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THE CUBA REVIEW 



PLANTATION CARS ""' ^'^^ *''"'^' ^^° 



THE PARTS FOR SAME 



No. 501-B (Palabra de clave ZOVVO) 



Uno de nuestros cari'os cubiertos recientemente construidos para la Cuban Central 

 Railway. 



Solicitense nuestros precios y especiflcaciones conipletas para carros para caiia, o 

 cualquler otro servicio, antes de decidir. 



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



Direccion telegrafica : Nallim, New York Produccion annual de mas de 100,000 carros 

 Representante para Cuba: OSCAR B. CINTAS, Amargura No. 12, Havana 



THE SUGAR OUTPUT OF CUBA 



[Report of United States Consul General James L. Rodgers, Havana] 



Up to June 1, 1913, according to the unofficial but reliable figures issued weekly, the 

 total production of sugar during the present campaign in Cuba had amounted to 2,066,845 

 long tons, in comparison with 1,662,789 tons at a similar date in the campaign of 1912. 

 The number of mills grinding on June 1, 1913, was 64, a slight decrease from the number 

 at a similar date in the preceding year. 



The weather of the present time being normal, it would be certain that the majority of 

 the mills still running would grind through the month of June were other conditions 

 such as to warrant operation. But on account of the exceedingly low price and the tre- 

 mendous stock of sugar which has accumulated at the shipping ports of the island, it is 

 doubtful whether on July 1st many of these mills will be continuing work. It is entirely 

 probable, however, that the total production for the year of 1913 will reach 2,200,000 tons. 



The stock of sugar at mills and Cuban ports on June 1st was estimated at 682,289 tons, 

 and while this to some extent represents the natural accumulation, it is principally due to 

 the price, which at present does not permit a profit to the large majority of the producers. 

 Under old conditions such an accumulation of sugar would seriously test the financial 

 resources of the sugar industry, but with the amplification of banking facilities in Cuba 

 and with the loyal determination to sustain those worthy of credit, there has been no 

 public demonstration of any financial stringency. In this respect the present conditions 

 illustrate better than through any other way the change- which has occurred in private 

 Cuban financial affairs within the last three years. This is for the distinct benefit of the 

 people, of the sugar industry, and of the country as a whole. 



There is confident expectation that the price of Cuban sugars will in the very near 

 future show a substantial increase, and therefore everyone who can afford to do so is 

 holding, despite the inevitable loss in polarization of the product and of weight. 



