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Sorg7iU)?i molasses. — In 1860 the number of gallons of tliis molasses pro- 

 duced in the loyal States was 5,860,801, of which the chief part Avas made in 

 Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. This amount was at least doubled 

 in 1862, which would give these States the amounts in the following table. The 

 first column shows the amount for 1862, and the second the estimated amount 

 for 1863, based on the returns as seen in the table of this report. 



Missouri 

 Iowa . . 

 Illinois . 

 Indiana 

 Ohio . . . 



This is a decrease of about three and a quarter millions of gallons, or nearly 

 one-third. The product of this year will not much exceed between eight and 

 nine millions of gallons. That there were large quantities of maple molasses 

 made last spring is quite certain, but not at all enough to meet the inland wants 

 Prior to the war, this country had become one of the greatest sugar-consuming 

 on the globe, as will be seen from the following statistics : 



IMPORTS OF MOLASSES AND KUGAR. 



Molasses, (gals.) Sugar, (lbs.) 



1856 23,617,674 545,262,754 



1857 32, 705, 844 777, 063, 185 



1858 24,566,357 519,240,945 



1859 32,818,146 655,868,415 



1860 30,922,633 694,879,785 



1861 29,941,397 807,938,946 



The molasses of the Louisiana cane was then about 16,000,000 gallons annually, 

 and the sugar from it about 300,000,000 pounds; making the annual consumption 

 of molasses about 45,000,000 million gallons, and of sugar 1,000,000,000 pounds. 



The ratio of increase in population and of the consumption of sugar since 

 1840 has been as follows: 



Population. Sugar. 



1840 to 1845 16 per cent. 50 per cent. 



1845 to 1850 1 6 per cent. 34 per cent. 



1850 to 1855 16 per cent. 100 per cent. 



1855 to 1860 15 per cent. 43 per cent. 



Total , 63 per cent. 227 per cent. 



In 1S40 the consumption of sugar for each inhabitant was 10 pounds, and 

 iin 1860, about 39 pounds. 



Although Louisiana has been in possession of the loyal forces, yet the esti- 

 mated amount of the hogsheads of sugar that will be produced by it this year 

 is placed at from 30 to 50 thousand hogsheads only, not a tenth part of what it 

 was. The season has been favorable for the growth of cane, yet want of labor, 

 liigh price of wood, and all things necessary for running the mills, render it cer- 



