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Show Porto Rico Sugars : Offered on Market SAN J TAX. T. R., Jan. 1. New : crop sugars from Guanica Centrale, which commenced grinding December : 6. were offered this week at retail . for $7.07 per 100 pound;;. This was for white sugar. Reports from Quart ica are that the ' central maintained operation of three mills during its first week of grind-; grind-; ing. and on ono day had four mills , working. Imrtng the firsi week cane 1 from the Fortune district and from tlong the south coast was being crushed. It is reported t show a good sugar content. Most of the cane j in the western district i not ready for cutting. It is said. This week the first shipment of j cane frr.m Santo Domingo was re-'I'd. re-'I'd. so thai from now on Guanica will be drawing on both Porte Etlcan add Dominican cane. |