Deseret Evening News | 1910-08-12 | Page 6 | Per Capita Consumption of Sugar in United States

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR IN UNITED STATES Washington Aug 12 Kuch ch person In ha Inthe II the United States consumes W SI 6 of at t sugar during the tho fiscal lacal year eur just jutt closed provided each ellch got git hl his hll full tul share har for faur according to statistics statistic furnished b by the department of commerce com mere and Ind labor tho the average per capita clilia consumption pr lion tion in 3 that period was Una Wn precisely that quantity Tho Thu further show how that the American sweet tooth demanded L moro mole moo augur than at nt any ay time In the tho coun history for tor there thero were consumed during durin the 12 months montha 74 7 billion bilon pounds In supplying this the United States Stated Hawaii and Porto contributed In n each case e 0 larger II s lor br domestic consumption than ever eor bo ho boore tOI fore ore Tho contributed a a larger arger quantity than any time Foreign countries supplied 61 M per cent nt of thin sugar oUr consumed In this country countr on n try during dunn the year tho the sugar fields of continental States State about 24 I p Ir her r cent 1 the tho ten tel ternary nary of the country countr 16 21 5 per er cent ernt