Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22
Lead The WORLD
N SUGAR TRADE
In Refund Terms, Foreign Countries
Supply United states With One half
It's Sugar, Our Own islands One.
fourth and Our Own Fisids Balance
consumed-eie Increase Shown.


More sugar was brought into CONT
mental United States in the fiscal year
just ended than in any other year in
the history Of the country, according to
the latest figures OF the bureau Of for
eign and domestic commerce, depart
mcnt Of commerce, just given out at
Washington. The quantity Of sugar
entering from foreign countries and
our own islands in the year ended June
80. 1918, was 6,5OO,OOO.OOO pounds and
exceeded by 500. OOO, 900 pounds the fis
ures OF the former high record year,
1912. when the imports from foreign
countries and the islands were In
round terms 6,0OO, O0O, 900 pounds.
OF the 6.5OO. 100000 pounds brought
in during 1913, 4,333, 100000 came from
Cuba. 1,C0O. 100000 from Hawaii. $780,
100000 from Porto Rico. nearly $780,
100000 from the Philippines and the
remainder chiefly from South America.
Java, which has in some years sent as
much as 1000. 600. 900 pounds Of sugar,
sent but 100000 pounds in 1918,
while the quantity from Europe. chief
~ beet sugar. was 100000 pounds,
against but $500, 900 in 1912. but be-
ing materially less than in certain
earlier years. the total quantity Of beet
sugar imported In 1901 having been
assessors pounds and in 1897 1885,
SCI. 400 pounds.
Falling OF In Value.
In value, however. the years receipts
Of sugar fell nearly 100000 below
those Of last year. despite the fact that
the quantity received was 500,0OOOOO
pounds greater. The total value Of
sugar imported from foreign countries
during the fiscal year 1913 was s1o4,-
639, 1913 and Of that coming from Ha-
wall $780,, $50, from Porto Rico $685.
GIG, 15S and from the Philippines S4,-
500. 1919, the latter. however, being In
cluded in the figures Of imports from
foreign countries. The average value
per pound Of the sugar imported from
foreign countries in the fiscal year 1913
was % cents against PSI cents In
1912, 24G cents in 1911 and 26 cents in
1910
These figures, which show that the
sugar imported in 1913 exceeded that
Of any other year, suggest that the
sugar consumption of the United States
in 1913 will be larger than ever before
and will for the first time exceed S,oOO.-
O0O.o 900 pounds. The quantity brought
from foreign countries Is about 4, $50.
OCo. 600 pounds and from Hawaii and
Porto Rico nearly 1000, COO, 600, while
the domestic production now approx
mates 1000. COO 600 pounds. the figures
for 1912 being Of beet sugar about
100 900 900 pounds and Of cane sugar
724 10000 pounds. Speaking in very
round terms. it may be said that for
eign countries supply approximately
one-half Of the sugar consumed in the
United States. our own islands about
one fourth aud our own fields about
one-fourth. Cuba supplies nine-tenths
Of that from abroad. Hawaii about
one half OF that from our islands and
.beets nearly two-thirds Of that pro-
duced at home.
Cuban Sugars High Record.
Sugar from Cuba made its highest
record in 1913. 4,311, 744,043 pounds.
against 3,509, G57 500 pounds in the for
mer high record year. 1910. while that
from the Dutch East Indies principal
" Java makes its lowest record In
many years, being but 1870, 156
pounds. against 34O,396. 40 pounds in
1912, 916,S5s,331 pounds in 1909 and
1920 900 ga rSoundS in 400
Figures indicate that the United
States is clearly at the head Of the list
Of sugar consuming countries. the fG-
ures Of the current year suggesting q
consumption Of more than 5000, 900, 900
pounds, while the latest figures indi-
cate a consumption in India Of about
5000 .0OO, 900 pounds. in Great Britain
owe, 3.75O.OOO, 900, Russia 1900. 100000
and Germany 2,75O.OOO,0 pounds.