[59] This is not true of the years 1915 and 1916, when on account of the war Great Britain, France and other European countries have been compelled to draw large quantities of sugar from Cuba and the United States. [60] Ten years’ war. [61] Hurricane. [62] Internal disturbances. [63] Rebellion against Spain. Spanish-American war. [64] Great drought. [65] Particularly favorable weather. [66] Great drought. [67] Estimated. [68] Estimated. [69] Estimated. [70] Estimated. [71] _Britannica_ says 1860. [72] Vol. III, pp. 356-318 (Dana Estes & Co.’s edition). [73] Portuguese settlement at the mouth of the Canton river. [74] _Chancaca_ is made by boiling the cane juice in open pans to the consistency of massecuite, then running it into moulds about six inches in diameter and allowing it to cool. [75] These figures based upon Brazilian milreis, paper, being worth 1s. 4d. stg. [76] A sugar solution of 31 degrees Baumé contains 56.2 per cent sucrose. [77] Trashing is the stripping of dried leaves from the cane. [78] Estimated. [79] _Century Atlas_—A recent private report (1915) gives 1,856,254 sq. miles. [80] All figures given in dollars and cents are United States money. [81] 16 centavos, paper, per kilogram, or 7¼ cents per pound. [82] Estimated. [83] Since the foregoing was written Formosa’s production has passed the 300,000-ton mark, as will be seen by the table on page 281. [84] Asiatic trade wind. [85] Geerligs. [86] Formed by France out of the Netherlands in 1795. It existed until 1806. [87] Estimated. [88] Estimated. [89] Estimated. [90] Estimated. [91] Estimated. [92] From 10 to 15 pounds in weight. [93] Willett & Gray, January 13, 1916.