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THE CUBA REVIEW 



NOTE 



In View of the extremel> unsettled 

 conditions now existing in Cuba, aris- 

 ing out of the insurrection, it is most 

 difficalt to secure autlientic informa- 

 tion concerning the status of (grinding 

 throughout the Island, particularly 

 in tlie eastern part, the means of com- 

 munication Ijeing so interrupted as to 

 make it impossible for the Cuba Review 

 to publish an estimate of the 1917 crop 

 that could be considered as dependable 

 as our crop estin ates for previous 

 years. 



We, therefore, have not made any 

 alterations in the figures given to us 

 by the var.ous plantation owners. W"e 

 would state, however, that from such 

 information as we have been able to 

 secure, it is very probable that the 

 total crop will be reduced to aVout 

 254 million tons. 



The present indications are that for 

 the provinces of Pinar de Rio, Havana, 

 Matanzas and Sta. Clara, the figures 

 in our tables should be reduced by 10%, 

 due chiefly to weather conditions re- 

 sulting in decreased sugar content of 

 the cane. For the provinces of Cama- 

 guey and Oriente, where labor and 

 political disturbances have been most 

 prevalent, the figures will prohably he 

 reduced fully 50%. 



It seem.s proballe, therefore, as the 

 Cuba Review goes to press, that the 

 total crop may be as high as 2,750,000 

 tons, with a possibility of further re- 

 ductions, the extent of which will de- 

 pend upon the length of tim.e which 

 may elapse before the restoration of 

 normal conditions. 



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