Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-26

SUGAR DUTlES,-one Of the leading article.
o' 'o'eisn commerce. ior the principal countries of
Europe Is sugar aud the ddiics uton /, hov, b..,
relied On IN ihem all impoi Iant SQUIRE ~, ,.
cnue. Sugar having become al arieI, nj Co.,,
consumption, and being regarded in a le., dsv,.a
than formerly, as an article ofnecessiiy rather tbs
Of luxury, the duties upon ii have bees se,s,slv
complained OF, rs bearing heavily upon the aborins
and pourer classes. Ia England and France COM
tries which have colonies, the dulles OH sur
foreign Production have been maintained at /
rates than those colonial sugar. on the ground .,
the necessity Of arding protection 10 the latter and
IN France. tho Colonial sugars have been taxed for
the benefit OF the Beet Sugar Of home manuiacturs.
Questions Of n similar character have innusnced
the policy OF some Of the German Safes so that N,
subject 81 The import Of sugar into Europe chiefly
irJn tropical countries. has gven rso Ia d.cus.ion.
OF The question of protective duties in aim st all 10
i"rms Brazil now refuses 10 make any treaty. ,,,tb
0real Britain, securing tho admission OF her MANN
cirres on favorable Terms, except on the copdtort
that Brazilian sugars shnll be admitted in,o ENGLAND
on The same terms as the sugar Of the English Cdgs
MES
The present duties on the impor, Of ,uo,,, into
by Tariff To the sugar manufacture of ouisi.,.
are much lower than eIacted IN all tho rnun,rie,
OF Europe, VIZ, "a cents per 10 on brown cents nm
white, aud cents ga refined
The revenue derived frsrn sugar imported into
Great Britain ia $40. 'unIe.I "a 44Ig ORR in
lSIl 10 0,049.lS9t; aud in 1912 t. SSI4I5I Tho
rate OF duty nn raw sugar imported into Grcoi Br,,
ain from the Colonies Is "a per c,vt or i r.. NOR
ll, with per cent AL vllurcm On refined sng,
the duty Is j. Gil per H. The duty ON G,re;yn
India sugar b. per cwi aud on foreign 63, G,r
raw nnd clnyed. la France tho duty az Sugar from
the Colonies is ncnTy 4c per ID for brown and Sic
for ella, eel; ON foreign sugar, brown Ole aud clavSd
7sc. Reiin' sugar is prohibited. la Holland .,
duty nn raw sugar 3Ie per 10. In the German
States under the ZcilyerOin, the duty on sugar Tor
rcfn ng Is SIC per 10, for sule 81 Ia Austria tho
duty on raw sugar for refining is Sc per H. and for
sale renrly &C..
The greatest producing couairy for sugar is tie
island OF Cuba. The annual amnunt mrnuf,c,u,.I
IN Tint island for export ID 10000 900 In. ia,
Porto Rico 7O,OOO,090 lbs; in Mnrilln so GOO mo.
making The eXPoris Of the Spanish Colonies A3O :
UOu.OOO lbs--an amount equal To nearly half thnt
which is exported lrOm oil other countries toee,h-
The exports from the British West Indies in 1897
were estimated nj 2iS 900 900 lbs and from Rr;,
ish India aud the island of MnurIius nj 100 600.
OOO. making the puduce Of the British Colonir,
4OSOOOOOO lis. THIS is less by so or 60 OOO ono
lha lhan the annual consumption Of the UnIled
Kingdom, the average Of which for the last ten wear.
Is estimated ai 4lOO00,000 lbs. or l6J lbs for each
nhabIIanI
The annual exports from the French Colonies are
e.Ima:eI al l12OJO,OO. of the Dutch $50. 600 900.
of the Danish &c 100000; Of BAIL 40 600 O00
anJ OF Sam, Penang and ST gapo 10000 600.
making an amount annually rxpurIed from all tho
producing countries, of ,346OO0.OOO lis.
The quantity ul E1reign sugar imported into IN.
United States IN $40. was, brown, IO7,955O33
lbs. anu OF white 1884, $50 la 1911 the omou,,t
impaired was, brown. los .963 0S3 lbs. white 49,
233519. The quantity eIpur ed in 1910 was, brown
9,I9OIt4 lbs. white. 9,OSl .640 and refined TO-.
l4l,6lS lbs. la 1871, brown orred 2055 SCI
lbs. While 9,7SJ666. refined ii i35USI.
The ponuce Of The sugar IN rnnGiciu re OF L,ou,si.
ana. IN theyeir S3), accurIng To the returns ma Ie
10y The officers who TOOK the censns Of no. anoun-
ted 10 ll99l7.720 lbs. The quantity or sugar mad,
IN tho United STATES was returned al l55, 10 500
lbs. This is probably IN over statement The an
nIal consumption Ofsusar in tho UnleI Safe, 4.
about 27O.OU0000 lbs. or 6 lbs Io each peron If
which l-3 only are 81 foreign producIi,n.