Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-29
Fare Of Sugar Hoe.h..s


The wholesale grocers of Cins;s"a
|, ~ held a meeting, for the purpose ofs'
ing the present mode of t~areiny srss@
/ heads in Louisiana, at which the fas'
D port and resolutions were unanimouss
The discrepancy which has ex;staf
eral years between the actual weinba
%hogsheads, and the conyentionaI r.. as
cent, has been long felt to be a mat,se
tice. "sfab
The deficiency has at length become.
: and the consequent loss to the deals.
Gus, that it is incumbent upon the w
) Merchants and Importers of Sugar
some steps to remedy the evil and IN
: strate with the factors of New Orleans
the continuance of a per centare Of tss
has no longer relation to the we;ohs
package, and which is in fact a direct r.s
on the purchaser.
Without %imputing unjust intentions, .
planter, it is proper to make known thass
rare occurrence to find a hogshead t..
not weigh when emptied of suea, -
pounds more than by the rule of Ion
has been allowed for it, while it is sd N.Y.
mon to find packages which will wsS ~" ~
five pounds more than the tare uNnss
The average loss on hogsheads the ms
son is probably forty pounds.
Hogsheads are made larger than for
and it is likely that agreater thicknessd
is found necessary to contain the create
of sugar. With this change it is but ius
there should be a change in the cus.r
tares.
When the package formerly weighed
pounds gross, it is probably that 10 per
was found sufficient to cover, and was b
lore conventionally decided O Now.,
ages range from 1900 to 1900 pounds, apTa
found that ten per cent, no. only does mt es
but entails a serious loss.
1t has been urged in e%xtenuation tb..
Planter is entitled to some remuner,,i"n
the hogshead. To this it is answered that
should look for it in the price Of his prod
1t is not right to take it in short Weigh
sugar. The Western producer furnisbe,
key or barrel for lard and butter, andhs l.,
rel for -four and pork, and the true ua {
these demanded and allowed. Mere reciye
requires that the Southern planter shouldA
the actual weight of his hogshead.
To arrive at the true tare for sugar, is rs
nized to be a matter of difficulty. On DIAM
ton, to weigh each hogshead before flipp
would scarcely attain the object for manvr
sons. On the levec, sugar is Offered in /
from 5 to so hogsheads, the property of ds
ent planters, each lot differing from the Oh
in style and weight Of packages. To test
true tare of each would be next to imposS
in the present way of conducting business
levee. If this difficulty could be overee
it would be right that the true tare Should
given. If it cannot, it would seem desini4
settle upon a conventional tare, which fo,i
present should be at least twelve per ca
This will not in many eases, perhaps in M
cases, cover the deficit, but it is compro
which every honest planter will be willing
conform to besides it is the per centage ez.
lshed on hogshead sugars in the Fastened Ill
Ind has heretofore been recommended by
Chamber of Commerce in New Orleans, i
or some reason not adopted.
Ii 1T should hereafter be found that advaat4
S taken of a fixed tare to add to the WEIGHT
wood, it will then be necessary to make d
additional requirements as honesty and 4
ealing demand.
Ofthe crop Of Louisiana, the West consan
lore than one-half. The cities Of Cineinm
Il. Louis, Louisville and Pit.sburg, last sess
ook about 10000 hhds. Their demands !
his subject are therefore entitled to eonsils
ion.
Your Committee recommends the adoua
f the following:
That the Chamber of Commerce of thisrf
e requested to communicate with the Chi
of Commerce in New Orleans, and i
trough it the Establishment of a rule for b
ctual tare OF sugar ~liogsheads, so far as DIN
cable, or as an alternative, Il eonyentionalta
f - per cent.
That the Grocers of louisville, St. Lous
ittsburg and Nashville, be requested to insa
he action Of their respective Cliaubest
commerce in New Orleans.
That copies of these proceedings be ADDE'S
to the factors of planters in New OrIeaH
that their cooperation be respectfully aE
| in establishing an equitable tare Of suga,
an act OF justice to the purchasers Of thsf