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THE CUBA REVIEW 



Cuban Sugar Production by Months 



1912 1911 1910 1909 



i\joi-itli Tons Tons Tons Tons 



December-January 262,152 229,118 380,663 238,378 



February ■ 326,220 330,333 360,098 355,470 



Total to end of February 588,372 559,451 740,766 593,848 



-^l^j-ch ' 410,167 369,962 350,061 328,503 



Total to end of March 998,539 929,413 1,090,827 922,351 



April 371,337 283,108 321,216 269,812 



Total to end of April 1,369,876 1,212,521 1,412,043 1,192,263 



■^l 289,728 135,957 200,771 139,417 



Total to end of May 1,659,604 1,348,478 1,612,814 1,331,680 



jy^g '. 111,384 64,010 76,861 66,290 



Total to end of June 1,770,988 1,412,488 1,689,675 1,397,970 



July 45,790 28,628 49,535 39,272 



Total to end of July 1,816,778 1,441,116 1,739,210 1,437,242 



Auaust '■ 11,547 39,912 31,208 



Total to end of August 1,452,663 1,779,122 1,468,450 



September 14,039 13,478 10,578 



Total to end of September 1,466,702 1,792,600 1,479,028 



October 16,749 11,749 34,554 



Total to end of October 1,483,451 1,804,349 1,513,582 



November 



Total crop 1,483,451 1,804,349 1,513,582 



— JJ'illeft & Gray's Sugar Journal. 



INCREASE IN DUTIES ON ALPARGATAS 



The Cuban government, at the petition 

 of those interested in the manufacture of 

 alpargatas ["alpargatas" is the Spanish 

 name applied to a species of footwear that 

 does not contain any leather, consisting of 

 an upper and heel piece of canvas and a 

 sole of hemp], has increased the surtax 

 provided by the decree of February 1, 1904. 

 The basic duty originally stated in the 

 customs tariff of Cuba was 40 cents per 

 dozen. Under the decree mentioned above 

 a surtax of 25 per cent was imposed, mak- 

 ing the duty under the general tariff 50 

 cents per dozen ; on alpargatas imported 

 from the United States there is a reduction. 

 20 per cent of the amount of the general 

 tariff, thus making the duty on alpargatas 

 imported from the United States 40 cents 

 per dozen [the rates set forth in Tariff 

 Series No. 27, Customs Tariff of Cuba]. 

 By a decree of June 4, 1912, the govern- 

 ment has increased the surtax to 30 per 

 cent; hence the duty on alpargatas is now 

 52 cents per dozen under the general tariff, 

 and the rate on imports from the United 

 States is 41.6 cents per dozen. The in- 

 creased rate is to go into effect on July 

 15, 1912. 



HAVANA S CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS 



The custom house collections for the 

 month of July compare as follows : 



1912 $1,609,223 



1911 1,574,059 



1910 1,496,572 



1909 1,509,947 



1908 1,313,839 



1907 1,623,661 



1906 1,534,538 



The United Railways of Havana will 

 receive all freight in the future at the 

 Arsenal station in Havana. The company 

 has discontinued the Villanueva station. 



A general order to all Cuban ports was 

 issued August 4th to take precaution 

 against all ships from New Orleans be- 

 cause a plague-infected rat had been found 

 there. 



All ships from New Orleans must dis- 

 charge their cargoes in the open bay and 

 not alongside of docks. Cargoes must be 

 loaded and unloaded by daylight. The cables 

 with which launches are tied to steamers 

 must be provided with rat shields. 



