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Stiulonts (if I lie iii(l,i-;t IV declare tliat 1t:e iiroadeniiiK u.sos of s'ligur ;irp only well under 

 way and tluit l)el"<)re nian.N yi-ars tiie ])c'i- capita eonsunijjtion of other countries will appnjxi- 

 mate that of the Ignited vStates. They contend that, comixircd witii other foods, it is one of the 

 cheai)est and that it is K^inK to be a matter of production and not consun'.ption that will 

 bother the world l)efore loiif;;. They say, too, tliat liie end of tiu' war will farnish a {greatly 

 increased demand in lOarojVe, as the beet supjar indvistries of tiie Central Empires have not been 

 well cutivated in the ])eri()d of hostilities, and the seed matter is likely to ])laKiie the l)eet farn)- 

 ers. Sujrar st(K'ks have fallen to a ver\ low sta<>;e and will retiuire reijlenishinf.";. 



If the i)redietion of ti^.e stvidents that the i)r()l)lem of tlie future is K'>i"K f" '«' niorc in 

 producing enoiigh sugar to n^.eet the demand rather than finding a good market for the an^.ount 

 produced, it is gonig to be necessary to look for additional good territory for sugar raising. 



Of the cane districts of the world none compares with fvuha. 



Of the other West Indies islands, Porto Rico ranks next to (\i1)a, but Porto Rico's yield 

 is little m.ore than one-eighth of that of Cuba. 



Tlie Hawaiian Islands ])roduce a little less than (iOO.OOO tons a year, or al)out IS'^ of 

 what Cuba furnishes. Hawaii lias about reached the lim.it of its ]iossibilities. 



The croj) of Cuba today makes up practically one-tiiird of the caiu> cro]) of the world, and 

 Cuba has not reached 'ts limit l)v anv mean-;. 



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LoadinK C'aiie C'ar'ts mvaitiiis tlieir tui'ii at tlie !M ill 



THE SUGAR REVIEW 



Specially written for The Cuba Review by Willett & Gray, New York, N. Y. 



Our last review for this magazine was dated February 6, 1917. 



At that d.;te, Cuba Centrifugal sugar 96° test basis, was quoted at 'SJ'ic. per lb. cost and 

 freight (4.89c. duty paid). The quotation of 3 13-16c. c. & f. (4.83c. duty pjidj made Feb. 2d 

 h IS proven the lowest point of the present camp iign year tlius far. The month under review 

 has been notable for the changes made from day to day as follows: Feb. 61 h, SJ/gC. c. & f. 

 (4.89c.); Feb. 9th, 4c. c. & f. (5.02c.) ; Feb. 14th, 4^c. c. & f. (5.39c.); Feb. 19th, 4)^0. c. & f. 

 (5.52c.); Feb.23d, 4 3-16c. c.& f. (5.20e.); Feb. 24th, 4p. c. & i (5.02c.); Feb. 27th, 41^0. c.&f. 

 (5 27c.) , March 1st, 4^e. c. & t. (5.39c.) ; March 7th, 43/^r. c. & f . (5.27e.) 



Strike condilions at several refineries have continued throughout the month, but show 

 somewhat of an improvement at this writing. For this re .son the melting of raw sugars has 

 been curtailed and the production of refined has been very far below the requirements of the 

 local trade for domestic consumption. This supply for home use has been further curtailed by 

 largss sales for export made the latter part of 19x6, for shipmsnt during Janu iry, !March, 1 9 J 7, 

 which have been filled bv refiners. 



