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SUGAR REVIEW 



Stccially zfritlen for THE CUBA REVIEW by IVillett & Gray, .\ew York. 



WlK'ii \\f \vn>rf you last on Doceinber 31, I'Jlit, tlie market for spot sugars duty 

 paid at Nfw York was ou the basis of ll%c c. & f. or 12.79c duty paid, while at this 

 writing '.Mi Cuba Centrifugals are tjuoted at la.Wc duty paid at New York, or say 

 12c cost and freight, witli afloat sugars offering at 12 %c to 12 ^c, both c. & f. Heavy 

 sales liave bi-en made at tiie advanced prices. 



Tlie recent lal>or troubles in Cuba, where dock workers have been on strike for 

 the past few weeks, liave been further aggravated by a strike ou the United Railways 

 of Havana, and tliese conditions have reduced the volume of deliveries at the ports 

 and the exiiorts front Cuba at a time when sugar is most needed. The congestion 

 has been tlie principal cause of a strong market here for nearby shipments. The 

 Cuban Govermnent, however, is making urgent efforts to settle the dilticulties both as 

 regards the harbor strike and the railroad, but according to our cable today no 

 settlement has as yet been effected. 



The following is the final tabulation on the Cuban sugar crop of 191S-19 as 

 Compiled by the Cuban Allotment Committee: 



.MnVi:.Mi:NT OF CUBAN riU)V. 19is-i;)l«j 

 Final Figures, December 2:'., 1919 



Totis 'Jons 



Production of entire Island (Gimia i o,!iT 1,770 



Less: Kstimated local consumi'tion and sugar not accounted 



for 130,958 



Taken by Cuba for shiiimeni to neutral countries. 



Raws and Refined, per separate statement 49.212 186,170 



Estimated balance for shipment account of U. S. Sugar Kquali- 

 zation Board and Royal Conunission liased on clearances as 

 under 3,785,000 



TO UNITED STATES 

 Two-thirds of altove quantity to be shipped to United States. . . . 2,523,737 



Less: Quantity exchanged with Royal Commission shiiiped 

 to United States from 191 7-1 S Crop ( See Old Crop 

 Figures) 13,022 



2.510,715 

 Plus: T<>t:il Raws exiliiiiicred for Refine.] with Royal Com... 519.5U0 



3,030,215 

 liaf/s 



Cleared to date to United States 20,119,393 



Cleared to date to Canada, etc., a/c U. S. C. & F 30,400 



Cleared to various destinations against Equalization 



Board's f. o. b. sales, i>er s(>parate stattMuent 1.050,734 



2l,2u0,527 3,028,647 

 Under-Assigned to United States 1 5G8 



TO EUROPE 



One-third of above quantity to be shipped to Europe 1,201.869 



Plus : Quantity exchanged for last Crop with T'. S 13 022 



1.274,891 

 Less: Raws to be refined in the T'nited States, as above.... 519-500 



Total estimated to be shipped for :H<ount of Royal Commission 755 391 



