Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-06-19

sugar companies are increasing cap
ital and either constructing new
plants or enlarging their present
ones.
Impetus seems to be given this
movement because of the great prof
its which the refineries are enjoying,
as practically all of them have in
creased their cash dividends, have
large SURPRISES which are being used
for constructive purposes or are is
suing stock dividends in order to en-
able them to expand. The demand
for sugar is much greater on this
country, due to the war, as some Of
I the countries have been forced to
look to new avenues for their sup
plies since Germany has been shut
off. Some of the other countries are
also affected for one reason or an
other.
Europe is great beet sugar pro-
Queer, as is evidenced by the fact
that about one-half of the sugar sup
ply is produced from beets, whereas
the United States produces only a
/ fraction of 81 per cent of this coun-
try's turnout, which is an insignifi-
cant part when compared to the half
which the beet kind represents.
Indications are that the beet sugar
production of the United States will
approximate 1,500,000,000 pounds in
the current year. The announcement
that $10,OOO,0OO is now being spent
for the construction of new beet SUI
gar factories in the United States,
chiefly in the section lying west of
the Mississippi river, calls attention
to the rapid growth of the beet sugar
industry in this country.
Figures compiled show that the
quantity of beet sugar produced in
the United States has grown from
100000 pounds in 1890 to 65,000,-
900 in 1900, to 1,025,0OO,000 pounds
in 1910, and 1,642, 100000 in 1916.
Last year beet sugar production
equalled about per cent of the SUI
gar consumed in this country. The
present reports as to the number OF
factories likely to be in operation the
coming season suggested a still fur
Their increase in the percentage which
our domestic beet fields will supply
of the sugar consumption of the Uni
ted States.
Capital invested in the beet sugar
industry in this country is expected
to reach $2OO,00O,000 this year, as
compared with $2O,OOO,0OO in 1899
and S142, 1s1 900 in 1914. Last years
production had a market value of ap
proximately $1OO,0O0,0O0. The aver
age per capita consumption in this
country in 1914 with prices at the
normal was 50 pounds. With the ad
vance in prices this fell to sc pounds
per capita in 1915 and n pounds pei
capita in 1916.
War, however, has brought sharI
drop in European production, the es
timated output of the 1861 croI
year being 4,s14,000 tons, against s,
$4,000 in the crop year of 1928
The crop of Germany for 1861 il
|, estimated at 100000 TONS Russia
100000 tons; Austria, 945,000 tons
Holland, 10000; France, $4,000, an,
Belgium, 100000, while the beet su
gar production of the United States
in the crop year 1916-17 is now esti
, mated at $4,000 tons, thus giving
the United States fourth rank a
s present among the worlds producer
s of beet sugar.
e The total consumption of suga
, last year was 3,65s,6O7 tons, of which
d beet represented 7OO,256 tons, thu
t other 2,93S,351 representing cane su
e gar, from which should also be de
| Quoted $4,000 shipped in from for
/ eign countries.