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QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 
“THE SUGAR WORKS GUARANTEE ACT OF 1893.” 
Norruern versus SourHeRN Mitis, Comparison or Expenpiture anp Minn Worx— 
[1 Dec., 1902. 
Srason, 1901. 
Particulars. Northern. Southern. Totals. 
Total capacity of mills (tons sugar per annum) 33,000 17,000 50,000 
Tons cane crushed ... 201,573°25 60,030°05 261,603'30 
Tons sugar made 88 nt... ict 22,637°10 | 6,187°55 28,774 65 
‘Tons cane per ton sugar 88 n.t. ... A ee ri 8:90 | 9°78 9°09 
Tons fuel per ton sugar 88 nt. ... ot 4x: As “80 14 92 
Average price of fuel per ton 
£ 8. a. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. 
Total expended on manufacture... 30,290 7 0 8,869 110 39,159 8 10 
Ditto for cane at carrier 152,822 19 6 35,355 7 2 188,178 6 8 
Ditto on off season expenses ... 21,904 14 11 7,148 12 11 29,053 7 10 
Ditto Government interest 13,185 9 9 6,678 17 5 19,864 7 2 
Tora EXPENDITURE . |£218,203 11 2 | £58,051 19 4 |£276,255 10 6 
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Average cost of manufacture per ton sugar 88 n.t. ... 16 9 1 8 102 1 7 22 
Ditto cane at carrier ditto ditto ... 615 Of 515 3h 610 9% 
Ditto offseason expenses ditto ditto ... 019 4% *1 0 7% 019 7% 
Ditto Government interest ditto ditto O11 7 *015 4 012 5% 
Total cost ditto ditto 912 92 *9 2 9} 910 7} 
Average price realised per ton sugar 88 n.t, ... ll 0 6 11 910 ll 2 6 
Ditto profit made ditto ditto 1 7 82 2 7 02 1 11 10} 
Ditto loss made ditto ditto aie ' - 
Average net price paid grower per ton cane ... O14 5 010 1} 018 5} 
Ditto costofhaulage ... pei ae wy 0 0 8% 0 1 7 0 O 10} 
Ditto total cost of cane at carrier 015 1¢ O11 9} O14 44 
Total profit made on season’s operations ar af «| 31,239 17 10 15,263 8 11 46,503 6 9 
Total loss ditto ditto te 2,788 10 8 2,788 10 8 
Interest paid from inception to 30th June, 1902... 46,909 9 3 19,145 16 3 66,055 5 6 
Redemption ditto ditto 0 15,998 4 0 7,855 19 1 23,854 3 1 
Arrears of interest due to 30th June, 1902 29,707 14 11 23,667 19 10 53,375 14 9 
Ditto redemption ditto 3,977 410 8,131 10 7 12,108 15 5 
Total Government advances received ... 305,772 1 3 173,980 9 11 479,752 11 2 
Average per cent. profit earned on above t 10°2 %/, abs dae t 96%, 
Total number of cane-suppliers ... ae De rf 406 197 603 
Average ‘‘cane purchase ’’ distributed per grower ... £358 2s, - £154 10s. £291 Ils. 8d. 
* Not including Gin Gin Mill expenditure. 
+ Not allowing for depreciation. 
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