any event, and in instances August and even September. 

 The sales made by our refiners include large export commitments, chiefly for account 

 of the Royal Commission. The latter will ship to the Atlantic Port and Southern 

 refiners this year approximately 500,000 tons of Cuban raws to be refined, for 

 account of the Royal Commission, and shipped to Great Britain, France and Italy. 

 From January 1, 1919, to end of June, 1919, the Royal Commission has shipped or 

 given instructions to ship 335,980 tons of Cuban raws to be refined. The total ex- 

 ports of refined to all countries to date are 270,000 tons, of which about 220,000 

 tons are for account of the Royal Commission. 



Under normal conditions the present unique situation could hardly occur, as the 

 refiners could restrict the demand by advancing prices, but under present controlled 

 prices the refiners are unable to advance prices, and consequently American buyers 

 could purchase all the sugars they desired without fear of change in quotations. 



New York, N. Y., June 30, 1919. 



CUBAN PRODUCTION BY MONTHS 



As it appears at shipping ports, including consumption, from Willett & Gray's 

 Weekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal 



Months. 



December 



January 



Total to end of January 460,621 521,355 404,278 522,932 



February 645,715 51 10,092 488,330 597,227 



Total to end of February 1,106,336 1,081,447 892,608 1,120,159 



March 031,175 632,231 675,447 685,133 



Total to end of March 1,737,511 1,713,678 1,568,055 1,805,292 



April 7ul,194 506,366 486,705 563,511 



Total to end of April 2,438,705 2,220,044 2,054.760 2,368,803 



May 601.050 490,421 503,591 340,897 



Total to end of Ma. 3.039,755 2,710,465 2.558,351 2,709,700 



June 228,182 176,157 149,086 



Total to end of June 2,933,647 2,734.508 2,858,786 



Julv 156,128 112,811 59,868 



Total to end of July 3.089.775 2,847,319 2 918,654 



August 127,136 97,292 44,644 



Total to end of August 3.216,911 2 944,611 2,903,298 



September 73,961 43,317 15,557 



Total to end of September 3,290,872 2,987,928 2,978,855 



October 49,108 12,727 12,638 



Total to end of October 3,339,980 3,000.655 2,991,493 



November 55.744 23,065 11,900 



Total to end of November 3.395,724 3,023,720 3,003.393 



December and January 50,359 4,522 



Total Crop 3,446,083 3,023.720 3.007,915 



