SUGAR. 



195 



There are fifteen Usines or central sugar factories in tlie island 

 of Martinique, tlie greater number are in the vicinity of the Bay of 

 Fort de France, within easy water communication, or having tram- 

 ways from the establishments to their wharves. 



Xame of Factories." 



1. Galion 



La Renty . . . . | 

 Soudon . . . . 

 Dillon .. .. 

 Robert .. .. | 

 La Riviere 7 | 



Blanche .. y 

 Pointe Simon . . 

 Petit Bourg . . 

 La Riviere 1 1 



Salee . . ..51 

 Francis . . . . 

 St. Marie . . . . \ 

 Trois Rivieres 

 Simon 



Trinite . . . 

 Maria . . . 



Name of Director. 



Class of 

 Company, &c. 



Yield 



on 

 Canes. 



No. of 

 Hhds 

 for ' 

 Crop 

 1871. 



Power of 

 Usine in 

 Hhds. 

 of 500 

 Kilos. 



Era- 

 ployed. 



Price 

 paid 

 for 

 Canes. 



Briere de I'lsle, Walle and 7 

 Clerc 5 



Commandite 



8-86 



3,860 



4,000 



£ 



98,000 



d. 

 H 



Quennesson and Co 



M. Daniel Guillaud . . . . 



Prive 

 Anonyme 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 



7-86 



7-20 

 7 "15 



7,494 



2^200 

 2,700 



10,000 

 6,000 

 6,000 

 4,000 



120,000 

 80,000 

 92,000 

 56,000 



5 



H 

 H 



5 





Commandite 





1,300 



4,000 



48,000 



5 



Quennesson and Co 



Bougenot and Quennesson 



Prive 



Commandite 



7-26 

 7-03 



3,657 

 2,500 



6,000 

 4,000 



48,000 

 48,000 



5 

 5 



M. Daniel Guillaud . . . . 



Ditto 



7-50 



3,000 



6,000 



48,000 



5 



Quennesson and Bougenot 

 M. Premorant la Bougery 



il. Briere de I'lsle . . . . 



M. Bally 



M, Charles Harouard 



Ditto 



Anonyme 



Commandite 



Anonyme 



Ditto 



Commandite 



7-57 

 7-26 



5-83 



7-92 



2,900 

 1,700 

 1,450 

 1,900 

 1,700 

 2,100 



5,000 

 4,000 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 2,000 

 2,500 



48,000 

 48,000 

 32,000 

 30,000 

 30,000 

 34,000 



5 



5^- 



5 



5 



5i 

 6 









38,455 



67,500 



860,000 





The figures for the crops of Dillon and La Riviere Blanche Usines 

 are those of the number of hogsheads made in 1872, this being the 

 first crop. 



Usines Galion, Bohert, Francois, Trinite, and Simon, are on the east 

 coast ; on the north coast, where the large estates are located, there 

 are none ; neither do the planters of that district appear to desire 

 them ; the north has always been the most productive part of 

 Martinique, the estates there being well cultivated, and having good 

 machinery ; those districts where the central factories are now estab- 

 lished, except La Benhj, situated in the level lands of the neighbour- 

 hood of the town of La Martin, never had the latter advantage. 



As an example of the working expenses and net returns of the 

 French Usines, I have copied from the books of several of these their 

 last year's results. To abbreviate as much as possible, but at the 

 same time to give a fair idea of what they do produce, I take those 

 of the three Usines, under the direction of men such as Messrs. 

 Quennesson and Bougenot, who are those who have brought the 

 Usines to theii^ present state of prosperity. 



Pointe Simon, the first established, is situated close to the sea, at 

 the western extremity of the City of Fort de France. For many 

 years it was a complete failure, and ruined its projector, Mr. Thorp, 

 an Englishman. At his death it was taken over by the house of 

 Cail, to whom it was heavily indebted, and, under the judicious 

 administration of Monsieur Quennesson, aided by the Messrs. Busine, 

 not only liquidated itself in a very few years, but gives annually a large 

 net revenue. Its unsuccess at first is to be attributed to the inferior 

 machinery employed, and the want of practical experience on the part 



