Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-30
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Wars restrictions on the transportation Of sugar and
wars changes Of the sources Of supply to importing coun-
tries are better understood in their effects on the United
States when the relative magnitude of this country's
sources OF supply are remembered. During the five years
ending June 80, 1911 to 1915. a little more than one half
OF the sugar consumed in continental United States was
brought from foreign countries, mostly from Cuba; about
one-quarter came from our insular possessions, and one
quarter from. the plantations and farms Of this country.
From foreign countries, mostly from Cuba, the aver.
age annual net imports were 4,147, 600, 900 pounds of cane
sugar, mostly raw; from the insular possessions $780,
100000 pounds Of raw cane sugar we're received. and the
domestic production averaged 1880 600, 900 pounds of raw
cane and refined beet sugar. The total sugar consump-
ton for these five years averaged s,15o,ooo,oo pounds.
Hawaii was the chief source of sugar among our pos
sessions, and the average annual shipments were some-
what less than 100000, 900 pounds; from Porto Rico
over eso,ooo,ooo pounds were received, and from the
Philippine islands about ESQ, 100000 pounds.
Beet-sugar production in this country has exceeded
the production of cane sugar since 1905, and during the
five years mentioned averaged 1903, ooo, 900 pounds, while
the cane-sugar crop averaged $4,000, 900 pounds.
The forthcoming Yearbook Of the United State. de-
snaktNaent Of agriculture for 1917 will contain an article
~ MAMMath the sugar supply OF this country is examined, and
Mks8ssticle strikinsly reduces the sugar consumption
M&M3Sg@@number of weeks for which the supply from each
= Ia sWasasunicient in the average of the five years end
t4eSS8SAakafa the sugar iseasona#of g1s15-16. The sugar from
SeSSs@sssources mainly Cuba, sunhceds fdra .27sweeks from
a. AAasalar possessions for - weeks, and thssS.svEags pro-
444gS SsAn continental United States for II weeks. The
~ &SS$ss1Sagar Of this country sustained the consumption for
E&MM9Ssks and the cane sugar for 8 weeks.
SSXS8#g@s AeAAppnsiana produces nearly the entire cane-sugar crop
WM sa@tsRcountry. and the beet sugar is produced in a belt
extending from southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio
nearly in the same latitude to southern Idaho
and northern Utah, and in western Nevada: on the pa
cific coast beet-sugar production is in southern Washing.
ton, southwestern Oregon, in California in the Sacramento
and San joaquin Valleys, and in a large strip of country
extending south Of San Francisco nearly to San Diego.
The war has reduced the beet-sugar production of
France and has cut off the supply of beet sugar to western
Europe from Germany, Austria Hungary, and Russia, and
has made recourse to the large cane-sugar crop Of Java
practically impossible because ships are not available
Tor the long voyage. In this situation in 1918, the
United States has recognized the needs, of the allies in
western Europe and the common dependencesonscuba for
sugar, and has an. understanding with thosc.allies and
with the Cuban planters covering the distributionaSand
price Of the Cuban crop of the current season.