Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-10-15
FOR THE COURIER.
No. SUGAR AND THE TARIFF.

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EVIDENT FRAUD IN THE INFORMATION or ST.
GAR UNDER THE moLAssEs DUTY.
The official report of the Intendant of IEa-
vana fSee Hunts Merchants Maeazine1
shows the total Exports Of the Island Of Cuba,
to have been 10 follows:
For 1910, 100000 Boxes Total crop1
1921, $4,000 lbs.
For 1871, 9l2, lo2 do, idol 324,s7G,sOO lbs.
The Experts for 1880 are not given, but
are stated 10 have been upwards Of four mil
lion dollars short Of those of 1910,
The official statements Of the Secretary of
the Treasury show
For 1S35-That the Importation Of molarse
from the Island Of Cuba amounted To-
15,s39,fJs Calls.
For 1s30-Djtto, ditto, 15,752,3Os do
For 1ed0-Ditto, ditto, 15,377,7G do
In Louisiana, where a small portion only Of
each cane arrives at complete maturity, the
largest quantity Of molasses produced, com
pared 10 pranulated or solid sugar. is, in a wet
season, 45 gallons per each 1000 lbs. on an
average. new lands producing a few gallons
more-~old lands less.
In Cuba, where the entire cane arrives at
complete mrturlty, and whore also The process
Of boiling is carried much further with a view
Of claylDg, the quantity Of nolasscs is much
smaller, and 10 put down Is gallons or 300 lbs,
for each 1000 lbs. Of soloid sugar is a very
large allowance.
Taking % gallons as the product in Cuba,
and applying to the crop Of solid sugar, in that
island for 1910, we have. for it's total product
of Molasscs, 1921 $4,000 lbs. Of solid sugar, Of
all sorts.
100000 gallons.
or at IL Tbs. per gallon, 0G,AgO,s0O lbs. Of mo-
lasses. So that our rmportafions from Cuba,
for 1910, having been l5,377,77S gallons, we
have really imported from that island
7,336,s7s gallons,
more than The whole Island can produce in
one year. In other Notwithstanding that
Cuba has worked zone Of it's molasses into
rum, and that we have Imported every gallon
there produced, 7,336,s7s gallons. or, W,490,-
500 lis, must have been sugars in disguise.
This can have been done in two ways:
LIST. BY diluting 10 asyrup consistency fire,
strong white Or brown clsyed sugar, and then
coloring it, so az 10 give it the appearance of
molasses. This can be done without the
least injury 10 refining. A large quantity Of
such disguised sugars were seized, some years
age, in New Orleans.
"a. by concentrating Cdne-jHlEe. MS IL
done to a considerable extent in London,
where the duty is paid accordingly. A che
mist is there attached 10 the Customs. DR..
Urs says (page 1903:
1.-The concentrated cane-iuice, imported
into London, contains nearly half It's weight
Of granular sugar, along with more or less
molasses, according TO The care taken in the
boiling operation.
1.-The fermentation is prevented by the
burning oil a sulphur ma,ch within The crsterrt
before changing it from the mill ; and the SUI
phurous acid is rxpelledaby the cane juice be-
Jog heated in the c~larifier, before being used
for refining"
From what precedes, supposing the qnanii-
ty Of sugars in disguise imported annually
from the Island Of Cuba alone to be 7.336,S7S
ga!lons-and | have no doubt that the quaint
ty is much larger--the effect is as follows:
LIST. To the Revenue. The duty on
7.336,s7S gallons,