26 THECUBAREVIEVV. 



Summary of Active Plantations by Provinces — Output Figured in Bags. 



English, French 



Spanish, etc. .Americ.in Cuban 



Ownership. Own rship. Ownership. Total. 



Province. 1909. Est. 1910. 1909. Est. 1910. 1909. Est. 1910. 1909. Est. 1910. 



Havana 780,568 922,000 197,334 200,000 237,387 282,000 1,215,289 1,404,000 



Pinar del Rio 19,710 21,000 48,804 60,000 151,069 165,000 219,583 246,000 



Matanzas 1,014,977 1,211,000 270,284 293,000 1,208,910 1,255,000 2,494,171 2,759,000 



Santa Clara 1,171,465 1,425,000 1,087,578 1,221,500 1,465,616 1,611,000 3,724,659 4,257,500 



Camaguey 89,368 100,000 336,033 445,000 111,373 150,000 536,774 695,000 



Oriente 305,654 357,000 1,653,878 1,886,500 415,417 457,000 2,374,949 2,700,500 



Totals 3,381,742 4,036,000 3,593,911 4,106,000 3,589,772 3,920,000 10,565.425 12,062,000 



IVrcentagt.. 32 34 34 34 34 32 100 100 



SUGAR REVIEW. 



fEspecially written for THIC CL'B.V KEVIF.W by Willett & Gray, New York.) 



Our last sugar review for tliis magazine was dated February 7, 1910. Centrifugals 

 96° test were then at 4.11c. per lb., and arc now 4.42c. per lb., an advance for the month 

 of 31c. per 100 lbs., which is unusually large. 



The cost and freight basis for February shipment was then 2>4c (4.11c. landed), and 

 is now 3 l/16c. for ^larcil (4.42c. landed), an advance of 31c. per 1(X) lbs. Later ship- 

 ments of April are now 3>^c., and May 3 3-16c. cost and freight, but with more sellers 

 than l)uyers. 



European Beet Sugar was then 12s. llj^fl- and 's now 14s. 5,'4d., an advance of Is. 6d. 

 after having been 14s. 6^^. per cwt. f.o.b. Hamburg (5.09c. per lb. New York), the 

 highest level of the present campaign. 



Qntrifugals, 96° test, at New York, were 67c. per 100 lbs., parity below beets landed 

 New York, and are now 66c. per 100 lbs. below. 



Last year on February 9, Centrifugals in New Y^ork vi-ere 3.61c. per lb., and on March 

 9 were 3.82c., showing an advance of 21c. per 100 lbs. last year in February, against 31c. 

 per 100 lbs. advance during same time this year. 



These comparisons show the steady upward trend of the market thus far this cam- 

 paign, and we see no reason to expect any different direction to the market for the re- 

 mainder of the campaign, with possible moderate reactions from time to time. 



Transactions in Cuba sugars have been so large that probably 800,000 tons of the 

 crop have been sold, mostly, of course, to the United States, but a moderate amount, 

 say about 35,000 tons, also to the United Kingdom. One shipment of Cuba Centri- 

 fugals has already arrived in the U. K. Europe has continued to lead all advances 

 for the very good reason that she must keep on the alert to fill out necessary sup- 

 plies which are short, while the United States has a sufficiency of sugar in sight if 

 it is not diverted elsewhere. 



The European consumption has not been checked by the rise in prices thus far made, 

 neither has it in the United States. 



We see no reason to change our first estimate of the Cuba crop, 1,700,000 tons. 

 The drawbacks to a full crop from the amount of cane in the fields have appeared, 

 and the estimates based only upon the cane in the fields. 1,800,000 tons, are now 

 being reduced. 



Still there is plenty of sugar in sight for the United States consumption, and if 

 Europe was as well fi.xed in this respect the present values could not be much increased. 

 It is necessary to watch Europe closely from now onward. 



Refined sugar has been so largely bought in anticipation of rising prices that the 

 country is now largely overstocked and new business is small, at the advanced basis of 

 5.25c. less 1% now held firmly by all refiners. The amount going into consumption is 

 satisfactory and shows no decrease. 



Later — .After the above was written, a sale was made by a speculator of Cuba's 

 for March shipment at 3c., cost and freight (4.36c. landed), to take profits. 



New York, March 9, 1910. 



REVISTA AZUCARERA. 



Escrita expresamente para la CUBA REVIEW por Willett & Gray, de Nueva York. 



Nuestra ultima revista azucarera para esta publicacion estaba fechada el 7 

 de febrero proximo pasado, cotizandose entonces los aziicares centrifugas, polari- 

 zacion 96°, a 4.11c. la libra, y al presente se cotizan a 4.42c. la libra, 6 sea un 

 aumento durante el mes de 31 centavos las 100 libras, una alza de consideracion 

 poco usual. 



En esa fecha la base de costo y flete para embarques de febrero" era de 2^c. 

 '4.11c. en el muelle), y ahora es de 3 l/16c. para niarzo ('4.42c. en el muelleV 6 '^p?. 



