The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24

prevent good sound Carolina rice advancing
steadily to ten cents before the next crop
shall be available-say in October. We con-
seQuently feel safe in advancing the purchase
of the hinty redish, hinty watery styles
of rice-the same being known to remain
free from weeviI longer than the white and
softer grain. We would add that the SOUTH
ern markets having advanced lately, rice
can To- day be bought here about as cheap as
there, thus saving about the commission for
buying there. Price, 81 to So, according to
quality; stock and assortment both good.
GRAIN DISTILLED.
The Courier Journal says that some
thoughtless apostles of teetotalism are pro-
claiming that larger quantity of grain is
consumed in the manufacture of Intoxicating
liquors than for food purposes. According to
the official returns IS, 600 900 gallons of whis-
ky and 9,OOO, 900 barrels of malt liquors were
the product of the grain distillation and
brewage last year. About twenty million
bushels of grain were consumed in making
this quantity of whisky, and about 40 000, 900
bushels in the manufacture of ale, beer, dc.
Here is total of 90 000, 900 bushels of grain of
all kinds, corn, rye, and barley. A fair average
crop of cereals in the United States aggre-
gates at least SOC, 900, 600 bushels, of which
the crop of corn alone should contribute up
wards of 1,000, 100000. Less than l25, 0O0, 900
bushels OF grain of all kinds are exported,
so that the supply left for home consumption
approximates 1875, 100000 bushels; and of
this quantity, as we have seen, 60,000,000
bushels are consumed in the manufacture OF
Intoxicating beverages. 1t might also be
noticed that two of these cereals, rye and
barley, have scarcely any recognition among
the wants of the people for other purposes
than distillation and brewing.
INCREASE OF SUGAR.
The American Grocer gives these facts
showing the increase in sugar production
and consumption:
The total production of sugar throughout
the world in 1858, was ,476, ia tons; in 1868
it had reached 1888, 322 tons, and in 1872 it
amounted to 1852, 722 tons. But though the
production had thus doubled within twenty
years, the consumption has kept steady pace
with it. The increased production is, how
ever, very largely from the sugar beet, and
not from the cane. The supply of cane SUI
gars from 1858 to 1872 only increased from
1.276,7l4 tons to ISL 500 tons, while
that from the beet grew between 1858
and 1872, from 452.12O tons to 1895
tons. The only countries that show any in
crease of cane sugar productions are Java,
Cuba, Manila, the French West 1nuies and
Egypt. A late number OF the Louisiana
Sugar Bow says in regard to the prospects
in that state: For many years past the
prospects for large sugar crop have not
been so good at this season of the year. The
unusual mildness of the winter has left the
stubbles perfectly sound, and this one fact,
after so many failures of the rattOons, has
greatly encouraged planters. Now, we be
lieve the acreage in cane in Louisiana Will,
this season, be the largest for twelve years,
and gives promise of a large crop of sugar,
after a series of years of short crops"