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This is considerably below the mark, even if India is taken in its 

 limited signification, as including only British subjects. On this 

 estimate the 94,000,000 of British subjects, men, women and 

 children, would not individually consume more than one pound 

 avoirdupois by the month. A fat, hungry Brahmin, at any of the 

 festivals given by the great, will digest for his own share four 

 pounds, without at all embarrassing his stomach. 



Assuming the million and a half of tons that find their way 

 into civilized markets, to represent an average value at the place 

 of production of 15 per ton, we have here the representation 

 of 22,500,000 sterling. But this value may fairly be increased 

 by one-fourth. 



The whole exportable production of the sugar-growing coun- 

 tries was found to be, in 1844, about 780,000 tons, of which Cuba 

 furnished 200,000 tons. In 1845, notwithstanding Cuba only 

 produced 80,000 tons, the increase from other sources was so con- 

 siderable (namely: the British Colonial supply 40,000, United 

 States 40,000, Porto Eico 15,000, Brazil 10,000 tons) that the 

 total produce fell very little short of the previous year having 

 reached 764,000 tons. 



The present SUPPLY of sugar to the markets of Europe, is nearly 

 as follows : , 



Cwts. 



England .... 8,000,000 



France .... 2,550,000 



German League .... 1,350,000 

 Prussia .... 220,000 



Austria, (ten Provinces) . . . 560,000 



Belgium .... 294,000 



Other States not defined. 



The present DEMAND, according to the estimated consumption 

 per head (281bs.), found to exist in England, where taxation is 

 favorable, and the price moderate, would be about 3j million 

 tons, viz. : 



Cwts. 

 England 8,000,000 



France 



Germany 



Prussia 



Austria 



Belgium 



Russia 



Rest of Europe 



8,875,000 

 5,750,000 

 4,100,000 

 8,642,857 

 1,250,000 

 15,250,000 

 12,500,000 



The whole annual PEODUCTION of the world is estimated by 

 another party at 1,471,000,000 Ibs., of which the United States 

 produce 150,000,000 Ibs., including 40,000,000 Ibs. of maple 

 sugar. Of the whole amount of sugar produced, Europe con- 

 sumes about 648,700 tons, divided nearly as follows : 



Ibs. 



Great Britain .... 803,360,096 

 France . . . 160,080,000 



Belgium .... 19,840,000 



