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Thursday, S eptem ber 10, 1959

FEDERAL REGISTER

7271

the manner in which any deficit in a sumption sugar, 126,033 short tons, raw quota for a domestic area or Cuba is to value, may be filled only by sugar prin be prorated to such other areas able to cipally of crystalline structure.
supply the additional sugar. Such sec 811.3 Quotas fo r foreign countries.
tion provides that any deficit in any For the calendar year 1959, quotas for domestic producing area occurring by reason of inability to market that part sugar to be imported into the conti of the quota for such area allotted under nental United States for consumption the provisions of section 202a 2 of the therein from foreign countries are estab act, shall first be prorated to other do lished in column 1 and the amount of mestic areas on the basis of the quotas each such quota that may be filled by then in effect, and the remainder of such direct-consumption sugar is established deficit to be prorated to other domestic in column 2, as follows:
areas and Cuba on the bagis of quotas Short tons, raw value then in effect.
, The act also provides that the quota for 2
1 any area as established under the pro Country Directvisions of section 202 shall not be re Quota consump duced by reason of any detemination of tion limit a deficit.
In order to afford sellers of sugar in Republic of the Philippines
980,000
59,920
Cuba______________________ 3,090,065
375,000
affected areas an adequate opportunity Peru_______________________
9,961
91,197
to plan marketings and to market the Dominican Republic________
76,507
8,880
- 59,709
16,130
additional sugar authorized by this 13 453
10,637
amendment, and thereby protect the Nicaragua__________________
Haiti______________________
6,806
6,806
3,662
3,662
welfare of consumers, it is essential that Netherlands___________ ____
China______________________
3,564
3,564
this amendment be made effective imme Panama______ _____________
3,564
3,564
diately. Therefore, it is hereby deter Costa Rica_____________-____
3,557
3,557

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Canada..____
6 3
1 631
mined and found that compliance with United Kingdom____________
516
516
the notice, procedure and effective date Belgium __________________
182
182
84
84
requirements of the Administrative Pro British Guiana_____________
Hong Kong_________________
3 3
cedure Act is unnecessary, impracticable All other countries__________
0 0
and contrary to the public interest and the amendment herein shall become 811.4 Determination and proration o f effective when published in the F ed eral area deficits and adjusted quotas.
R e g is t e r . "
a
Deficit in quotas established in By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of Agriculture by the 811.2. It is hereby determined, pur Sugar Act of 1948; as amended 61 Stat. suant to subsection a of section 204 of 922, as amended and the Administrative the act, that for the calendar year 1959, Procedure Act 60 Stat. 237, 811.1, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin 811.2,811.3 and 811.4 of Sugar Regulation Islands will be unable by 150,000, 209,562
811 24F.R. 1; 24 F.R. 6473 are amended and 3,678 short tons, raw value, of sugar, respectively, to market the quotas es to read as hereinafter set forth.
Sections 811.1 to 811.4 are amended to tablished for such areas in 811.2. read:
b Quotas in effect upon proration of deficits in parts of quotas established 811.1 Sugar requirements, 1959.
pursuant to section 202 a 2 . The part The amount of sugar needed to meet of the deficits determined in paragraph the requirements of consumers in the a of this section applicable to that por continental United States for the calen tion of the quotas in 811.2 established dar year 1959 is hereby determined to be pursuant to the provisions of section 9,300,000 short tons, raw value.
202 a 2 of the act, which amounts to 179,085 short tons, raw value, is here 811.2 Quotas fo r domestic areas.
by prorated on the basis of the quotas a For the calendar year 1959, quotasestablished in 811.2 to domestic areas i?r. consumption in the continental to the extent each such area is able United States from domestic areas are to supply additional quantities. The established in column 1 and the quotas for such areas in effect upon pub amounts of such quotas for offshore lication of this paragraph in the F ed er al areas that may be filled by direct-con R e g is t e r shall be those established in sumption sugar are established in column 811.2 plus the quantities prorated here <2 as follows:
in, as follows:
Short tons, raw value
Area
Short tons, raw value
Quota
Directconsump tion limit
1

2

Domesticbeet sugar 2 ,0 2 1 ,0 9 8
Mainlandcane sugar.
6 2 1 ,9 1 2
Jaw aiL
ISHfeWSS
1 2 7 ,9 7 0
Puerto Rico "
" --- 1, 1, vgin Islands " . 1 17 69 ,0,4 83 37

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4

3 1 ,7 5 5
1 3 7 ,6 3 7
0

1No limit.

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the Quantity established in
is section for Puerto which may be filled by direct-con
Area
Domestic beet sugar Mainland cane sugar______
Puerto Rico______________

Prorated herein
136,946
42,139
o o 0

Quotas including prorations herein 2,158,044
664,051
1,127,970
1,179, 437
16,083

c Quotas in effect upon proration of deficits in part of quotas otherwise es tablished. Immediately after the quotas established in paragraph b of this sec tion become effective, the quantity by
which the deficit determined in para graph a of this section exceeds the quantity prorated in paragraph b of this section, which amounts to 184,155
short tons, raw value, is hereby prorated on the basis of the quotas in effect pur suant to paragraph b of this section for domestic areas, and pursuant to 811.3 for Cuba, to the domestic areas able to supply additional sugar and Cuba. Thereupon, the following quotas shall be in effect, such quotas consisting of those established in paragraph b of this section for domestic areas and in 811.3 for Cuba plus the quantities pro rated in this paragraph:
Short tons, raw value
Prorated herein
Area
Domestic beet sugar_______
Mainland cane sugar .
Puerto Rico.._____________
Cuba. . , .

,
67,220
20,684
0 0
o 96,251

Quotas including prorations herein and in par. b ol this sec tion 2,225,264
684,735
1,127,970
1,179,437
16,083
3,186. 316

Statement of bases and considerations.
Total sugar quotas for 1959 were estab lished at 9,200,000 tons the 29th of December 1958.
Since May sugar distribution has been running at a record level. The extreme heat which prevailed this summer in many parts of the country no doubt in creased the consumption of soft drinks, ice cream and other sugar-containing products. More recently the danger of a waterfront work stoppage, beginning September 30, at eastern and southern ports has been a f 5tor in the market and should continue to be until the. issue is settled. Sugar refiners have been buying and scheduling the receipt of raw sugar to meet continued high distribu tion and to build up inventories.
The tightness of sugar supplies, espe cially for the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, is reflected in current sugar prices. Raw sugar prices at New York have ranged from a low of 5.75 cents per pound, duty paid, in early April to 6.50 cents on Sep tember 1. Recently increases of 20
cents per. 100 pounds have been an nounced that would raise the price of refined sugar to 9.55 cents per pound, the highest price since 1920.
To meet the increased needs, total quotas are increased to 9,300,000 tons.
Deficits in the quotas for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Hawaii were deter mined and prorated on July 31, 1959.
Partially as a result of the increase in total quotas provided for herein, it is determined that the Hawaiian deficit will approximate 150,000 tons rather than 100,000 tons, previously determined.
Accordingly, quota deficits of 209,562
tons for Puerto Rico, 3,678 tons for the Virgin Islands and 150,000 tons for Hawaii are hereby determined and pur suant to section 204a of the act 179,085 tons are prorated to domestic areas able to market additional sugar on the basis of the quotas for such areas as established in 811.2 and 184,155 short