THE CUBA REVIEW 



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SUGAR CONSUMPTION IN AMERICA 



The population of the United States is 

 90,000,000, and each person consumes on 

 an average of 82 pounds of sugar per an- 

 num. This amounts to 3,750.000 tons per 

 annum. The sources from which this sugar 

 is derived are as follows : 

 Western States (Tons of 



2,000 pounds Beet 512,500 



Southern States Cane 375,000 



Territorv to Hawaii '" 555,500 



Porto Rico " 284,500 



PhiHppines " 88,000 



Total 1,815,500 



Cuba (20 per cent off duty) 1,500,000 



Other countries (paying full duty) . 434,500 



Total 1,934.500 



It is interesting to note that the amount 

 of sugar imported into the United States 

 from Cuba and from countries which pay 

 the full duty, is now only a little more 

 than 50 per cent of the total sugar con- 

 sumed, whereas in former 3-ears this has 

 run as high as 75 per cent. 



THE TOBACCO CROP 



The coronation of Britain's king and 

 queen is expected b}^ many of the Havana 

 representatives in the United States to 

 prove a big card in the quickening of in- 

 terest in Cuba's high-priced products. 



Havana manufacturers have their eyes 

 opened to the fact that the new crop will 

 be a short one, and that high-grade wrap- 

 pers will not be too plentiful. Accordingly, 

 they have their own buj^ers now in the 

 field, securing options on many of the bet- 

 ter vegas. }kluch of the stock now held in 

 Havana is not of the best — mainh^ rem- 

 nants left over from last season, but there 

 is a good demand among northern buyers 

 for leaf which will run within the classified 

 percentage of wrapper admissible under the 

 tariff-reciprocity schedule. Even poor sorts 

 are selling well. 



Messrs. H. Upmann & Co. have estab- 

 lished a branch factory in Calabazar. 



A leaf buyer just returned from an in- 

 spection trip in Vuelta Abajo, says: 



"The situation of the province is going 

 from bad to worse. It has not rained at 

 any point there since October 17th. For 

 the first time in years, ^lantua will pro- 



duce no tobacco this season; in Guave, 

 very little ; at Dimas, none ; at San Juan, 

 only the irrigated vegas. At San Luis, 

 around the city of Pinar del Rio, Consola- 

 cion del Sur, but a partial crop need be ex- 

 pected. And, this only where irrigation 

 has been put into effect or the tobacco pro- 

 tected by shade. The Vuelto Abajo crop 

 will be only about 30 per cent of what it 

 should be, and there will probably be a 

 good deal of inferior tobacco." 



Don Pancho Garcia Jauma, of Alquizar, 

 had a couple of packing houses burned 

 lately, with about two thousand bundles of 

 prime leaf. Incendiaries are menacing other 

 planters, while the police display but little 

 activity. 



The outlook in Partidos brightens. The 

 new leaf looks good and is going to be 

 much sought after. — U. S. Tobacco Jour- 

 nal. 



Cane harvester recently tested in New Orleans, 

 La., which proved to be reliable and efficient. 

 Another harvesting machine is now being tested. 

 in Cuba at the Central Nueva Luisa, Matanzas 

 Province, under the direction of Mr. F. S. Earle, 

 and this also proved satisfactory. 



SegaJora de caiia, recieiifemciite probado en y.ew 

 Orleans. La., que resulto ser segitro y eficaz. 

 Ahora se prueba otro segador de cana en Cuba en 

 el Central Nueva Luisa, Provincia de Matancas, 

 baio la direccion del Sr. F. S. Earle, y_ este tam- 

 bien resulta ser muy satisfactorio. 



AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS BUILDING 



The agricultural school of Santa Clara is 

 nearly completed, while work on the Pinar 

 del Rio institution is progressing rapidly. 

 Work will soon begin on the INIatanzas, 

 Camaguey and Oriente schools. The site 

 for the Havana college has been selected at 

 Cerro, a suburb of Havana, where the mu- 

 nicipaHty of the city own lands. 



It is the intention of Dr. :Martinez Ortiz, 

 the secretary of agriculture, to inaugurate 

 all six schools at the same time. 



FRED WOLFE 



151 CALZADA DE VIVES, HAVANA 



C.^BLE, "Wolfe" 



Negociante en Todas Clases D e a 1 e r in all Classes of 

 de Qanado Live Stock 



Especialmente en Mulos Especially in Mules 



Always on hand Large Stock of All Classes of Mules— All Mules Sold ^ Are 

 Guaranteed as Represented— Can Furnish Any Number Desired on Short Notice 



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