Show IN U S 1 Falling OR Olf This fear With Jn Nw New York Feb Revlow publishes a special dispatch from lIn Ha Havana vann vana giving the current business I tiara there The dispatch says sas Business for 1800 Is much smaller than for the same lame period last season the principal cause probably being the tho lack of at confidence nut not only abroad but alto also at home where extreme conser conserva conservatism prevails and a to hoard Is noted Considerable money was put Into circulation the first rat half of U by bythe bythe the purchase of local railroad and nd other I t securities b by foreign syndicates whereas where lIS as no deals dras of consequence have been consummated In Cuba for some months vat past Considerable com complaint complaint plaint Is heard henr against tile the Foraker amendment which prohibits the grant grantIn In of new franchisee for neW enter At the time or of the Spanish evacuation merchandise e stocks stocka were very er much de depleted depleted necessitating hM heavy purchases ablO abroad d to Supply demands demand heN and In Inthe inthe the Interior The expected revival ot of has not been realized and lath both Jobbers and abd retailers tied Iod them themselves sel selves with very el hea heavy stocks tar for In excess of their needs Tobacco and lumber are the only lines reporting any activity In the latter branch prices art are firm with good 1 demand Provisions and 1100 hardware WAre show 1 n lit little tie more life lIro than dry goods and shoes Some Seine Improvement is II expected when whon the sugar and tobacco crops crop begin to move mont actively cUn next month The acre acreage age In sugar I is considerably larger than last season but the crop has been greatly affected b by drought owing to which November crop estimates of tons hue have 1 by exports been reduced to about The crop of 18 9 was SIMCO 2000 tons and that of ml the I largest st In the history of the island l 1 tons The tobacco cro crop has bas had Ia an ex exceptional favorable season and gives promise of being ono one of the largest Cu Cuba Cuba ba has ever eer lJ produced rod uC the quality be beIng Ing better than for years past paI Expert estimates place the crop at bales of which are from the Vuelta Abajo district Money Ioney Is easy at six Per cent with Ith but little demand |