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THE CUBA REVIEW 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



ESTIMATES OF THE COMING SUGAR CROP 



Estimates of the 19 14-1. "i crop from the 

 sugar factories shipping through the ports 

 named have been compiled by IVIr. H. Himely 

 and appear in the last column on the right. 



The output of the same centrals for the 

 crop of 1913-14 from the Government official 

 figures will be found in the first column. 



The difference is not very great. 



PORT OF CIENFUEGOS 



Crop 

 1913-14 



Factories Bags 



Andreita 178,423 



Caracas 139,2oS 



Cieneguita .S(i,()(i7 



Constancia 160,403 



Dos Hermanas 72,295 



Dos Hermanos 41,430 



Hormiguero 199,019 



Juragua 54,100 



Lequeitio 150,017 



Manuelita 012,025 



Maria Victoria 42,096 



Parque Alto 65,365 



Pastora.... ^}'^^ 



Persererancia 162,974 



Portugalete 100,617 



Regla _ 4,185 



San Agustin 122,385 



Santa Catalina 83,651 



San Cristobal 13,000 



San Francisco 65,512 



San Lino 65,982 



Santa Maria 77,352 



Santa Rosa 103,200 



Santisima Trinidad . . . 45,626 



Soledad 129,006 



25 Factories ~. 2,315,909 



PORT OF MATANZAS 



Crop 

 1913-14 



Factories Bags 



Amistad 200,010 



Araujo 51,800 



Armonia (0,60. 



Carolina 60,018 



Conchita 202,214 



Cuba 181,806 



Elena 13,905 



Feliz 136,210 



Flora 113,210 



Gomez Mena 280,757 



Jesus Maria 41,792 



Jobo 108,857 



Josefita 99,072 



Limones 43,380 



Luisa Condesa 27,755 



Nueva Paz 100,494 



Estimate 



1914-15 



Bags 



180,000 



160,000 



85,000 



160,000 



90,000 



25,000 



210,000 



58,000 



160,000 



105,000 



85,000 



80,000 



60,000 



180,000 



100,000 



10,000 



125,000 



85,000 



18,000 



75,000 



55,000 



80,000 



105,000 



65,000 



135,000 



2,491,000 



Estimate 



1914-15 



Bags 



195,000 



55,000 



75,000 



70,000 



295,000 



180,000 



25,000 



130,000 



115,000 



280,000 



45,000 



100,000 



95,000 



65,000 



20,000 



90,000 



Porvenir 15,076 



Rosario 220,162 



San Antonio 142,078 



Santa Amalia 50,146 



Santo Domingo 83,606 



San Cayetano 43,387 



Santa Rita 63,812 



San Ignacio 97,537 



San Vicente 68,537 



Saratoga 43,024 



Socorro 311,700 



Triunfo 18,192 



Triunvirato 13,184 



Union 152,714 



30 Factories 3,060,803 



20,000 



225,000 



140,000 



50,000 



75,000 



45,000 



65,000 



95,000 



70,000 



50,000 



350,000 



20,000 



20,000 



170,000 



3,225,000 



The central "Moron," in Camaguey Prov- 

 ince, has built a sugar warehouse with a 

 capacity for 150,000 bags, and a tank for 

 molasses with a capacity of 500,000 gallons. 



SUGAR MARKET CONDITIONS 



Weather conditions in Cuba continue to 

 control fluctuations in sugar futures. Reports 

 of clearing and cooler weather, with northerly 

 winds, were responsil)le for the easiness. 

 Several stations on the island, however, re- 

 ported rain. The situation in the Street 

 market, especially for prompt positions, con- 

 tinues very firm, owing to the fact that it is 

 expected that the Cuban output by the first 

 of next month will be about 200,000 bags 

 behind last year. Granulated continues firm, 

 and a renewal of the demand from Great 

 Britain and France is looked for. 



Some reports from Cuba claim that the 

 sugar content of the cane has been from 10 to 

 20 per cent under last year in the recent 

 grinding. 



Freights are beginning to play a serious 

 part in the Cuban shipments, ordinary 

 freights are from 8 to 12 cents to points north 

 of Hatteras ; recent quotations have been from 

 18 to 20 cents, and as high as 25 cents is being 

 spoken of. 



Opening sugar prices were: February, 305- 

 309; March, 310-311; April, 31,5-318; May. 

 32.3-324; June, .327-330; July, 33.5-336; Aug- 

 ust, 338-342; September, 344-346; October, 

 34.5-349; November, 345-350; December, 345- 

 351. 



SHIPMENTS OF SUGAR TO EUROPE 



Shipment of sugar from New York to Great 

 Britain have been heavy during the last few 

 months. It is reported that the SS. Strath- 

 clyde is now loading 120,000 bags destined 

 for the use of the allied armies in northern 

 France. 



