The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-15
CONDITIONS IN CUBA.

willett & Gray's Journal, January
81: ..
According to special reports received
by us from all parts of the island for
the week ending January 81, 1910, mild,
generally dry weather has followed the
light rains of last week and has proved
very favorable for every department. of
sugar manufacture and cane culture.
Complaints of light cane are received
from few sections and it is thought
to be the result of the cyclone which
crossed the western end of the island
last October. A scarcity of labor is also
reported in some sections.
Temperature ranged between So and
So +.
Government Weather Report for the
week ending January 10, 19l0.-Rain.
fall.-A few light local showers We're
reported from different localities, the
most important of which fell on the
north coast of Santiago de Cuba. The
/ weather has been partly cloudy, with
| winds, in general from the first quad
rant, which on one or two days were
quite strong. Fogs have occurred in the
early mornings and the dew fall was
| abundant. The rainfall registered at
the Observatory was 1.2S inches for the
week.
Temperature.-Th weather has been
generally quite warm during the day,
particularly in Santiago, where one or
two thunderstorms occurred. The nights
and early mornings are cool. The aver
ages registered at the Observatory
were: Maximum, 74o; minimum, So.
Cane.-The condition of the cane is
l
rendiment The new cane in general
looks very well and the ground is being
prepared for new planting in many
places. The crop goes on without spe'
cial news, except that the Central "Bos.
ton" was interrupted in the work OF
| grinding by rain. In Remedies, although
the factories did not stop grinding, the
field work was discontinued for some
time on account of heavy shower
Placetas reports scarcity of cane cut
tiers. The Central "Lugareno" was
stopped for short time, due to some
trouble with the machinery. Matanzas
district reports things in good condition.
Cienfuegos, January 90, 1910.-As q
rule, the poorest fields are cut first, and
I find on this estate that good deal of
our fall paintings were damaged by the
heavy wind storm in October, and the
dry weather following has caused a
good deal of the cane to die and others
to dry up; this is the cane that we are
cutting in considerable quantities The
ratoon canes seem to be in much better
condition. So far, the tonnage is hold
ing out to the estimates, and the sugar
yield feel will gain as time goes on
1t should be borne in mind that last
wear was an excentional one for nualitX
of cane, at least in this district, and
am figuring, in the case of this estate
upon half of one per cent. less than the
average of the past year.
i made careful enquiry from every
body / met in Havana and found {
great difference of opinion in regard t.
the crop, their estimates being all th'
way from 100000 tons to 100000
tons. If the weather should be favor
able, and we should have an occasiona
shower to keep the fields from drying
up, / think at this moment we may esti
mate the crop somewhere between !,
| 100000 tons and 100000 tons, calcu
lating upon the visible supply of cane
OF course, the setting in of the rain.
season, and the question of labor sup
ply, we never can calculate upon. Afte
have an opportunity to move abou
and meet some of my neighbors can
perhaps, form better opinion and will
write you again.
Santa Lucia, Oriente, January %
19l0.-Rainfall-.50 in.
, Temperature - Average: Maximum
29.290; minimum, 1882.
Progress in Planting or Harvesting