The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-05
DoMKssrrc REFINED SUGAR EXPORTED DURING THE
The following i, table of the import and value 0
Brown Sugar in each year -,

The foregoing shows how much money a few sugar re-
hners in the United States have made They pay duty
sugar and three cents according to quality and in
fifteen days refine and export it, receiving five per
pound bounty The act of Congress- olas put
end to this speculation by correcting the defect in the
tariff which had operated have seen. in 1870
bounty the import OF sugar to the extent of near
$a50O00. The bounty drawback reduced from FIVE
to three cents and these people have the to
orw ard and ask for increase of the duty foreign
refined sugar for their protection This fact only
show how Unsuitable is the desire of all classes have
the many taxed for their exclusive benefit To effect this
obj the memorial ofthe sugar rener to the committee
Of the Hocse of full of
and perveron of facts They begin by stating that in
1870 there imported 2l 900 900 pounds OF sugar
from six countries which purchase Of the United States
produce to the amount of They then endeavor
to make appear that the existence of that trade depends
upon the continuance of bounty to the sugar refner
They then state that 100 pounds sugar will produce
81 pounds Of refined sugar Now the above table gives
us the fact that there average Of pounds
refined sugar exported in four years equiv
10000 900 pounds Of sugar During the same period
an average of 1877 600 pounds of sugar i'm
ported The consumption of the sugar rcners there
fore but per cent of the gross import II plain
therefore, that the gentlemen who have received bounty
Of $3.50 900 per at the expense Of their fellow
ascribe very meretrcious importance to the in
huence Of their trade upon tho business Of the United
States, with the sugar producing countries.
The caGhng Of interests in the general rush for plum.
der under high tariff is made apparent in the memorial of
the re6ners for protection and also Of the sugar
growers for protection The sugar growers that
they shall be ruined unless the duty restored Sd per h.
instead OF Is cents which will be under the compromise
This increase of duty the rener complain Of injurious
their interests and predcaed upon claim for reased
duties the refined article The woollen
have fallen into the dilemma They follows
AT the present prices of wool in Europe New Holland,
and South America it could be imported into this country
free of duty, price which would enable the uac-
turcr to drive brisk competition with the foreigner The
cheapness OF water power, and other circum
ference in the price of labor in fact know from the
figures of the English manufacturers themselves which
have by and could give il it necessary, that
the cost Of featuring woollen goods in Great Brto
is nearly great The principal difference
price of their cloth and own the result
of the high price of wool in this country compared with
theirs, and on the continent.
Here they admit that the only obstacle to their
full competition with foreigners in free trade is the high
price of the material caused by the protection given
by Legislation the growers of that article consequently
reduction of the impos wool TO duty.
would give the whole home market to the home manufac
urers and yet important the manufacture of wooens
admitted to be- it be sacrificed to the false principle
of protection 80 per cent TO be imposed upon the
to he IL of