, 1891-10-10
HAVANA,
HAVANA. August q, 1891.

HAVANA,
HAVANA. August 27, 1891.
Editor louisiana Planter; Much quierness,
has continued to prevail in this market since
wrote last, advices from New York having
compelled buyers to reduce once more their
offers, and as, on the other part sellers still
support with much irmness their former pre-
tensions, and seem determined to wait until the
course to be adopted by the New York reiners
is better defnabIe, no transaction whatever,
was effected either at this place or at outports
and in accordance quotations for all classes of
sugars rule altogether nominal on the basis of
Ct rs. (3tc per pound) for So a 963 test CEN
t~rifugals.
Prospects for the coming crop. The tremen-
dous cyclone which blew last week over sew
eral of the West India Islands, and which it
was feared, might also have visited Cuba,
only caused, happily copious rains to fall all
over the island, and the severe drought pre-
viously complained Of has ceased altogether.
1t is generally anticipated that the cane will
be thereby greatly benefited. and unless an
other cyclone comes hereafter to mar the bril-
liant prospects entertained by tenants and
planters, it is likely that the coming crop will
considerably exceed the one just, over which,
as Isshave already announ ced, will be around
500, 900 tons.
Basing their estimate upon the greater ex-
tension given this year to the cane culture and
the splendid appearance of the cane helds, some
parties already mention one million OF tons as
the figure the production will probably attain
next year; but we think such an estimate to be
too premature a one, inasmuch as the tnal re-
suits of the crop altogether depends on the at
mospherical conditions which are to prevail
during the coming months of September, De-
tober and November.
Planters and Ten ants: Great efforts are be-
ing made to form at Cienfuegos a combination
between planters and cane tenants, which
would be of great benefit to both parties, mas
much as their interests are similar, and the
sharp ce6petition prevailing between both
parties turns altogether to the advantage OF
fabourers and field hands, who avail themselves
of this circumstance to demand and obtain, in
most cases, wages altogether out OF proportion
with prices ruling for sugar.
It is evident that the question is a delicate
and troublesome one, but it is to be expected
that mutual interest will be powerful enough
to bring both parties to a fair understanding in
a very short time.
Yield fte Cane: The r eoista de Agricul-
tura saws that now the dead season has set IN
and that a fair account may be taken of the
results attained during the last campaign.
how many DrlgnC Illusions nave FanlSneu 10
fore the infexible logic of numbers which
show that instead of IS to so per cent, of the
weight Of the cane the improvements in the
machinery allowed us to expect, the average
extraction did not go beyond 60 per cent, and
that the..yield in sugar instead of ranging above
9 per cent, hardly attained y to 8 per cent.
The saccharine richness of the cane, which was
anticipated to verge at from II to Is per cent,
Auotuated during the whole crop between 13 to
IA per cent, although Baume areometer marked
a density of93 to 10 per cent. Neither the
evaporating apparatus or the green bagasse
burners, set at great expense, have performed
the work their seller or inventor warranted
they would the crop having been frequently
interrupted on account of the ilI-working of
the former, and the latter consuming an enor-
nous quantity of fuel. Finally, after invest
ing immense sums of money in improvements