, 1908-11-04
HAVANA.
Louisiana Pl1nter, October n.y.
HAVANA, October l, 1908.

in New York keeps this market at a COM
plete standstill, and according to recent in
formation. disposeble stocks on the island
have decreased to q further extent, owing to
shipments made during the past weeks, OF
several large parcels. whose holders expect
to be able to dispose of them in New York
at better prices than those they could obtain
here.
Market, accordingly, closes very dull and
nominal at prices quoted last week, say q
to 2 7-1G cents per pound, for 95-96 test
centrifueals OF good shipping classes.
Crop Ne"s Owing to the continuously
favorable weather, the cane develops we'll
and in all the districts in which rains were
less copicus, a9riculturaists actively pro-
coed to the clearing Of their fields of herbs
and weeds, thus imparting more vigor to
the growing of the plant.
Great expectations are founded upon the
next crop, and several factories, among
which central 'Conchita' at Baro, in the
province of Matanzas, are busily engaged
wounting new machinery, in order to in
crease their manufacturing possibilities
Cyclones Cuba has again been threaten
ed by another cyclone, which, fortunately,
recurved noGthward. after having but slight
ly touched hor coast.
On the 30th nit. tho tail Of the cyclone,
which had been moving along tho north
east coast of The island, between Giba,a and
Nuevitas, struck the "Cbaparra" factory
and did some damage to the trees only, the
prejudice not being larger because sufficient
warning had been previously given.
At the last hour it was reported that the
cyclone had changed its course and was
headn G in II Lorthwesterly direction; but
its proximity to the island promo ed heavy
rains, especially in the eastern and central
regions of same.
Although the sugar cane is generally con-
sidertd as one of the strongest piauts that
exist, since it resists the effects Of drought,
floods and cyclones, were one OF these terll-
bic meteors to cross over he island at this
advanced period of the season, no d)ubt
can be entertained as 10 the damage it would
cause end which cannot be estimated at less
than 80 per cent in the districts in which
the effects of tho dreaded scourge would be
more keen,y felt.
On this account, though thu general as
pect of the cane is as fine as it can be
wished, nothing certain regarding the out
come Of the next crop can be said until
after the month Of October, which is the
most dangerous one fer this island, owing
to the frequency of ~atInospherical disturb
ances during same.
Cuban Aachinery-The "Galdos" large
iron works, located at Cardenas, has been
awarded a contract for the construction of
the machinery needed by the grand central
sugar factory ~"YagreyaI" to complete ito
plant, in order TO be able to grind next
year the totality Of the cane planted in the
$50 cab.llerias (4,950 acres) he manager Of
said factory has placed under culture.
1t is said that the value of this additional
machinery amounts to $4,000 and Mr..
Galdos has formally engaged himself to have
it ready in due time to be operated Tor the
coming crop. 7. D.
THE cyclone above referred to as passing
along the northeast coast of Cuba and strik-
ing The "CLapparra" factory Oh the 30th of
September, i. no doubt the same as alarmed
us all here on th- 25th. We con now trace
it from Guadeloupe IL the early morning Of
the 25th, past Montserrat, near which it
dismasted the schooner Success, to the south
coast of Santo Domingo on the 27th, then
past Port au Prince, to The northeast coast
of Cuba, whence it appears to have started
on its nortLward course on the Goth.
By the 3rd of October it had reached
10 about the 30th parallel, where
1t met the steamer UUer on her way
from New York to st. Kits, and on the 7th