Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-08-30 | Page 4 | Something About Sugar

4 4 ABOUT SUGAR r According to the bureau buru of or Matlo tm tlc tics the of sugar In the UN United Unit States Stat during the year ending ntH June Tune SO 81 I amounted to about 4 JOO pounds including imports and home production The average per pera a 4 capita 81 U pounds poun exceeded fk ead d that of 4 any preceding year M The rite production of ot sugar ugar ene elUe in the I II I United states was pounds pound I I II Iu as u compared with le pounds in but pounds of w beet sugar were wore produced against 7 t the highest record of any previous year The Tile Hawaiian islands furnished 1 Porto Rico s and the Philippine islands 0 4 pounds lit Iu each case caBO more than fir r rany any preceding year ear The imports from f atrel rein n countries aggregated agg 3 9 pounds a ti i lon on of n pounds from the e Ingi year Foreign countries supplied q El 61 p pot bt the sugar consumed as compared with 75 76 per cent in and year e According t ti j the thc agricultural de department IN r the tho quantity of tf b rt t sugar SU sugart t l It q 3 i from 73 OeO pounds in 1910 an n increase in of 9 2 pounds as compared with an Increase of pounds of cane cano sugar Bugar in the same time In time the United States will pro produce prod produce duce d oe all the sugar needed at home and andin andIn andin in the outlying possessions The In Industry industry industry especially in the beet growing regions has made steady progress for years In Utah as well as other states the raising of or sugar beets con contributes contributes tributes tribute materially to tho the welfare of all the citizens ns and no attempt att to cripple the industry will be submitted to much less encouraged