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Show COUNTRY IKING SUGAR IN RECORD QUANTITY f New York, Sept. 15. Up to the nuiddle of September the people of the United States have used 8,400,-000,000 8,400,-000,000 pounds or 4,200,000 tons of sugar since the first of the year according ac-cording to figures compiled by FACTS ABOUT SUGAR, the journal of the sugar trade. This is the largest amount ever distributed in a like period of time and in consequence conse-quence the quantity remaining from the large crops produced this season in the United States and Cuba has been reduceU to less than 1,000,000 tons. The amount required to meet the needs of the country for the remainder remain-der of the year is placed at 2,800,- 000,000 pounds or 1,400.000 tons. The rapid decrease in visible supplies under the influence of the heavy consumption during July and August Is the principal reason for the advance ad-vance of three-quarters of a cent in the wholesale price of sugar during the past six weeks. Further advances ad-vances are looked for in trade circles cir-cles during the next month as the country will be forced to rely almost entirely on suar imported from Cuba Cu-ba during that period. With the exception ex-ception of 50,000 to 60,000 tons the entire crops of Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines have been shipped. ship-ped. By the middle of October, the new crop of beet sugar produced in western west-ern states will begin to come upon the market as the factories producing produc-ing this sugar will begin operating about October 1. About the same time Louisiana cane sugar will also become available as the mills in that state begin grinding cane in October Louisiana will have only half a crop this year on account of the prolonged period of dry weather. The beot sugar crop will be a little larger than last year and is expected to 'reach about 800.000 tons. Earlier in the season it was estimated that the out-j put wou-ld be 900.000 tons or over' but dry weather in California, Utah J and Idaho, and as far east as Coora-j do and Nebraska has cut down the' yiel.l Hiroii ;'hout these sections. Of the entire beet sugar crop not more than half or about 400.000 tons can be marketed before the close of the year. The total amount of beet and Louisiana sugar available before the end of the year will be perhaps 450,-000 450,-000 tons or hardly enough to supply the needs of consumers until cane sugar of the next crop begins to come on the market along in January. It is a fortunate thing for the country that it has those domestic crops to rely on as ntherwhe a serious shortage short-age would be in prospect and prices weald rise to very high levels. As i: is there Is no likelihood of a real scarcity although prices are likely to be somewhat h'tl.er during the next three month: 'hart ;!icy have been during the earlier part of the year. Mr. and Mr.'. It. M. Kasmussen of Falrview and .Mr. am! M-s. Fred Has-' mu:-sen visited at Kphraim Sunday. ( Mrs. D. K. Davis of Salt Like and Mis. Blanche Kl.'asnn of Manii assisted assist-ed local Republican women in the organization or-ganization of a Coolldge CIir': at the c'ty hall Saturday. Mrs. John Gun-derson Gun-derson was elected chairman, with Mrs. E. C. Johnson as secretary. |