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SUGAR. 







Year. 



Sugar. 



Molasses. 







1862 

 1863 

 1864 

 1865 

 1866 

 1867 

 1868 

 1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1872 

 1873 



150,584,628 lbs. 

 146,467,263 „ 

 110,425,022 „ 

 157,332,185 „ 

 64,017 tons 

 68,229 „ 

 73,929 „ 

 81,372 „ 

 101,298 „ 

 108,133 „ 

 94,262 „ 

 101,195 „ 



4,987,252 galls. 

 4,972,645 „ 

 3,732,076 „ 

 5,554,037 „ 

 5,206,655 „ 

 5,063,094 „ 

 5,660,316 „ 

 5,969,020 „ 

 / , zyo , uii 

 7,590,915 „ 

 6,087,550 „ 

 6,082,539 „ 





The finest qualities of sugar are produced in the divisions of St. 

 Juan, Mayaguez, and Ponce, and the muscovado sugars in Vieques, 

 Naguabo, and Arroyo. The Americans take the greater portion of the 

 former. 32,282 gallons of rum were shipped in 1873. 



Cuba. — This island has always been a large sugar-producing colony, 

 and has steadily maintained its progressive increase and the quality 

 of the sugar produced, notwithstanding many adverse circumstances. 

 The sugar crop and export last for about four, or at most six -months, 

 of each year. 



Two facts strike the spectator who is accustomed to the culture and 

 manufacture in the British West Indies, namely : 



1. The inferiority of the culture of the cane in Cuba compared to 

 that in Demerara, Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, &c., and the small- 

 ness and poor quality of the different species of canes in the Cuban 

 fields. 



2. The vast superiority in Cuba of the manipulation of the cane 

 juice, and the excellence and high quality of the sugar produced. 



There are about 1400 sugar estates in the island. The value of the 

 sugar exported ranges from 12,000,000Z, to 13,500,000Z. sterling. 



In 1855 the exports from Cuba were 1,905,580 boxes of sugar, 

 256,100 casks (of 30 gallons) of molasses, and 31,214 pipes of rum. 



In 1840 the sugar crop was 143,600 tons, in 1853 267,850 tons ; 

 since 1863 the crops have been as follows : 





Year. 



Sugar. 



Molasses. 









tons. 



tons. 







1863 



506,000 



170,500 







1864 



575,000 



170,900 

 185,500 







1865 



620,000 







1866 



545,636 



208,800 







1867 



565,529 



193,500 







1868 



710,609 



259,000 







1869 



664,155 



247,100 







1870 



684,032 

 527,000 



213,400 







1871 



152,500 







1872 



667,850 



200,000 







1873 



600,000 



240,000 





