The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-11

plant more sugar beet and less turnips,
kohlrabi and fodder beets. We shall
know rather soon what effect such
measures will have had, but, at any
rate, the German sugar production will
be a rather short one in l917-1S.
The production of nitrolim has been
considerably increased in Germany and
even 70 such an extent, that the farm
ers may reckon to receive so per cent
of the necessary quantities for the
spring and fall dressings. The avail
able supply of phosphates is very small,
but no figures are being given as TO the
! extent of the shortage. The beet price
in Austria Hungary has been raised
from a to 6 kronen per 100 kilos and
that of sugar from 4150 to $3.50 like
wise for 100 kilos This considerable
increase will be d powerful stimulant
to increase the beet sowings in that
country, and, accordingly, a consider.
able extension is expected. H..
French Production s..
The French sugar production till ul-
timo December has amounted to 1885,
$50 tons, against Isl, 900 tons at the
same date of 1915. This Is somewhat
better, but still insufficient for the
wants. Sugar is very scarce in France
and the consumption is limited to 75O
grammes per month and per capita.
The total consumption has undergone a
! large decrease which shows itself in
the yield Of the revenue on sugar,
which in 1915 amounted TO 2O5 million
francs, while, Notwithstanding an in,
/ crease in the duty at the end of the
I year 1916 the revenue on sugar in
1915 only supplied l73 million francs.
/ The medical authorities in France op.
pose themselves earnestly against the
use of saccharine as substitute for
the sugar which fails; they declare the
use of saceharine SO bad for the public
I, health that they prefer not to sweeteu
: the meats and drinks altogether to the
use Of the artificial sweetener. &
: The use of sugar for tarts and IN
1 general for candies has been prohibited
in Italy out Of great scarcity of thu
/ article IA that country too. F
Belgium produced till ,ultimo Decem
| ber 1915. 130.235 tons of sugar, against
! $4,000 tons till the same date of 1915
The stocks are at the end Of the year
Il9l6, ll6 926, for 1915, ps,2l3 and y
1914 170,695 tons.
Duty Raised
The sugar duty has been raised from
twenty TO forty francs per 100 kilos
while, in addition, another duty of nc
less than le5 francs per 100 kilos hai
been laid on such sugar, which Is useC
for the preparation OF chocolate, honey
/ cakes, liquors, fruit syrup, Lemonade
and candy. Beet juice syrup is taxe'
with 10 francs per 100 kilos, whil'
sugar used in the manufacture of con
densed milk, canned vegetables, marine
ladies', jams and for the feeding Of bee
is taxed with twenty francs, whereas
this used to be quite Free LL.
Contrary TO the facts observed II
most Europpah countries. the area TO b
so,-n with bects in Sweden, will be ex
tended. The price Of beets and o.
sughr will be increased, while the duty
VI apTrr is to be diminished, so tha
he formers and the manufacturers re
o;v" More and the ppblic continues 4
.qw .hn sPme amaunt for their sugar
,r'rpw srNrnvtaa in tho yenr 1915 be
~ r""norr Ist md October 3ls
",,ts.-q ~ sua"r against a quantity
Il r." go .cns 10 the same peri0d Of th'
year before, or pretty well the same