The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-03-12
From he New York Commercial Advertiser.
SUGAR IN FRANCE.

ltis, no doubt, wirhin the knowledge OF al.
mort every reader, that the Of the measures
included in the raa schen,c oi Napoleon Cor
breaking down The commercial supremacy Of
England-or perhaps VIC should rather say.
for establishing tic cousmcrei independence
OF trahce-uas an energetic md Pcr,errr-
lug cndcasor 10 periee,ienaic the manuiac-
tore Of sugar from ,lir iuicr Of thc common
beet. The immediate cSsse &c the aI,emp.
uas thr los. TO Francc"f hcr Wcst India cnl-
onies. from which sisc h I'd hiil,. r,o bccn sup
plcd VI ]. ,l,s, i,nrri IN. article Of luxury. or
necessity. Tho experiments were sncccss-
ful. bul they were msde ino late tn 'sc ri any
Immediate s-rsice 10 the '"aniry. Vcry 'oon
ster The discovery. The war was lros,s't 10 a
clorc, snmc OF the c,,lua;ic, were restored,
and IL iccan'e tie policy Of The rc.cAAbl'sh.
I'd dynasty. TO favor their interests rs much
as possible and TO The, c;,j prn,rc,ra laws
wcrc enacted rr,,hiLi,ins the impos, Of sugar
cxccp, from ,h" Frenc!, c,.l"nics, and tc'
bcn.u.r wa- aIs, CT: .i,li he'd on sugar export.
cd from France. a:icr being refined in ,has
Kingdom.
Bu, !u,'c bcncGi. ii :ny. accrued. however.
Ia the consume! !s",n these r;ca>utrS. II, rra-
son "f Tie high duty imposed on ,:c u. po':-
Cd article, ,n dru!'i .cndrrci nrccssa.y by Irc
financial cn,barf incni, nf IL. kingdom a,
ll,r cp * NJ ~, Bourhor, us,nra,icr duty
cxercdrn, - p"r ,c!., "n the eos, nf lhr i'm.
rnr,a.ior, md yrsk,ns the retail price to tho
con.u.es -bolI 30 ccu:s OF our money TO lh.,
pound
But ou. OF this c.,l I s.ca, good has sprung
Tic canr,nouA price Of !orrign sugar in.iuccd
the p,opricinrs o tie beet roo, manufactures
which, had been totally neglected for several
yrars, 10 dirrc; a,tcnlmn tn them once ag,in.
Tho experiments were rcsuincd-lIc i,upcr'
fcct process wa, gradually improved cd-capl'
,al-is wcrr encouraged Ia lnrrs, ,hrir nouey
in tho manufacture; and ,hc rrsuls arc sirik.
ing aud ini,n TAM. IN 1870 there were III
% establishments fn. its prosecution. IN tho
whole k.nsdn,0. and the producer wa> decided
ly in(rrior 10 :l, imported ,r'icle. No" II u
quite equal aud the c.,a. I..!,rncnt. have iu-
creased To the MI ,bcr ol IOi These yield.
cd in 1884. thirty millions OF k'logran'mr, oi
loaf sugar. l"Ing about half the consumption
/ and in lc:lo IL Is believed that lh- product
was enlarged 10 forty millions The retail
prize is ."cnt, sous The Issind. aud this supc
r'orty Of chcapness o: Course gives it d pre-
fcr-ucc I" the c"loulal sugar with he era
| a.njnri'y OF buyers. The principal! prit o
: tie nannfac unr.. however, is derived from
csp"r,i,'on. by 'ra-on of the dchcn;"re, n
wrl a. frmn The exemption "f The b. CT rcn
sugar frnn The Gca,y ,!ap,r. alton du,y "hiri
is still rria,nc,l, aud which materially cncun'
bcrs tho ninrr who employs The ir,pot,c.
raw material.
!. may well he supposed lha, such !
s'a;c t things is net "nrcpningly sub
nilich ID hy shc Importers in France, q,
by tho planters IN i!.c colonies they hav,
adss:r$''' Il f:t"ag mcra"rials Ia he govern
'nrni nl"n Tie s.hi's!; and these memo
/ ria's ~" n..i,u,c one of ,hr graves
I"p'rs "f consideration fnr the minister
u! commerce and fiLnrrr. The memo
ra',sls pray for a reduction uf The dui'
IN Colonial sugar. nr ~ Increase upo,
;h:t Tn!r frum .hc bee. root, with MI ntl
'ii,ior,l clause cy,iu,lug tho latter irnn
tho a!vsn;ag"s nl he drawback. Villa
'hr decision of the ministry VIII be, i
ye, matter "f con lecture.
or QUO thing, Eowe,c-, there is n'