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THE SUGAR BEET. 



Consumption of Sugar in the United States. 



as yet in all probability attained anything like a maxi- 

 mum, as sugar has not the general usage in the United 

 States that it has in England, where it is as high as 

 ()0 lbs. There also it is about one-third cheaper than 

 here, and the consumption varies with the price. As 

 shown, the greatest consumption was in 1874, and dur- 

 ing that year quantities and values^ of sugars, molasses, 

 etc., imported into the United States were as follows : — 



$92,849,203 

 Cost per lb. 7. 88 cents, this being much less than it had previously been. 



