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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN FINANCIAL MATTERS 



THE PREVAILING PRICES FOR CUBAN SECURITIES 



.4s quoted by Lawrence Turnure & Co., IVew York. 



Bid Asked 



Republic of Cuba Interior Loan 5% Bonds 94 96 



Republicof Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1944 97 99 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1949 96 97 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 4)^% Bonds of 1949 86 87 



Havana City First Mortgage 6% Bonds 101 105 



Havana City Second Mortgage 6% Bonds 100 104 



Cuba Railroad Co. Preferred Stock none 85 



Cuba RaUroad Co. First Mortgage 5% Bonds of 1952 none 85 



Cuba Company 6% Debenture Bonds 84 88 



Cuba Co. 7% Cumulative Preferred Stock 83 87 



Havana Electric Railway Co. Consolidated Mortgage 5% Bonds 93 95 



Havana Electric Railway, Light & Power Co., Preferred Stock 105 110 



Havana Electric Railway, Light & Power Co., Common Stock 103 107 



Matanzas Market Place 8% Bond Participation Certificates 100 none 



Cuban- American Sugar Co. Preferred Stock 933>4 103 



Cuban-American Sugar Co. Common Stock 145 160 



Cuban-American Sugar Co. CoUateral Trust 6% Bonds 100 lOOM 



■Guantanamo Sugar Company Stock 49 52 



Santiago Electric Light and Traction Co. 1st Mtge. 6% Bonds 90 93 



TRAFFIC RECEIPTS OF CUBAN RAILROADS 



EARNINGS OF THE CUBA RAILROAD COMPANY 



The earnings of the Cuba Railroad for the month of August and the first two 

 the fiscal year compare as follows: 



1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 



August gross 1839,815 $558,326 $416,634 $343,487 $360,872 



Expenses 562,920 293,978 219,235 212,039 199,132 



months of 



1912 

 $309,308 

 187,996 



August net $276,895 $264,348 $197,398 $131,447 $161,740 



Other income 1,386 874 



Jset income 278,281 265,223 197,398 



Charges 93,886 87,091 72,012 70,195 66,791 



August .surplus $184,395 178,131 $125,386 $61,251 $94,948 



From July \st: 



Two months' gross $1,583,589 $1,129,818 $836,723 $726,031 $685,059 



Two months' net 505,913 522,653 407,480 293,030 297,253 



Other income 2,524 1,691 



Fixed charges 188,011 174,440 144,281 140,470 133,583 



Surplus . 



,426 $349,904 



,198 $152,459 $163,669 



EARNINGS OF THE UNITED RAILWAYS OF HAVANA 



Weekly Receipts: 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 



Weekending Aug. 18... . £37,110 £30,576 £23,298 £18,378 £19,750 

 W^eek ending Aug 25.... 34,381 29,279 24,015 16,735 18,921 



Week ending Sept. 1 34,784 32,022 22,990 18,096 19,996 



Week ending Sept. 8 34,314 31,280 24,197 19,624 19,680 



$121,313 



66,375 



$54,938 



$643,701 

 269,923 



132,750 



$137,173 



1912 

 £19,214 

 19,122 

 20,147 

 19,630 



