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This is considerably below tbe mark, even if India is taken in its 

 limited signification, as including only Britisli subjects. On this 

 estimate the 94,000,000 of British subjects, men, women and 

 children, v/ould not individually consume more than one pound 

 avoirdupois by the month. A fat, hungry Brahmin, at any of the 

 festivals given by the great, will digest for his own share four 

 pounds, without at all embarrassing his stomach. 



Assuming the million and a half of tons that find their way 

 into civilized markets, to represent an average value at the place 

 of production of £15 per ton, we have here the representation 

 of £22,500,300 sterling. But this value may fairly be increased 

 by one-fourth. 



The whole exportable production of the sugar- growing coun- 

 tries was found to be, in 1844, about 780,000 tons, of which Cuba 

 furnished 200,000 tons. In 1845, notwithstanding Cuba only 

 produced 80,000 tons, the increase from other sources was so con- 

 siderable (namely : — the British. Colonial supply 40,000, United 

 States 40,000, Porto Eico 15,000, Brazil 10,000 tons) that the 

 total produce fell very little short of the previous year — having 

 reached 764,000 tons. 



The present supply of sugar to the markets of Europe, is nearly 

 as follows : — 



Cwts. 



England . . . . 8,000,000 



France 

 German League . 

 Prussia 



Austria, (ten Provinces) 

 Belgium 

 Other States not defined. 



2,550,000 

 1,350,000 

 220,000 

 560,000 



The present demand, according to the estimated consumption 

 per head (28 lbs.), found to exist in England, where taxation is 

 favorable, and the price moderate, would be " 

 tons, viz. : — 



Cwts 



England .... 8,000,000 



France 



about million 



Germany- 

 Prussia 

 Austria 

 Belgium 

 Eussia 



Eest of Europe 



8,875,000 

 5,750,000 

 4,100,000 

 8,642,857 

 1,250,000 

 15,250,000 

 12,500,000 



The whole annual peodtjctiok of the world is estimated by 

 another party at 1,471,000,000 lbs., of which the United States 

 produce 150,000,000 lbs., including 40,000,000 lbs. of maple 

 sugar. Of the whole amount of sugar produced, Europe con- 

 sumes about 648j700 tons, divided nearly as foUov/s : — 



lbs. 



Great Britain .... 803,360,096 

 France . . . . 160,080,000 



Belgium . , . . 19,840,000 ^ 



