The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-15

SusAR Sugar rsesipts ss San Fran
cisco amounted 10 quantity to As. 35s. 769
pounds during the first hslf Of 1880.
against 32.l27 .636 pounds during the
hrst half Of 1879. In the semi-annusl
circular Of Williams. Dimsnd & Co..
dated July 1st. We find the following
reusrks: " Fer several years pest the
receipts from the Islsnds the first six
months Of the year have been about s.
per cant. Of the yearly supply. II this
proportion holds good this year. we
may expect. for the next six msnths.
about 81 COO. 900 pounds more, making
she aggregate receipts for the year
about 80. 600. 900 pounds. or "a. 900 tens.
which, with the direct exports to Ore
gon aud Washington Territory. and the
home consumption. will show the pro-
duct of the Islands to bs fully $1,000
tons. The increase of consumption
and distribution this year over last will
bring our requisitiou up to As 900 tons.
or ten thousand tons ia excess Of the
Island supply. With the regular in.
crease Of consumption on this t0as',
there 10 no immediate prospect Of any
important excess of production in the
IslAuds over our wants. There will
asorssArily b limit there to produc-
ton. owing to the limit Of sugar pro-
duclng soil. while the requirements Of
the coast will be steadily progress sing.
There SEAMS 10 b an increase in the
cousunptieo Of sugars in ell civilized
COUNTRIES. Lest year, Notwithstanding
the hard times. Europe aid
the Unitsd gtatss required 10000
tons moro thaa 10 the previous year.
The consumption Of sugar in the United
Kingdom alone shows remarkable in.
crease in twenty-five years. In 1850 il
was sol ,Sgl tons. with . populstion Of
27.5l3 coo. or Is 85-l0O pounds per
bead. while 10 1876 It Was 942 703 tons
With . population Of 50, 400. 900. or IS
17.1O0 pounds Per hssa, the sugar cost
log The psopls ons.sLird - - uch -
their bresd. - reported b. . oommittes
Of Parliament, whess secommenda tion
to rs0ovs The duty US adopted. 40 .
boon - The labosins poor. The iufor-
nstioa which seaches Ne from the W.
Eioas predicting coautriss does not war
rant any expectation OF IN excess Of
supplies over the demand. Careful
statistieiane in New York at The begin-
ming Of the rear estimated . deficient
prduotion - compared with the pre-
vious year. but the Cuba crops having
fallen below the estimate. from drought
end Aees. she deficiency il Increased.
The important Earopeao product from
bssts, at latest dAtes wss cacitins al
ternAts hopes and fears q 10 the rrsu I
Of this years. yield. which Il involved
In uncertainty. although Information Of
the latest mo,aent 10 - the effect th It
the de6cisnoy Of the pr,doos will
probably b gate - large - last year.
Should u b. np 10 the average Of for.
mee years. IL 10 not apt IN dspress the
prseost priees. while q defiuie ncy will
Dro& bayLNassncssAem. There has been
- inpeoveoept y .psiees rscently. q
ail points, The lstsst sdvices fr0m Ma
nills shoviag . sdnncs there OF six.
100 ahfulaGs sts1ling per ton. Raw
sa9ase 10 0sspe 1e3esin and the United
6satss have advsneed < 10 * cents per
pound. and rs9nsss have been able t.
obtais oorrsspooding sdvaass for their
products.