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Beetroot sugar is now the fear and dread of all tropical countries 

 producing sugar-cane, and if the Americans can ever, cultivate the 

 beet in large quantities in the States, Cuba will, notwithstanding her 

 large labour population, 350,000 negroes and 100,000 Chinese, greatly 

 suffer from this cause in her exports, for the United States still take 

 70 to 80 per cent, of her sugar produce. 



In 1863, 40 per cent, of the sugar and 77 per cent, of the molasses 

 went to America ; 34 per cent, of- the sugar to England. In 1873, 

 64 per cent, of the sugar and 91 per cent, of the molasses went to 

 America, and 25 per cent, of the sugar to England. 



The following semi-official statement of the yield of the cane for 

 ten years, computed in tons, is given in the annual report for 1873 of 

 the British Consul-General, Mr. Dunlop : 



Year. 



1864 

 1865 

 1866 

 1867 

 1868 

 1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1872 

 1873 



Sugar, 



515,090 

 619,780 

 612,180 

 697,146 

 749,389 

 726,237 

 725,505 

 547,179 

 708,234 

 796,179 



Molasses. 



203,450 

 218,075 

 241,150 

 226,200 

 286,151 

 279,570 

 245,870 

 184,965 

 235,441 

 242,308 



Total. 



718,540 

 837,885 

 853,330 

 823,346 

 ,035,550 

 ,005,787 

 974,375 

 732,144 

 943,675 

 ,308,487 



Synopsis of exports : 



Year, 



1867 

 1868 

 1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1872 

 1873 



Boxes. 



1,134,620 

 1,336,559 

 1,307,676 

 1,355,154 



817,675 

 1,145,351 



959,736 



Hogsheads. 



287,246 

 502,231 

 431,719 

 502,153 

 376,901 

 484,021 

 557,378 



Reducing this into tons, it shows as follows : 



Year. 



Sugar. 



Molasses. 





tons. 



tons. 



1869 



639,406 



247,050 



1870 



659,886 



213,388 



1871 



470,941 



152,459 



1872 



630,862 



201,995 



1373 



714,960 



189,333 



The local consumption of sugar is stated to be about 220,000 tons, 

 but comparing the production with the exports, it would seem to be 

 about double that amount. 



