STATISTICS OF SUGAR, 1881-1912. 
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Table 18. — Railroad freight rates, per 100 pounds, on refined sugar carried in carloads, 
over selected routes in the United States, May, 1918} 
From- 
To— 
Chicago, 111. 
Rate per 
100 
pounds. 
Minimum 
weight of 
carload. 
Omaha, Nebr. 
Rate per 
100 
pounds. 
Minimum 
weight of 
carload. 
Atlanta, Ga. 
Rate per 
100 
pounds. 
Minimum 
weight of 
carload. 
Bay City, Mich -. 
Colorado sugar-factory points (Long- 
mont, Fort Morgan, Brush, Gree- 
ley, etc.) 
New Orleans, La 
NewYork,N. Y 
Salt Lake City, Utah 
San Francisco, Cal 
Cents. 
Pounds. 
33,000 
33,000 
60, 000 
33,000 
33, 000 
33, 000 
60,000 
36, 000 
60,000 
Cents. 
:;s 
Pounds. 
2 33,000 
33,000 
33,000 
33,000 
33, 000 
60,000 
36, 000 
60,000 
Cents. 
65 
Pounds. 
81 
,000 
* 33, 000 
24,000 
24, 000 
"33,000 
* 60, 000 
* 36, 000 
* 60, 000 
1 Data furnished by the Bureau of Tariffs, Interstate Commerce Commission. 
s Minimum weight, Mississippi River to Omaha, 36,000 pounds. 
« Minimum weight, Cincinnati to Atlanta, 24,000 pounds. 
* Minimum weight, Memphis to Atlanta, 24,000 pounds. 
Table 19. — Sugar imported into the United States from foreign countries and received 
from Hawaii and Porto Rico, 1901-1912. l 
[In the statistics of the foreign trade of the United States the Philippine Islands are treated as a foreign 
country; all other noncontiguous possessions as parts of the United States. Most of the imported sugar 
is raw.l 
Year ending June 30— 
Country or possession from which consigned. 
1901-1905 
1906-1910 
1911 
1912 
Average 
per year. 
IMPORTS. 
Cuba 
Short tons. 
935, 736 
17,446 
364,622 
66, 624 
78, 144 
11,015 
53, 666 
41,749 
6,505 
32,014 
3,006 
1,631 
76, 629 
2,941 
2,401 
1,691 
123,701 
646 
37 
40,255 
Short tons. 
1, 469, 948 
39, 246 
305, 196 
15, 056 
11,552 
9,029 
33, 427 
13, 019 
5,813 
3,674 
4,129 
1,135 
9,796 
4,355 
414 
1,157 
67, 100 
199 
169 
8,300 
Short tons. 
1,673,803 
115,176 
114,039 
7,051 
344 
1,157 
12, 291 
4,569 
3,231 
1,000 
19,007 
587 
53 
121 
406 
911 
12, 622 
247 
327 
2,047 
Short tons. 
1,593,317 
Philippine Islands 
217, 785 
Dutch East Indies 
170, 198 
British Guiana 
13, 527 
13, 482 
Danish West Indies 
9,022 
Santo Domingo 
8, 841 
Peru 
6,579 
4,266 
Austria-Hungary 
3,751 
United Kingdom . . 
2,930 
2,877 
British West Indies 
2,781 
Mexico 
1,256 
574 
Guatemala 
441 
285 
Hongkong 
179 
Venezuela 
135 
Other countries 
83 
Total imports 
1,860,459 
2, 002, 714 
1,968,989 
2, 052, 309 
SHIPMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES FROM— 
Hawaii 
375,547 
107, 771 
477,965 
234, 539 
505,608 
322,917 
602,733 
367, 145 
Total, Hawaii and Porto Rico 
483,318 
712, 504 
828, 525 
969, 878 
Grand total 
2,343,777 
2,715,218 
2,797,514 
3, 022, 187 
1 Compiled from reports of the Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States, Bureau of Foreign 
and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce. 
