THE CUBA REVIEW 



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Sugar Industry of Nicaragua 



There are now 10,000 to 12,000 acres 

 of land in Nicaragua planted to sugar cane. 

 This land produces about 17 tons of cane 

 and 1.5 tons of sugar per acre. The out- 

 put could be increased 50 to 75 per cent, 

 with more scientific methods. There is no 

 export tax on sugar, but that sold in the 

 country pays a sales tax of 50 cents a 

 quintal (100 pounds), the proceeds going 

 to the schools. 



Owing to the drop in price, such mills 

 as are able to do so are now making only 

 the best grade of white sugar. Formerly 

 there was a considerably higher production 

 of brown sugar and secondary grades. 

 With annual interest rates 12 and 18 per 

 cent., the manufacture of sugar in this 

 country is not very profitable at present 

 prices. Railroad rates are also high, and 

 too much money was invested in expensive 

 machinery when prices were at their height. 

 Nevertheless, it is believed that the larger 

 producers will be able to hold their own 

 and that the drop in price will result in 

 more intensive cultivation and scientific 

 manufacture. Minimum and maximum 

 prices per quintal in recent years were as 

 follows: 1915, $4.75 to $5.50; 1916, $5 to 

 $5.50; 1917, $5.50 to $6; 1918, $6 to 

 $8.50; 1919, $8.50 to $10.50; 1920, $9 to 

 $19.50; and 1921, $1.80 to $7.50.— Consul 

 Harold Playter, Corinto. 



G-E Installations in Cuba 



An item of interest as illustrative of the 

 extent to which electrification of the sugar 

 mills in Cuba has progressed is published in 

 Facts About Sugar. The information was 

 given by the General Electric Company of 

 Cuba, who report that a total of 105 G-E 

 turbo-electric generators are now in use in 

 the sugar industry of the island, distributed 

 among 41 centrals. 



Uses have been found in tnese mills for 

 units of all sizes from 50 up to 2,000 KW. 

 Of the latter size four units have been in- 

 stalled, at Centrals Cespedes, Manati, 

 Moron and DeKcias. Units of 500, 600 

 and 1,000 KW are most frequently used. 

 Some of the large centrals, notably Manati 

 and Delicias, have as many as five of 



these generators of various capacities, and 

 Central Jaronu, the latest addition to the 

 number of larger mills, has six; five of 

 these are 1,500 KW and the other is a 

 600 KW unit. 



The complete list of G-E installations, 

 with their capacities, is as follows : 



No. 

 Central units 

 Agramonte 1 



2 



1 



Algodones 3 



Andorra (Artemisa) .... 2 



Australia 2 



Baguanos 2 



Cespedes 2 



1 

 Corazon de Jesus 1 



1 

 Colonos de Nueva Paz. 2 



Covadonga 3 



Cunagua 5 



1 



Chaparra 2 



Delicias 3 



1 



1 



Elia 1 



Francisco 2 



1 



Hershey 2 



Jagtieyal 2 



Jaronu 5 



1 



Jatibonico 3 



Lequeitio 3 



Lugareno 2 



Macagua 2 



Macareno 2 



Mercedes 3 



Manati 1 



2 



1 



1 



Miranda 3 



Mor6n 2 



1 



Occidente 2 



Por Fuerza 2 



Punta .A-legre 1 



Rio Cauto 1 



Santa Ana 1 



Santa Isabel 2 



Santa Rosa 2 



San Crist6bal 2 



Stewart 2 



Soledad 1 



Tacaj6 2 



1 

 Tanamo 2 



1 

 Tuinicu 2 



1 



Vertientes 1 



Violeta 3 



