The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-17

The consumption OF foreign sugar Tor the year ending
thc Goth Of June 1896 cannot DC known until the pub
cation OF 1.-THE Report OF Commerce and Naylgston Il
nace M December next Tue sumption Of foreign
sugar IN ihc United states 10 1856, 40 900 Of
POUNDS Of eomcstc sugar crop Of 1854 3s2 600 OF
Iounds total consumption Of 1864 aud 1885, S22 900
Of pounds.
Assuming that the consumption 1866 and 1853 was n
large a. that Of the previous year, the import and
sumption Of foreign sugar would have been $50 COO 600
Of rounds Taxing this the basis Of a calculation Of
eonsun p,on In 1856 and 1851 and assuming product
the United States OF toooo 600 of pounds the quantity
to be imported m 1855 and 1851 woGd be 522 Of
pounds.
The import and consumption Of foreign sugar OF tbs
UpI cd States was, in 1S5i-55, ito II an import
Of 600 Is required in 1851 viii exceed
imports Of 1858 $50 goo oO0 Is per cent moro will
be required from abroad than heretofore.
s assumed that the crop OF sugar made in the INT
ted States 10 1856 vii not exceed 100 600 tbs Og.
rg 10 the ecased condition Of the sugar cane in Louis
the crop has acn from 50O o0o 900 bs Ia S5s
car think the crop Of 1866 will go tho estmats or
ICc,CCc 0CO.
The diseased state OF the cane for several years past
and the very long cold, and wet winter have
the fsttoon There very little raitoon cane
made in 1886 In Louisiana AZ to make IT unnecessary 10
take y into consideration IN estimate OF the quantity OF
cane nccessary 10 mat FOR planting In 1867. Many viii
be compelled TO put in mat ali OF thr crops OF 1850 &c
on none will make AZ much sugar a. in 1855 anS nns
tcnihs cannet make the one half Of what they made Il
fs6s. These facts patent u all who are informed
uron matters relating 20 sugar in louisiana.
II Is quite common practice 10 overrate the product Of
sugar IN The United States will be very difficult for
any one 10 underrate In 1866 II all the cane now
lr0NDr WaSsayea oT planltnR W 1891 the
year would mo- amount to the product OF lss3
High prizes tend 10 diminish consumption The ca
pacity 10 consume was never so great owing 10 The
general prosperity. rapid increase OF population will
also have tendency 70 prevent much reduction IN The
importation OF sugar
The Crescent says that the above communication
is from one Of the most intelligen, planters OF the
State, and adds
In making up estimates the quantity OF sugar tina,
will be produced this season must, our view be con
sdcred as about one twenty sixth OF the production OF
the worltthat IL, considering the seasons Weld 10
reach hundred thousand hogsheads Of one thousand
pounds each. The production of,he world for 1856 il
sumcd reaching one million two hundred and ninety
thoEan tons, allowing fifty thousand as the crop
OF louisiana The consump ion Of the world for this
year place Mt 10000 tons production ~, rro
tons; leaving deficiency Of 10000 tons Tdis IL how
ever, giving other countries full yield including on
hundred and sixty thousand beet Dot sugar avn
posing u may be produced ia France Belgium 2overein
Eussa and Austria.
The shipping returns Of the British Board Of
Trade for the month Of June have just been issued.
and continue to show large increase Ia the en-.
pIoymcnt Of Bitch tonnage. and constantly de-
tysasing power Of competition on the pat Of foreiga