The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-21

SUGAR TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES.
We extract the following from the annual
statement Of the New York Shipping List Of
January IA:
IMPORTS or FOREIGN SUGARS INTO THE UNITED
STATES.
The imports az foreign sugars Into the United
States laxciustye of the States aud Territories
Oh tho Pacific, for the year ending December 81.
1870. were 6s2 GAS tons. against the receipts In
1873 OF 6ho,f6d tons, an increase OF 3l,217 tons
and the consumption OF foreign origin for
isTa-deducting the exports OF refined as we'll
az of raw-were 6sll7t tons. against con-
sumption In 1878 Of 6l3 500 tons-a increase Of
n aTs tons To these figures must be- added tha
unusual full crop Of domestic sugar. $4,000
,toas. which brings the consumption Of cane
sugar proper for 1879 up to the large figures OF
ysS 1y& tons. against consumption Tor 1878 or
6sa 500 tons--an increase Of ss.2's tons, or > 80
uar cent The cane fields OF most OF the West
India islands. notably Cuba. yielded a more
generous supply In 1879 than Tor the crop year
preceding, aud consequently there was an In
creased yield of malasses IA we'll a. OF sugar.
The great bulk of this molasses finds Its way
to the markets Of this country. and with lower
priees ruling 9r i man netare IL many years.
fairly remuneratiye prices much larger Quan-
tity was consumed Ia this way last year than
the year before We are enabled to make a
close estimate Of the quantity so taken by the
refining interest IN 1879 at the FIVE ports, Port
land. Boston New YORK Phtladelnhta and Bal
boiled tn 1879 with yield of about A.. 900 tons
sugar against 10000 hhds so consumed In
3.
LOUISIANA SUGAR.
The crop Of Louisiana for 1879 was much
larger than any previous crop made since the
civil war. exceeding even the estimates made
Nc this time last year 1878 ~ being 2l3 22 hogs
heads, against a yield of 1877 1853 hogsheads the
The crop now being made has proved disap-
pointing. Grinding is now pretty we'll over,
and a close estimate can be made as to the re-
suit Early In the season the promise was fat
terfng for crop exceeding that OF 1873 but the
lfp whfnh SwpDt last
September prostrated and injured the cane
throughout a wide section OF The sugar par
Sshes and subsequent unusual warm weather
retarded the ripening of It, thus materially re-
dueing the yield. The most conservative au-
thoritfes do not estimate the crop beyond 1S5 600
to 1so 600 hogsheads. while there are others who
stoutly maintain that the yield Will not exceed
ISs.ooO hogsheads.
a new and important feature Ia the present
crop Is the largely increased production of
clarified and centrifugal sugar, and CORE
spending decrease In open Kettle Or Ola pro-
production Of the latter will be proportionately
about is. 900 hogshsads less than last year. and
ooprespondtngly Increased. Planters have
hurried their produce to market TO take advan-
tags Of favorable prices ard to h9uidase press e
nado. s. that the receipts at New Orleans are
something larger, Notwithstanding q smaller
f Sgs; wear. The receipts from the commences
u1ent of the season TO the sixth instant were
81 49, hogsheads, against receipts same time
LIST season Oh T0tplS uOeSnCai0 - StoS "a
1rsSsr sheds flrst instant was 1884 hogsheads.
Rvas nst stock Of 1914 hogsheads January !, 1879
CONSUMPTION OF RAW SUGAR.
fyonsDrsption of raw sugar in the Unitet states
Far the year ending December 81. 1879. COM
nared with the consum ption Of the previous
year. In tons: $3.50 ,o-o
frana sugar consumed in the
United states on the Attain -.
siG. t11sAic oo1ao@o
II me me Pasific. ............s. s2oa2 $500