Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-01-28
Decrease Consumption
OF Sugar During Yeal

decrease of but 1865 tons in the con-
sumption of the United States during
1918, compared with that of 1917. is indi-
Gated by our annual estimate printed here
with.
Our figure is 3,4GS,92f tons of refined
sugar consumed as compared with 1865, 5Ot
tons in 1917. The latter year was the
year of the largest consumption on record
and exceeded the year 1916 by 5GS
tons.
The consumption this year is therefore
seen TO b eshghtly smaller than that of
1916 and the gain made in 1917 has merely
been lost.
These figures are estimated to- be the
actual refined domestic sugars Consumed
which IS IL change from our usual method
conform to tie method of keeping sta
tistics adopted by the United States food
administration. The detailed figures for
the consumption during the years 1914
1918, on the basis of fluctuations used by
us i'll previous years-viz: The raw sugar
used at the refineres of the United States
in tons of 2,2l0 pounds plus all of the di-
| rect consumption, raw, clarified, plan,a ton
graduated and beet sugars, in the form
in which produced and used and in tons
of 2.24O pounds.
We have now, however, also added a l.
other Item showing the actual number of
tons of 2.240 pounds of refined or other
sugar entering into the consumption of
the United States III de- a heading Sugar
Consumed" on the basis used by the Unit
| ed States food administration and made
OIL" figures of per capita consumption basel
ntheSe revised figures.
This per capita figure is for 1919, I'll
pounds as compared with 7S.40 pounds n
1917, q decrease of 4.22 pounds.
The Increase of 422.363 tons in the Gu
ban crop is reflected in the imports of
.. POP, G13 tons from that island against l.
964,330 tons last year, an increase of
23S, 2S3 tons This indicates that about
two-thirds OF this increase came TO the
United States and one-third went to Eu
rope.
Owing to the great falling off in ex-
ports of refined sugar from the United
States the consumption of Cuban sugar is
estimated to nave been greater than last
yea. The figures are 2.029,O5 tons
against 1,G7S,O1O tons. The increase is
These increases imports from Cuba were
offset by decreases in the receipts from
Hawaii, Porto Rico and other crops, main
Iy due to smaller production.
The decrease ii. sugars from Porto Rico
was 11S,O16 tons; from Hawaii 101,99I
tom; the Philippine Islands 1,6O3 tons.
Tie total consumption of all imported
sugaswas 1855, 419 tons, against 2 $3.50, 438
tons last year, which shows that the net
decrease in consumption was not due to re-
duced receipts, but to decreases in con-
sumption Of the domestic cane ard beet
crops, due to the limitations palced ON the
consumption of sugars during the past fall.
Based on private advices from Louisiana,
we estimate The consumption of domestic
care sugar at 1S3,763 tons. The food ad-
ministration has published figures showing
tie sales of beet sugar each month. These
amounted to 1926, S01 tons from the old
1917-lS crop and 196165 tons from the
new 191S-19 crop of the past fall. Total
522.973 tons.
We have now received the firal custom
house figures for 1918, reporting the total
exports of refined sugars from the United
States at 15G.520 tons us comrared with
4J1 221 tons last year. This amount of
refined sugar required ,O16 tons of row
sugar to produce, as compared with 4S6,415
tons last year.
The final stocks OF law and refined sugar
on January /, 1918. are eStimnt ed at GA, O64
tons as compared with 41S,075 tons on
January !. 1915 SC that the United States
starts the rev year with 2J1,9S9 tons more
sugar than yeac ago.
AS usual at this time Of the year, these
stocks consist mainly of domestic sugar.
The stock of Louisiana cane sugar is esti-
mated at 1906, 435 tons of which 1928 tons
were at Atlantic ports. rhe stock Of beet
sugar is calculated from government re
ports as sos, 93S tons, of which $3.50 tons
is left from the 1917-1S campaign
The increase in these stocks over last
year is 60. 23G tons for cane and 177,O2S tons
for beet.
The stocks at the ports are estimated
at 1886 tons OF raws ;ld 10000 tons
of refined in Atlantic ports. Ahoutso.OO0
tons of refined prepared for the sBritish
Commission from Cuban rawS are stored in
New Orleans. in San Francisco the sales
of refined sugar have been reported rs
slow lately, and estimate the stocks
as 10000 tons or practically the same as
a year ago. Raw sugars in San Francisco
were G4oS tons,