Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-13
.Cuba's Sugar Crop Prospects

The present very satisfactory price OF sugar from
the producers point Of view, makes statistics on
that very necessary commodity of utmost interest,
and more so when these statistics are a resume of
sugar production Of plantations other than those
of Hawaii
Cuba determines the price of sugar i'm the United
States and for this reason special interest attaches
to the summary of Cuban crop conditions given in
q recent issue Of the Bureau of Commerce reports.
By advanced methods in fertilization. cultivation
and harvesting Cuba has made wonderful strides
in sugar production. In six years Cubas sugar
crop has increased from 14s0217 tons in 1911 to
3O06625 tons in 1916. The estimate for this wears
crop was set at 900 TONS but now, taking into
consideration the great amount of destruction
chargeable to the reyolutonists and the time lost
through the inability Of the mills to grind while
disturbances lasted estimate is now made, that
with the aid Of favorable weather. ii is possible the
outturn Of sugar may reach $500, 900 TONS
Noting the weather that has prevailed during
the time Of disturbances, when large cane areas
were destroyed, and all sugar making work was al
standstil it is fully believed BY those conyersant
with cane growing, that Cubas estimate Of the 1911
crop would have been exceeded. 1t has been pretty
well established By estimates that carry conviction
that the actual destruction Of sugar will amount
ito upward Of 100000 tons
The number Of acres under cultivation in cane
throughout the island Of Cuba will easily reach
100000 This Is divided as follows: Pinar de
Rio 22,777; Habana, I53S35; Matanzas 90, 400
Santa Clara, 404 900; Camaguey, 1873 900 !; Oriente
|S50,S0O. Smaller holdings will swell the amour,
to the estimated acreage
The present high price of raw sugar permits The
Cuban mills to harvest and grind cane which Yields
only Sper cent kucrose Under exceptionally favor
able conditions, generally in February and March
per cent as high as 20 has been reached, but thu
general run is in the neighborhood of u
Little hope Is entertained that next years croI
viii exceed or even equal the 1917 crop Since thu
|reyolutionists passed through Oriente district
destroying cane fields as they went, there has beer
no attempt made to clean up the damaged fields
ana the new crop will not only be hindered in III
growth but there Will be much extra labor involved
n cutting the burned cane as well as the new S.
Conditions between Alto Cedro and Antilla vii
mot be bt as the planters ii that section Of iii,
islands, to large extent cleared away all tn,
burnt trash and cane, and the ration is reportee
IS q good stand The prospects for large crop ii
this section next year are good
The mills il Oriente East are now grinding, and
with no more disturbances viii continue to grins
until September The provinces Of Camaguey am
Santa Clara suffered the heaviest at the hands D
the rev0lutionists Practically one,half Of th,
cane crop was ruined, and in the neighborhood D
Jobab0 the cane fields were devastated
n the northern part Of the island, at Chaparr,
and Delioias where are located some Of the larges
sugar mills in the world the revolutionists destroy
ed about 100000 tons Of cane
! There are POI sugar mills in the island of Cuba
and Of this total s. are owned and operated BY cit