SUGAR INDUSTRY IN UNITED STATES. 



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These came from various countries, and were for 



1877—' 



Country of export. 



Cuba 



Porto Rico 



Other Spanish Colonies 



China 



Brazil 



Dutch East Indies . . 

 Dutch West Indies . . 

 British East Indies . . 

 Danish West Indies . . 

 British West Indies . .") 

 British Guiana . . . . ) 

 French West Indies . . 



Quantity in lbs, 



926,1(53,842 



62,733,886 



161,089,740 



17,842,724 



74,327,436 



39,676,415 



7,756,758 



4,413,021 



3,558,716 



127,140,363 



48,210,896 



Aggregate value 



$52,702,160 



3,182,734 



5,219,809 



623,950 



3,155,078 



1,569,029 



303,376 



166,621 



126,359 



6,426,803 



2,274,019 



Value per lb. 



5.70 CtS. 



5.07 " 



3.28 " 



3.50 " 



4.25 " 



3 95 " 



3 91 " 



3.77 *' 



3.55 " 



5.05 " 



4.72 " 



To the above we most add a certain amount from 

 Mexico, England, Germany, Belgium, etc., giving a 

 total of 1,584,162,824 lbs., having a value of |81,187,- 

 504, representing an average of 5.12 cents per pound. 



Besides the above sugars we have a certain quantity 

 of home product of various origins, such as majjle 

 sugar. The latter in consequence of our forests being 

 steadily cut down has largely diminished. To give 

 some idea as to the exactitude of this statement, in 1860 

 it was 40,120,000 lbs., and in 1870 only 28,000,000 lbs., 

 and to-day is very much less. There can, therefore, 

 be no hopes of any great increase in this special 

 direction. We now have a sugar made from sorghum. 

 It may be remembered, that some years ago it created 



' Report of David A. AVells, 1878. 



