Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-28


purposes, the United States might be
able to have beet supply in the fall
of 1915 and be able to plant beet
sugar crop in the spring of 1916.
Factors in American Crop. -..----
But in order to raise an American
beet seed crop for use IN the spring OF
1916, two things would have to be
! born in mind: -. III. -..
First.-The present 1914 beet sugar
crop, estimated at 655, 298 tons, would
be reduced because a considerable
| amount of beet would have to be left
for mother beets: and, moreover, this
could be done only in some parts OF
the United States where conditions arc
| favorable. . ..-- II
Second.-Even If such beet seed
crop could be raised in the United
States next year. and then planted, the
beet sugar crop to be harvested there
from would be a very disappointing
one and of very poor yield Ill
Resume:-For the coming year, II
the European war continues to the end
of this year, England will need an adj
ditional supply of at least 1,250,000
tons of sugar, and towards the end OF
next year the United States would
make an additional demand of at least
100000 tons-a total increased demand
upon the cane sugar countries of at
lease 1,S50,000 tons of sugar. ~.
The cane sugar crop of the world is
now estimated at 100000 tons Eek.
Guiding British India, which has cal
culated supposed crop of 2,262,000
tons of low-grode sugar mostly, and not
wanted by refiners, all consumed at
home), and the above additional de-
mand upon the cane sugar producing
countries will be % per cent. How
much will the price of sugar rise with
a % per cent Increased demand? In
1911 raw sugar was as high as $50
cents because of a 100000 ton short.
age in the European crop which, at
that time, amounted to only IL per
cent shortage In the worlds crop.
Europe to Bid for Sugar.
The above increased demand upon
the cane sugar countries does not
take into consideration the probability
that Continental Europe will also have
to bid for cane sugar. With all able
bodied men under arms, there is no
doubt that the harvesting of the beet
sugar crop will suffer great deal be.
cause the harvesting season in Europe
is very short, at the most three months
September, October and November
and then winter sets In Mostly all !
factory men are in the army. Can
the women do the factory work and
superintendence? If the beets are not /
into sugar Immediately
after they are harvested they will rot.
Besides. great many beets will be
destroyed in the field by war move.
ments and undoubtedly a considerable
part will be fed to horses. An aver.
age of 81 cents for raw sugar in the
United States is not high price at
all.
Price for 1915.
In 1911 when raw sugar was as low
as 3.42 cents the average for the year
was 4.453 cents. The average for the
coming year will certainly be l cent
higher. .... ..s +
y. S. Tariff 49,. --...@
The United States is now learning
/ great lesson-that it should not de-
'Shu upOH iOl leigh rCOuHlTl6S iOT dUl dr.
icle OF everyday necessity and food
ike sugar. The administration att
should now realize thatl
he. United States beet sugar industry {
hould be protected and that vel
hould have our own supply of sugar.
I free sugar had gone into force
wo years ago, there would be hardly
ny American beet or Louisian cane !
These two industries are i
ow putting about 100000 tons of SUI. S
ar on the market, and if they were
OF existing there would be no telling 4
ow high sugar would sell now. a
Another point to be considered is
he large reduction OF imports into the !
United States on account of the Eu. L
opean war. which will result in a
lrge falling off of revenues from du- I
es. The custom house receipts S
mount to about 1895, 000.H a year,
he loss on this item will have to be- r
lade good, and there Is already talkt
Washington of levying a tariff onI S
"a and coffee, which latter two items y