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THE C U R A u !•: \ 1 i: w 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



RENOCATION OF SUGAR CONTROL IN 

 THE UNITED STATES 



Presidt'iit Wilson issued a proclamation, 

 on Xovoiiilur Uli. rrvokins the Federal 

 licenses necessary for the importation, 

 maiuifactin-e, storatte and distribution of 

 sugar. The regulations covering sugar 

 licenses will end November ir.tli. The 

 sugar licenses were authorized under war 

 laws which were passed August 10, 1017. 



The Tresident in his proclamation says 

 that a changed situation has been brought 

 about by the armistice, and also that the 

 net continuing the existience of the Sugar 

 K(|uali/-ation Board will expire on Decem- 

 ber ::i. 



SUGAR PLANTERS CORPORATION 

 A farewell dinner was given to Mr. 

 >rontgoniery II. Lewis by the Directors of 

 the Sugar Planters Corporation at the 

 Waldrof-Astoria on the evening of Octo- 

 ber Sth. 



Mr. Lewis, formerly president of the 

 Guantanamo & Western Railroad, the 

 Santa Cecilia Sugar Corporation, and a 

 numlter of other enterprises in Oriente 

 I^rovince, has retired from active business 

 and will leave soon with his family for a 

 trip aromul the world. Those present at 

 the dinner included Mr. Lewis, Mr. De- 

 wltt Bailey, Mr. Edward S. Kennedy, Mr. 

 August Heckscher, Mr. Frederic E. Gim- 

 nison. Mr. Minor C. Keith, Mr. Samuel H, 

 Miller and Mr. James M. Motley. 



REQUISITION OF SUGAR IN JAMAICA 



The food controller in Kingston, 

 Jamaica, i.ssued an order under date of 

 August 10, 1920, requisitioning 12 per 

 cent, of the total quantity of sugar manu- 

 factured by all sugar e.states from 

 November 1, 1920, to October .31. 1921. 

 Inclusive. 



The requisition of 8 per cent, for the 

 crop year 1920 only realized 3,7.50 tons, 

 while it is estimated that the requisition 

 of 12 per cent, for 1921 should yield 4,509 

 tons. 



FINAL FIGURES FOR 1919-20 CUBAN 

 SUGAR CROP 

 The total production of the 1919-20 

 Cuban sugar crop amounts to 3,728,975 

 tons, according to final figures published 

 by the Weekly Review of the Cuban sugar 

 crop. 



PHILIPPINE CANE CROP 

 Hope of any great increase in the sugar 

 production of the Philippines from the 

 coming crop has been abandoned as a re- 

 .sult of damage to late planted cane by 

 recent heavy rainstorms. It is too early 

 as yet to estimate the full amount of the 

 damage done or its effect upon ultimate 

 liroduction. Experienced sugar men here 

 believe, however, that an increase of 25 

 per cent, above the 1919-20 crop is the 

 most that can be hopetl for and it is pos- 

 sible that even this increase will not be 

 realized. 



As the production of sugar in the Philip- 

 1 lines during the 1919-20 season was round- 

 ly 22.5,000 long tons an increase of 25 

 per cent, would bring the coming crop to 

 2sl,250 long tons. Previous reports have 

 indicated that as a result of largely in- 

 creased plantings, bringing the acreage 

 under cane up to about 550,000 acres, a 

 crop of 325,000 to 3.50,000 tons was ex- 

 liected. A cal)legram under date of July 

 20, told of floods in Luzon, but apparent- 

 ly the more recent typhoons have swept the 

 sugar districts and have inflicted still 

 more serious injury upon the growing 

 cane. 



Mail advices dated at Manila, July 6, 

 stated that weather conditions up to that 

 time had been very favorable, that the 

 cane was in excellent condition and that 

 everything pointed to a large increase in 

 the Philippine sugar crop from the coming 

 campaign, but added that as the typhoon 

 season was beginning no positive pre- 

 dictions could be made until that period 

 was safely passed. The cable message 

 published above indicates that the damage 

 fearetl at that time as a possibility has 

 become a fact with a consequent dimming 

 of crop prospects. — Facts About Sugar. 



