THE CUBA REVIEW 



29' 



CAUTION RECOMMENDED 



The retiu'ns from sugar exports have been 

 universally felt throughout the Island and 

 money for short time loans on sugar in the 

 warehouse and marketable stocks bonds is 

 available m abuntlance. 



The chief danger facing the sugar producers 

 at the present time is the possibility of over- 

 confidence which may result in their failure 

 to husband a proj^er amount of their resources 

 to meet unforseen contingencies. 



In view of the experience suffered by them 

 within the past three years, is it hoped 

 that they will proceed more cautiously. Ear- 

 ring unforseen contingencies the prosepctive 

 trade outlook for several years is regarded as 

 exceedingly bright. 



The high credit of Cuba's merchants, the 

 close proximity of the Island to her protector, 

 the United States, and the present abundance 

 of money, should combine to make Cuba a 

 commercial field worthy of the most intense 

 cultivation by United States manufacturers 

 and ex]5orters at this time. It is to be hoped, 

 however, that manufacturers entering Cuba 

 for the first time will be prepared to adapt 

 their commodities to the requirements of the 

 Cuban trade, for it is u])on their abi!ity to 

 accomplish this that their success in com- 

 pletely capturing the Cuban market will de- 

 pend. — Havana correspondence of "The Amer- 

 icas." 



CUBAN MAYOR KILLED 



Emilio Coya, Ma>or of Santa Clara, was 

 shot and killed Aug. 13th by Ulpiano Blanco, 

 a Spaniard with a criminal record. 



TILES 



Tiles of all kinds are extensively used in 

 Cuba, the floors of practically all concrete or 

 brick buildings being made either of cement, 

 tile or marble. There are a number of local 

 factories manufacturing tile, brick and fii-e 

 brick, and their products are largely used in 

 local construction, more particularly in the 

 less costly buildings. We understand that 

 floor tile manufactured by them is 20 centi- 

 metres square, or 25 tiles to the square metre, 

 and are from $50 to $100 per thousand, the 

 average price being about $70 per thousand. 

 It is said that fire brick manufactured here is 

 of an inferior quality, and most of this class 

 of brick is imported. Formerly a large num- 

 ber of importations came form England, but 

 at the present time the United States is fur- 

 nishing practically all. The importation of 

 floor, wall, ornamental and Mosaic tiles is 

 valued at about $125,000 annually; that of 

 roof tile at $115,000 annually. A large part 

 of the fine tiles imported formerly came from 

 Cermany, but these have lately been substi- 

 tuted l)y tiles from the United States. It is 

 our opinion that there would bea very good 

 market in Cuba for United States tiles that 

 come up to the Cuban r3quirements. 



THE CUBAN-AMERICAN SUGAR COMPANY 



A dividend of 7 % has been declared on the 

 Preferred Capital Stock outstanding payable 

 October 1, 1915, to the stockholders of record 

 at close of business September 15, 1915, said 

 payment being the accumulated dividends to 

 October 1, 1915. Checks for the payment of 

 dividends will be mailed. Transfer books will 

 not be closed. 



MOTOR TRUCKS 



Motor trucks are said to be in growing de- 

 mand, but up to the present time the market 

 has been rather limited. The opportunity in 

 this line seems to be confined to cheap trucks. 

 Up to the present time the number in use in 

 Havana is thought to be about 200. 



LACES 



American laces are not known in the Cuban 

 market at present, Spanish and French Laces 

 occupy the entire market, and the grades are 

 fine and comparatively cheap. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED 



Thu-d Report of the Board of Commis- 

 sioners of Agriculture of Rio Piedras, Porto 

 Rico . 



Bulletin No. 8, Miscellaneous Papers on 

 Cane and Fertilizers, Stripping of Cane, 

 Conservation of Soil Moisture in the Cane 

 Fields, Application of Fertilizers to the Soil 

 and Losses by Leaching. 



Bulletin No. 9, Salts in Soils and Waters 

 of the South Coa.st of Porto Rico. 



Bulletin No. 10, The Entomogenous Fungi 

 of Porto Rico. 



