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THE CUBA REVIEW 



Harvesting Tons Tons Tons 



Period 1922-23 1921-22 1920-21 



British India Dec-May 2,475,000 2,500,000 2,506,320 



Java May-Nov. 1,6=58,000 1,649,610 1,508,755 



Formosa and japan Nov.-June 405,800 406,966 342,176 



PhiUppine Islands Nov.-June 290,000 276,000 255,843 



Total in Asia 4,828,800 4,832,576 4,613,094 



Australia June-Nov. 300,000 298,701 182,401 



Fiji Islands June-Nov. 52,000 65,000 73,000 



Total in Australia and Polynesia 352,000 363,701 255,401 



Egypt Jan.-June 90,000 100,000 79,706 



Mauritius Aug.-Jan. 225,000 182,234 259,872 



Reunion Aug.-Jan. 40,000 38,593 42,079 



Natal May-Oct. 140,000 161,000 151,500 



Mozambique May-Oct. 45,000 35,000 51,009 



ToT.\L IN Africa 540,000 516,827 584,166 



Europe-Spain Dec-June 6,000 5,000 6,886 



Total cane sugar crops 12,448,500 1,2465,505 12,070,331 



Europe— Beet— Germany Sept.-Jan. 1,600,000 1,305,810 1,152,960 



Czecho-Slovakia Sept.-Jan. 750,000 659,907 705,919 



Austria Sept.-Jan. 19,500 16,322 14,977 



Hungarj^ Sept.-Jan. 50,000 62,500 33 000 



France Sept.-Jan. 560,000 278,273 305,041 



Belgium Sept.-Jan. 300,000 289,866 242,589 



Holland Sept.-Jan. 285,000 376,000 317,196 



Russia and Ukraine Sept.-Jan. 220,000 49,374 88,490 



Poland Sept.-Jan. 270,000 225,000 189,834 



Sweden Sept.-Jan. 63,000 227,000 164,194 



Denmark Sept.-Jan. 105,000 146,800 134,835 



Italy Sept.-Jan. 260,000 217,500 135,484 



Spain Sept.-Jan. 170,000 135,000 170,722 



Switzerland Sept.-Jan. 8,000 5,500 3,710 



Bulgaria Sept.-Jan. 25,000 22,000 7,837 



Roumania Sept.-Jan. 25,000 25,000 5,000 



Total in Europe 4,710,500 4,041,852 3,671,788 



United States— Beet July-Jan. 650,000 911,190 969,419 



Canada— Beet Oct.-Dec 15,000 18,931 34,600 



Total Beet Sugar crops 5,375,500 4,971,973 4,675,807 



GRAND TOTAL— CANE AND BEET SUGAR 17,824,000 17,437,478 16,746.138 



Estimated increase in the world's production 386,522 



United Kingdom buyers have only been nominally interested in Cuban sugars as 

 they have been able to buy sugars from other countries at more favorable terms, particu- 

 larly Brazil and Peru, which countries have been quite free sellers. In addition to 

 this they were able to obtain from British colonies quite round quantities of sugar and 

 these sugars are allowed a preference in duty in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, 

 the commencement of harvesting of the European beet crop and free offerings of sugar 

 have had their effect on the demand in the United Kingdom. 



There have been some negotiations for new crop Cuban sugars but as no factories 

 have as yet started harvesting, this interest is only spasmodic and confined to speculators. 

 One or two transactions in February shipment at 3-5/1 6c. c. & f. are reported, one of 

 which went to Warner against an export sale of refined sugar for March delivery. 



Our refined market followed a course very similar to raws, refiners endeavoring to 

 obtain 7c. less 2% for their Granulated sugars, but they were never able to induce 



