THECUBAREVIEW 35 



THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 



CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR IN THE UNITED STATES— SIX MONTHS 



We give herewith detuils of the consumption of sugar in the United States for the 

 first sLx months (January 1 to June 30), of this year, compared with the same period of the 

 two preceding j-ears. 



The figures show a decrease of 22,662 tons, or 1.06 per cent, from the consumption for the 

 same time last year, against an average annual increase for 30 years of 3.858 per cent. 



United Staics Consumption of Sugar, Six Months, January-June. 



1915 1914 1913 



Tons Tons Tons 

 Meltings at Atlantic Ports (New York, Philadelphia and 



Boston) 1,346,000 1,292,000 1,161,000 



Of which were Louisiana and Texas crops 2,540 9,555 653 



1,343,460 1,282,445 1,160,347 

 Deduct Exports of Raw and Refined from Atlantic Ports .... 71,718 6,859 16,158 



Consumpt ion through : 



Atlantic Ports, not including La. and Texas sugars 1,271,742 1,275,586 1,144,189 



New Orleans, not nichuling La. and Texas sugars 170,335 225,548 227,935 



San Francisco, not including La. and Texas sugars 147,767 155,357 130,357 



Galveston, not including La. and Texas sugars 23,400 21,737 14,574 



Total consumption of sugar from foreign countries and 



Hawaii, Porto Rico and Philippine Islands 1,613,244 1,678,228 1,517,055 



Louisiana and Texas Cane crops consumed 109,343 79,406 23,069 



United States Beet crop consumed 382,736 368,914 338,743 



Various sugar from foreign molasses, United States maple, 



etc 3,113 4,550 7,100 



Total consumption sugar produced in Continental United 



States ., 495,192 452,870 368,912 



Total six months' consumption of all sugar in the United 



States from January 1 to June 30 2,108,436 2,131,098 1,885,967 



Decrease 22,662 tons, equal to 1.06 per cent. 



Willett and Gray Sugar Trade Journal. 



REVISTA AZUCARERA 



Eacrita especidlmente para la Cuba Review por Willett & Gray, de Nueva York 



Nuestra ultima resena para esta publicaciori estaba fechada el 6 de Julio de 1915, en cuya 

 fecha el aziicar centrifuge polarizacion 96° se cotizaba d 3 15-16c. la libra costo y flete y 4.95c. 

 la libra derechos pagados. 



