SOURCES OF SUGAR. 



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Sugar Product of Louisiana, 1823-1877. 



American Alma. 

 Hogsheads. 



1823 30,000 



1824 32,000 



1825 30,000 



1826 45.000 



1827 71,000 



18i8 88,000 



1829 48.000 



18:32 70,000 



1833 75,000 



1834 100.000 



1835 30,000 



1836 70,000 



1837 ; 65,000 



1838 70,000 



1839 115.000 



1840 87,000 



1841 90,000 



1842 140,000 



1843 100.000 



] 844 200, 000 



1845 186.000 



1846 140,000 



1847 240,000 



1848 220,000 



1849 247.923 



1850 211,201 



1851 236,.547 



1852 321,934 



1853 449.324 



1854 .346,635 



KAC, 1880, p. 32. 



Hogslieads. 



1855 231,427 



1856 73.296 



1S57 279,697 



1858 362,296 



1859 221,810 



1860 22S,7.53 



1861 459,410 



1863 76,801 



1864. 10,387 



1865 18,070 



1866 41,000 



1867 37,647 



1868 84,256 



1869 87,090 



1870 144,881 



1871 128,461 



1872 108.520 



1873 89,498 



1874 116,867 



1875 144,146 



1,S76 169,331 



1877 127,753 



1878 213,221 



1879 169,972 



1880 218.314 



1881 122.982 



1882 241.220 



Average weight of the hhd. is reckoned 

 at 1137 pounds net. 



Average Yield of Sugar per Aere. 



Pds. Maximum 

 reported. 



Demerara 4,480 



Mauritius 3..500 5..500 



Philippines 1,6S0 2,800 



Java, about 3.360 



Rio Janeiro 2,100 



Jamaica 1,344 5,600 



India, average 896 



Pd. 



Louisiana 1,200 



Queensland 2,9ii8 



Natal 



Sandwich Islands 



Figi 



Surinam. 1,960 



Maximum 

 reported. 



7,840 

 7.000 

 12,000 

 5,000 



The following statistics of the acreage and production of sugar and 

 molasses in the United States, is from the Annual Report of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture. 



Sugar-cane. 



(1879 Census.) 



states. 



Acres. 



Alahama 6,627 



Florida 7,93S 



Georgia 15, 0-33 



Louisiana 181,-592 



Sugar. 



Hiids. 



94 



1,273 



601 



171,706 



Molasses. 



Gallons. 



795,199 



1,029,868 



1.565.784 



11,696,248 



States. 



Acres. 



Mi.sssissippi 4, .5.55 



South Carolina.. 1,7.S7 

 Texas 10,224 



Suarar. 



Hhds. 



18 



229 



4,951 



Molasses. 



Gallons. 



536,6-25 



1.38,944 



810,605 



Total 227,776 178,872 16,573,273 



Maple Sugar. 

 Lewis S. Ware gives the following table, showing the total product 

 of maple sugar in the United States : 



1861 42,000.000 pounds. 



1862 44,000.000 



1863 41,500,000 



1864 . 40,500,000 



1865 39.740.796 



1866 37.532,000 



1867 .35.654,000 



1868 33.421.000 



1869 29,114,500 



1870 28,443,645 pounds. 



1871 30,7.56,000 



1872 31,682,000 



1873 32,157,000 



1874 .33.044,200 



1875 43,197.9.30 



1876 43,288,080 



1877 41,000,000 " 



