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cial difficulties. In \'ievv of the storm of protest, however, the Government recon- 

 sidered their action and have now abandoned their plan of requisition. 



It is interesting to note the removal of the embargo on sugars for export from 

 Argentine since our last report, by which action some one hundred thousand tons of 

 sugar are released for exportation to the United States and other markets where 

 needed. A considerable amount of these sugars have already been sold to this market 

 and with ofEerings of .Java, Brazils, and other wliite sugars have had their effect on 

 the course of prices here. Owing to the fact that many of our large users of sugar 

 are now about filled up in their requirements, further sales of these various white 

 sugars are becoming increasingly difficult and in instances offerings at concessions 

 have even failed to result in business. 



According to our cable advices from Java the exports of sugar during the month 

 of May to the United States and Europe amounted to 8,500 tons with 23,500 tons to 

 the Far East, the total during the month being 32,0iX) tons. 



Shipments from tlie Philippine Islands during May were 21,000 tons in the 

 Atlantic ports and 1,000 tons to San Francisco. 



New York, N. Y., June 30, 1920. 



CUBAN SUGAR CROPS FROM 1853 TO 1920 



The following interesting statement compiled by the Weekly Statistical Sugar 

 Trade Journal gives the crop of each campaign year from 1852-53 to 1919-20, inclusive: 



Years 



1852-53. 



1853-54. 



1854-55. 



1855-56. 



1856-57. 



1857-58, 



1858-59. 



1859-60. 



1860-61 . 



1861-62. 



1862-63. 



1863-64. 



186^65. 



1865-66. 



1866-67. 



1867-68. 



1868-69. 



1869-70. 



1870-71., 



1871-72.. 



1872-73.. 



1873-74. , 



1874-75., 



1875-76. . 



1876-77. . 



1877-78. . 



1878-79.. 



1879-80. . 



1880-81 . . 



1881-82. . 



1882-83.. 



1883-84.. 



1884-85.. 



188.5-86.. 



