The Morning herald., 1876-01-12
BOARD or TRADE.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EyENING-AR.
PUsEY's ADDRESS AN INTERESTING
PAPER-wHAT THE CONSUMPTION OF
SUGAR IS IN DELAWARE AND ITS COST.
The Board of Trade met last night in
regular session, President Mendendall In
the chair. Seven gentlemen answered to
their names upon roll call.
The Treasurer stated that number OF
Young ladies had asked him for the use Of
the room, and that he had granted the re-
quest.
Mr.. Mendenhall stated that he had given
notice to the Masonic Hall Company that
The room No. 6, in which the Board holds
its meetings, would be vacated on March
25th.
Discussion was indulged in by the men,
bers in regard to its place Of meeting, after
the 25th Of March. Mr.. Bradford suggested
that as the Y. M. C. A. had applied for the
re ON now used by the Board to hold its
meetings, perhaps that Association would
take the members of the Board Of Trade,
and the two societies might be merged into
one. He thought that if such was the case,
at least quorum would be present at the
regular meetings.
As had been previously announced, Mr..
Lea Pusey was introduced by the President
to the members of the Board, and pro-
eeeded to read his address on 1.-THE Cultiva-
ton OF the Sugar Beet on this Peninsula."
The address is too lengthy for us to publish
in full, but we present the first portion of it
which will give an idea OF the large amount
of sugar consumed in this country and very
naturally convey an inference OF the amount
of saving in money the cultivation OF The
sugar Leet would insure to the people. He
states.
"During the last two years l have watched
with much interest, what seemed to me, the
chief point that indicated the condition of
the country. The vibrating pulse of our
foreign exchanges, the foreign trade. In
doing this examined into the various arti-
cles of import and export and was some
what startled at the enormous increase and
immense rapport of sugar, especially since
1860, that even the revulsion and prostra-
ton since 1873 did not prevent its continued
increase, though it did check it slightly.
This increase is about eight per cent per
annum while the population increases but
three per cent The following are the sta
tistics of the imports, products, and con-
sumption of sug ar from 1881 to the present
time, compared. Those previous to 1860
are copied from the New American Cyclic
pedia, after that they arc taken from the
annual reports Of the bureau and other
sources.
Imp lat reached. Louisiana.
1881, 100, ,OOO. 900 TBS. 10000, 900 TBS.
Total 10000, 600 tbs. Per capita 13
1910. 800, ,OOO. 900 lbs. 12O, ,OOO, 600 TBS.
, To,al 2O,OOO, 900 lbs. Per capita Is
1850, 10000, 600 lbs. $50, 900 900 TBS.
Total 10000 600 tbs Per capita 20
1860, 665,OO0, ,0OO TBS. 2 g, ,OOO, 600 TBS.
Total 900, 100000 lbs. Per capita 80
1870, 100000 900 TBS. 70,OU0, 900 lbs.
Total 1910, 600, 600 TBS. Per capita 80
1875, 17Oo,0OO, 600 lbs. 120, ,00O, 600 lbs.
Total 1890, 600, 600 TBS. Per capita AZ
There is a small export of refined sugar
to be deducted from these sums,
but it amounts to but little compar.
ed with these. The total cost ol
the sugar syrups, molassas, &C., imported
gold valale, at the port of shipment for 1871
$s6, 900, 600, 1872, $9O, ,0OO,OOO 1873, $94 !,
600 600 1874, $92, 100000 1875, $4,000,
600 total for 5 years, SAT COZ, 900. The
two last years the value was less, but thu
fbs were more. This one item is about one
fifth In value of our total import trade, an(
has more than any Other article drained thu
resources Of the country. AS it seems impOs
sible to lessen this N tteriaily, the quuestiol
that presents itself for solution, is how t.
augment our home production. The dat;
thai | shall present will indicate the ulti
mate solution to be to follow the example
of other nations Of the Temperate Zone ant
prodl c. it from the Beet.
1t may be interesting in introducing this
topic, to turn back little and trace by
few items, the early ancient history o
sugar, both Of the cane and Of the Beet
though the latter is modern discovery.
It Is but few centuries comparatively
since sugar has been used to any extent AM
the increased consumption seems to hav
kept pace with increased civilization. Wha
effect it has had on that, may be matte
OF speculation, but within the last centur,
the increase has been very much augmente'
until now it has become one of the impor
tan: articles of luxury if not one of th'
neceesaries.
At the conclusion of the reading, H. NJ
Jenkins, on the interesting character 0
Mr.. Pusey's essay, spoke tor few mo
ments. Several members, asket
informatiod from Mr.. P. in the various pro
cesses of obtaining the sugar from the beets
Mr. Pusey is well acquainted with the sub
ject and willingly gave all the information
asked.
MINOR LOCALS.