THE CUBA REVIEW 



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CUBAN FINANCIAL MATTERS 



PREVAILING PRICES FOR CUBAN SECURITIES 



As quoted by Lawrence Tumure & Co., Xew York. 



Bid. 



Republic of Cuba Interior Loan 5% Bonds 93% 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1944 993^ 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 5% Bonds of 1949 96^ 



Republic of Cuba Exterior Loan 4J^% Bonds of 1949 86 J^ 



Havana City First Mortgage 6% Bonds 103 



Havana City Second Mortgage 6% Bonds 102 



Cuba Railroad Preferred Stock 96 



Cuba Railroad First Mortgage 5% Bonds of 1952 96 



Cuba Co. 6% Debenture Bonds 99% 



Cuba Co. 7% Cumulative Preferred Stock 101 



Havana Electric Railway Co. Consolidated Mortgage 5% Bonds of 1952.. . 92 J^ 



Havana Electric Railway, Light and Power Co. Preferred Stock 105 



Havana Electric Railway, Light and Power Co. Common Stock 97J^ 



Matanzas Market Place 8% Bond Participation Certificates 102 



Cuban-American Sugar Co. Collateral Trust 6% Bonds of 1918 102% 



Cuban-American Sugar Co. Preferred Stock 103 



Cuban-American Sugar Co. Common Stock 223 



Guantd,namo Sugar Company Stock 77 



Santiago Electric Light and Traction Co. 1st Mtge. 6% Gold Bonds 92 



All prices of bonds quoted on an and interest basis. 



Asked. 



95 

 100% 



97 



873^ 

 107 

 105 



97H 



97H 

 1011^ 



94% 

 106H 



98% 

 108 

 103 

 107 

 226 



81 



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THE TRUST COMPANY OF CUBA 



General Balance Sheet, December 31 , 1915 



RESOURCES 



Cash in Vaults and in Banks $1,121,828.46 



Bonds and Shares 40,197.02 



Loans, Discounts, etc 1,865,594.00 



Real Estate 2,211.66 



Bank Building and Fixtures 150,000.00 

 Trust Department: 



Due from Banks $224,839.41 



Bonds and Shares 101,134.84 325,974.25 



Total $3,505,805.39 



LIABILITIES 



Capital $500,000.00 



Surplus 325,000.00 



Undivided Profits 15,138.45 



Unpaid Dividends 821.00 



Dividend Payable January 



5, 1916 20,000.00 



Deposits 2,025,841.54 



Time Bills 465,000.00 



Interest Accrued ■ 6,446.52 



Due to Bankers 46,423.04 



Trust Securities 101,134.84 



Total $3,505,805.39 



NEW CENTRAL 



It 13 reported that a new sugar central will 

 be built near Palmarito, Oriente, and is to be 

 named Central "Miranda." It is understood 

 that the Warner Sugar Company are iater- 

 ested in this enterprise, and that the contract 

 for building has been awarded to the Sugar 

 Apparatus Manufacturing Company. It is 

 proposed to have this Central in readiness for 

 grinding in January, 1917, 'with a capacity of 

 from 100,000 to 150,000 bags. The central 

 will be connected with the Cuba Raitoad 

 Company by a track from the railroad to the 

 central. 



BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY 



It is reported that on April 12th papers 

 were signed in Santiago de Cuba before Sr. 

 Luis Hechavarria whereby the Bethlehem 

 Steel Company acquired possession of the 

 iron mines at Daiquiri and at Felton, Xipe 

 Bay. The Spanish-American Iron Companj- 

 was represented by Mr. Charles Rand, and 

 the purchasers by iMr. Whitaker. It is under- 

 stood that the amount of money paid by the 

 Bethlehem Steel Company was .532,000,000. 



