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THE CUBA REVIEW 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



It may be seen from the 

 accompanying diagram that 

 shipments of Cuban raw sugar 

 to Europe have increased in 

 volume during the last two 

 months and are now onh" 

 60,000 tons less than last year 

 at this time. 



During the same period 

 Europe has taken in refined 

 sugar from the United States 

 only 40% of what was 

 shipped last year. With this 

 large decrease in shipments 

 of refined sugars, it seems 

 reasonable to presume that 

 the European demand for 

 Cuban raw sugar will show 

 no abatement during the bal- 

 ance of the year. 



jAn Feb Har Apr May Juti, Jul Au6 5ep. Oct nov Dec 



DIAGRAM 

 Showing Exports of Cuban Raw Sugar to Europe during 1915, 1916 and 1917 



(to May 1st) 



SUGAR CULTIVATION IN NATAL 



In 1915, 140,000 acres were devoted to 

 sugar cane growing and 46,000 acres addition- 

 al are now being prepared for cane; 184,000 

 acres, after inspection, were declared suitable 

 for the cultivation of sugar cane, and it is 

 rumored that a sjTadicate of sugar growers 

 proposes to purchase some 110,000 acres of 

 sugar cane land. 



In Xatal there are about 30 sugar centrals, 

 all of which are equipped with British ma- 

 chinery. 



PANAMA 



The National Assembly of Panama has 

 approved a contract made by the Executive 

 with the Amalgamated Sugar Co. of Utah 

 for the sale to that company of 8,000 hectares 

 (hectare equals 2.47 acres) of unoccupied 

 Government land west of the River Chiriqui 

 Viejo, to be planted to sugar cane within two 

 years. The price of land was $2.50 per 

 hectare, subject to the execution of the terms 

 of the contract. 



