THE CUBA REVIEW 



INCREASED SUGAR PRODUCTION 



The outlook for the coming sugar crop 

 :s exceedingly encouraging at this time 

 (September 13th). The copious rains and 

 fine weather have given the young plants 

 a good start, and nearly all cane fields 

 appear to be in prime condition. This 

 year of high prices and a good crop return 

 has given the Cuban sugar business an im- 

 petus in the way of new mills and new 

 areas in cane that within the next two 

 years will have its effect on the total crop 

 output in showing a greatly increased pro- 

 duction. 



It seems to be considered a fair predic- 

 tion that the Cuban sugar output for the 

 crop year of 1911-12, providing averagL- 

 weather conditions exist, will reach ap- 

 proximately 1,900,000 tons, and there 

 seems to be now no reason why the aver- 

 age price of next year's crop will not be 

 as high or higher than this year's prices. 



THE CUBA FRUIT EXCHANGE 



The American growers of citrus fruits 

 and vegetables in Cuba have organized the 

 Cuba Fruit Exchange, with F. S. Earle as 

 president, L. M. Patterson, secretary and 

 treasurer, and C. F. Austin, general 

 manager. The offices and storerooms of 

 the exchange are located at Zulueta No. 28, 

 Havana. 



The method of organization was the 

 formation of a company, the stock of which 

 was to be sold to the growers in order that 

 each grower might feel a financial as well 

 as a moral interest in the success of the 

 endeavor and lend it his entire support. 

 At present there are over 175 stockholders, 

 practically all of whom are well-known 

 growers of citrus fruits or vegetables. 



The exchange consists of three distinct 

 departments : The agricultural supply de- 

 partment, the commission department, and 

 the forwarding or shipping department. 

 The purpose of the supply department is 

 to furnish machinery, tools, implements, 

 fertilizers, crates, paper, nails and feed to 

 the grower at the lowest market prices, 

 for which services a smal commission will 

 be charged. The commission department 

 has been instituted to stimulate the sale of 

 island-grown products in the local Havana 

 market. Heretofore it has been almost 

 impossible to secure high-grade fruits 

 and vegetables in the market, largely 

 due to the lack of an aggressive 

 organization to handle the matter properly. 

 This department has already demonstrated 

 the success of the idea. 



The last and most important department 

 is that of the forwarding and shipping of 

 fruits and vegetables to the United States 

 and other foreign countries. The exchange 

 is giving growers explicit instructions as 

 to proper methods of grading, packing and 



JEFFREY MACHINERY 



FOR SUGAR PLANTATIONS 

 AND REFINERIES 



Cut shows Jefferg Conveyer 

 handling Bagasse. 



We build complete equip- 

 ments for handling Ragasse, 

 Sugar Cane, etc. 



WRITE us 



JEFFREY MFG. COMPANY, 



Columbus, Ohio 



DE POOL, VAZUES & CO., 

 Havaxa, Cuba 



JAMES S. GONNELL & SON 



Sugar Brokers 



Established 1836, at 105 Wall St. 



Cable Address, "Tide, New York" 



P. RUIZ a BROS. 



ENGRAVERS 



FINE STATIONERY 



Obispo 22 P. O. Box 608 



HAVANA, CUBA 



handling fruits and vegetables ; it will 

 attend to the forwarding and shipping of 

 the same to foreign countries, and through 

 its connections in these countries will make 

 a careful study of market conditions and 

 guide their shipments accordingly. The 

 usual exchange commission will be charged 

 for this service. 



This association is filling a long-felt 

 want among the fruit and vegetable 

 growers of Cuba, and although it has been 

 in existence only a few months it has 

 already accomplished splendid work. 



