Complex sentence: Although this left the government with little liquidity, the increased confidence in its finances allowed it to borrow on a short-term basis, and by mid- 1885, sugar prices were rising, and prosperity returned to the islands.
Split into simpler sentences: Although this left the government with little liquidity, the increased confidence in its finances allowed it to borrow on a short-term basis. By mid- 1885, sugar prices were rising, and prosperity was returning to the islands.