The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-02

The alarming high prices which sugar
molaa~~ AMI syrups have reached, has be'
come a subject Of general solicitude There
are no articles Of food. perhaps. that enter
more gcp,rally into the consumption Of every
family than these. not only ~ Injuries. but
absolute ucc,@sarics, hence an advance In
prices reachc. oil classes Of community --
This advance has BEEN truly alarming II
has reached u~arly Il mol quite 100 per ccnt.
mn incrase seldom rwched by any article OF
general ue in this country Among the
causes Of this unparalleled rise in the cost
Of thesc articles. arc the gp~t falling N OF
the quantity manufactured, not only to the
Southern States, but ia other sugar growing
regions, also, the immoderatcly increased 40.
mani. which arises from the fact u is USE
becoming general
The annual cost Of sugar and molasc-
consumed in the United States, when prices
were at the lowest excwld $4,000 900,
which 10 now increased to nearly or quite
Sl0o, 100000, II Is not probable. that while
We rely upon our prsscut sources Of supply.
any VERY considerable relief 10 to be expect.
Cd A repeal Of the 20 per cent. tariff
would tighten the burthen trae, but We
muss hook to some other source fos tho oe
cssssry supply Of the article
The introduction Of the Chinrse Sugar
Cane into ,his country, it IL thought may
answer the desired cod. SO far ~ experi
mcn,s have bern made in its culture IN the
Western and Northern States, they Indicate
slc,rls 'ba, All abundance of sugar anil mo.
la~ss II ths hes, quality may he produced
IN any " tbs Agricultural States. far below
pr-en, prics II not lower than the articles
have ever bvn proiued In this country.
The National Iafs!l,g,a,n says
Tho most valuable product u the soil
tina, has ever engaged the attention u the
husbsmlman plant that may r prupa
gated with advantage In every locality in
tho cu,on- that viii provide an sssrntiAl
alimeat and . luxury 10 every family st an
exc,slingly low cyst, and that may, before
long enable US to cspr, to various p<,ions
of the world an ar,iclc II merchandise that
W. now import to the amount Of slS 900 Don
. year Other writers AMI many practical
men testify to tbs positive utility d this
plant.
Although but Few have cultivated Il thus
far, nouc have haikI TO rcalirc all they anti
cila,si u lis saecharinc qualities pnslucing
clccllcnt sugar and syrup. rich in color ami
aayor, much like tina, u our maple n,olassrs
anil ~lual, u no, superior, IA the syrup oi
commcrcc. As foragv crop I, has ,hcskd
advantages over most others. producing q
greaier amount of nutritious FODDER. at u
cheaper rate, on given space. within .
shorter period VI time,
Although this Is an imrStan, jscovgy
TO the South II d still mor importsn, 10
the reople NJ the North. ts sugar prsiaopd
oa trc soil, by trp labor. mus, he made nc
eep,aelc Ia ussm The Pogrss d sCirpcr.
OF every grca, improvement. aahls s,rusth
10 the public mind anil rapidly adyanSs- 1t
tow ar,h the 4ual Of irS>iom NAY not this
plan, be the means u irving the United
states FROM its depenslcnc upon esxisn
country ter this useful la,ury, and the Nc~th
fnnm iu greater depsndeuoc upa It's sos,s-
co hcthrn