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THE CUBA REVIEW 



CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR IN THE UNITED STATES 



Tons 2,240 lbs. 1917 1916 1915 



:Meltings of the U. S. Atlantic (three) ports 2,397,000 2,726,000 2,624,000 



Of which were from Louisiana crop 39,766 25,766 5,903 



Consumption of foreign and Porto Rico through N. Orleans 

 Consumption of foreign and Porto Rico through Galveston. 



Consumption of foreign and P. R. through Savannah 



Foreign refined through New Orleans and interior 



2,795,887 2,985,851 



Exports of raws from Atlantic ports None None 



Ex]3ort of refined from Atlantic ports 388,081 635,279 



2,911,178 



10,838 



386,951 



Total exports to be deducted 388,081 



Consumption through Atlantic and Gulf ports 2,407,806 



Consumption through San Franciso 431,064 



Total consumption of sugar from foreign countri3S and 



Hawaii, Porto Rico and Philippine Islands 2,838,870 



Louisiana Cane Crop consumed during year 262,894 



Texas & Arizona Cane Crop consumed during year 1,000 



United States Beet sugar consumed during year 839,577 



Various sugars from foreign molasses, U. S. Maple, etc 11,846 



635,279 397,789 

 2,350,572 2,513,389 



368,801 278,717 



Total consumption sugar produced in Continental U. S. 1,115,317 939,234 1,009,425 



Total consumption of all sugar in the U. S. — Tons. . . . 3,954,187 



Total Consumption 



3,658,607 3,801,531 



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Note. — There were no importations of sugar in 1917 at any ports in the United States 

 except New York, Boston, Philadalphia, New Orleans, Galveston, Savannah, San Francisco, 

 Seattle and smalPquantities of r3fin3d through interior parts. 



