The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-02
PORTO R|CO'S CROP
JUMPS ONE-TH|RD
Biggest Harvest In History OF
island Is Coming To
Its Close

Porto Rico Progress of May 10 states
that the Porto Rico sugar crop will
reach 100000 tons, according to an est
mate Just made by J. Ruiz Soler, secre
tary and treasurer of the Sugar Plant.
crs' Association, who bases this est.
mate on figures obtained from the vari-
Gus centrals up to the last week of
April. @..a. So.
The estimate, which Mr.. Soler says
probably will be exceeded, Is an in.
crease Of 10000 tons over his previous
estimate made last January when he
predicted that the crop this year would
produce 423 900 tons of sugar.
Biggest Drop In History
As compared with the output of 1919.
Is the lyl5-l6 estimated production
represents an increase of thirtyIfour
per cent. During the last crop year the
island produced $4,000 tons Of sugar.
Up TO April 90 the centrals Of the isl.
and had made approximately this
amount, the total production at that
time reported being 1877 900 tons. On
that date it was reported by the various
mills that there was cane yet to be
ground which it was expected would
Nltlu lEO,OUO JOUS VI sugar.
The estimate of the present season =
production is by far the largest in the
history of the island and exceeds any
previous year by many thousand tons.
The years of largest production up to
the present time were 1912 and 1912
10 and for these years government re.
ports show that 367, 900 tons and 382, 900
tons, respectively, were exported dur
ing the tiscal. yeprs. In each instance
the exports rpefesented approximately
the entire crop.
All Mills Grinding More
The estimated return for the present
crop, on the basis Of IS per hundred
pounds on board vessels in Porto Rico
ports, as figured by Mr.. Soler, is
sac, 100000. And according to sugar
men there is every indication that the
price for the season will average IS per
hundred or better.
With the exception of two small
mills, Uortada and Constancia, every
mill in the island is expected to make
more sugar than last year and in some
instances the increases are remarkable.
Cambalache, at Arecibo, with a pro-
duction last year of almost $4,000 tons,
this year will have a production of
more than $4,000 tons, or an increase
of over 10000 tons.
OF the larger centrals Guaniea is ex-
pected to make $4,000 tons as compared
with SO, $50 last year; Aguirre will have
a production of $4,000 tons as against
31,1Sl last year. Fajardo, it is estimat-
ed will have an increase of 5000 tons
over production of approximately
$4,000 tons last year. .
Season Shorter Than Ours
Central Juanita, with a production
last year Of approximately 5000 tons
on April 90 had turned out $500 tons
and her estimated production for the
season is 1875 tons. Santa Juana, at
Caguas, will more than double her pro-
duction of last year. Last year. q out
put was SIPS tons while the estimate
for the present season is 1880 tons.
Centrals Vannina, PrOgresO, Canovanas,
Yabueoa, Coloso and Cayey all show
large increases over the previous year.
Most of the centrals on the west
coast will finish grinding during the
present month or early in June, it is ex-
pected. Centrals COnstancia and Cor
tada were the only mills that had fin
ished grinding at the end Of April, On
the north coast it is expected that
some of the mills will be running well
into July and it may be August before
MOnserrate, at Mnnati will finish, it is
said.