STATISTICS OF SUGAR^ 1881-1912. 15 



Table 16. — Average cost of producing cane sugar in Louisiana, 1909, 1910, and 1911} 



Item. 



Per ton of cane used. 



Per pound of sugar made. 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1909 



1910 



1911 



COST OF PRODUCING CANE. 



Planting and cultivating 



$0,500 

 .739 



2.911 



$0,740 

 .757 



2.810 



$0. 774 

 .799 



2.428 









Harvesting 









Other, including repairs, maintenance, 

 •snpplifis, ta-yfis, insiirancfi, ptp. 2 

















Total 



4.150 



4.182 

 .331 

 .334 



.811 



4.307 



4.090 

 .324 

 .371 



.713 



4.001 



4.530 

 .340 

 .341 



.635 









COST OF MAKTNG SUGAR. 



Cost of cane delivered at factory 



$0. 0267 

 .0021 

 .0022 



.0052 



$0. 0277 

 .0022 

 .0025 



.0048 



0. 0340 





.0025 



Repairs and maintenance 



.0025 



Other operating expenses, including sup- 

 plies, taxes, insurance, o£Qee expenses, 

 etc 



.0049 







Total 



5.658 

 .288 



5.498 

 .246 



5.846 

 .226 



.0362 

 .0018 



.0372 

 .0017 



.0439 



Cost of selling sugar 



.0016 







Total cost of manufacture and sale. . 



5.946 



5.744 



6.072 



.0380 



.0389 



.0455 



Gross receipts from sale of sugar 



6.856 



6.198 



6.462 



.0438 



.0420 



.0485 







1 From report on The Sugar Industry, by F. J. Sheridan, Department of Commerce (Mis'^ellaneous series 

 o. 9), pp. 3 and 72. 



2 Excluding interest and depreciation. 



Table 17. — Monthly prices of sugar per pound at New York and New Orleans, 1909- 



1912} 



FINE AND STANDARD GRANULATED, AT NEW YORK, N. Y. 



Month. 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



Low. 



High. 



Low. 



High. 



Low. 



High. 



Low. 



High. 





Cents. 

 4.65 

 4.55 

 4.65 

 4.95 

 4.95 

 4.95 

 4.85 

 4.95 

 5.05 

 5.15 

 5.15 

 4.95 



Cents. 

 4.65 

 4.65 

 4.95 

 5.05 

 5.05 

 4.95 

 4.95 

 6.05 

 5.30 

 5.15 

 5.25 

 5.25 



Cents. 

 4.95 

 5.15 

 5.25 

 5.15 

 5.15 

 5.15 

 5.15 

 5.15 

 5.05 

 4.65 

 4.60 

 4.':.0 



Cents. 

 5.15 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 5.15 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 5.05 

 4.65 

 4.90 



Cents. 

 4.70 

 4.60 

 4.70 

 4.80 

 4.90 

 4.90 

 5.00 

 5.65 

 6.25 

 6.65 

 6.15 

 5.80 



Cents. 

 4.80 

 4.70 

 4.80 

 4.90 

 4.90 

 5.00 

 5.65 

 6.20 

 6.80 

 6.80 

 6.65 

 6.05 



Cents. 

 5.40 

 5.40 

 5.50 

 5.10 

 5.10 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 6.00 

 6.10 

 4.90 

 4.95 

 4.95 



Cents. 

 6.80 



February . . - 



5.85 



March 



5.85 





5.55 



May 



5.25 



June 



5.25 



July 



5.15 



August 



5.15 



September 



5.15 





5.15 



November . . 



4.95 



December 



4.95 







The year '. 



4.55 



5.30 



4.60 



5.25 



4.60 



6. SO 



4.90 



5.85 



OF 90" POLARIZATION, AT NEW YORK, N. Y. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



The year 



3. 07 



3.75 



4.02 



4.18 



3.42 



3.80 



4.39 



3.61 



3.74 



4.08 



4.36 



3.45 



3.80 



4.39 



3.74 



4.00 



4.36 



4.42 



3.67 



3.92 



4.36 



3.86 



4.05 



4.24 



4.36 



3.86 



3.92 



3.98 



3.86 



3.95 



4.24 



4.33 



3.80 



3.86 



3.86 



3.86 



3.92 



4.17 



4.30 



3.83 



3.98 



3.83 



3.92 



4.02 



4.30 



4.36 



3.98 



4.70 



3.77 



4.02 



4.11 



4.30 



4.48 



4.61 



5.36 



3.98 



4.11 



4.24 



4.05 



4.42 



5.25 



5.96 



4.17 



4.20 



4.40 



3.80 



4.00 



5.74 



5.96 



4.05 



4.30 



4.45 



3.80 



3.93 



5.06 



5.74 



4.05 



4.02 



4.33 



3.9'3 



4.05 



4.61 



6.06 



3.73 



3.61 



4.45 



3.80 



4.48 



3.42 



5.96 



3.73 



4.65 

 4.80 

 4.67 

 4.36 

 4.05 

 3.98 

 4.05 

 4.24 

 4.36 

 4.17 

 4.05 

 4.05 



4.80 



• New York prices from Yearbook of United States Department of Agriculture; New Orleans prices from 

 the Louisiana Planter. 



