183 



The following table exhibits a summaiy of the facts above stated, showing 

 the progress of the manufacture, consumption, and revenues derived from sugar 

 in France and the Zollverein : 



The revenue, according to what has been stated above, in France, derived from 

 the internal taxes on beet-sugar is about $7,440,000, and about $6,148,000 on 

 colonial sugar; together, $13,548,000. The Zollverein collects a revenue from 

 sugar of $7,235,222, of which only $775,462 are derived from duties on foreign 

 sugar. 



In the United States in 1840 the consumption of foreign and domestic sugar 

 was about 16 pounds per inhabitant, and in 1860, 36 pounds. In the latter year 

 we imported 665,168,000 pounds, and the domestic supply was 265,051,440 

 pounds. 



SHEEP KILLED BY DOGS. 



In obtaining from our correspondents the returns relating to live stock in Feb- 

 ruary last, we, without previous notice, asked the question: "How many sheep 

 were killed in your county ? " It was intended merely as introductory to a similar 

 question to be asked in the circular, the return day of which will be the first 

 day of Jtily next. The answers received, as we supposed, were but partial, 

 many correspondents not being able to obtain the information in time ; others 

 preferred waiting until their State returns had been received, and others making 

 no response. A very limited return was received from 413 counties only. These 

 gave 73,691 sheep killed, averaging 178 to each county. 



From the general average value of sheep as given in our tables, which is 

 $4 50 per head,' we have here reported a loss of $331,609. We see that about 

 one-third of a million of dollars is lost annually in those 413 counties. Large 

 as this #nount may appear, yet it is much below the truth, as any ooe will readily 

 see from the statistics of the State of Ohio, which makes an accurate annual 

 return of the number killed and wounded, and their value. 



The following table exhibits the whole number of sheep in that State, their 

 value, and the number and value of the killed and wounded by dogs : 



