Arizona republican., 1898-10-20
CUBA TO FURNISH OUR SUGAR.
A German Forecast 0; Our Relations
 With the Island

Washington, Oct 19.-Consul Albert
 at Brunswick has made report to the
 state department in regard tc the ccm-
 petition of Cuban sugar. The Bruns-
 wick consular district is situated in
 the center of the bset sugar producing
 region of Germany. Believing that
 any information Of this important in
 dustry, in connection with the rela-
 tions between Cuba and the United
 States, would be interesting, the con-
 sul supplies the following transla:acn
 cf an article in the Brunswick Landes-
 zeitung on the subject:
 Whether Cuba is annexed to the United States or not is unimpOrtant
 from an economical standpoint. The application cf the American customs
 tariff to Cuba means the free import
 Of Cuban products into the Unltsd States. The American sugar interests
 possess extensive es:ates in Cuba and as the need for money has not grown less in Cuba during the instruction
 and the war, 1t will not be difficult to
 acquire still greater possessions thera. The United States has a demand for
 sugar cf 2000 900 tons, Of which Loui-
 siani supplies 100000 tons, while 19G.- 00G tons come from beet. sorghum. ma-
 pile and other domestic sugar prOduc-
 tions. Before the last revolution. the
 Cuban sugar production amountSd to
 over 1,G00,00G tons. It is believed ii
 well informed sugar circles that Cuha
 will supply the entire demand Of the
 United States fer this article i'll the
 course of two CT three years. This means, in the first place. the yearly de-
 ficiency for the American nation of q
 round $45 100000, which the duty on
 imported sugar has hitherto produced
 It means at the same time the destruc- Ition of the sugar production of L3ulsi- ana, which cannot exist without the protection of the duty. The sugar cane can stand TO frost: in Cuba there is no frcst. but in Louisiana the susar cane is visited with frost from time to time. We calculate Louisiana sugar to be worth only S80 a ton, so that the emission Of the Louisiana production
 represents a yearly loss of S20 0OJ. .G09. The Cuban planters and the sugar trust will share the profit which will arise, when Cuban sugar has no duty to pay and is made cheaper fer the United States than the sugar CT othsr cOun- tries. In addition to this. cane sugaT is already worth 1 mark more than
 beet sugar. In the degree in which Cuba supplies the demand the United States will cease to buy ether cane
 sugar and beet sugar Of the latter 1t
 has imported 300,000 tons, the rest Of the import being cane sugar The English market has hitherto been the chief consumer for beet sugar. England | having during the last year consume ed over 2,5G0,000 tens of sugar. O. which about 100000 tons came from Cuba and Porto Rice. When the United States ceases to buy foreign sugar the
 whole English ds1and csn be supplied
 with cane products. Than Europe can realize nothing from her export pre- minms. It is expected that by the next harvest the changed circumstances Of Cuba will count for much. as sufficient
 cane sugar stanGs in the feld to SUD ply 50o,090 tons. about double as much
 as the last harvest supplied"
 The writer believes that under the influence Cf American enterprise the
 production Of sugar in Cuba and PoTto
 Rico will be enormous. and will cliD- pie the sugar industries e the bounty paying countries of Europe.