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content, so that estimates of the total' Cuba crop are still more or less unreliable. At 

 present writing, a minimum crop of 1,700,000 tons, or an extreme maximum of 1,900,000 

 tons, is the nearest indication to be quoted. 



The domestic beet crop of the United States is virtually at an end, with a total of 

 445,000 tons. The beet sugar factories, knowing that within a few weeks at the latest 

 the cane refiners must reduce quotations for their product, are now busily engaged in 

 pushing to market as rapidly as possible their beet-refined production, to do which they 

 are underselling cane product by 10 to 20 cents per 100 pounds lower prices. 



Looking ahead, all refined sugars must decline to the usual parity difference between 

 raw and refined, based upon February raw sugar values, which prices will undoubtedly 

 tend to increase the consumption of refined sugar. 



We annex hereto our annual statement of supplies and consumption of the United States 

 for the year 1910 : 



The figures show the consumption of sugar 3,350,355 tons, an increase of 92,695 tons 

 from 1909, or 2.845 per cent, against an increase of 71,871 tons, or 2.256 per cent, for the 

 preceding year, against 4.413 per cent average yearly increase for 29 years. 



The total consumption of sugar, upon which full duty was paid ''i^as 72,393 tons, and of 

 sugar on which a concession of duty was allowed was 2,472,756 tons; consumption of do- 

 mestic production, 805,206 tons. 



Cuba contributed 1,640,182 tons; Hawaiian Islands, 459,128 tons; Porto Rico, 276,788 

 tons ; Philippine Islands, 96,658 tons ; domestic cane, 333,006 tons ; domestic beet, 457,000 

 tons ; maple sugar, 6,000 tons, and molasses sugar, 9,200 tons. 



The total consumption of refined sugar in 1910 was 3,282,938 tons, of which the Amer- 

 ican Sugar Refining Company manufactured 1,383,386 tons, or 42.14 per cent, against 43.14. 

 per cent in 1909 and 45.14 per cent in 1908. 



The independent refiners manufactured 1,428,059 tons, or 43.49 per cent, against 42.40 

 per cent in 1909 and 37.98 per cent in 1908. 



Domestic beet sugar factories contributed 457,000 tons refined, or 13,92 per cent, against 

 13.95 per cent in 1909 and 16.31 per cent in 1908. 



The Hawaiian Island cane factories contributed 13,648 tons refined, or .42 per cent, 

 against .49 per cent in 1909 and .51 per cent in 1908. 



Foreign refined suppHes 845 tons, or .03 per cent, against .02 per cent in 1909 and .06 per 

 cent in 1908. 



The average difference between raw and refined sugar in 1910 was .784 cent per pound, 

 against .758 cent per pound in 1909 and .884 cent per pound in 1908. 



For the year 1911 the average value of raws, under the outlook of supply and demand, 

 should be somewhat lower than in 1910. 



New York, January 11, 1911. 



Water Famine in Santiago of the merchants, in addition to the pos- 



Again the bad condition of Santiago's fSi'\°^ ^^ outbreak of disease. Mer- 

 water supply has aroused citizens to make ^''Jllf J^fY^ instituted a mght patrol to 

 open threats against the prevailing condi- f^'fj ^P^"^* fire, and the police vigilance 

 tions. Despatches of January 14th state ''^ 'argely increased. 

 that rioting is looked for hourly. An urgent 

 appeal has been sent to President Gomez. 

 It has been found impossible to use the 

 old aqueduct because of the inadequacy of 

 the supply, and grumbling and constant 

 complaints have been heard for many years. 

 But recently these complaints have become 

 more frequent, and threats have been made 

 of drastic action on the part of the people. 

 Matters reached a climax toward the mid- 

 dle of January when the low supply of wa- 

 ter caused the abandonment of the trolley 

 service, the crippling of the lighting service 

 and the closing of many establishments. 

 The dread of fire and the helplessness of 

 the city in case of a conflagration is like- 

 wise a cause of great anxiety on the part 



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