THE CUBA REVIEW 8i 



The Sugar Industry 



August Sugar Imports 



Imports of sugar into the United States during August were the smallest recorded 

 for any month this year, and the smallest for any August since 1919. They amounted, 

 according to the figures of the Department of Commerce, to 226,576 ordinary tons 

 (202,300 long tons), or 12,867 tons less than imports during July, and less than half 

 those of August, 1922. 



The decrease as compared with the preceding month was due entirely to the 

 slowing up in Cuban shipments, imports of both Philippine and full duty paying sugars 

 showing increases during August. The movement for the two months compared as 

 follows, in ordinary tons: 



July August 



Cubas 212,769 173,434 



Philippines 24,403 49,522 



Full duty sugars 2,271 3,620 



239,443 226,576 



A decrease of nearly 40,000 tons was recorded in imports from Cuba, according 

 to the returns, against which there was an increase of 25,000 tons in Philippine arrivals 

 and of 1,350 tons in arrivals of full duty sugars. 



The August import movement in previous post-war years was, in ordinarv tons: 

 1922, 476,954; 1921, 285,426; 1920, 440,218; 1919, 195,147. 



Year's Figures 2,550,000 Tons 



For the eight months of 1923 ending August 31 imports have aggregated 2,856.565 

 ordinary tons (2,550,504 long tons), or 1,165,000 tons less than the total for the cor- 

 responding period of 1922. This falling off is practically all accounted for by the 

 smaller receipts from Cuba, a small decline in duty free imports being offset by an 

 increase in those of full duty sugars. The comparative figures for the eight months' 

 period this year and in previous years since 1919 are as follows, in ordinary tons: 



Full 



Year Cuban Duty Total 



1923 2,587.565 51,972 2,856,565 



1922 3,756,618 40,680 4,021,931 



1921 1,938,351 190,016 2,215,755 



1920 2,596,137 581,110 3,282,628 



1919 .,,,, 2,406,426 52,800 2,556,115 



The foregoing totals include also impprts of duty free (Philippine and Virgin Islands') 

 sugars, the figures of which were as follows: 1923, 217,028 tons; 1022, 224,633; 1021. 

 87,388; 1920, 105,381; 1919, 96,889. 



First Imports from J.-^va 



The first Java sugars imported during the present year appear among the August 

 returns of full duty imports. Colombias and Surinams also figure on the list for the 

 first time in 1923. Imports of this class of sugars by country of origin were as follows 

 for the month and eight months, in tons of 2,000 pounds: 



Eight 

 From August Months 



Mexico 1 14.213 



Nicaragua 183 ^„'^~} 



Guatemala 139 8,629 



Salvador 151 \^6.> 



Honduras -"'•^"l' 



Costa Rica ■• • '•^^' 



