. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 13 SUGAR CONSUMPTION IN AMERICA The population of the United States is 90,000,000, and each person consumes on an average of 82 pounds of sugar per an- num. This amounts to 3, tons per annum. The sources from which this sugar is derived are as follows: Western States (Tons of 2,000 pounds Beet 512,500 Southern States Cane 375,000 Territorv to Hawaii '" 555,500 Porto Rico " 284,500 PhiHppines " 88,000 Total 1,815,500 Cuba (20 per cent off duty) 1,500,000 Other countries (paying full duty) . 434,500 Total 1, It is interesting to not
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 13 SUGAR CONSUMPTION IN AMERICA The population of the United States is 90,000,000, and each person consumes on an average of 82 pounds of sugar per an- num. This amounts to 3, tons per annum. The sources from which this sugar is derived are as follows: Western States (Tons of 2,000 pounds Beet 512,500 Southern States Cane 375,000 Territorv to Hawaii '" 555,500 Porto Rico " 284,500 PhiHppines " 88,000 Total 1,815,500 Cuba (20 per cent off duty) 1,500,000 Other countries (paying full duty) . 434,500 Total 1, It is interesting to note that the amount of sugar imported into the United States from Cuba and from countries which pay the full duty, is now only a little more than 50 per cent of the total sugar con- sumed, whereas in former 3-ears this has run as high as 75 per cent. THE TOBACCO CROP The coronation of Britain's king and queen is expected b}^ many of the Havana representatives in the United States to prove a big card in the quickening of in- terest in Cuba's high-priced products. Havana manufacturers have their eyes opened to the fact that the new crop will be a short one, and that high-grade wrap- pers will not be too plentiful. Accordingly, they have their own buj^ers now in the field, securing options on many of the bet- ter vegas. }kluch of the stock now held in Havana is not of the best—mainh^ rem- nants left over from last season, but there is a good demand among northern buyers for leaf which will run within the classified percentage of wrapper admissible under the tariff-reciprocity schedule. Even poor sorts are selling well. Messrs. H. Upmann & Co. have estab- lished a branch factory in Calabazar. A leaf buyer just returned from an in- spection trip in Vuelta Abajo, says: "The situation of the province is going from bad to worse. It has not rained at any point there since October 17th. For the first time in years, ^lantua will pro- duce no tobacco this season; in Guave, very li
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