THE CUBA REVIEW. 



Coscclia do Europa, t).155,ttOU toiicladas. Importacicnu-s calculadas de fucra de 

 Europa, como en el afio anterior, 408,197. Abastecimiento total calculado en la 

 campafia zaucarera desde cl 1 de septiembre de 1909 at 31 de agosta de 1910, 

 7.665,980 toneladas, contra 8.245,595 toneladas el ano anterior. Consumo en Europa 

 calculado lo mismo que cl ano pasado, 6.643,010 toneladas. La exportaciones fuera 

 de Europa. como en el ano anterior, 499,892 toneladas, que viene a dejar las existen- 

 cias calculadas el 1 de septiembre de 1910 en 522,988 toneladas, contra 1,102,693 

 toneladas el ano anterior, 6 sea un deficit de 579.705 toneladas. 



Si se tiene en cuenta el mes de septiembre, en que practicanientc no hay dis- 

 ponibles cargamentos'^ de la nueva cosecha de remolacha. y el consumo llega al 

 extremo de 4S1.739 toneladas, como en septiembre dc 1909, que.laran 41,249 tone- 

 ladas como existcncias para el 1 de octubre de 1910, contra 620,954 toneladas en 1 de 

 octubre de 1909. Pucde contarse con probabilidades de cargamentos adicionales de 

 cosechas proccdentes de otros puntos fuera de Europa, e importaciones usuales diga- 

 nios de 200,000 toneladas fuera de Cuba, lo cual en 1 de octubre de 1910 una existen- 

 cia dc 241.249 toneladas. Estas cifras no permiten el aumento en el consumo en 

 Europa sobrc el del ano anterior. 



Etas cifras u otras que den los niismos rcsultados son indudalilemente en lo 

 que so basan los especuladores europeos para llevar a cabo en el futuro el alza de 

 los valores de los azucares en todas partes, y es el motive por que estan hoy en el 

 mercado eeperando existencias de Cuba. 



Cuba Needs Seven Immense New Sugar Estates Each Year to Supply 

 American Consumption. 



The French Chamber of Commerce of Havana publishes a report showing by 

 the increase of American consumption what the productive power of Cuba may 

 become. It says: 



"In 1908, the consumption of the United States exceeded three million tons 

 and it is seen by the experience of a century tliat the annual increase is 200,000 tons. 

 The production of the United States, including its dependencies (Porto Rico, 

 Hawaii, etc.) is 1,450,000 tons, of which 450,(X)0 is beet sugar. The excess of 

 American consumption over the production is supplied mostly by Cuba up to the 

 limits of her crop; the difference is made up by Java sugar and as a last resort 

 by European beet sugar. Therefore, it would be necessary, in order to meet these 

 needs, and taking into account the growing increase of American consumption, for 

 Cuba to be able to double her production in seven years. Therefore, Cuba would 

 need each year seven immense new sugar estates, such as Chaparra. Preston, Boston, 

 etc. The increase of the prices shows that Cuba is not able to supply the^ demand 

 and that for a long time her industry has assured profits." — George dc Preaudet in 

 the Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale, Jan. 31, 1910. 



Cuban Wrapper Tobacco. 



In the early nineties Cuban wrapper 

 tobacco was frequently valued below 

 Sumatra wrapper; in the five years end- 

 ing 1908 the import price of Cuban was 

 75 per cent, higher. The relative im- 

 port prices of Cuban and Turkish filler 

 tobacco vary considerably from year to 

 year. Thus, in 1903 and 1904 Turkish 

 was 12.5 per cent, higher, but in the next 

 four years Cuban was invoiced at a rate 

 50 per cent, higher than Turkish. — Bul- 

 letin U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



luisiness in the island. It is the first 

 negro business to enter the West Indies 

 from American shores. 



Negro Insurance Company in Cuba. 



The North Carolina Mutual and Provi- 

 dent Insurance Association, the largest 

 colored insurance company in the world, 

 has sent representatives to Cuba for the 

 purpose of extending the company's 



The Crisis That Is Coming. 



"Yes, I do l)elieve that thorc is a crisis 

 near. Two years ago we could only 

 estimate 30 American colonies. To- 

 day there about 100. Some are very 

 slow, but nearly all arc growing, and 

 presently Cuba is going to be American- 

 ized with a rush. She ought to have 

 been a part of the United States the last 

 fiftj'^ years. Wait and see! Her delightful 

 climate, fertile soil, rich, varied products, 

 her many fine harbors on her extensive 

 coast line, her increased commerce in 

 consequence of the Panama Canal — yes, 

 1 believe her crisis is near." — G. A. Bow- 

 man, of Galbio, Cuba, in the Alliance 

 (O.) Review. 



