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THE CUBA REVIEW 



UNITED STATES CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR, SIX MONTHS, 



JANUARY-JUNE 



1911 1910 1909 



Tons Tuns Tons 



Meltings at four ports (New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore) 1,104,000 1,141,000 1,063,000 



Of which were domestic (Louisiana) crop 19,161 23,514 7,901 



1,084,839 1,117,486 1,055,099 



Deduct exports of raw and refined from Atlantic ports 8,647 48,484 29,929 



Consumption of foreign sugar through Atlantic ports 1,076,192 1,069,002 1,025,170 



New Orleans 157,261 152,953 117,087 



San Francisco 126,000 117,000 102,000 



Total concumijtion of sugar from foreign countries and island possessions 1,359,453 1,338,955 1,244,257 



Louisiana and Texas cane crops consumed .-.. 87,058 84,026 141,850 



United States beet crop consumed 233,825 209,605 208,000 



United States maple crop consumed 5,000 5,000 5,000 



Molasses sugar made in United States from foreign molasses 4,100 4,240 3,800 



Total domestic sugar consumption 329,983 302,871 358,650 



1,689,436 1,641,826 1,602,907 



Less increase over normal invisible stock refined sugar 20,000 30,000 



Total six months consumption ©f all sugar in the United States from 



January 1st to June 30th. Tons. 1,669,436 1,611.826 1,602,907 



Increase, 57,610 tons, equal 3% per cent. 



New York, July 17, 1911. 



JUSTICE TO CUBAN CIGARS 



Before Mr. Justice Ridley, in the court 

 of King's Bench in London, the libel suit 

 brought by forty-two cigar manufacturers 

 of Cuba against Godfrey, Philips & Co., 

 Ltd., came on for trial early in July. The 

 Cuban manufacturers, led by the Henry 

 Clay and Bock Company management, went 

 into court armed to the full with testimony 

 of an irrefutable character taken by vari- 

 ous commissions, and statistics secured 

 from the United States customs, the Bu- 

 reau of Statistics in Washington. 



The evidence was so overwhelmingly in 

 favor of the Cuban manufacturers that the 

 defendants, says the United States Tobacco 

 Journal, agreed to a verdict against them, 

 made a public apology for publication in 

 the papers and paid the costs of the suit 

 and a fine. 



The decision, published broadcast in Lon- 

 don, has created a sensation and will un- 

 doubtedly considerably facilitate the mar- 

 keting of genuine Havana cigars. 



COULD BE MADE IN CUBA 



An important industry and one peculiar 

 to Spain is the manufacture of the jute and 

 hemp sandals called "alpargatas." Prac- 

 tically all of the working classes use this 

 cheap form of footwear almost the year 

 round. 



The alpargata is made by winding the 

 hemp or jute rope around to form .a small 

 foot-shape mat, and by then firmly fast- 

 ening the cords together a strong rope 



sole about one-quarter inch thick is made. 

 To this sole a canvas upper, somewhat 

 lower than that of an ordinary low-quarter 

 shoe, is sewn. The sandal is secured to the 

 foot by two strong tapes sewed to the back 

 of the canvas upper, which are brought 

 over the top of the foot, passed once or 

 twice around the ankle, and tied in front. 

 White and black are the colors generally 

 preferred, though red, blue and brown al- 

 pargatas are also sold. 



Cuba's importations of alpargatas were 

 nearly 104,000 pairs in 190.5 and 184,000 in 

 1909. 



According to recent advices, the Cuban 

 Central Railways, Ltd., which has been 

 endeavoring to purchase the Caracas sugar 

 mill, now the property of the heirs of 

 Emilio Terry, has decided to pay the price 

 demanded by the owners. 



The railroad, it is stated, offered $4,000,- 

 000 for the mill, but this was rejected and 

 a counter offer to sell the mill for $4,500,- 

 000 with all its railroad lines after the 

 end of the next crop. This last offer, 

 which includes a cash payment, is now 

 said to have been accepted. 



The supreme court on July 9th entered 

 a dismissal on seven of the appeals taken 

 by the Chaparra Sugar Company, and one 

 of the San Manuel Sugar Company, against 

 the Port Improvement act, on the ground 

 that the attorneys for the relator had failed 

 to put in an appearance on time. 



