The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-24
SUGAR OF WORLD.
Figures on the Whole of
Output and Demand.
Some Comparative Statements
The Beet Crops-The Outlook
is Favorable.

IN lN]4-S9 the total sugar supplies
o. the world were S.S43.OSS tons and
the consumption T.4Ss.212 tons. leav-
ing a surplus for the next season 81
1855, $50 tons" write Wil!et * Gray.
In 1885 the total supplies were
S,5s7,362 tons and the consumption
| 7.46S.S5O tons. leaving surplus of
1,11s.512 tons.
In 1867 the total supplies were
S,92G,9S2 tons and the consumption
7,956,O11 tons. leaving surplus OF
97O,971 tons.
In 1S97-9S the total supplies We're
S.707,922 tons and the consumption
7,975.S63 tons. leaving surplus Of
732.O59 tons.
In the campaign of 1889 the pres
ent estimates of crops Q-icht for bects.
w. & G. for cane) add surplus from
last campaign would give total sup
plies of S,6Si.319 tons and wilIet a.
Gray's estimate OF the requirements
| for consumption is S,250.0O tons. leav-
ing surplus OF, say, 10000 tons.
IL 40 W bt hOttu AA4eAN Aut 81
consumption, by reason of certain un-
known invisible stocks. rarely snow a
steady increase year 10y year. as the
actual facts would show. IL obtainable.
The figures rather show increases
by jumps in periods OF two or more
years. For instance the years 1885
and 1S96-97 were nearly alike in fig
ures and averaged 7.i79.031 tons. The
years 1928 and 1S9S-99 We're again
alike in figures and averaged 1866 a3T
/ tons. but show n jump Of iS6. 906 tons
over the two first years. Very good
reasons exist for another similar jump
( in the figures OF consumption for the
two following years and hence We in
clude such in our estimate OF their
consumption.
If We are conservative In our csti-
mates and the year iS99-19O0 requires
for consumption with average increase.
say S.45O,OOO tons. then with a supply
at its beginning OF 10000 tons. the
production OF that campaign should
reach, and promises to reach at least
S,500,0O0 tons. or an increase OF say
100000 tons over 1S9T-9S. The cane
sugar crops CT the world have been
steadily held at about 5000. 900 tons
for the past four campaigns. while the
beet crops were subject to large varia-
tons from 4,2S5,43S tons to- 1915. iS6
tons. but have never yet reached the
height of the requirements for 1899
1900. say a possible $500 900 tons. for
we question the ability OF cane sugar
countries to produce much in excess OF
their standard. 5000. 900 tons in 1899
1900. The largest beet crop ever pro-
duced was 4.916.496 tons and the lary-
est cane crop 1881 l3 tons. OF which
Cuba made 1910, 900 tons. This com
bination of facts and figures indicates
to us that sugar has started on an i'm
provemeEt course for the next two
campaigns"
In regard to the statistical position
of the sugar market. willet & Gray
say:
This weeks summary of the statis-
teal position shows stocks In the
United States and Cuba together OF
15S.o59 tons. against 130.69S tons last
week and 2Si,937 tons last year. n de-
crease of 126,S7s tons under last year.
Stocks in Europe, 2.316.5O0 tons
against 2.33O,5O tons last week. and
2.394.s3 tons last year. Total stocks
of Europe and America. 2.i1i.559 tons.
against 2,461 ,19s tons last week. and
2.679.775 tons last year at the same I'M
even dates and 1851 .931 tons ut even
date of February 1st last year. The
deficiency OF stock Is now 2O5.ai6 tons
against a deficiency OF 229.677 tons
last week. and a deficiency OF lO2.3il
tons December 29th. 1885,