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Title: The Cuba review
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
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Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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ionis made in order to encourage the importa-tion of petroleum for fuel by industrialestablishments in general, and particularlyby sugar refineries. PACIFIC COAST TIMBER FOR CUBA A contract has been closed by a merchantin Habana for the importation from the Stateof Washington of about 750,000 feet ofwestern spruce timber. This undoubtedlywill be the first consignment of Pacific coasttimber to Habana by way of the PanamaCtoal. It will imquestionablyalso be the fore-runner of an extensive trade in that line, in-asmuch as a great many of the lumbermen ofHabana have been making inquiries concern-ing the importation of west coast timber andlumber. The only thing in the present in-stance which is unfavorable is the high-freightcharges which obtain.—Consul General JamesL. Rogers, Havana. UNITED CANDLE FACTORY A corporation has been formed under thename of Fabricas Unidad de Velas (UnitedCandle Factory), and is now operating inHavana with offices at 191 Calzada delMonte. THE CUBA IIEVIEW 31
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32 THE CUBA RE VIE W WEE-KE.NOiNG 3 4- 5 8 / 2. 8 / 783 -1- 1Z 8/ 7. 8 3 58 1 2. 3 8 1 f-L 4 i 3 5 81 Z381 ^ 8 JU/V2b JUL 3 JUL \0 JUL /7 JUL 3^ JUL^I AUG 7 Aug 14- 1 1 1 j 11 1 / 1 1 1 1 / ^ i 1 V / ^ \ / ^ \ 11 / i / A J 1 \ i / / / f *»_ / *^ — <— -«. _ **• *i y^ f Dotted line represents C. & F. Price in 1914. Solid line represents C. & F. Price in 1915—See page 33 THECUBAREVIEW 33 CHART COMPARING FLUCTUATION IN PRICE OF CENTRIFUGAL SUGARAT NEW YORK DURING THE EIGHT WEEKS FROM JUNE 20th TOAUGUST Uth, 1915, ONE YEAR AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF THE WARAND THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD IN 1914. OUR HOLD ON CUBAN TRADE Cubas trade has naturally suffered from the war. Therewere causes in operation, however,before the war broke out, which has impaired the purchasing power of the well-to-do classes,and would probably have reduced importations in any event during the autumn of 1914.These causes were the low prices received for the sugar crops of 1912-13 and 1913-14. Xot onlydid t

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