sugar purchases in cuba henry mott raw sugar buyer for the american sugar refining company in his testimony before the senate corn cittee on relations with cuba said the trust purchases of cuban sugar from october 1 1901 to january 1 were 45 tons there was no way of showing from the books of the trust what americans own sugar plantations in cuba mr mott sa d that owing to the cost of storing sugar and at on of stored sugars the refiners kept very little on hand and made an effort to keep only a sufficient supply to meet the demands amounting to 31 tons per week