, 1890-11-01

ed by the majority of planters, the only. fear
now being a cyclone during October next.
Yield Of the Cane: According to a note
published in the last number of the Botetie
de Agricultural of this city, the loss occasion
ed to planters.by the system Of purging hot
instead Of cold is not per cent on the
amount Of manufactured sugar, valued at
5000, 900, as enormously stated by me in my
previous letter, but J per cent on the calcu-
lated average yield Of 8 per cent. of juice,
which, on a crop Of 100000 tons, fully
amounts to 10000 tons in round numbers,
which, ut $50 each, represents a total loss Of.
9 4,000,0O0 to the Cuban sugar producers.
Another important item which also con-
slderably in~terferes with the production of
sugar is the carelessness of planters in at
tending to the election of the cane for repro
duction instead Of separating the best plants,
they generally apply the worst ones to-thls
purpose, and the evil is increased to a further
extent by the pernicious habit of planting the
shoots also, which grow quicker, but whose
conditions of life and vigOr are naturally in
ferior to those of the stock, and the rapid de-
generation Of the cane has no other cause
than this, together with the lack of proper
assistance on many plantations.
Cdne Tenants Association In order to
improve their condition and place themselves
on q better footing to enter into contracts with
planters, to unity prices for cane IN all the
districts and arrive gradually to the ste OF
the plant according to its gacchar1ne rich
ness, cane growers at Manzanilla and Pinar
del Rio, following the example given to them
by those Of Cieniuegos, have in a like manner
organized associations with the object Of
collectively defending their interests.
The Largest Plantation in the World:
Mes5rs. TOrnes & Garandilla having sold their
large central factory San Ramon to MIR. r.
Roig. who already owned Central Franguili-
dad at ManzanjlIa, it is said that the union OF
these two splendid plantations, which will
hereafter be worked together, is to form the
largest sugar establi shmtnt in the world, and
whose production is to exceed even that Of
Central Coustancia. which made this year
2 1850 hOgsheads Of sugar of first and second
classes.
Slight Limitations in Cuba: The copious
rains fallen last week have caused rivers
PAlmilIDs AMI Arroyo Cochino, at Rogue, in
the jurisdiction OF Colon to overflow, and ac-
cordlngly about ten cQballerios about thirty
five acres Of standing cane arc now under
the W4ycr.
Cuta lrcnt$ Reciprocity at any Cost: Fur
thar valuable adheSions to the resolutions of
the Havana Chamber of Commerce have
been received during the past days; by
means of energetic and we'll written eXposi-
tons to the Government at Madrid, the sis
ter chamber Of st. Yago de Cuba endorses
the resolutions adopted III the grand meeting
held here on the evening Of the 8th inst, pro
testing against the enforcement of the new
cls.o.n house tariffs and requesting the 60
vernmert TO repeal the bill by which the
coastwise trade is established between Cuba
and Spaia, which prevents the. tariffs from
being reformed, as 1t is most necessary for
the welfare of Cuba that reciprocity be imme-
diately established with the United States,
in order to partake in the benefits of the
abo ition of duties on sugar.
The above mentioned resolutions have also
been endorsed by most Of the trades on the
island through their respective syndics, and the
movement is fast increasing in energy, as all
the inhabitants Of Cuba, Cuban and Spaniard,
blacks as we'll as white, are to-day we'll aware
that should the Government not accede TO
their petition, the prosperity Of Cuba would
soon be done away with forever
Closure Of Cigar Factories; Early this.
weektwo large cigar factories closed theirdoors,
and it is anticipated that by the end of the
month most Of those in this city, and at st.
Yago de las Vegas. B%ejueal, and San Antonio,
de los Benos, small towns near Havana, will
also stop wol king, on account ct the increased
duties to be enforced on cigars on and after
the 1st of October next, in the United States:
exporters have withdrawn all their orders for
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