Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-08
SUGAR AT HOME AND ABROAD

The people of Burlington and other
communities in this region are particu-
larry concerned just now over the ques-
ton whether we are to be able to secure
sugar and at what price. or prices. This
stringency naturally leads us to inquire
why we are not able to secure sugar as
formerly. If there is plenty of sugar.
where does 1t go to?
The Commerce Reports Of the United
States are able to shed little light on this
whole question of sugar supply.
1t is stated by the United States Sugar
Equalization Board that Of the shipments
in the fiscal year ending with June 30,
1919, totaling 1.124,Oo0.OOo pounds. $40, OOOO OO
pounds were for the account of the Brit
ish Royal Commission on sugar supply
in the allied countries Of Europe. This
refined sugar was the product Of 100000
900 pounds of raw sugar purchased by the
Royal Commission from Cuba. imported
into the United States for the purpose
Of refining. and then exported to the
United Kingdom, France, Italy or for
eign possessions Of these countries. This
amount of sugar, therefore. although in
cluded in the import and export statis-
tics of the United States. is different
from ordinary exports because being Of
British ownership, it is not taken out Of
supplies that otherwise would go into
domestic consumption and represents no
deduction from stocks of sugar In the
United States
foreign countries and from non-contigu-
Gus territories during the present year
have broken all previous records. Dur
ing the 10 months ending with October,
1919, the total receipts amounted to s.
237. 453,522 pounds, valued at $4S1, 424. 107,
which is 1,759, 9Ss, 4s4 pounds more than
for the corresponding period in 1918, and
represents an increase Of 27.2 per cent. in
one year. Shipments during the first n
| months Of 1919 amounted to 1,25S, 1853 072
pounds valued at s969S2. SSS. against 1885,
/ Soi,u'1 pouiluS WITH Il Vdlue OF 9lo'SoUozl
in 1918. an increase of 1895 per cent. in
quantity and 4123 per cent in value.
| The receipts of sugar for the 10 months
ending October, 1919, comprise 6,392, 1873, 81
pounds, valued at $3j5725.617, imported
from foreign countries 1.1O3, 655, $50 pounds
of raw sugar, valued at $3.50. from
| : OF
s51,549,116, from Porto Rico. Domestic ex-
ports of 1,26s69, pounds, valued at
SOC, O33. $685. shipments of 65s4,765 pounds
valued at s,031, to non-contiguous ter
ritories. and re-exports Of 4.713s94 pounds
of foreign sugar, valued at 1881, 2oi. make
up the total Of 125S, 1884, 72 pounds OF
sugar, valued at sos 9S2, 1888. shipped In
JanuaryO October, 1919.
More than 6,OOOOOO.OOO pounds of sugar
received from foreign countries was sup
piled by Cuba. The Philippine Islands
rank second with 175,43252s pounds. I'm
ports from the Virgin Islands and the
Dutch East Indies show marked in
creases over the two years preceding. Ir
direct contrast there is a decrease from
81. 1893, 1923 pounds in 1917 to 73,7OO pounds ir
1919 in the imports of sugar from thu
Dominican republic and from 29.525. 90
pounds in 1917 to 1123 pounds in 1919 il
the imports from Japan.
According to the Commerce Reports tn,
exports include not only sugar that Il
grown in continental United States ant
the non-contiguous American territories
J but also sugar being then regarded a
: domestic. The re-exports consist of for
eign sugar that was re-shipped In tn
! form in which it was first received.
! Europe took more than 80 per cent. o
the total exports, France and the Unite
! Kingdom being the largest individua
purchasers, Remarkable gains are show
in the exports to Finland. Gibraltar
, Greece and Turkey. while shipments
, Norway and Switzerland declined. Elk
, ports to South America show a large de