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THE CUB A~:R E V I E W 



iiseil extensively in the early days by the inillwrighl. The wood lias in recent years been ex- 

 ported into the I'nited States for railroad ties which are said to give very satisfactory results. 

 It is believed that after the wood becomes better known in the American cross-tie market 

 vast quantities of this material will be shippeil here for use in place of the oak and other timbers 

 that are not only becoming scarce but ex-pensive. C. H. PEARSOX. 



CUBA'S BEER INDUSTRY AND TRADE. 



The injiortation of barrel beer into Cuba 

 in 1914 amounted to only $2,801. Of this 

 amoiuit the I nited States supplied .Sl.firo. 

 Germany S7o2, lulpiiim and S])ain Sir4 and 

 $250, rcs])ectivcly. 



In bottled beer, however, there was a 

 large trade, imports totaling $323,813. In 

 bottled goods the United Kingdom led, 

 shipping in 1914 $189,344 worth, principally 

 ale and stout, which are classed in the Cuban 

 customs schedules as beer. The English 

 and Irish Ijrands of ale and stout have been 

 and are extensively advertised, and sales 

 are being pushed vigorously. The United 

 States was second, with importations valued 

 at $119,232, principally well-known brands 

 of beer that have been advertised contin- 

 uously in the States. Germany ranked next, 

 its share of the trade being $13,4C6; the 

 Gern an beer is mainly the dark, heavy 

 quality and is bou{.'ht by Cuba's extensive 

 German colony. Austria, Denmark, Spain, 

 France, Eolland, and Mexico shipped smnW 

 quantities of beer to the island. 



The Cubans do not like heavy beer nor 

 one high in alcohol. The general run of the 

 native product is said rarely to go as high as 

 3 per cent, and most of it is considerably 

 below that. 

 Ouijnd of Tuo Hahana Breireries. 



Cuba has three breweries of considerable 

 size. One Habana ccn ])any gives its capital 

 as $1,500,000, Cuban and Am.erican inter- 

 ests combined. It manufactures also CO 

 tons of ice per day. Its monthly output of 

 beer is 1,200,000 half bottles ana 900 barrels 

 of eO liters (15.85 gallons) each. The bot- 

 tles are all bought in Habana; all machinery 

 and barrels are purchased in the United 

 States. Hops and malt were formerly im- 

 ported from Austria and Germany, but at 

 present ccm.e frcm the United States. The 

 brewery em;ploys ISO per.sons and for de- 

 livery purposes has three 2-m.ule wagors. 

 The residue frcm the brewery is sold fcr 

 cattle-feeding purposes. 



Two kinc's of beer are made, light and 

 dark. The light beer is the more popular, 

 as it is cheaper, and considerably m.ore of 



it is sold than of the other, although both 

 brands appear to be well hked. The beer is 

 put up in half and quarter bottles, also in 

 kegs. The crown caps for the bottles are 

 .supplied by the United States. The brewery 

 u.sfs 14 tons of coal a day, buying from 

 local imjiortcrs. 



The other Habana concern is an ice com- 

 ]iany, which owns two other brenving i)lants. 

 The ca])ital is German, Cuban, and some 

 American. It operates a bottle factory in 

 addition to the two brewing plants. Re- 

 quests for data as to output, source of mate- 

 rial, and the Uke were refused. The company 

 has several brands of beer on the market 

 and advertises that over 50,000,000 l)ottIes 

 of its product are consumed annually in 

 Cuba. It ships a good deal of bottled beer 

 over the island. Its equipment is modern 

 and first-class and the bottle factory is well 

 equipped. It uses mules and wagons for 

 local dehveries. 

 Production of a Santiogo Company. 



The third brewery is at Santiago. It is 

 cai)itahzed at S300,0C0 and has been in 

 operation about thi'ee years. The annual 

 output is 40,000 casks of 120 bottles each. 

 The output in wood is 2,000 one-eighth 

 kegs. No half l)arrels are being marketed 

 at present. The malt, bottles, stoppers, 

 and all other supplies are bought in the 

 open American market. Before the Euro- 

 pean war the hops were imported from 

 Germany, but are now being purchased in 

 the United States. The jjrodurt of the 

 brewery is well esteemed and the l)usiness 

 is growing.' — Special Agent Garrard Harris. 



SUGAR BAGS 



According to a new rule made by the 

 United States Treasury Department, it is 

 required that in order to determine the 

 actual tare of sugar bags, it will be 

 necessary that the bags shall first })e cleaned, 

 scraped and then weighed. The bags must 

 then be boiled in water at the boiling point for 

 two hours and then they must be dried for 

 twenty-four hours, or until all moisture is 

 removed, when they must again be weighed 

 and the actual tare determined. 



