THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. 



Table C. THE SUGAR TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



The figures for domestic production are from Willett & Gray's Sugar Statistical, the acknowledged 

 authority, and were especially compiled by them for this work. The domestic crop each year is manu- 

 factured'into sugar bet ween August ami February of the succeeding year. Hence, the figures are for 

 the crop grown in the first year named in the first column, while the imports are for the fiscal year 

 ended the June 30 following. Adding the domestic production and imports gives the total supply of 

 sugar, from which the consumption per capita is estimated. The wholesale value of imported sugar is 

 given as reported by the I'nited States treasury department, whose official figures of quantities of 

 imports are also used. The average value per pound of "fair refining" sugar each year is given in the 

 last column. This, multiplied by the pounds of domestic sugar produced, gives the estimated whole- 

 sale value of the American product, though the figures are probably too high. This, added to the value 

 of imported sugar, gives the total wholesale value of the sugar consumed in the United States each year. 



[In long tons of 2,240 pounds, as used in the sugar trade.] 



Total, 3,434,852 231,646 3,646,608 24,805,821 29,252,297 



1607.3 356.3 l,922,t;iin.nno 



' Table D. BEET SUGAR FACTORIES IN THE UNITED STATES. 



In operation prior to the Wilson tariff of 1894. 



Name and location. 



Establ'h'd 



or first 

 campaign. 



1870 Alameda Sugar Co., Alvarado, Cal., 



1888 Western Beet, Sugar Co., Watsonville, Cal., 



1890 Oxnard Beet Sugar Co., Grand Island, Neb., 



1891 Utah Sugar Co., Lehi, Utah, 



1891 Norfolk Beet Sugar, Norfolk, Neb., 

 1891 Chino Valley B. S. Co., Chino, Cal., 



3,950,000 4,050 



In operation In 1897, the above and 



1897 First New York B. S. Co., Rome, N. Y., 300,000 350 



1897 Los Alamitos Sugar Co., Los Alamitos, Cal., 750,000 800 



1897 Pecos Valley B. S. Co., Eddy, N. M., 300,000 350 



1898 

 1898 

 1898 

 1898 

 1898 

 1898 



Capital Daily Beets re- Pays for beets 

 invested capacity quired for 100 each year at 



(about) tons beets days ruif $4 per ton 



80,000 .S:i20,ooo 



a 100,000 </" 400.<XM> 



.35,000 140,000 



50,000 200,000 



40,000 160,000 



100,000 b 400,000 



405,000 1,620,000 



35,000 c 140,000; 



80,000 e 320.000 



35,000 / 140,000 



1,350,000 1,500 150,000 



In operation in 1898 (under Dingley tariff of July 27, 1897) the above and 



Binghamton B. S. Co., Binghamton, N. Y , 

 Oregon B. S. Co., La Grande, Oregon, 

 Michigan Sugar Co., Bay City, Mich., 

 Minnesota Sugar Co., St. Louis Park, Minn., 

 Ogden Sugar Co., Ogden, Utah, 

 California B. S. Co., Crockett, Cal., 



300,000 

 400,000 

 :!50,<>00 

 350,000 

 400,000 

 1,000,000 



2.800,000 



350 

 400 

 350 

 350 

 350 

 ft 1 ,000 



2,800 



a5,000 

 40,000 

 35,000 

 35,000 

 35,000 

 100,000 



280,000 



140,000 

 160.000 

 c 140,000 

 140,000 

 140,000 

 400,000 



1,140,000 



