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SUGAR. 



The quality of tlie sugar exported frora Cuba is excellent, and is 

 superior to most of the sugar produced elsewhere, from the scientific 

 way in which it is manufactured from the cane juice. The sugar 

 works on most Cuban estates are as good as any of the large German 

 beetroot sugar factories, where the newest and best appliances are 

 ever in use. 



The sugar crop of 1870-71 was about 25 per cent, short of the 

 average of the previous four years. This arose from the disturbed state 

 of some portions of the island, where the insurgents continued to 

 burn sugar estates, and also in a slight degree from the effect of two 

 severe hurricanes which swept over the centre of Cuba with great 

 violence in Oct. 1870 ; but as the price of sugar kept high, the value 

 of the crop amounted to nearly 12,000, OOOZ. sterling. 



Sugar is exported from Cuba chiefly in boxes or cases, of which 

 about 3t are equivalent to one hogshead. The hogshead generally 

 weighs net about 1500 lbs. English. They are smaller than the 

 Jamaica hogshead. 



The exports in 1873 were distributed as follows, in tons : 





Sugar. 



Molasses. 





tons. 



tons. 





231,196 



3,593 





479,378 



177,519 





4,391 



8,221 



Total 



714,960 



189,333 



The molasses produced in Cuba is not large, as will be seen by the 

 appended statement, and much of it is now re-worked for sugar; 

 a very small quantity of rum is exported, in casks of from 110 to 120 

 gallons. Exports of molasses from Cuba : 



Tear. 



Hogsheads. 



Tons. 



1862 



177,894 



115,631 



1863 



180,367 



117,239 



1864 



172,954 



112,420 



1865 



184,483 



119,824 



1866 



213,167 



138,558 



1867 



192,528 



125,143 



1868 



262-, 882 



170,873 



1869 



258,669 



168,134 



1870 



225,861 



146,809 



1871 



154,356 



100,331 



1872' 





201,995 



1873 





189,333 



Average of ten years, from 1862 to 1871, 202,316 hhds., or 131,496 tons. 



