Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14
STATISTICS SHOW
VAST SUGAR SALE
Quantity Consumed in Country
During Year in Excess of
Seven Billion Pounds


consumption of the United States in
the fiscal year just ended was larger
than ever before and was also drawn
more largely than ever before from
our own fields and plantations in both
continental United States and the nom
contiguous territories. The quantity or
sugar consumed in the country during
the year was, according to estimates
of the bureau of statistics of the de-
partment of commerce and labor, T.
100000, 900 pounds, speaking in round
terms, or an average of eighty-tWo
pounds per capita. On only two oc-
casions, 1909 and 1907, had the con-
sumption crossed the 1000, 1000 line,
and on only four other occasions, 1908,
1906 1905 and 1903, had the total passed
the 5000, 900 line.
In supplying this largest quantity OF
sugar ever consumed in the United
States. Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
beet sugar fields of the United States
contributed in each case larger guam
titles for domestic consumption than
ever before, the Philippines contributed
larger quantity than at any other
time since annexation, while the con-
tributions of the cane fields of the
United States were slightly less than
in several earlier years. The quantity
from the Hawaiian islands in the fis-
cal year 1910 was LII, 100000 pounds,
against 1,07S, 100000 in 1908, the former
high record year; from Porto Rico,
$50 900 900 pounds, against 4S8,OOO,00O in
1909, the former high record year; and
from the Philippine islands, 176,OO,oOo
pounds, a total larger than in any
year since 1890. The contribution of the
beet sugar fields of continental United
10 hn the us
cal year 1910 was 1,025.00 600 pounds
against 976, 100000 in the high record
year, 1907, while the cane sugar prod
uct of the United States contributed
$50 900, 900 pounds, against S29, 100000 In
1909, the former high record year. AS
a consequence of this increased supply
from Hawaii, Porto Rico, the Philip
pine islands and the beet sugar fields
of the United States, the quantity of
sugar ir1norted from foreign countries
fell from 4,106, 900 900 pounds in the
fiscal year 1909 to 3,91S,oO0,000 in 1910.
YIELD of SUGAR FIELDS
From these figures it appears that
the sugar fields of continental United
States supplied about "a per cent of
the consumption in this country in the
fiscal year 1910, the nom contiguous ter
ritories of the United States about 25
per cent. and foreign countries about
81 per cent. In 1906 foreign countries
supplied about 50 per cent of the total;
in 1900, rs per cent, and prior to that
time supplied about rs per cent of the
total sugar consumption of the coun-
try
This reduction in the share which
foreign countries are supplying of the
sugar consumed in the United States,
from an average of about rs per cent
prior to 1900 down to a little more
than so per cent at the present time
is due in part to an increase in the
production of beet sugar in the United
States and in part to increased con-
tributions from the contiguous ter
ritories In the calendar year 1909 the
quantity of beet sugar produced in
the United States was, according to
figures of the department of agricul-
ture, 1,025 100000 pounds, against 7S,-
900 in 1899, a decade earlier, or
fifteen times as much in 1909 as in
1899. The quantity of cane sugar pro-
duced in the country was, in 1909, ac-
cording to the same authority, 100000
900 pounds, against 569,000,000 in 1899.
The quantity of cane sugar brought
from Hawaii in the fiscal year 1910
was. according to figures of the bu-
reau of statistics, LII 100000 pounds,
against 505.000,000 in 1900; from Porto
Rico, 500. 900 900 pounds, against 73,0OO,-
600 in 1900: and from the Philippine is
lands, 176OOO,00O pounds, against 4s,OOO,-
900 in 1900
ISLAND OUTPUT INCREAsEs
The contribution of the sugar fields
of continental United states to the
consumptiin of the fiscal year 1910 was
thus 1.775 100000 pounds, of which l.
OPS 900, 900 pounds was beet sugar and
75O 900 900 pounds cane sugar, Prior 10
1907 the quantity of cane sugar pro-
duced in the United States exceeded
that from beets, Beginning with 1907
the quantity supplied from beets ex-
ceeded that from cane and has so con-
tinued down to the present time, The
growth of beet sugar production in the
United States during the last twelve
wears has been much more rapid than
that of cane sugar the beet sugar crop
Of 1898 having been 90 900, 900 pounds,
and that of 1909, 1025,000,000 pounds,
while that of cane in 1898 was S.0OO.
600 pounds, an in 1909, 75OO0O,oO0
pounds. The quantity of sugar brought
from the non-eontiguous territories has
also largely increased meantime, haV-
ing been in the fiscal year 1900; From
Hawaii. sos. 10000 pounds, against l.
iii 900, 900 in 1910; from Porto Rico,
~ Oo0. 900 pounds, against $50, 900 in
1910. and from the Philippines. 49,000,-
600 pounds, against 17600O,000 in 1910,
making the total from the non-con-
tiguous territories in 1900 about 627.-
600 1000 pounds, against 1,S56,OO0,0OO
pounds in 1910 or practically three
times as much in 1910 as in 1900.
Adding to the domestic sugar pro-
duct in lhe calendar year 1909, the re-
ceipts from the non-contiguous terri
tories and the imports from foreign
countries in the fiscal year 1910 and
deducting the quantity shipped from
continental United States, give a total
consumption of 7,360,0o0,O0O million