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THE CUBA REVIEW 



PLANTATION CARS ""' ^^^ '^''^'^^ ^^° 



THE PARTS FOR SAME 



No. 1005-A (Palabra de clave ZPTAS) 



El grabado enseiia uno de nuestros carros para cafla con jaula de acero. 



Fabricamos un gran numero de carros para caiia para use en Cuba, Puerto-Rleo, 

 America-Central y Mexico, que tienen jaulas de acero 6 de madera y construidas para 

 los distintos tipos de carga y descarga de la caiia. 



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



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

 Representante para Cuba : OSCAR B. CINTAS, Oficios 29-31 Havana 



SUGAR REVIEW 



Specially written for The Cuba Review by Willett & Gray, of New York 



Our last review for this magazine was dated August 14, 1913. 



At that date the quotation for 96° test Cuba centrifugals was 3.73c. per lb. and is now 

 3.76c. per lb. after having sold at 3.S0c. per lb., the highest quotation of the year. 



On the cost and freight basis 2 13/32c. per lb. (3.80c.) has been the highest paid, with 

 present sellers at 2 7/16c. per lb. c & f (3.76c.). It is doubtful if any higher level is 

 reached this season and if not then this will prove to be the only year in which sugar 

 quotations at this season have not risen to the parity of European markets or the so- 

 called World's Market as fixed at Hamburg. 



The reason for this exception is owing to the fact of the abnormally large crop of 

 Cuba which renders the United States quite independent of Europe for supplies this year. 



There are still some 20,000 tons of Cuba Centrifugals in the United Kingdom which 

 can be imported here if required later on but which are likely not to be wanted before 

 the early domestic beet crop comes to market in October/December. After the new 

 year the next Cuba crop will become the feature of the new campaign and with the 

 present outlook in the sugar world the price of that crop will be reduced to as low a 

 limit as was the present crop at any time. 



Refined sugar reached its high price at 4.80c. per lb. recently, which quotation is still 

 the list price of all refiners excepting the Federal Sugar Refining Co.. which takes orders 

 at 4.60c. less 2 per cent for prompt shipment while others take orders at 4.70c. less 2 

 per cent. 



Cane refiners have the market for their product to themselves for another month, 

 after which their business will meet large competition from the domestic beet factories. 

 These are now soliciting business at 4.60c. basis for deliveries in October as soon as 

 manufacture begins. 



Beet crop reports from Europe are mostly favorable and beet quotations continue to 

 move very steadily with only slight fluctuations about the cost of production, the present 



