Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-08-27
LOSS IN THE WEIGHT IN SUGAR.

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Some time since we copied rom one
Of our exchanges the circular OF Mes<rs
Straight, Deming & Go, of 81. L 'u's, il
regard to certain frauds in sugars made
in Louisiana, which we thought SO silIv
and stupid rs no to be worth n refu.
tation. 4 planter, Of T:rrel"nne has
felt it his duty to take up cu''gr|s" in
behalf Of Louisiana sugar g"ow~r< aud III
a letter to the New Orleans PIuyunr,
demo|isheS tie Islander. The letter speaks
for itself:
Messrs. Editors: Nv attention has
been .caI,,d 10 the p]ub|icaio" Of u piece
taken from the circular, al the frs, IF
July last, Of Mes>rs. Straight, DENIM; Il
Co., Of Cincinnati, ireade'', "Fraul in
Sugars made in Louisiana" Will You
please to allow me a small space in your
valuable paper. l think l can set forth
some facts in relation tt the manufacture
Of sugars in Louisiana that will at once
relieve the planters from any Intentional
fraud by the use Of the bi-sulphite Of
lime. TIE gentlemen say the bi-su|-
phite Of lime is used to increase the
weight Of the sugar, which is not the
fact. Every one who is acquainted with
the bi-sulptite Of lime knows that i; is
only used as r discoloring agent, for the
express purpose Of beautifying and max
ing a better quality Of sugar. Every n
who is conversaDt with the manufacture
Of sugars is well aware that all sugars
made Of green canes, will loose vastly in
under any process Of manutactu-
ring. I will call the attention Of Messrs.
Straight. Deming l. Co., to the crop Of
1853-the largest crop ever made in
aud that before the use Of ui-
sulphite WAS adopted, and when it was
but little known in the State. | know
Of one crop made by 4 neighbor Of mine
Of a little more than 800 hogsheads, Of
50 ~hogsbeads were empt;ed to
up in the sugarbouse before slipying,
and that before the first Of June the
same year.
This sugar was made without bi-sul-.I
phite Of lime. l will also remind the
gentlemen that the average price of fair
that year was from p to St cents.
When the crop was mostly out Of first
hands, late in the season. sugar was
worth 10 the West from S to 81 cents!
. very handsome profit reaIized-and
Ne never beard any complaint on the
oss in weight, although it is we'll known
hat brown sugar :ost more in weight
hat year than any year since.
1t is only now for the first time-when
air sugar was sold 10 the New Orleans
for 6 to g cents and thesproit
'oly ! cents in the West-=that we hear
# great loss in weight and fraud prac-
iced by the planters or manufacturers.
believe as Messrs. Straight, Demiug Il
20. do, in calling things by their right
and | am convinced that if those
gentlemen understood the process Of
sugar and the effect Of bi-suI-
'bite Of lime o" cane juice, they would
e honest enough to say there is nod
raud in the use of bi sulphile of lime.
notice they complain Of losing 81
nd 43 pounds on the hogsheads Of sug-
rs bought in February and shipped, re-
'eighed, in Cincinnati, in July. l can
all the gentleman that l have lost that
'uch per hogshead in shipments from
le plantation to New Orleans on sugar
lade OF frosted d
"A PLANTER OF TERREBoNNE.