SUGAR-CANE \ \ 5 



YEAR TONS (1000 kilograms) 



I880 . . 1,988,889 



l88 9 2,453,342 



1900 . . 3,350,000 



These figures do not show how rapidly the use of 

 sugar has increased; for the beet sugar produced in 1878 

 was only half as much as the cane sugar, but was twice 

 as much as the cane sugar in 1900. The amounts of 

 cane sugar produced in some places in 1900 were these: 



PLACE TONS 



Louisiana . 270,000 



Porto Rico . 85,000 



Hawaii . . 312,000 



Cuba . . 600,000 



Java . . 700,000 



Philippines . 65,000 



Production in the Philippines. The slight production in 

 the Philippines was a result of war. The export from 

 the Philippines at different times has been: 



PKRIOD TONS 



1852 to 1863 average 55,000 



1863 to 1872 . . 71,000 



1873 to 1882 . . 136,000 



1883 to 1892 . . 187,000 



1893 (the maximum) . 262,000 



1898 .... 177,000 



1900 . . . 65,000 



1902 . . . 99,000 



1906 .... 123,790 



