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. This is much better than an unlimited export and caused the latest advance in prices 

 in Europe. 



Not much interest will be taken in the markets in December, but with the opening 

 of the Cuba crop season business will become more active, and in view of the strong and 

 advancing European markets and the absence of financial stringency Cuba may expect to 

 obtain fairly remunerative prices with an upward tendency for the campaign. 



President Henry O. Havemeyer, of the American Sugar Refining Company, who 

 passed away on the 4th of December, leaves uncertainty as to who will succeed him in 

 the direction of its affairs and especially in regard to methods of obtaining supplies of 

 raw sugar for the company's use. Probably the hand to mouth basis will be more nearly 

 adhered to than heretofore for a while, and Cuba must be prepared to carry much of the 

 crop until required for consumption. 



The general outlook points to a higher average of prices than last year, provided 

 facilities exist for delaying sales as suggested. 



ANOTHER FIELD OF CANE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THAT ILLUSTKATBD ON PRECEDING PAGE. 

 It is the same kind of soil, planted with cane at the same time as the other, but no fertilizer 

 used. After one good crop and two more "fair" crops, the cane was exhausted and only a few struggling 

 stalks can be found hre and there. After the third crop the showing was so poor that the land was 

 allowed to go uncultivated and back to savanna grass. 



TUINUCU CENTRAL, Sancti S'piritus, 

 Province Santa Clara. — December 10 Mr. 

 M. E. Rionda said : "Rains have been satis- 

 factory in this section and the cane is in 

 good condition. 



"Additional defecators, centrifugals and 

 boilers have been installed and will largely 

 increase the efficiency of the working equip- 

 ment. 



"Preliminary grinding to test the ma- 

 chinery begun the middle of December, but 

 the real work of the season will begin in 

 January. The outlook will be as good as 

 last season, if not better." 



NIQUERO ESTATE, NEAR MAN- 

 ZANILLO. — In recent conversation, on 

 Novernber 30, with Mr. Ricardo Narganez, 

 administrator and part owner of the Ni- 

 quero Sugar Estate, he stated that they 



had numerous rains on his plantation and 

 that the cane was in fine condition and 

 they therefore expected a larger crop this 

 year by fully 20% to 30% over last year. 

 His estate expects to start grinding about 

 th'» last half of December. 



THE ISABEL ESTATE AT MEDIA 

 LUNA. — Mr. Narganez also said that bene- 

 ficial rains had favored the Isabel Estate 

 of Messrs. Beattie & Co. at Media Luna. 

 The other estates in the Manzanillo dis- 

 trict have not in general received so good 

 a supply of rain and their fields were not 

 as well advanced at the present time. 



SUGAR CENTRAL "STA. CATA- 

 LINA." — This central is no longer con- 

 trolled by Messrs. Diaz & Co., having 

 passed into the hands of the Compania 

 Mercantil de Cuba, represented by Messrs. 

 Zaldo & Co. 



