Show Sugar Situation Growing Worse WASHINGTON Dec 4 UP UP- UP Tho The sugar situation is getting worse and the shortage may be prolonged the commerce de department department depart depart- art art- ment reported Monday fonday The decrease in shipments of I raw sugar from the Caribbean in recent w weeks eks was given as the main maln reason This decrease came at a time when when- sug sugar r refiners had expected to be in jn position to fill fm a backlog of accumulated orders The rhe he dep department de do- p said it may may force curtailment curtailment cur cur- of refinery operation The commerce department said nothing about changes in sugar rationing But the worsening si situation situation sit sit- clearly indicated the possibility of a cut in rationing of sugar for industrial users who have been the first to be affected by a 8 re reduced reduced reduced re- re supply Commerce Commeree department officials said the decrease in receipts of raw sugar is largely due to the diversion of ships to other routes They said another factor in the shortage is Js the small beet crop of 1943 l I Arrivals of raw sugar in the first 10 months of ol the year were vere t tons ns above U the s same me pc period pe pc- ri nOd d of Jt Hc B in those same domestic consumption consumption consumption tion ra ran tons ons ahead of ot last year |