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As regards tariff legislation, the Senate have reached to-day the point at which the 

 free sugar bill as it came from the House of Representatives, is about to be considered 

 in the Senate. The different interests, Democratic, Republican and Insurgents are at 

 loggerheads with each other and we can safely say that no practical legislation can 

 possibly result at this session of Congress. Even if a bill should be passed for free 

 sugar, or for a small duty of revenue, it is certain to be killed in the conference with 

 the House or by the veto of the president. 



At the close, sellers are inclined to pretend for 2%c. c. & f. for 96 degree test 

 centrifugals while buyers are withdrawn awaiting further developments from Europe. 



Refined sugars were stimulated to advance at 5.10c. less 2 per cent by the strength 

 of the raw sugar market, but the bulk of the business has been put through at the 

 basis of 5.00c. less 2 per cent and although the list prices appear to be firmly fixed at 

 5.10c less 2 per cent, yet the probabilities are that further orders may be placed either 

 now or in the near future at the same basis of 5.00c. less 2 per cent. 



We close our report by giving herewith our usual consumption figures for the United 

 States for the first six months of 1912. 



The figures show an increase of 91,856 tons or oV. per cent over the consumption 

 for the same time last year, against an average increase for 30 years of 4,267 per cent. 



Allowance is made for the accumulation of 50,000 tons granulated sugar in refiners' 

 hands, which represents the estimated increase over the normal invisible stock. 



The increase in consumption is shown principally in the larger melting at the Four 

 Ports, partly due to increased exports of refined sugar. 



UNITED STATES CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR, SIX MONTHS, JANUARY — JUNE 



1912 1911 1910 



Meltings at Four Ports (New York, Philadelphia, Tons Tons Tons 



Boston and Baltimore) 1,217,000 1,104,000 1,141,000 



Of which were domestic (Louisiana) crop 23,290 19,161 23,514 



1,193,710 1,084,839 1,117,486 

 Deduct exports of raw and refined from Atlantic ports 24,714 8,647 48,484 



Consumption of foreign sugar through Atlantic ports 1,168,996 1,076,192 1,069,002 



Consumption of foreign sugar through New Orleans 180,555 157,261 152,95o 



Consumption of foreign sugar through San Francisco 105,000 126,000 117,000 



Consumption of foreign sugar through Galveston.. 11,114 3,000 



Total consumption of sugar from foreign countries 



and island possessions 1,465,665 1,362,453 1,338,955 



Louisiana and Texas cane crops consumed 104,127 87,058 84,026 



United States beet crop consumed 237,000 233,825 209,605 



United States maple crop consumed 5,000 5,000 5,000 



Molasses sugar made in United States from foreign 



molasses 2,500 4,100 4,24Q 



Total domestic sugar consumption 348,627 329,983 302,871 



1,814,292 1,692,436 1,641,826 



Less estimated increase over normal invisible stock 



refined sugar in refiners' hands 50,000 20,000 30,000 



Total six months' consumption of all sugar in the 



LTnited States from January 1st to June 30th. . .Tons 1,764,292 1,672,436 1,611,826 

 Increase, 91,856 tons, equal SVi; per cent. 

 New York, July 18, 1912. 



REVISTA AZUCARERA 



Escrita expresamente para la Cuba Review por Willett & Gr.\v, de Nueva York 



Nuestra ultima revista para esta publicacion estaba fechada el 13 de junio de 1912, 

 en cuyo periodo la cotizacion de los azucares centrifugos era 3.92c. la libra polarizacion 

 96 grados, derechos pagados, y ahora es 4.05c. la libra, pero entretanto el precio de 



