The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-01-10
Important to Planters.
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To the Editor of The Pacific Commercial AdreTtiSer:
SIR-In the November number of the Sugar Cane,
l find the following account of an important advance
in sugar making, taken from The Queenslander,
which contains SO much of value to planters here
that 1 hand you the same for publication. Although
it is not as explicit as it might be, still it shows on its
face that the improved method strikes at the com
mencent of difficulties in treating the juice as it
leaves the mill, and the ability to keep it on hand
sweet for weeks is still another advantage that every
planter will acknowledge.
During last crushing season, it was announced
that Tooth and Gran, of the Yengarie Refinery, had
perfected q system which enabled them to check the
incipient fermentation in cane liquor as it left the
mill, and that as treated by them the liquor would
keep sweet for weeks, and could be conveyed long
distances in tanks or otherwise. The system was not
put into use last season, but the proprietors of YEN
garie lost no time this season in announcing that
they were prepared to purchase cane liquor, to treat
it under the process patented by them, and to convey
the liquor to the Yengarie Refinery for conversion
into sugar. The announcement naturally caused a
good deal of excitement amongst cane growers and
sugar makers, who can see the means Of a vast ex-
tension of sugar production in the ability to check
fermentation in cane liquor. Mr.. Tooth, who was in
Brisbane during the week, left with us a sample of
the sugar now Delng m0uc "a 1enRaTles anu hlnuly
furnished a few notes upon the process followed,
which will be of interest to planters generally. The
firm are now taking delivery of liquor from a mill on
the Mary River. As it leaves the rollers the liquor
is treated with a chemical agent, for which patents
are held in all the colonies. The liquor is then stored
in tanks, and when q cargo is obtained it is sent on
to the factory for conversion into sugar by q process
different from any yet followed, resulting in a pure
white sparkling sugar, worth In Brisbane G42 per
ton. At the present time the value of liquor at 100
density as delivered into the tanks considered equal
(per gallon) to one pound Of raw sugar, worth, to
the grower of the cane, about e23 per ton, without
any deduction. This, we believe, forms the basis of
the calculations of the firm, who buy liquor of
greater or less density at proportionate prices. They
propose putting q floating mill on the Mary, with
punts and tanks for the reception and conveyance of
the liquor. With this plant they will be able to take
off the crop of the farmer, without the cost of con-
veying the cane long distances, and to return him the
megass for manure. =
The Importance of the advance made by
Messrs. Tooth and Gran must force itself upon
every enc who has at heart the future welfare of
this country. We require. an established agricul-
tural population, and he process seems to meet
the want that is felt for the extension of cane farm
ing, and in the best way. At present. with all the
Skill anu care eugageu III IT, sugar Is sui manuiac-
tured imperfectly, and there is considerable loss.
By this new process the finest sugar is made, and
we understand the whole of the sugar in the cane
juice is made of the quality forwarded. 1t seems
to us that this discovery, if the facts are borne ont
as stated, will revoIutionize the sugar industry of
this country, and indeed of the world"
The above information comes opportune for
those interested, 10 enable them to gain farther by
the new line of steamers. either by letter or other
wise and with the hope that Hawaii may learn
something to her advantage therefrom. l remain,
Yours, &c. TH0s. G.. THRUM.