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THE CUBA REVIEW 



PLANTATION CARS OF ALL KINDS 



ALSO THE PARTS FOR SAME 



No. 1000-E (Palabra de clave ZPYGV) 



El grabado ensefia imo de nuestros carros, todo de acero, para cana. 



Tenemos otros tipos de capacidades varias y hemos fabrioado un gran numero de carros para cana para 

 uso en Cuba, Puerto-Rico, America-Central y Mexico, que tienen jaules de acero o de madera y eon- 

 struirtas para los distintos tipos de carga y desearga de la carla. 



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



Dirrccion teiegrafica: XALLIM, New York. Producrion annual de mas de 100,000 curros:. 



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



original test the red litmus paper retains its 

 color on being introduced into the alcalized 

 juice, then more lime should be added in 

 small quantities until the paper shows the 

 least signs of turning blue, which indicates, 

 as in the other case, that the proper point 

 has been reached. 



"Of course it is absolutely necessary to use 

 phos])horic acid unless by accident the neutral 

 point has been passed by adding too much 

 lime, although there are many that say that 

 a better clarification is thereby obtained. A 

 little practice with the litmus paper will soon 

 enable anyone to know when the proper 

 amount of lime has been added. 



"In case a sugar of clear color is desired we 

 recommend the use of sulphur with the lime, 

 which not only whitens the sugar, but also 

 assists greatly in obtaining a perfect clarifi- 

 cation." 



BANANA INDUSTRY 



There has been a steady growth in the 

 banana industry of the country, and few real- 

 ize that fruit valued as much as $14,299,977 

 was received by American ports during the 

 first ten months of last year. There were 

 received in that time 41,805,806 bunches. The 

 imports in 1912 were 37,044,038 bunches, 

 worth $12,574,845. In 1913 the imports had 



increased to 39,856,908 bunches, while the 

 value had grown to $13,510,750. The Cen- 

 tral American States and British Honduras 

 furnished about half of the bananas by ship- 

 ping 20,770,211 bunches. The West Indies 

 sent 14,224,507 bunches, but from these fig- 

 ures the imports declined rapidly to Cuba, 

 which shipped 2,808,430 bunches, while South 

 America furnished 1,903,616 Ijunches. The 

 balance of the receipts came from other coun- 

 tries. 



From present indications the pineapple crop 

 of Cuba promises to be about the same as that 

 of last year, which aggregated 1,281,250 

 crates. Shipments at present amount to 

 some 500 crates weekly. 



An appropriation of $50,000, to be used 

 in the repair of streets in Cienfuegos, was 

 recommended by President Menocal in a 

 recent message to Congress. 



By Presidential decree the immediate ex- 

 penditure of $112,000 for the repair of roads 

 in the province of Habana and Pinar del Rio 

 has been authorized. 



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