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SUGAR. 



The old system of planting, as handed down from colonial days, is 

 carried on, but there are indications of an awakening spirit to adopt 

 superior methods. Ploughing and manuring, as understood by an 

 Englishman, are almost entirely ignored. There are within this pro- 

 vince 1345 " engenhos" for manufacturing sugar, besides a great 

 number of small growers, who make a coarse sort of sugar (rapadura), 

 in ordinary use among the population of the wild extent of this 

 country, and not brought to market. 



The progress of sugar production in Brazil is shown by the fol- 

 lowing comparative exports : 



Lbs. 



1860-61 143,853,700 



1871-72 312,389,000 



The total quantity made, without considering the inferior products 

 of molasses and rapadura, or coarse cake sugar, is estimated at 

 617,760,000 lbs. annually. 



Year. 



1864 

 1865 

 1866 

 1867 

 1868 

 1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1872 



Quantity. 



cwts. 

 2,264,794 

 2,116,767 

 2,585,730 

 2,316,780 

 2,439,404 

 2,601,300 

 2,665,278 

 2,706,305 

 2,839,892 



Value. 



2,164,700 

 1,624,216 

 1,876,816 

 1,664,615 

 2,280,631 

 2,804,651 

 2,822,674 

 2,330,881 

 2,657,735 



The export of sugar from the port of Pernambuco, in bags of 

 160 lbs. weight, was as follows : 



1860- 61 730,476 



1861- 62 861,728 



1862- 63 724,784 



1863- 64 712,035 



1864- 65 564,223 



1865- 66 721,955 



1866- 67 537,780 



1867- 68 649,742 



1868- 69 899,424 



1869- 70 796,234 



1870- 71 690,259 



besides 90,045 barrels in the latter year. 



British Honduras. — There are now 9636 acres under crop here. 

 The cultivation of the sugar-cane has been steadily progressing, and 

 there is little doubt but that it will be the great staple of this colony, 

 notwithstanding its many other valuable and important products. 

 In 1862, 177J tons were shipped; in 1871, over 2300 tons. 



Year. 



Sugar. 



Euro. 





tons. 



galls. 



1867 



868 



53,714 



1868 



1,025 



39,268 



1869 



1,031 



45,996 



1870 



1,478 J 



49,442 



1871 



2,3203 



65,848 



1872 



2,203 





