The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-05
SUGAR PROSPECTS.


Among the sugar growing countries Of the world Hawaii
takes place OF Hawaii ought to be counted with
the production OF the United States but the sugar lists give
the crops separately and thus enabled to true posi-
ton in the sugar world Eighteen different places produc
ing sugar given for the estimated crop 9o2 The
total worlds crop cane sugar $4,000
OF this total tuba is credited with tons lava with 725
the United States with 425ooo and Hawaii with 100000
that Hawaii stands fourth the list OF cane sugar producing
countries.
Few realize Of what great Importance the sugar
of Hawaii become 1t per of the total world crop
added United States crop brings that Republics
quota OF cane sugar up 10 Iooooo IONS W Pu'S GdSIy
ond in the worlds When think OF the area the Islands
this is really wonderful We may have reached very nearly the
limit of production but have not reached yet There
is still possibility OF expansion in our sugar lands
1t is interesting the small production OF sugar in
countries with much larger than ours Thus Brazil only fur
nhes 5000 Demarara consisting of the colonies of Brit
h French and Dutch Guiana only 100000 TONS and Dema
counted one OF the cet sugar growing countries TWEEN
tyve thirty years ago Peru yields $4,000 TONS Egypt 49,
Philippines $1,000 In fact the sugar crop of the
Philippines can be regarded as quite insignificant
The output of sugar will this coming be very
much larger than has been before -Four
2z6OOO tons this season estimated $4,000 TONS
which gives almost advance On the other hand
the beet sugar crop has had such and nearly the
same as it was four wears ago while is over 100000 tons less
than 9o2 There have been osts and bad weather.
reported by the mail Of yesterday which will still further restrict
the output of the beet sugar reducing in all probability to s.
100000 tons. ,.s
Reckoning the old stocks September 1902 I8oo
the beet at 5ooooo tons and the cane sugar at
$4,000 would have supply for the season OF
1923 amounting to 100000 tons against o9oo5 Tor the
available sugar for the 0O2 just closed which gives
The worlds consumption Of sugar has been steadily increasing
the accompanying table will show:
Season. Ions
I898-o0 .794513o
IS99-I9OO zooO
I9Oo-I9oI .873oZ25
.O3606S5
world this ought close
100000 leaving only surplus of 10000 at the END
of the season oo2 to commence the season of 1904 WITH
surplus which than hall of what the present
started out with may be considerably reduced.
Figures derived from official show that the largest
of in
9I6 pounds per capita annually The United States
with consumption of 684 pounds capita, and then
Switzerland Norway Denmark and Sweden each far exceeding
the consumption OF either France Germany. The nations
with smallest per capita consumption Spain 100 pounds
Turkey pounds Roumana 78 pounds Greece IL pounds
and Italy o. pounds.
is estimated that the sugar production of the world has in
creased eightod in the past sixty years In I84o the figures
$4,000 TONS while they about 100000 tons
nuay The development the beetsuga industry for
much Of this increase That industry has grown from product
of $4,000 $780, to 6OOoOoo tons During the per-
iod the product has increased from 100000 tons to
100000 In I8O beets supplied cent OF the
worlds total sugar product; in 1900 OIL per cent.
Looking these facts and figures be satisfied that
the prospects for the ensuing remarkably good
for the canesugar planters And what good for the
planters good for the Territory OF Hawaii This will have its
effect upon the appropriations in the Legislature for prosper
country will liberal expenditures than which
going backward The future certainly bright and there will
be brighter and happier feeling throughout the Territory dur
ing the coming year than have known for time.