Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-01
j. s. Has No
Fear Of SUGAR
Shortage Now
Hawaii, However, Shows a
Falling Off of 2 Per Cent in
Its Supply to States
Especial Star Bulletin currespondenee }

NoHO~1A
WASHINGTON, July 16.-There
ton this yeer save in Europe, and
this will not be large, according to
statement on production and crop
resources aud tie needs Of the United
States and the world obtained today
from official sources. Apparently the
shortage of the allies and of the neu-
trails Of Europe can be readily sup
piled from our resources II shipping
can be secured with which to trans
port it and it is allowed to follow
the natural channels Of trade in this
country without speculative interfer-
ence
On June 80. Cuba, with the harvest
just closing, had a combined balance
on hand and estimated production for
this year of 1,062,815 tons as COM
pared with 1868 tons year ago, and
1,011,284 tons two years ago. The
present crop and the balance of sup
Fly of Cuba are therefore fully up to
normal.
The cane sugar crop Of the United
States for the harvest ending in jan
uary last, furnished 10000 tons, as
compared with 2S8,62O tons for the
previous year and an average for five
years Of 241.837 tons This was a
notable increase. AS for the coming
crop, the harvest of which takes place
from this month until January next,
the acreage planted was higher, but
there has been some damage by
drought, so it is estimated that it will
be about equal to the last harvest
The beet sugar crop of the United
States, the harvest Of which was fin
ished in January last, gave a produc.
ton of 0,657 tons as compared with
S74, 220 tons for the previous year and
an average Of 724,346 toss for a pre-,
vious five-year period. The sowings
for this year. the harvest of which &C.
ours from this month to January
next, are much larger than last year,
S0S,S89 acres as compared against
672,116 acres, with an estimated pro-
duction of 1,O02,40O tons. This will
be much the largest production of
beet sugar the United States has ever
grown.
In Hawaii there wa an increased
production last year, $4,000 tons, as
against 592,763 for the previous year,
and an average of 598,465 tons for the
preceding five years. Porto Rico also
showed gain, last year producing
4 1851 tons as against an average
tnr five years Of 390,165 tons.
Cuba for five years previous to the
N1r supplied the United States with
All per cent of its sugar, and during
the past three years has furnished
53.6 per cent. The United States dur
ing the five year pre-war period pro-
duced 22.9 per cent of sugar for home
consumption, and the past three years
has produced PIT per cent. Hawaii
has declined in the supply to this
country from al to 1877 per cent.
Porto Rico also shows a slight de-
cline in the amount furnished us. The
only total loss to this country is the
Dutch East Indies, and this was less
than per cent of our total supply.
The world shortage is comparative
ly small and confined to Europe. The
world supply for the present year is
estimated at 1858, 1872 tons as against
1S,52S,048 for the previous year of
1856, and 20,755, $50 for 1914-15, and
an average production of 1S,712,997
tons for a period of five years prior
to the war.