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Show World's Sugar Production. JVj It Is estimated that tho total pro- BJ ductlon of sugar throughout tho world Is about 2,000,000 tons por annum. Of this quantity nine-tenths nro nffordod by tho sugar cano. 25,000,000 tons of BJ which aro required to produco tho r BJ above quantity of cano sugar. Tho avorngo of snccharlno matter In tho rlpo West Indlnn sugar cano Is from BJ 18 to 21 per cent., of which only 8 por B cent. Is nvalhiblo to commerce. Tho totnl value of tho sugar In tho cano, It It could bo extracted, would bo about BJ $230,000,000, but one-half Is lost In tho B procoss of manufacture. BJ |