The age-herald., 1902-03-26
RAPID GROWTH OF
 SUGAR INDUSTRY
Treasury Department Issues
 Some Interesting Statistics
CONSUMPTION INCREASING
Burden Of Production Has Been Trans ferred From Cane to Sugar Beet. Governments Have Encouraged
 the Industry Over World.

Washington. March 25.--(Special) )-'SThe Worlds Sugar Production and Consump- ton, 1s00-19O0' Is the title of a mono graph just issued by the Treasury Bu- reau of Statistics. It discusses the sugar production and consumption of the world during the past century, and especially during the last half century, in which the burden of sugar production has been transferred from cane to the sugar beet and in which the world has so largely n- creased its consumption of sugar. The worlds sugar production has grown from 115O.oO tons In 1S40 to 8.8O0,00o tons in 1900 During the same period the worlds population has grown, according to the best estimates. from 950 0oo,0 900 to about 1,5O0 000,000. Thus sugar production has increased about 65O per cent, while popu- lation was increasing but about 50 per cent. Coming nearer home and consider ing the United States alone, it is found that the consumption of sugar. which in 1850 was only P pounds per capita, was in 1sG1 over 6S pounds per capita.
 Consumption Increasing.
 One especially striking fact shown by the statistics presented in this study is the rapidly-increasing proportion of the worlds enlarged sugar consumption which Is supplied by beets. According to the figures presented beets. which sup piled in 184o less than per cent of the worlds sugar, in 1900 supplied 67 per cent of the greatly-increased consump- uon; while cane, which then supplied 95 per cent of the worlds sugar consump- tion. now supplies but 8 per cent Stated In arff ha Sah that the worlds cane sugar supply has grown from l. LOG. 900 tons in 1840 to 2,S50,000 tons in 1900 an increase of 16O per cent; while that of beets has grown from 5000 tons in 1S40 to 5, ,960, 900 tons In 1900. an increase of Il, 800 per cent.
 The figures above quoted Include that portion which ent CTS into the worlds sta- tistical record of sugar production and does not include the large quantities of cane sugar produced in India and China exclusively for home consumption, and in a considerable number of the tropical countries does not include that portion of the sugar consumed at home. Even If these figures of cane sugar production for home consumption were obtained, the production from beets would still show much more rapid growth during the last half century than that from cane. This is, apparently, due to two great causes:
 
 ics the seat of the principal sugar pro- duction; and CD the intelligent study of and government aid to the production of beet sugar in the temperate zone espe- cialH in European countries.
 Great Reduction In Prices.
 One effect of this enormous increase and the competition which has accom- panied the developments above alluded to has been a great reduction in prices to the consumer. The figures of the bureau of statistics obtained from statements slf>>Jlied by importers of the cost in for eign countries of the sugar which they import show that the average cost or the sugar imported in 1871-72 was 5.37c per pound, and in the years 1899-190O 2.49c per pound.
 The sugar production of France has grown from 230OO metric tons in the sugar yeaI lS39-40 to so5, 900 tons in 1S99-1 1900; that of Germany from 12,659 metric tons in l839-4 40 to 1,875, ,OOO tons in l900l9O1; Austria Hungary from 25,000 metric tons in 1S53- 54 the earliest date for which figures are obtainable to 1,120,0O0 tons in 1S99-l9OO; Russia from 19,000 metric tons In 1S59-54 to 900,O0O tons in 1S99-1900; Belgium from 12 GOO metric tons in that to 500, 900 tons in 1S99-1900 Holland from 1000 metric tons In 1660-61 to 180.000 tons in 1S99-1900. Turning to the cane sugar producing areas, III which the statistics are not available for so long a period. 1t is found that the exports from the Philippine Islands in creased from 23,416 metric tons in 1S49 to 233, 600 m etric tons In 1896. From Cuba the exports in 1860 were 537,491 tons and in 1894 9s8, ,75O; in Hawaii the production has grown from 1,200 tons in 1875 to 243 40 tons in 1899. Java produced in 1884. 33S S66 tons and in 1901. 765,o00 tons: and Bra gil, which In 1894 produced 26S.335 tons, produced in 1901 215.00O tons.
 Table Showing Production. The table which follows shows the worlds production of sugar from cane and beets. respectively, at decennial years from 1840 to 190O,a and the percentage sup piled by beets:
 Supplied Cane Sugar. Beet Sugar. by Beet. Year. Tons. Tons Per cent. 1S4O ........1. .100,o 50.000 4.35 1850 ....... I, 200 900 200, 600 14.29 1860 ........1, ,510000 3S9,0o0 20.43 1870 ........ ,5S50o0 931, 900 $40 1880 ........1 s52, 900 1,402,000 43.0S 1890 ........2,06 GOO 3,633, coo 63.70 1900 ........2.S50,0 900 5950. 900 CHI