. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 38 THE CUBA REVIEW NEW NIQUERO SUGAR CO. The New Niquero Sugar Company of Cuba has declared an extra dividend of 10 per cent. on both preferred and common stock, payable July 31. CLAY FROM BEETS It is reported that French experts have dis- covered that cement may be acquired from sugar-beet. The beets are first boiled, and the scum which rises to the top has up to the present been thrown away. This scum, how- ever, contains large quantities of carbonate of lime, something like 1,000 tons of the car- bonate being recovered from 17,000 tons of beets. By ad
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 38 THE CUBA REVIEW NEW NIQUERO SUGAR CO. The New Niquero Sugar Company of Cuba has declared an extra dividend of 10 per cent. on both preferred and common stock, payable July 31. CLAY FROM BEETS It is reported that French experts have dis- covered that cement may be acquired from sugar-beet. The beets are first boiled, and the scum which rises to the top has up to the present been thrown away. This scum, how- ever, contains large quantities of carbonate of lime, something like 1,000 tons of the car- bonate being recovered from 17,000 tons of beets. By adding clay a good cement results. BEET SEED IMPORTS Imports of sugar beet seed into the United Sta es for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1917, amounted to 7,235 tons, valued at $1,684,867, according to the trade statistics issued by the Department of Commerce. This is an increase of 60 % over the figures for the preceding year, which were 4,521 tons and $1,030,788 30% nits dc PATENTE PELAEZ '1 ^' " Esta maza puede colocarse facilmente en cualquier trapiche, sea de dos 6 tres mazas. _ Machuca'^'bien^la oafla desmenuzdiidola y extray6adole almismo tiempo las dos terceras partes de su guarapo, dejando la cafia bien preparada para el segundo trapiche. Ejecuta todo el trabajo de una desinenuzadora de primera clase y sin mds gasto que cuanJo se ojjera con una maza lisa. Esta mazaes de acero y seha sacado privilegio para ella en todas las partes del mundo donde se cultiva la cafia de aziicar. Pues envienos un dibujo de la maza superior que usan Uds asi que de su eje, y les cotizarernos precios bajos por una maza completa para desmenuzar la cafia de este trapiche. NEWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 149 Broadway, New York, E. U. A. Bank of Cuba in New York 1 WALL ST. NEW YORK RESOURCES Nov. 29,1916 - $1,415, General banking business transacted with special facilities for handling Cuban items through the National Bank of Cuba and its 40 branches. We are especially inte
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