Agricultural Cuba 



THE WORLD'S DEMAND FOR SUGAR 



The world's demand for sugar, since 1850, has 

 been on the gradual increase, and bids fair to 

 continue in even greater ratio than the past. 



In the fifties, the consumption for the average 

 American family was two pounds per week. 



In the eighties the demand increased to five 

 pounds per week. 



In 1900, six pounds per week were consumed 

 by the American family. 



And today the consumption runs to between 

 eight and nine pounds. 



This applies to the fine sugar purchased in 

 the stores and not the sugar we eat in fruits, 

 potatoes and other foods. 



Within two short generations, we have de- 

 veloped a national demand for sugar equivalent 

 to four times our former supply. 



No doubt much of this increased consumption 

 is due to the prosperity of the United States, 

 for while our average consumption, per family, 

 in this country is, at the present time, between 

 eight and nine pounds per week, the consumption 

 in Bulgaria, Roumania and Italy amounts to 

 but about one pound per week. 



The world's demand for sugar is universal and 

 depends primarily on the fact that sugar is one 

 of the cheapest foods for the human economy. 

 Prosperity naturally has a marked effect on the 

 purchasing of sweets in which sugar plays such 

 an important part. It is interesting to note the 

 comparison per capita circulation of money and 

 per capita sugar consumption as shown in the 

 following table: 



