THE CUBA REVIEW 



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Uno de nuestros carros plataformas de acero recientemente construidos para la Cuban 

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No. 902-C (Palabre de clave— ZOVOD) 



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AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY CO., NEW YORK, E.U.A. 



Direccion telegrallca: NALLIM, NEW YORK 

 Produccion anual ademds de 100,000 carros 



probability of but 82,000 tons available for such exports, leaving the difference for export 

 to be supplied by other beet countries, and cutting down the beet siugar supplies for the 

 United Kingdom. 



This is the immediate cause of a small improvement in beet quotations from 9s 2'/4d to 

 10s l%d where such an advance was not expected so early in the campaign. 



Altogether, the sugar situation at home and abroad gives promise of some steady 

 improvement as the season advances. 



Regarding tariff prospects, the present situation is that the newly completed Commit- 

 tee on Ways and Means are now considering the tariff schedule by schedule and will 

 reach the sugar clause during the coming week, but it is not likely that the committee 

 will change the free sugar bill as it passed the Flouse of Representatives at the last ses- 

 sion of Congress, leaving to the Senate and the conference committee of both Houses 

 the final rates of diuties to be enacted into law. 



No one expects the entire duty to bo taken off, but rather a reduction to about $1.00 

 per 100 lbs. on foreign and 80c per 100 lbs. on Cubas 96 test. The date of application 

 can hardly be sooner than October 1st and may be delayed until Jan. 1, 1914. The extra 

 session of Congress is probably to be called for April 7th and it is likely to be August 

 before the tariff bill is completed. It is quite possible, though by no means certain, that 

 all the present Cuba crop will go into consumption at the present duty dates. 



Refined is slowly improving in price and demand, but is still selling without the usual 

 adequate profits for refining, at the 4.30c to 4.35c basis, for graniulated. 



New York, March 13, 1913. 



AN ELECTRIC RAILWAY 



On February 9th, the Cienfuegos, Pal- 

 mira and Cruces Electric Railway and 

 Power Company, ran two electric cars from 

 the Villucndas Park in Cienfuegos to Cao- 

 nao, an outlying town, in twenty-three min- 

 utes. The return trip was made in bet- 



ter time. The cars then made a few trips 

 over the tracks in some of the principal 

 streets of Cienfuegos, such as Santa Cruz, 

 Arguelles and others. 



The opening of the public service to 

 Caonao and through the city was approved 

 by the Railroad Commission at its meet- 

 ing on February 18th. 



