Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-09
THE WORLDS SUGAR
TREATURY STATISTICS SHOW
INTERESTING COMPARISONS
Beet Sugar Has Made the Most Marked
Advances Increase in Per Capita
Consumption Tendencies
Of Markets.

i Washington, March 90. "T h o
| Worlds Sugar Production and Con-
sumption, lSO0-l900" is the title of a
monograph just issued by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics II discusses tho
sugar production and consumption OF
the world during the past century and
| especially during the last half century
in which the burden of sugar produce
ton has been transferred from cane to
the sugar beet. and in which the world
has so largely increased its consump.
ton of sugar. The worlds sugar pro-
duCtiOn has grown from l.150,000 tons
| in 1910 to $500 900 tons In 1900, During
the same period the worlds population
has grown, according to the best esti.
mates from 950,0OO,OO to about 1900.
100000. Thus sugar production has in
creased about G5 per cent while popula-
ton was increasing but about 80 per
cent. Coming nearer home and con-
sidering the United States alone. It is
found that the consumption of sugar
which in 1850 was only 90 pounds per
capita, was in 1901 over GS pounds per
| capita.
One especially striking fact shown
by the statistics presented in this study
is the rapidly increasing proportion OF
the worlds enlarged sugar consump-
ton which Is supplied by beets. AC-
cording to the figures presented by this
study, beets which supplied in 1910 less
than per cent of the worlds sugar.
in 1900 supplied 81 per cent of the
greatly increased consumption: while
cane, which then supplied 95 per cent
of the worlds sugar consumption. now
supplies but 80 per cent. Stated in
quantities, II may he said that the
worlds cane sugar supply has grown
from 100000 tons in 1910 to 2,S5OOOO
tons in 1900, an increase of 100 per
cent; while that of beets has grown
from $4,000 tons in 1910 to $3.50, 900
tons in 1900. an increase of H. 500 per
cent.
The figures above quoted include
that portion which enters into the
worlds statistical record of sugar pro-
duCtiOn, 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 II these
figures of cane sugar production for
} home consumption were obtainable
the production of beets would still
show a much more rapid growth dur
ing the last half century than that from
cane. This is, apparently, due to two
great causes: % the elimination OF
slavery in the tropics, the seat of the
principal sugar production; and (2)
the intelligent study of. and Govern.
ment aid to the production OF beet SUI
gar in the temperate zone, especially
in European countries,
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 supplied by importers OF
the cost in foreign countries of the
sugar which they import show that the
average cost OF the sugar imported II
lS71-2 was 5.37c per pound, and in the
year lS09-l9OO, 2.i9c per pound.
The sugar production Of France has
grown from $4,000 metric tons in thu
sugar year lS39-40 to 900 tons II
lS99-l9OO; that Of Germany, from H.,
$50 metric tons in lS39-i0 to l,S75,0Ol
tons In l900-l90l; Austria Hungary
from %, 600 metric tons In lSj3-6i, thI
earliest date for which figures are oh
tainable, to l,l20000 tons in lS99-l9O0
Russia, from 10000 metric tons in 1853
81 to 100000 tons In lS99-l9O0; Bel
GUM, from 1900 metric tons in tina
year to 100000 tons in lS99-l9O0: HOl
land, from 1000 metric tons in 1905
TO 100000 tons in lS99-l900. Turning
to the cane sugar producing areas, II
which the statistics are not availabl,
for so long period, 1t Is fOunG tha
the exports from the Philippine Isl
ands increased from 23,ii6 meirl
tons in 1919 to $4,000 metric tons T.
1896. From Cuba the exports in 1856,
were 537,i9l tons and in 1894 9GS,
$50 in Hawaii the production hd
grown from II 200 tons in 1875 to 2i3,
40 tons in 1899. Java produced il
1884, 33S,SGG tons and in 1901, 1850
tons; and Brazil, which in 1884 pro
duced 2GS, 1886 tons. produced in 1901
2l5,000 tons.
The table which follows shows tn
worlds production Of sugar from can
and beets respectively, at decennia
years from 1910 to 1900, and the per
centage supplied by beets;
Cane Beet Supple
Sugar. Sugar. by Beet
81 Year. Tons Tons. Per c.
> 1910 100000 $4,000 4.35
1850 100000 100000 1929
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