, 1891-08-05
HAVANA.
Havana July 2, 1901.

A"toT AOHtStdHd Kramer: Inc hCpcS en-
tertained by some parties regarding IN unre-
ientlng advance in prices in the United States
to be produced by the abolition Of import du.
ties, having vanished away, the prospects for
the future course Of the market are being look
e' after IN the statistical data referring to the
sugar production and CONSUMPTION in the
world, which are the only sure bases on which
accurate calculations can be established but
unfortunately those data are not ALWAYS SO ex-
act as they ought to be, and thence proceed
the errors and blunders which have made so
many victims.
Business transacted since my previous letter
has been fair again, although prices. especiaIIv
during the first days of the week. have eener-
ally ruled weaker, and close to day fully I rial
lower than opening quotations.
Sales made known add up as follows: 81, 500
bags centritugals, 955 to 81 test, at from 6.38
to6.OS rs. at Havana, and $50 to $40 rs at
oqtports, average 3.141 cts. a pound; 1885
Havana Molasses sugars at from $50 to 4.3O
rs. and $50 to 400 respectively, average 2.264
cts per pound; 287 hogsheads muscovados, fair
refining, at from 400 to 45O rs, average 2.271
cts. per pound.
At the close sellers reject buyers offers,
claiming better prices, and owing to the wide
emergency between their respective views
quotations rule altogether nominal.
me Weather continues quite favorable to
fields, IN which labor for the next crop is being
pushed with much activity, and according to
last advices the young cane is doing well in all
the producing districts, despite the little atten.
tlon bestowed upon itby certain number of
planters " hose means do not allow them to
pay the high wages demanded " the small
number Of laborerS obtainable an the present
moment.
Ld6orerS: In order to obyiate the scarcity of
teld hands, which has been so kecn]y felt dur
ing the last crop, some planters have come to
an agreement Wlththe government that will
prln9 to Cuba a certain number of the Spanish
IabourerS who emigrated asst year to the Areeu-
time Republic and who were unable to get work
on account Of the financial crisis prevailing in
that country.
The Crop may now be considered as virtually
over, and all the plantations on the island with
the exception Cf few c~entrals. compelled by
contract to grind the totality Of the cane Of
their tenants, have already extinguished their
fires, and the returns from all the principal
districts confirm the accuracy of my previous
estimation of 100000 to $3.50 tons for this
years production.
First Cane Contracts: The first contracts for
the next crop have already been made, and com.
prise 100000 + arIobes $4,000 tons; to be
general, 1000 coo on estate Santa Catalina ut
Rcecro, and 100000 on Central Santa Ger
trudes at BanaguiSes. Prices to be paid and
the conditions for the delivery of this cane have
been kept secret, but are supposed to be the
same ones agreed upon last year.
Some. hing More Abont the MoIa s8es Process:
According to a Cienfue2os paper the diff
Guilty between Messrs Apeztegpin Bros. and the
American Sugar Refining Company was caused
by the dark yellowish color of a parcel of 20,
OO0 bags cen|trifu&aled sugar sold by the form
er to the latter, who refused to accept said
sugars, and sent to their agents at this place
the circular l mentioned and commented upon
In one OF my previous letters,
1t appears now that Mr.. Manoury the French
chemist and inventor of the process, has lust
improved it in such a manner that there is
nothing to be said as far as the quality. color
and test of the sugar manufactured by this
process are concerned, and it is generally an
ticipated that, as the American refners will
have no more justified reason to reject sugar
manufactured with cane Juice and molasses
mixed together, said process will be adopted
next year by the greater part of the Cuban
planters, inasmuch as the yieldu obtained
through its application considerably exceeds
that afforded by all the other processes known
to this day.
A00theT Cane ,Hogc;n0 Machine CANA