PLUCTUATIOKS IK BEET SUGAR. 



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These figures are sufficient to show the rapid in- 

 crease of this industry in the last 50 years. As will 

 be noticed, the yearly production does not depend upon 

 the number of factories in existence, as in 1837 these 

 were 580, and the sugar manufactured was 49,236,000 

 kilog., whilst at the present day, with only 513, we 

 have a yield of 325,000,000. This has been owing to 

 the absurd system of taxation mentioned above, caus- 

 ing in many cases complete failures, or again, the season 

 had been unfavorable, and the crops were not then suffi- 

 cient to supply a given factory, and consequently the 

 owner preferred and was frequently obliged to wait for 

 the coming year. 



