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North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13984, 21 November 1917, Page 8

y : The crop estimates from the Queensn land sugar mills show that if the facIj tones am able to crush all tlio cane , still iu sight, the total amount that will pass tlnougli tho rollers for the e season will be 2,900,000 tons Allow- , ing 8} tons of cane to mnnufacturo one r ton of raw sugar, this should produce g 310,000 tons, Tvlnch, at £2l per ton, would leach the value of £7,260,000, a j figuic almost equal to tho valuo of tho ,_ entile whent ciop of Australia foi j ISUJIS, and doublo the valuo of the ilair) 'pioducc m Queensland for this jeaj. WhetheV tli'/s result will bo ai'lnoKd depends upon the lemainder of the season, as" some nulls will go on until Fcbiuai) it possible It also de pcuds on there boing no further Industual tioubles, so that nulls niay get a Rood run. for tin- icsl of I lie }piii This will l)p Hit hnjcsl sngni (Top flvei pio 'Minced, mill IlieiP nin\ lie', with the pin " dußiion of New South Walfg and Vic-, /,Morja„a surplus of about 100,000 tons Of*