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South, could supply her own demand; but such is far from being the 

 case, as will be seen by the following table : 



IMPORTS OP MOLASSES AND SUGAR INTO THE UNITED STATES. 



In eighteen hundred and sixty there were produced Avithin the United 

 States sixteen million three hundred and thirteen thousand nine hundred 

 and three gallons of molasses from Louisiana cane, and seven million one 

 hundred and seventy-six thousand and forty-two gallons from Chinese 

 cane, or sorghum — making the total production twenty-three million four 

 huudi-ed and eighty-nine thousand nine hundred and forty-five gallons, 

 which, added to thirty million nine hundred and twenty-two thousand six 

 hundi-ed and thirty-three, the number of gallons imported that year, 

 shows an annual consumption of fifty-three million five hundred and 

 twelve thousand five hundred and seventy-eight gallons. In the same 

 year there wei'e produced within the United States from sugar cane, two 

 hundred and thirty million nine hundred and eighty-two thousand pounds 

 of sugar; and from the maple tree, forty million one hundred and twenty 

 thousand two hundred and five pounds; making in all, two hundred and 

 seventy-one million one hundred and two thousand two hundred and five 

 pounds, which, added to six hundred and ninety-four million eight 

 hundred and seventy-nine thousand seven hundred and eighty-five pounds, 

 the amount imported that year, shows the amount consumed to have been 

 about nine hundred and sixtj'-fivc million nine hundred and eighty-one 

 thousand nine hundred and ninety pounds. This, it will be admitted, is 

 a pretty large amount ; and the question naturall}" arises : Why does not 

 the United States produce all the sugar she needs for consumption, when 

 she has so much land so well adapted to the business? Can France raise 

 any sweeter beets or more of them to the acre than the United States? 

 This will hardly be claimed. But let us turn our attention to our own 

 State, and see how our record stands on the sugar question. 



The following table shows the amount of molasses and sugar imported 

 into California for the last three years: 



