Show SUGAR CROP SHORT reports to the united states sugar manufacturers association from pro acing sections throughout the cental cenal and western states indicate that he beet sugar crop or the country ills his season will be around 15 per silt elit below that ot of last year it if the resent estimate Is borne out by the ol of the harvest it wll nean naan a final output of from 0 short tons anstead of over tons as had been anticipated prolonged dry featner during the rowing season appears to be the and reason for the failure of he crop to reach the figure at which t was estimated the same condlon has brought about a shrinkage if 20 per cent or more in the european crop and to a greater or less stent is affecting sugar production a nearly all parts of 0 tny ane world ac to advices advises received by facts bout about sugar regardless ot of weather conditions r other causes tho the future ot of the astern beet sugar industry depends a reasonable tariff protection foreign grown sugar crops reduced with the cheapest kind ot of abor in competition with the higher priced workman in the american industry |