Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-21 | Page 8 | Per Capita Sugar Consumption Grows

PER CAPITA CAPUA SUGAR CONSUMPTION GROWS Washington Feb 20 POr P O.-P Per r capita consumption of oC su sugar ar In the United States In 1917 apparently was about pounds an nn Increase of nearly nearl four COUr pounds over tho the average a for the five five- year car period ending in 1916 the department depart dePart- ment of agriculture announced tonight in making public final figures on the survey of sugar stocks In the country countr as of last August 31 The Tho evident e Increase In tion said the department Is due In I part to tho the Increased manufacture for tor export of oC commodities like co condensed milk JUnk and to an Increase in population coupled with an Increased consumption I b by Individuals and to an increase In consumers stocks stock Commercial 11 sugar sugar stocks on hand I August 31 totaled pounds compared to pounds on the tho same day In 1016 Large e decreases were reported b by mills and refineries and storage warehouses but stocks in the tho hands of wholesale grocers and all large u users of oC sugar showed Increases in 1917 The Tho sugar sune survey was the first of oC the war emergency enc food surveys sune to be completed b by the department O o